Field Level Media
26 Apr 2026, 19:10 GMT+10
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A resurgent Los Angeles Dodgers' offense will take on the visiting Chicago Cubs in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.
The Dodgers snapped the Cubs' 10-game winning streak with a 12-4 win on Saturday night.
Teoscar Hernandez was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs as Los Angeles racked up 14 hits. Hitless in his previous three games, Hernandez lined a two-RBI single up the middle in a six-run fourth inning.
'I haven't been on base for the last couple games, but it is OK, everyone goes through that,' he said. 'Hopefully I can keep up doing that and be consistent with it.'
Shohei Ohtani also snapped an 0-for-12 skid over his previous three games when he led off the game with an opposite-field single.
Andy Pages, Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland posted two-hit games as the Dodgers scored in double digits for a major league-leading fifth time this season. The Cubs have scored in double figures in four games.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Max Muncy will be out on Sunday. The Dodgers third baseman felt sick yet still hit his ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the third.
'Muncy wasn't feeling well,' Roberts said. 'We talked and said to him, give us what you got, three at-bats. That's what we did and felt good about getting him three at-bats. Max will be down tomorrow and be back in there on Monday.'
Left-hander Justin Wrobleski (3-0, 1.88 ERA) is slated to start for the Dodgers. He covered seven innings in his most recent start and earned the decision in a 12-3 road win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday, yielding one run on eight hits with three strikeouts.
In his past three starts -- all wins-- he has allowed only two runs in a combined 20 innings. He never has faced the Cubs.
'At the end of the day I am going out there and doing the same thing every time,' Wrobleski said. 'That's trying to fill the zone, create contact and see what happens.'
Chicago's scheduled starter is Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.17), who earned the win when he surrendered one run on three hits over seven innings in his last start, a 7-4 home win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
The lefty is 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA on the road this season. In four career starts against Los Angeles, Imanaga has a 1-0 record with a 3.48 ERA.
'I come to the field every day, whether it's a start day or not, with the same responsibility,' Imanaga said. 'I know if someone gets injured I can help cover them. We have a very tight circle with full support.'
He has a stellar defense in the field -- the Cubs are ranked No. 1 on FanGraphs with 17 defensive runs saved -- and knows he can pitch to contact.
'It helps with my confidence as well, knowing that behind me, the Cubs' defense is the best of all 30 teams,' Imanaga said. 'If I can control and avoid damage and extra-base hits, I know they are going to get outs. So it's a big confidence booster.'
--Field Level Media
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