Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly star as the Cubs beat the slumping Dodgers
10-5
[August 04, 2026]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin
Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los
Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory Monday
night.
Michael Busch drove in three runs against his former team, helping
Chicago improve to 2-2 on a seven-game homestand. The Cubs also pulled
within 5 1/2 games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee, which lost 4-3 to
Pittsburgh. |
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski looks down as he is about
to leave a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs during the fifth
inning Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) |
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Los Angeles has dropped six of eight overall after it was swept
by Boston over the weekend. Tarik Skubal takes the mound Tuesday
night for his first start with the NL West leaders since the ace
left-hander was acquired in a trade with Detroit.
Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer for the Dodgers, and Teoscar
Hernández also went deep. Justin Wrobleski (11-3) was tagged for
seven runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 innings in his first loss
since May 22.
Suzuki connected for his 19th homer in the first, driving in
Pete Crow-Armstrong after a leadoff single. Alcántara gave the
Cubs a 4-3 lead with his first career homer in the second, a
two-out shot to left-center after Dansby Swanson walked. Kelly
added his seventh homer in the third.
Los Angeles closed to 7-5 on Hernández's 443-foot solo shot in
the sixth. But the Cubs responded with three runs in the bottom
half.
Kelly walked with the bases loaded when he used the ABS system
to successfully challenge a called third strike on a full-count
slider from Tanner Scott. Busch then hit a two-out grounder into
right field, driving in Crow-Armstrong and Suzuki.
Busch also connected for his 14th homer in the fifth, delighting
the crowd of 39,384 on a picturesque night at Wrigley Field.
Matthew Boyd (7-1) allowed five runs, four earned, and nine hits
in 6 2/3 innings for Chicago.
The Cubs bolstered their pitching staff with a series of moves
ahead of Monday's trade deadline, acquiring Clay Holmes from the
New York Mets and reliever Ryan Zeferjahn from the Los Angeles
Angels.
Up next
Skubal (7-5, 2.79 ERA) went 4-1 with a 1.95 ERA in his last six
starts for Detroit. Right-hander Javier Assad (6-1, 3.75)
pitches for Chicago on Tuesday night.
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