The NL West leaders won their fourth in a row.  Gonsolin permitted two runs and also 4 hits, set out 3 and also really did not walk any person for his 2nd straight beginning as well as 3rd time this period. His 1. 62 ERA is the most effective in baseball.  The right-hander even did a little fielding in the 6th Andy Pages Jersey. Ian Happ hit a line drive that backfired off Gonsolin's handwear cover and went behind the mound. Gonsolin raced to grab the ball as well as discharged to initial base for the 3rd out. Betts blasted solo shots leading off the very first as well as the eighth for his 19th as well as 20th homers. He got struck by a join in the 5th and also had his left hand examined yet stayed in the game. Hitting in the nine spot, Gavin Lux expanded the Dodgers' result in 3-0 on a two-run shot with 2 outs in the second after Trayce Thompson doubled. Justin Turner went deep in the fourth to make it 4-0. The Cubs reduced their shortage to 4-2 on Christopher Morel's two-run homer with two outs in the fifth. They really did not have one more hit until Ian Happ's two-out solitary in the 9th off closer Craig Kimbrel. Rookie Seiya Suzuki hit a flare to right that Betts chased after strongly, yet it dropped for an RBI double that left the Cubs trailing 5-3. Suzuki took third on Kimbrel's wild pitch as well as Kimbrel strolled Patrick Wisdom to put the prospective linking run at first. Alex Vesia retired pinch-hitter Nelson Velzquez on a called 3rd strike to gain his very first save Mookie Betts Jersey. Chicago starter Mark Leiter Jr. (2-3) provided up four runs and 5 hits in five innings. The right-hander set out four and also walked none. TRAINER'S ROOMCubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (best shoulder pressure) had an MRI that revealed no structural damage and he will not need surgical procedure. There's no schedule for his return. .. LHP Justin Steele isn't with the team while he awaits the birth of his child. Dodgers: RHP Blake Treinen (best shoulder) will certainly proceed shaking off a pile while broadening his complete complement of pitches. He stays a pair weeks far from encountering real-time players. GRATEROL HURTDodgers reducer Brusdar Graterol left in the 8th with appropriate side soreness. A trainer and manager Dave Roberts saw the mound after the right-hander touched his top chest with his hand. Graterol got the first out of the inning and also had a 2-1 rely on Morel when he strolled off. Phil Bickford was available in and set out Morel before Andrelton Simmons grounded out to end the inning. THROWING IN STYLERapper Saweetie threw out a ceremonial initial pitch. She took the pile in high heels and her additional long fingernails painted in the team's blue-and-white colors didn't conflict with her throw to Betts, that functioned as catcher. UP NEXTCubs: RHP Keegan Thompson (7-3, 3. 41 ERA) is 0-1 with a 2. 16 age in his only various other beginning versus LA. Dodgers: LHP Tyler Anderson (9-1, 3 Dave Roberts Jersey. 09) has 73 strikeouts to 15 walks over 15 games, consisting of 13 beginnings. In: Los Angeles Dodgers

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