The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs with a 26-year-old rookie outfielder, James Outman. Cody Bellinger, who moved from the Dodgers to the Cubs, went hitless.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won 9-4 in Game 3 of a 4-game road trip against the 2023 Major League Chicago Cubs held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA on the 23rd (Korean time).
The Dodgers avenged the previous day’s defeat and recovered the season’s 11-11 loss and 50% win rate. On the other hand, the Cubs, who failed to win in a row, went 12-8.
From the first point, the Dodgers took over. In the first inning, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman table setter set the table on second and third bases with a left-handed hit and a double, then Max Muncy walked and loaded the bases safely. Afterwards, JD Martinez ended up with a double hit, but in the meantime, Betts stepped on the home and broke the balance of 0.
The Cubs also reached the bases safely in the first inning with table setter Nico Horner-Danceby Swanson’s heavy hit and walk, and Ian Happ’s walk. Seiya Suzuki then tied the game 1-1 with an RBI grounder. Cody Bellinger struck out and Patrick Wisdom ended up with a fly ball to second baseman, and the chances of a run on 1st and 3rd base ended. 토토사이트
The Dodgers took the lead again with James Outman’s solo home run in the second inning. With an unfavorable count of 1B-2S, Outman attacked Cubs starter Hayden Wesneski’s 4th pitch slider and led to his 6th home run of the season.
Even in the 4th inning, Outman’s concentration on scoring power stood out. The leader Martinez hit a double, and the follow-up, Jason Hayward, made a ground ball to the second baseman to put one out and third base. Upon his appearance, Outman hit Wesneski’s first pitch, a four-seam fastball, and ran away with a one-run, timely hit.
The Cubs immediately counterattacked in the fourth inning. Following Suzuki’s sand ball in the lead, Bellinger struck out with a fly ball to right field and Wisdom struck out, but Eric Hosmer hit 1 RBI and 2 bases and pursued by 2-3 by 1 point.