The “hitless wonders” nickname was bestowed upon the Dodgers half a century ago, when Maury Wills would spin baserunning magic into a run and Sandy Koufax or Don Drysdale would take it from there.
The Dodgers borrowed a page from their history book on Sunday, manufacturing an eighth-inning run for a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Kenley Jansen worked a perfect ninth inning to close the four-hit shutout, earning his 39th save.
The Cubs arguably did as much to manufacture the run as the Dodgers did.
With one out and none on in the eighth inning, Cubs reliever Trevor Cahill hit pinch-hitter Andrew Toles.