Cubs edge Dodgers 7‑6 behind Crow-Armstrong’s two home runs
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs led 7-1 entering the eighth. Shohei Ohtani homered twice, including a three-run shot in the eighth, and Max Muncy hit a three-run homer in the same inning to pull the Dodgers within one. Ohtani finished 3 for 5 with three RBIs. Muncy had three RBIs. Crow-Armstrong homered in the first and fourth and also doubled in a run in the second. Dansby Swanson doubled in a run, and Nico Hoerner drove in a run in the seventh.
Shota Imanaga allowed one earned run over five innings to earn the win. Eric Lauer took the loss. Jacob Webb earned his sixth save. Chicago compiled 15 hits, while Los Angeles had 14.
The Cubs improved to 66-49; the Dodgers dropped to 69-46. Attendance was 38,691, and the game took 3:04.