Game Highlights: Cubs rout Dodgers behind big games from Belli and Michael Busch! | 9/9/24

Walker will try to build off of tonight. He's trying to build off just what seems like turning the corner the last couple of starts. Absolutely. Look at his last two starts. He's had 10 strikeouts in both of those. Only two earned runs in each of them. He talked about feeling better something he was subconscious of maybe holding back after coming after surgery. And you've seen the results. He's hoping to continue that tonight against the Cubs line drive softly hit the other way and that will fall for a base hit. I got just enough of it and dunks it in and the leadoff man is aboard, broken back, ground ball to the right side. Lux flips it to the back to jump throw to Freddie Freeman is a little late. So the Dodgers only get one, the lead runner in the ball not hit hard enough of a broken bat. Another ball hit right off the end of the bat. Suzuki is down on a fastball right there. Two out walker Bueller classic right here, elevated fastball, high velocity, top of the zone four seam with the swing, good hand for this next hitter. It's a fan favorite cody Bellinger right and gone. Cody Bellinger first pitch swinging a two run blast and just like that against his former mates. It's two nothing. He's hit a home run in both trips to Dodger stadium in a Cubs uniform. This one's his 16th this year and it's two to nothing Cubs. Two nothing Cubs here is, is Pus checking in. Eer delivers and that one Hammer down the left side and that's going to get into the corner Taylor over to retrieve it. Parade is hustling to second and he's in. It's a double for Isak parade is and so the batter now will be Michael Bush. The former Dodger farm, that one line to right bet will play it on a bounce around third and coming in is Isak per Michael Bush RB I single and the Cubs add on it's three nothing. And we mentioned cody feeling good against your old team bus too. Fly to right center field. It will be Mookie Bats to put an end to this first inning but Wakaba has to throw 26 pitches in the first and the Cubs for three. The amazingly gifted shohei Otani leads it off for the Dodgers facing kyle Hendrix. Here we go. Bottom of the first. Kyle has three runs to lean on, reaching here, popped up left side and Swanson calls off Paredes on the ground. Swanson will back. Can't get rid of it quickly and throws out Betts Hendricks with another 2 to 2 pitch and a breaker is flexed into left center field. A base Freddie Freeman with a two out single here in the first inning giving the Dodgers their first base runner and that's lifted to center field, Pete Crow Armstrong coming on and he's got it. No runs hit one man left good start for kyle. It's three nothing with the pitch. Swanson with a swing and a ground ball to third, scoops it up at the ground throw crosses low but it's dugout by Fredy. There's the first out of the third. There's a line on the left of base hit breaking ball. He pulls it into left for a one out single and maybe that will get him going. Had a tough series against the Yankees bounce at second two out this time. Chris Taylor, who came up out of the University of Virginia, originally drafted by the Mariners shortstop and he takes called strike three and that is out number two. Dodgers trailing 30. Shohei trailing the franchise all time home run mark in a single season by three Sean Green with 49. Shhe right now with 46 takes ball four off the plate cubs being very careful when he's taken off successful on his 23 stolen base attempt. 47 for three bags from 50 more importantly, he's in scoring position. Upstairs ball four load up. Kyle Hendrix is loaded in the bottom of the third. Here comes Max on sea line, first base, Michael Bush. And that ends the inning Michael Bush for a second time. One for one with that RB I base hit. We just talked about hit in the air to the left field corner that's well struck that one. He is gone. Michael Bush will circle the bases. Yeah, Claire and will touch them all. And it's four nothing. He just stuck it over the wall the opposite way. So for Bueller home runs, it had been the big Bugaboo, the last couple of starts, he's given up six runs. Five of those six runs have come off the long ball skies it to center field. No big deal for tommy. Well, do it for the Cubs in the fourth but an opposite field home run from Michael Bush makes it 4 to 0 12 pitch. A changeup grounded off of it bounces high in the air. Swanson fields it, but puts the ball in his pocket a sharply hit single from chris Taylor that barely left the infield. And now here's Otani on one back hits for the Dodgers to third and they've got him. Yes. Mookie loves to pull the ball but if he wants to just shoot one the other way, I mean, he has got a ton of space there. Oh, Dodgers on the board there goes Mookie Betts on ball four to Freddie Freeman. He's reached all three times and Keegan Thompson part of that pen and in a pickle right here with Max Munsey down the left center field, a 42 game sacrifice fly for Max Munley. The Dodgers are within two, 12 swing and a miss struck him out and that one is off the inside edge. Buehler thought he had strike three. But instead, it's a walk 12 lined out of the left center field, that's a base hit around second on his way to third is Bellinger and Peredes. How about that? With his second hit of the night to get it out in the sixth year , four runs against him. Runners at 1st and 3rd. His responsibility is dave Roberts goes to the bullpen left hander and bond ready for Bush bounces that one through the right side. It's a base hit Bellinger in to score Michael Busch knocks in his third run of the game. Corner bangs one off the glove of Munsey who made the catch and it's gonna be a double play. Maybe he should be a triple play. We fire it twice and that's better catcher in the number nine hitter, miguel Amaya on the ground through the left side base hit and two are gonna score Miguel O Maya two runs single and the Cubs get the insurance. It's 72. Otani, speaking of can't miss it banged into right center field. His second hit on for the third time tonight not gonna stop at first as Bellinger Juggles, he is into second Dodgers trying to chip away as Smiley comes home to Mookie Bells that strikes the ball left field back towards the wall. It's Mookie Betts refuses to stop mashing the baseball. It's a two run blast his 17th of the season. And the Dodgers have life in the seven ramirez laced Willie Harris. Look out. Please see Willie Chill. I mean, this ball an absolute rocket. The PC A S is due 32 fly ball center field, Edmon back back some more and he makes the catch tagging from third and coming in to score is Michael Bush, Pete Crow Armstrong Zack Fly and it is 84 two on one out in the ninth. The Dodgers trailing eight to four. Bellinger stands in here's a liner in the center field, a base hit by cody Bellinger and the Cubs add on and now it's 94 line left field Taylor is there tagging from third and coming in is Suzuki and it's 10 four. It's gonna be Andy Paez the lead off this inning pinch hitting for Freddie Freeman line drive right field. Bellinger cy makes the grab what a catch Cubs have made some really beautiful defensive plays in this game swing and a miss struck him out ball game Cubs win and the road trip off to a good start here in L A.