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Dodgers shut down Cubs 4-2 in Cactus League play

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mookie Betts drove in the go-ahead run with a one-out sacrifice fly to center in the fifth inning, and the Dodgers added two sloppy two-out runs in the seventh to beat the Cubs 4-2 in their home spring opener at Camelback Ranch. The Cubs fell to 1-1 in Cactus League games.

Gone viral? Manager David Ross missed a second consecutive day of practice and games because of a flu bug the Cubs say is severe enough that it might keep him out into midweek. Bench coach Andy Green, the former Padres manager, is filling in.