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Cubs can’t get big hit early, then watch Dodgers pull away late

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Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner rounds the bases on his two-run home run in the seventh inning Saturday against the Dodgers.

The Cubs’ potent offense has garnered notice, especially after scoring at least 10 runs six times this season.

And opponents will take a closer look at their tendencies, as the Dodgers did Saturday in pulling away to a 9-4 victory at chilly Wrigley Field.

Hard-throwing Dustin May, less than two years removed from Tommy John surgery, mixed in timely secondary pitches for strikes that set up many of his six strikeouts while limiting the Cubs to two hits in 5 2/3 innings.