Then Russell, who had taken Urias to the track for a flyout in the second inning but was batting .040 (1-for-25) in the postseason, homered to center on a 2-0 fastball. That snapped Urias' string of facing 167 batters without allowing a home run this year at Dodger Stadium. Rizzo, batting .063 in the postseason, homered off Pedro Baez in the fifth inning and added a two-run single off Ross Stripling in a sloppy five-run sixth.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com and covers the Dodgers.
Carrie Muskat has covered the Cubs since 1987, and for MLB.