DODGERS vs. CUBS: Official Full Game Highlights (August 5) | 2026 MLB Season

Dodger losing streak has reached a season-high five games and trying to avoid the sweep today against the Cubs Yeah, you give the Cubs credit, too I mean This is a team the hottest team in the National League Especially the last couple of months and they've played that way it feels all the postseason vibes Especially the way the fans have been here in Wrigley. Shota Ibenaga leading the Cubs out onto the field little showtime on a Wednesday Afternoon 23rd start he's given up 24 home runs and 15 of those here at Wrigley Field So hey with an eight-game hitting streak batting 293 24 home runs for Ohtani to add to his career total of 304 payoff pitch swung on belt to the right field and deep this ball heading back it is gone It's a home run for Ohtani to lead off the ball game his 34th career leadoff home run his 29th with the Dodgers is the 11th this season and he moves past Davey Lopes into second place all-time and Dodger history right behind Mookie Betts Career home run 305 for show head. We talked about Ibenaga. That's the 25th home run 16th at home So the Dodgers strike first, here's the 1-1 high fly ball to center playable Taylor drifting in the center fielder will make the catch Ohtani with a nine-game hitting streak after the leadoff solo home run Freddy Freeman a 14-game hitting streak The 0-1 pitch lifted to deep left center that goes Taylor on the warning track in left center makes the catch right over near the 368 marker and we can say without a doubt the ball is carrying very well at Wrigley today is Tommy Edmond Hitting 293 former Cardinals switch hitter batting right-handed There it is Swing and a miss strike three after a half Dodgers one Cubs coming up Lauer with the Blue Jays at a 669 ERA after he fired six scoreless innings against Seattle last week and gave up just one hit it's down to 296 since coming over to LA. He's not playing defense early in the game He's the designated hitter as he stands in against Eric Lauer. Here comes his first pitch He drives one in the air deep center field going back. Hi. Hey Game on show. Hey, Ohtani hit a leadoff homer for the Dodgers Armstrong says I'll do the same thing something tells me there will be more than just those two In today's game. I got news for Pete. Don't get comfortable in the DH spot This is a one-time-and-done thing saying on Suzuki the batter He swings it's a high fly ball playable to left field Tommy Edmond glasses on looking up into the overcast sky makes the catch Alex Bregman was the designated hitter for games one and two He's in the field today at third. He swings and loops it into right centerfield pie is on the run. He slides He makes the catch Another sparkling play in centerfield by Andy Pahez and now Carson Kelly the catcher with two out. Nobody on In the air softly hit right field falling falls for a hit He dunks that one out into right in front of Tucker. It's a two-out single and here's Michael Bush going high socks Swinging a ground ball right side Miguel Rojas at second base today there he flips on the first for the out It's the Dodgers one comes one one down and the batter is Mookie Betts Mookie Betts very quiet in this series nothing for seven and Betts lines it in the left field for a base hit Betts has his first hit of this series I just really need Betts from an opposite standpoint Mookie at first base one out Max Muncy the batter here comes Swing and a miss struck him out and he went with the sinker shot down wins the battle It's his second strikeout of the day two down Miguel Rojas the batter He fires and Miguel lines it in the left That's a base hit and the Dodgers have two on and two out Hunter fiducia Will come up to bat three one pitch line toward right coming in Suzuki makes the running catch the Dodgers Threatened with a couple of singles But they leave a pair wanted to lead off the bottom of the second inning game tied at one Here's the ground ball right side face it past Freeman lead off single Niko Horner when he starts spraying the ball around That's when you see the best version in my opinion of Niko Horner That's out number one and the batter is Dansby Swanson and now the 1-1 Dansby lines went down the left field line. That's gonna be a base hit it goes all the way into the corner Niko Horner racing around third heading home the relay not in time Dansby Swanson a ringing double into the left field corner Niko showed great speed scoring all the way from first Playable for Tucker over toward the alley and now the Cubs have a man at third with two down it brings up Pete Crowe Armstrong's Swinging a drive to right down the line in the corner. It's got a chance off the wall Our run is in beats around second holding with a double thereby maybe 30 feet in the right field corner area But another big swing of the bat for Pete Kerr Armstrong and PCA is halfway to a cycle Shohei Ohtani led off the ball game with a homerun for the Dodgers tally and he'll lead off this third inning now the 1-2 to Ohtani swang and a miss strike three got him on a splitter and that's out number one strikeout number three for Shota Imanaga one out single for Paez he's one for two Freddie Freeman up and even nagas payoff pitch to Freddie Freeman Swung on and lifted into left center field that'll be down for a base hit and Freeman extends his hitting streak to 15 straight back-to-back Singles for the Dodgers runners at first and second for Tommy Edmonds And Edmond will challenge ABS powered by T-Mobile Kyle Tucker popped out his first time and the pitch to Tucker popped up playable shallow center routine play for Taylor he Here's