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<\/a>Los Angeles had its first three-game winning streak of the season snapped on Saturday due to giving up five runs in a 10-8 loss to Chicago at Wrigley Field.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s especially disappointing given the fact our offense battled back from a deficit, took the lead and I wasn\u2019t able today to get it done, so we could go up 2-0 in the series,\u201d said pitcher Ted Lilly.\u00a0 \u201cI wasn\u2019t making quality pitches.\u00a0 I put us in a tough spot going to the bullpen early.\u201d\u00a0 Last season, the Dodgers won the season series with the Cubs, 4-3, but lost two of three at Wrigley Field.\u00a0 Los Angeles has enjoyed its time in the Windy City offensively the last two days, including a season-high 12 runs and 14 hits on Friday.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 49-44 in day games the past three years.<\/p>\n
Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is an even 2-2 with a 3.33 ERA in four starts this season, managing to issue just five walks and collect 16 strikeouts in 27 innings of work.\u00a0 The right-hander has not faced the Cubs since 2008 and is 1-1 with a 0.59 ERA in two career starts.\u00a0 It must also be noted that he threw 6.1 shutout innings to beat the Cubs in Game 3 of the 2008 NLDS in sweeping the series.\u00a0 Kuroda has limited Chicago hitters to a .204 batting average when facing them.<\/p>\n
Chicago moved its record to 8-2 this season when following a loss with a come-from-behind victory over Los Angeles.\u00a0 \u201cWe never lost confidence that we could come back,\u201d shortstop Starlin Castro stated.\u00a0 \u201cThe way we play right now, everybody was aggressive and everybody had confidence. The Cubs have dropped their previous two seasons series to the Dodgers after going 5-2 against them in 2008.\u00a0 Since Mike Quade became the head man in Chicago, the club has posted a 34-23 record, which is tied for the second-best mark in baseball over that time.\u00a0 The team is 84-82 in day games the past three campaigns.<\/p>\n
Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano will be making his fifth start of the young season, posting a 2-0 record and 4.21 ERA.\u00a0 The power right-hander tossed a season-high 8 shutout innings in the team\u2019s 1-0 victory over San Diego in 10 innings April 18.\u00a0 Zambrano brings in a 2-3 mark and 3.75 ERA in 12 career games (eight starts) versus the Dodgers.\u00a0 He is 2-0 with a 6.94 ERA in two road starts compared to a 1.93 ERA with no record in three home outings.<\/p>\n
Bettors will likely back the Cubs due to being 11-1 in Zambrano\u2019s last 12 starts, while the Dodgers are 4-11 in Kuroda\u2019s last 15 outings on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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