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The seventh inning of the Cubs’ 3-2 win Sunday was threatening to spiral. Then, Cubs reliever Mark Leiter Jr. struck out Dodgers left-handed stars Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy to maintain the Cubs’ lead and end the Dodgers’ strongest push for a comeback.
“That split-finger is a legit weapon,” Cubs starter Drew Smyly said. “And he trusts in it. … Hitters don’t see it. It’s a wipeout pitch.”
The Cubs pitching staff had a strong series overall, limiting the Dodgers to two runs in each game. On Sunday, Smyly surrendered just one run in 5 u2154 innings.