Fresh off a series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers now host the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs for the first time since the 2016 National League Championship Series.
Los Angeles and Chicago met during the first month of the regular season, with the Cubs taking two of three games at Wrigley Field. The series was a low-scoring affair, as the Dodgers managed just four runs to the Cubs’ seven.
Making his eighth start of the season is Alex Wood, who looks to continue his dominance in the month of May.
In four outings since the calendar turned from April, Wood has pitched to a superb 1.