A four-game series between two of the best teams in the National League was always going to be intriguing, and the series got off to a great start for the Dodgers as they rode a gritty pitching performance and power bats to a 7-3 victory over the Cubs.
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Clayton Kershaw was on the mound for the Dodgers and he got off to an inauspicious start as the first pitch he threw was hit by Kyle Schwarber for a no-doubt dinger. In the same inning he gave up a walk, double, and single to plate another run and put the Dodgers behind 2-0 early.