August 4, 2026 · NL Cent
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Kyle Tucker | Kyle Tucker homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. | LAD 1, CHC 0 |
| B3 | Dansby Swanson | Dansby Swanson homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field. | LAD 1, CHC 1 |
| B6 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to second baseman Tommy Edman. Alex Bregman scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. | LAD 1, CHC 2 |
| B7 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Dansby Swanson scores. | LAD 1, CHC 3 |
| B7 | Seiya Suzuki | Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Andy Pages. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. | LAD 1, CHC 4 |
| B8 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. | LAD 1, CHC 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Dodgers
AWAY
1
Tarik Skubal started for Dodgers, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Alex Vesia took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Tarik Skubal
Starter
6.0
85
2
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tarik Skubal threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 46% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 26 31% 2 4 6 10 4 Four-Seam Fastball 24 28% 4 2 6 5 7 Changeup 20 24% 4 0 1 11 4 Slider 12 14% 2 2 0 7 1 Curveball 3 4% 1 0 1 1 0 - Alex Vesia Setup 0.2 12 2 0
- Evan Phillips Middle 0.1 8 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Edwin Díaz Middle 0.2 23 1 1
- Jack Dreyer Middle 0.1 3 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
Cubs
HOME
5
Javier Assad started for Cubs, leaving with the game tied 1–1.
workload · innings pitched
-
Javier Assad
Starter
5.2
88
1
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Javier Assad threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 33 38% 2 8 7 8 8 Four-Seam Fastball 18 20% 3 2 5 4 4 Cutter 11 13% 1 2 2 5 1 Curveball 10 11% 0 3 2 5 0 Changeup 9 10% 1 0 0 6 2 Sweeper 6 7% 1 0 0 5 0 Slider 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1 - Ryan Rolison Middle 1.0 14 0 1 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Tyler Ferguson Setup 0.1 2 0 0 HLD
- Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.0 9 0 0 HLD
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 12 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Hoerner 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · LAD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .397 | .539 | .936 | |
| Andy Pages CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .333 | .453 | .786 | |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .385 | .486 | .871 | |
| Max Muncy 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 | .348 | .488 | .836 | |
| Mookie Betts SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .280 | .390 | .670 | |
| Kyle Tucker RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .341 | .381 | .722 | HR (10) |
| Teoscar Hernández LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .323 | .416 | .739 | |
| Tommy Edman 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .370 | .447 | .817 | |
| Ben Rortvedt C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Alex Call PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .352 | .320 | .672 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .384 | .535 | .919 | 2 SB |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .368 | .482 | .850 | |
| Alex Bregman DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .339 | .378 | .717 | 2B |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .354 | .391 | .745 | |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .320 | .361 | .681 | HR (7) |
| Ian Happ LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 | .328 | .413 | .741 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .297 | .409 | .706 | HR (17), 2B |
| Pedro Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .353 | .419 | .772 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .341 | .346 | .687 | |
| Tyrone Taylor LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .285 | .493 | .778 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · LAD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 2.81 | L |
| Alex Vesia | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.03 | |
| Evan Phillips | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.19 | |
| Edwin Díaz | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9.35 | |
| Jack Dreyer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.96 |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 3.58 | |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.40 | W |
| Tyler Ferguson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | HLD |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.59 | HLD |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.54 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · LAD
Lineup 1.4 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 4.0 R
HOME · CHC
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 0.7 R
IBBs 0.9 R
Recent form
AWAY · LAD
2-8
L6
-20 run diff
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HOME · CHC
7-3
W4
+20 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with LAD listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.