When this pitching matchup, Drew Smyly vs. Julio Urias, appeared on the docket for the Cubs for the weekend set at Dodger Stadium, this was the one where Cubs fans said, “Welp, better win the others, because this one’s a mismatch.”
But you know as well as I do that’s not how baseball works. The Cubs got to Urias with a pair of solo homers from Patrick Wisdom and Cody Bellinger, breaking a 1-1 tie in the sixth, and they held on for a 3-2 win, taking their third straight series. The Cubs have now won seven of 10 after a 1-3 start to the 2023 season.