The Los Angeles Dodgers are mired in a four-game losing streak and are trying to snap the skid one night after the Chicago Cubs used four pitchers to throw a combined no-hitter.
Coincidentally, the Dodgers now face Jake Arrieta, who prior to Thursday, was the last pitcher to no-hit them when he did so for the Cubs during a 2015 game at Dodger Stadium. Arrieta now faces a Dodgers team that has scored a combined seven runs during their losing stretch.
“Obviously we’ve got a very good offense,” manager Dave Roberts said after his team dropped the series opener.