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Holy cow! The Cubs shut out the Dodgers 13-0 at Wrigley on Friday behind a dominant start from Smyly (7.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 10 K) and 4 RBI from Hoerner.

 

Smyly had a perfect game through 7 innings until Peralta's broken bat infield dribbler led to a collision between Smyly and Gomes and the only hit of the game. Hoerner went 4-for-5 (.365 BA), Mancini went 3-for-5 (3 RBI), and Bellinger, Suzuki, and Wisdom each had two hits. 

 

Bellinger, Mancini, Wisdom, and Hoerner each homered for the North Siders.

 

The series continues on Saturday at the Friendly Confines.

19 games down, 143 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Holy cow! The Cubs shut out the Dodgers 13-0 at Wrigley on Friday behind a dominant start from Smyly (7.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 10 K) and 4 RBI from Hoerner.

 

Smyly had a perfect game through 7 innings until Peralta's broken bat infield dribbler led to a collision between Smyly and Gomes and the only hit of the game. Hoerner went 4-for-5 (.365 BA), Mancini went 3-for-5 (3 RBI), and Bellinger, Suzuki, and Wisdom each had two hits. 

 

Bellinger, Mancini, Wisdom, and Hoerner each homered for the North Siders.

 

The series continues on Saturday at the Friendly Confines.

19 games down, 143 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Saturday in the NL Central:  Cubs win, Brewers lose, CMN drops twice!

7 games down, 155 to go. Go Cubs go!

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An Opening Day win and a Saturday loss vs. the Brewers have the first place Cubs at 1-1 to start the 2023 campaign.

The rubber game of the series is Sunday.

2 down, 160 to go. Go Cubs go!