The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 6-0 win against the Chicago Cubs to win their three-game series at home Sunday.
LA lost the opening game of the series before routing the visitors Saturday, and closed the series with a dominant display to climb their way back to the top of the NL West.
Justin Wrobleski had another fantastic performance on the mound, posting six shutout innings and allowing just four hits. He recorded a season-high six strikeouts in the outing, and earned his fourth consecutive win. The southpaw has put together a strong run of starts in April, posting a 0.90 ERA with two runs in 20 innings pitched.
Wrobleski loaded the bases in the top of the first inning, but managed to get his way out of the jam to keep the Dodgers level heading into the bottom of the first.
The Dodgers kicked off the scoring in the bottom of the inning, taking advantage of two walks and an errant throw. Andy Pages hit a sacrifice fly to score Shohei Ohtani, and consecutive doubles from Kyle Tucker and Miguel Rojas plated two more.
Chicago failed to generate much offense against the Dodgers, with all four of their hits coming against Wrobleski.
The Dodgers added on to their lead in the bottom of the sixth, when Dalton Rushing—who has stepped in for Will Smith over the past couple of games while he deals with a back issue—hit an RBI single. Santiago Espinal followed Rushing with a a groundout which turned into a run due to another poor defensive play from the Cubs.
LA’s final run of the game came in the seventh inning, when Ohtani broke a 25-at-bat homerless streak.
Ohtani bounced back well following a rough couple of games since breaking his on-base streak, going 1-for-3 Saturday and 3-for-3 in the rubber match Sunday.
Tucker also showed some improvement despite moving down to fifth in the lineup on Sunday, scoring two runs and going 1-for-3.
After Wrobleski left the game, Kyle Hurt, Jack Dreyer and Edgardo Henriquez stepped in to dispatch the Cubs, with each navigating their respective innings without hits. The Cubs’ only baserunners against the Dodgers’ bullpen came via two walks from Edgardo Henriquez.
The Dodgers brought themselves level with the San Diego Padres at the top of the NL West, and could take control of the division once more with a Padres loss.
Their next series comes against the Miami Marlins and begins Monday at 7:10 p.m. PT.