LOS ANGELES — Two aces with three World Series titles, three Cy Young Awards and 10 All-Star nods between them struggling on the same day?
If it hadn’t happened to Jon Lester and Clayton Kershaw, Joe Maddon wouldn’t have believed it.
“It sounds like fiction to me,” the Cubs manager said.
Reality bites, particularly for Maddon’s team.
Cody Bellinger and Kike Hernandez led an offensive outburst with three-run homers that upstaged the anticipated duel between the two aces, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago 9-4 on Sunday to sweep the Cubs in three games at home for the first time since August 2012.