A picture-perfect, 73-degree afternoon at Wrigley Field. A capacity crowd. Two strong, contending teams.
And the Chicago Cubs outplayed the Los Angeles Dodgers on the mound, in the field and at the plate for a satisfying 4-0 shutout win that took the series from L.A. and put the Cubs in position to begin their road trip in first place if the Pirates can defeat the Brewers Wednesday night.
The Cubs scored in the first inning after Jon Lester had a somewhat-shaky, 22-pitch top of the inning which he ended scoreless after three long fly balls were caught.