Michael Bush the first baseman rounded out his first time hits one in the air deep center field that goes pies near the wall That balls off the top of the fence He just missed a homerun Michael Bush settles for a double right near the 400 foot marker Just to the right of straightaway and it just missed a homerun Let's see if Nico Horner can drive in a run with two down Dodger left-hander looks home now Throws the ball that way and swung on and missed he gets Nico Horner to strike out with a cutter the first strikeout this afternoon for Eric Lauer Mookie is two for two a two seamer there that he handled pretty well Starting to show some signs of breaking out of the Dodgers really need him Max Muncy the batter Swing and a miss and Muncy is gone He made that commitment to the split finger pitch and he got out some dandies Miguel Rojas the batter Swing and a miss struck him out right back to that split finger pitch Rojas Baffled two down lefty against lefty. Here's the 2-2 bouncing ball to second field by Horner He'll throw to first in time showtime rolling along We go to the bottom of the fourth inning it remains Cubs three Dodgers one and the batter Tyrone Taylor If Tyrone Taylor can get his first hit in a Cubs uniform payoff pitch line the left There's the base hit Tyrone Taylor with a solid single first hit in a cub uniform. Welcome to the Cubs Here's Pete pro Armstrong Pete with a homer and a double outfield very deep deep drive to right Going back as Tucker get out that tape measure Pete pro Armstrong a two-run homer Leads five to one second of the day PCA and he's having a day and not a lot of experience as a designated hitter But it doesn't matter in four innings. He's got ten total bases Dodgers now getting outscored 20 to 7 in these three games Here's the line drive base hit down the left field line for Suzuki. It goes all the way into the corner Say yeah around second. He's gonna stay there with a double He's extended his own base straight to 23 in a row two outs for Gregman Lines a base hit to left Suzuki's gonna try to score the throw by Edmond to the plate offline Another run is in Cubs lead six to one Listen to this Brown Bregman with his 48th run batted in his show Hey Otani again show to Imanaga to lead off the Dodgers fifth In the center field, he's got his second hit Dodgers I look to chip away here still with a long way to go a good slider and in that one for three Freddy Freeman to the plate and that pitch way inside Freeman fouls it off didn't swing the ball came in and hit the back In the air out towards left center field into the gap and Taylor runs it down That's a heck of a play Tyrone Taylor He and Ian Hap almost collide out there in field single first and second with two down Edmond with great speed beat it out Kyle Tucker the 1-0 he's hit high in the air Towards center coming in hard as Taylor going out as Dansby It's Taylor who makes the catch to retire the side show to Imanaga has gotten through five Cubs up Six to one. We hope this is just a big deficit Dave Roberts trying to give Freddy Freeman a little bit of rest here But we did see Freddy I can awkwardly have that check swing as Kiki takes over at first two outs and Pete core Armstrong boy He's got a chance two men on two outs He's already knocked in for runners lead first and second the o2 high fastballs swung on and missed 102 miles an hour out of the right hand Michael with his second knock of the day He continues to feast on Dodger pitching and here is Nikko Horner Here comes the pitch to Nikko lying down the left field line. That's gonna be a fair ball up against the wall Racing around third as Michael Bush. He's gonna score Nikko holding with a double Cubs have scored again and leads seven to one Nikko's third hit of the day last day has ruled that it was in play Admin throws his hands up. It's the umpires call right and then it rolls out and he plays it the call's been confirmed The ball is liable to play And the Dodgers now with first and second with one away Mookie bets today with four singles all to left field. Yeah batter Max Muncy Max swings. It's a high drive deep right field way back. It goes it is gone a free run home run Maxwell's swing of the silver hammer in the Windy City Home-run number 22 and the Dodgers cut the lead to seven to four Well, they've been waiting for a big opportunity in a big blast and at least they have closed the gap a bit The Rojas with a single his second hit of the ballgame and now Ohtani up He's two for four home run and a single and Ohtani swings lifts it deep to left field that ball headed back to the wall It is gone His second of the ballgame Ohtani with a two-run blast and it's a one-run ballgame seven to six Don't go away and call hit by a pitch and the tying run is a bore. It's up to kick a Hernandez now That's in the time artisan scoring position. I mean really wild pitch Well after he hung the last sweeper Joe he comes back and understands He's got to pull this thing more outside instead. He just yanks it two balls two strikes the pitch swing and a miss like three That ends the inning but the Dodgers score five times To make it a ballgame rainy afternoon two down and here's Mookie Betts Everyone's standing at Wrigley Webb coming back 3-1 fly ball left center should be playable Coming out and making the catch is Ian Hatt the Cubs win the ballgame and the Cubs hang on to win the game and sweep the series You get the Dodgers in town and and they're the two-time defending champion you sweep them That's pretty good baseball and in front of three absolutely packed houses here at Wrigley What a series and what a week it has been here for Wrigley Field