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Shohei Ohtani homers, Justin Wrobleski sharp as Dodgers take series from Cubs

April 26, 2026

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

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Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

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LOS ANGELES – Like a shopper cruising the parking lot for a spot, Justin Wrobleski pulled into the Dodgers’ starting rotation this month only because Blake Snell and Gavin Stone were out.

But Wrobleski has been the Dodgers’ best starting pitcher who doesn’t also moonlight as a DH. The left-hander held the Chicago Cubs scoreless for six innings Sunday afternoon as the Dodgers won 6-0.

With back-to-back wins Saturday and Sunday, the Dodgers took the series from the Cubs, who came to town as the hottest team in baseball with a winning streak that reached 10 games on Friday.

Wrobleski has been on a roll of his own since joining the rotation as the sixth starter this month.

In four starts this month, Wrobleski has allowed just two runs on 12 hits in 26 innings. Among Dodgers starters, only Shohei Ohtani has been stingier – and that’s only because one of the two runs he has allowed in 24 innings was unearned.

The first two innings Sunday, though, were a slog for Wrobleski. He gave up a leadoff single to Nico Hoerner in the first inning and walked Alex Bregman but came back with two strikeouts and a ground out to strand them both.

In the second, a leadoff double by Michael Busch and a pair of walks loaded the bases with one out. Wrobleski struck out Hoerner and got Bregman to ground out, escaping unharmed.

From there, things were less hazardous. He gave up two singles, walked one more and hit Bregman with a pitch but none of the runners advanced past first base.

Meanwhile, the offense that sparked to life with 12 runs, including three multi-run innings on Saturday, picked up where it left off in the first inning against Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga.

Shohei Ohtani drew a leadoff walk, stole second and went to third when he inadvertently kicked the low throw away during his slide. Three batters later, Andy Pages drove him in with a sacrifice fly.

Kyle Tucker and Miguel Rojas followed with back-to-back doubles, Rojas driving in two runs with his.

Imanaga finally escaped by getting a called third strike on Dalton Rushing with his 32nd pitch of the first inning. Imanaga course-corrected after that, though. He retired 13 of 15 Dodgers before running into trouble again in the sixth.

A leadoff double by Pages started it. After Tucker drew a walk, Rojas bunted both of the runners into scoring position. Dalton Rushing drove in one run with a single. Another scored on a wild pickoff attempt by Cubs catcher Carson Kelly.

The most positive offensive signs came from Ohtani. He was on base four times in the game with a walk, a single, a double (his first extra-base hit in six games) and a solo home run (his first home run since April 12).

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