The duel of starters was sort of as advertised through five innings, but a key error led to the game being blown wide open, and the Cubs evened the series against the Dodgers by a score of 9-4.
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Ross Stripling has basically been the Dodgers ace this year, and he didn’t look his best tonight. It’s telling then that he allowed just one run in five innings (a solo shot to Javier Baez in the 5th), dropping his ERA to 1.98. Stripling allowed seven hits and a walk but wiggled out of trouble when necessary and struck out four on the night.