The Dodgers (42-35) secured the series opener win against the Cubs (42-34) on Monday night thanks to seven shutout innings from Kenta Maeda and two dongs by Enrique Hernandez and Chris Taylor. Now they turn to Ross Stripling (6-2, 1.99 ERA, 2.47 FIP) in game two of four Tuesday evening.
| Cubs | Dodgers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:10 PM | Los Angeles | ||
| 2B | Zobrist | SS | Hernandez |
| RF | Heyward | 3B | Turner |
| 3B | Baez | LF | Kemp |
| 1B | Rizzo | 1B | Muncy |
| C | Contreras | 2B | Forsythe |
| LF | Schwarber | CF | Bellinger |
| CF | Happ | RF | Puig |
| SS | Russell | C | Barnes |
| P | Lester (L) | P | Stripling (R) |
Stripling had one of his worst starts of the year against the Cubs at Wrigley Field last week, and it wasn’t even that bad.