LOS ANGELES -- Home runs have been a key part of the Dodgers' turnaround this season, but on Tuesday, the long ball and a key defensive miscue doomed them in a 9-4 loss to the Cubs at a sold-out Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers starter Ross Stripling exited the contest with Los Angeles (42-36) holding a 2-1 advantage that vanished as the Cubs scored six runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a grand slam by Javier Baez, who swatted two homers and finished with five RBIs and was a triple short of the cycle.
Baez's 2-homer, 5-RBI game With one on and one out in the inning, Yasiel Puig misplayed Ian Happ's fly ball that carried deep into right-center field, placing runners on second and third.