Dodgers vs. Cubs Game Highlights (4/5/24) | MLB Highlights

as you think about Kyle Hendrick facing these Dodgers what comes to mind I think first and foremost pitching ahead in the count I really don't think you can pitch against this star studded lineup and Pitch behind in the count bets off to an amazing start in 485 five homers 11 knock in hedrick's able to get him mooki down on strikes a strike out one away stayed away throughout that on bat sh up after hitting his first home run got that one out of the way on Wednesday night against the Giants on this one one from Hendrick smashes on the left center field headed for the Gap it's down and all the way to the wall Otani into second with a double A lot of times the league tries to crowd him and here he gets to extend his arms on this change up and he's the one supplying the power slightly off the end of the bat but this young man is so strong and he still hits that line drive all the way out there to the dormant Ivy is in the dirt for B four if it was a big three in the lineup you could understand that walk but uh the guy coming up makes it a big four only Mook bets has more hits so far this season than Smith across baseball trailed to left field wind is knocking it down into the corner goes half and it gets by him I don't know if he lost it in the sun or what but the Dodgers catch a break and the bases are loaded yeah the cold and the wind are going to be involved in every pitch and in every play and this is up up there and getting completely knocked down and it does end up in the sun SW and a miss struck him out and there's two away Del teoscar needs some contact here 10 RBI also second on the clock Hernandez LS a base hit into center field Otani and Freeman coming to score and the Dodgers cash in in the first teoscar Hernandez has them off and rolling now leads the majors and runs bed in swing and a miss strike three Hendrick strikes out outman but the Dodgers score first Bobby coming off just an absolutely tremendous start 25th birthday today Cubs hoping to spoil his birthday part he opens this game with a strike out of half but with Bobby Miller you're going to get maybe 100 or 99 in the fast ball and he can drop it down to 86 with the change up swing and a miss strike three slider chased by Suzuki and he's got two strikeouts two down here in the bottom of the first two2 that is Ace level stuff from Bobby Miller in the first inning Miller strikes out the side bottom of the second inning Cubs Trail by a couple see if Dansby gets a heater here on 2 and0 see if he can do anything with it he likes to hit the fast ball in the air center field that one well struck back back some more G Danby swansson drops one into the bleachers and the Cubs get a run back and it's two1 on time to the 2- heater and gets enough of it to ride it out of here nice swing of the bat Danby who's been making a lot of hard contact here in the early going three in a row have reached for the Cubs here is Nick Madrigal RBI chance Cubs Trail two to one line drive base hit center field out M charges collects here comes the runner throw to the plate too late in to score is Bush and it's 22 RBI single Nick madle and that misses Ball Four they're loaded and it is not the guy you want to face in this situation Suzuki off to a big start this season for the Cubs he's been their best hitter that one gets away and Ricochet is off the brick into to score hoer and the Cubs have the lead Bo this is just a breaking ball that's overthrown and lands in the left-handed batter box Smith tries to backand it instead of slide over and block it drilled right field going back is Hernandez turning off the base of the wall two are going to score Suzuki into second and the Cubs have a 52 lead a bullet to right a rocket off the bat of the Cubs right fielder you could almost see it coming indeed the Cubs do spoil the birthday party for Bobby Miller here and they ambushed him here in the second Michael bus getting his shot with the Cubs and the Dodgers wanted to provide him with that they didn't have a place for him drilled right field that one back that one is on its way and that is gone Michael Bush first home in a cub uniform and the Cubs extend the lead it's now 62 that's got to feel good against his former team no doubt about it Michael Bush who had his first career three hit game here on Wednesday against the Rockies gets into one against his former mates top of the fifth inning it's the Cubs six Dodgers two top of the order up for the Dodgers Mookie Betts to face Kyle Hendricks hit hard base hit left Center that's the sound we've been hearing all season off of that bat he knew mooki was going to break out sooner or later as did eight games for sh Otani to hit that first home run Dave Roberts hold him in and said hey you just be you he hits one in the air down the line towards the right field Corner that blows just inside the pole just barely stays Fair sh Otani has homered in back-to- back games and the Dodgers are back in this one at six to four just enough swing left that ball is low and Away off the plate but he's so strong almost onehanded It Out of Here With a Little Help from the wind and Freddy Freeman draws a walk and with nobody out the Dodgers will bring the tying run up and Will Smith Freeman runs Smith pulls one sharply towards the corner it is fair Freeman will come into score Will Smith the second with a double they're back to within one that was pretty Freeman often moving with the pitch and then a bullet off of the battle Will Smith they've reached five runs in each of the first 10 games this season becoming the sixth team in the history of baseball to do that and that does it for Kyle Hendrick TI run and scoring position it's Will Smith with Max Muny at the plate and Drew Smiley to the mound for the Cubs swing and a miss Gomes will collect throw to first and that is out number one the onew swing in a Miss Hernandez is down on strikes and there's two away lefties onew struck him out how about Drew smiley comes in and punches out Muny Hernandez and outman Cub six Dodgers five one down Jon goes the batter slice the other way Fair ball her Racing for third Willie Harris will hold him up and Gomes with a single his first hit of the year and they're at the corners half one0 for four on opening day but he's hitting 474 in the five game since then that one kicks away from Smith Goes will take second ripped right field Hernandez coming on and gets past him that's going to score both of them half on his horse on his way to Third and he's in and it's 85 highlighted some balls high in the air today that created issues for outfield there's this a line drive and Hernandez gets caught in between a little bit whether to try to come in and make a play on this ball or playing it on a hop a tentative move after that one infield in now for SE Suzuki let's see if they can add another in this six inning in the air right field slicing away from Hernandez he makes the catch tagging from third is Ian hait a sacrifice fly and it's 95 Freeman's at third and Will Smith's at second as tasa Hernandez comes up to the plate here against Julian Merryweather 12 RBIs for Hernandez to lead the majors got two of them in the first inning today the Oscar pulls on Down the Line pass madreal Hernandez with two more driven in throws on the BR bre he's knocked in four they refuse to go away 9-7 about 14 runs knocked in for teoscar Hernandez in the first 10 games of the year Merryweather freezes outman and that is out number three Dodgers they'll get two back as we have reached the bottom of the eighth [Applause] inning sharp ground ball bets gets there from Shadow center field dug out by Freeman both guys Splendid on that 6-3 put out even the gold Glovers at shorts stop get helped out by their go Glovers at first base and Muki bets makes a tremendous play the stabbing motion with the glove the spin and then the throw and really wanted to throw that ball low you want to throw it low and hard if it gets there in the air fine if not trust your first basem infield hit Will Smith with two strikes he reaches again he did get a hanging slider he didn't punch punish it the way he did but wanted to but he hit a hard ground ball he didn't fly out to left into the strong wind tying run on go-ahead run at the plate a left-handed hitter that could take it out of here another 02 Centerfield Bellinger and Cody coming in fighting the sun and the wind out number one on the ground toward short Swanson long throw one hop safe F first and now they're loading challenge Greg Council any doubt at all at this stage of the ball game you got to take a look at it absolutely oh I think he's out out wow that's going to be huge this place is going to go absolutely bananas after riew the Call's been overturned the runner is out CH that's kind of a fun moment call overturned last year has great memor memories of this ballpark as outman is he going to create another one right here goahead Grand Slam in the ninth inning last year here swing in a liner caught ball game Michael bus lays out comes with ball ticking it to right field where a tie this ball game but another spectacular play by the clubs on the by the Cubs on the infield here today Madrigal hoer and now Bush leaving his feet to secure the win the save goes to Albert ala just a good team win here today contributions up and down the lineup