In a rain-affected game at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs secured an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the game being delayed in the bottom of the fourth while the Cubs were leading 6-0. Cody Bellinger, facing his former team, played a pivotal role in the win, hitting two home runs to bring his season total to two and contributing significantly to the Cubs' lead, including a second homer that made it 8-0. Shota Imanaga's second start for the Cubs was cut short due to the rain, but not before he delivered a strong performance with 10 innings pitched over the season, allowing only 4 hits, no runs, no walks, and striking out 12. On the Dodgers' side, Shohei Ohtani managed to hit an RBI double in the eighth inning, marking the Dodgers' only run in the game, and his OPS is now approximately .950. The rain not only shortened Imanaga's start but also challenged the Dodgers' infield defense, which struggled with the wet conditions.
Cody Bellinger comes through again to cap off a big inning for the Cubs against Yu Darvish! https://t.co/FV2Qaz4vJw
Belli brings in ✌️! https://t.co/prFBNDZmyH
Shohei Ohtani has multiple hits in 5 straight games — it's the longest multi-hit streak in the majors this season. It's also the longest streak of Ohtani's MLB career 🔥 #MLB ⎹ #Dodgers https://t.co/uYvbjZ69Kp
#DoyersWeeng, eclipse the Tweengs! James finally hit it out, man & let's take this Sho on the road! #Dodgers 4 | 2 #Twins HRs: @james_outman, Shohei Ohtani WP: @James_Paxton (2-0) SV: @EvanPhillips36 (4) Ks: 7 🍔, Record: 9-4, 1st #NLWest #DodgersWin #LetsGoDodgers #LADvsMIN https://t.co/RQudmJXrmY
Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a HR to lead the @Dodgers to the road win! https://t.co/4QdlppwOfp
Dodgers 4, Twins 2: James Outman & Shohei Ohtani finally hit balls that Byron Buxton couldn't reach - By: @ChadMoriyama https://t.co/QcuPTT4KNX
#DodgersWin! FINAL: #Dodgers 4, Twins 2 https://t.co/K7CAe5oIZe
Final: Dodgers 4, Twins 2 #Dodgers are 9-4 James Outman broke his slump with a big home run. Shohei Ohtani continued his tear with a homer & two doubles. And LAD got good pitching from James Paxton and the bullpen
Dodgers win 4-2 over Twins. Ohtani comes through.
Shohei Ohtani has 5 multi-hit games in a row. That’s a career high. https://t.co/KCOJsd2I4x
SHOHEI OHTANI IS ABSOLUTELY RAKING!! ANOTHER HOME RUN https://t.co/acCLSi2SZY
Shohei goes deep for the third time this season! That raises his OPS to 1.075, even BETTER than his 2023 mark so far. https://t.co/S3P9byML70
Shohei homer? Right on Target. https://t.co/xXwMXV83CC
Shohei Ohtani is slugging .647 (354 total bases in 547 ABs) since last season, best in MLB. #Dodgers https://t.co/HFtaWvyKiB
Make that 5 straight multi-hit games for Shohei! https://t.co/FtKNfO6B5r
Shohei Ohtani leads the league in XBH and doubles https://t.co/HGvAbZlMoB
With run of multihit games, Shohei Ohtani's offense is coming around for the Dodgers https://t.co/RKr6cNW90x
Only rain has been able to get to #Cubs rookie lefty Shota Imanaga through the first two starts of his big-league career. He dazzled again in Sunday's win over the #Dodgers. #MLB https://t.co/AVqudLqkR4
Shota Imanaga's rain-shortened performance against the Dodgers left me wanting more to see how he'd handle the challenge and the Cubs offense continues to follow up their strong 2023 with impressive at-bats. https://t.co/WnS0uJxUIw
Bellinger homers, rain shortens Imanaga start, as Cubs beat Dodgers 8-1 https://t.co/R6PeNwq0aX
Pooled raindrops in the infield Sunday overwhelmed the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 8-1 defeat against the Chicago Cubs. As the tarp covered the field in the fourth inning, Miguel Rojas' frustrations reached a boiling point. More ⤵️ https://t.co/0bLydkyyrW
Rain Shortens Shota Imanaga Start, as Cubs Beat Dodgers 8-1; Shohei Ohtani Hits an RBI Double in the Eighth to Account for the Dodgers’ Only Run https://t.co/GcNmBcOmYs https://t.co/1dGBpJsC5u
Dodgers infielders struggle with rain-soaked conditions in loss to Cubs https://t.co/jnewpiGMFB
- Cody Bellinger homered against his former team, Shota Imanaga threw four shutout innings in a rain-shortened start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Sunday. https://t.co/bJAHklrkH1
Dodgers infield defense struggles with rain-soaked conditions in loss to Cubs https://t.co/cV4h1olBhv
Cubs beat Dodgers 8-1
A double and a triple from Shohei Ohtani today He's now hitting .320 and his OPS is up to .944
Ohtani's OPS is ~.950 now, but that was a cute six-game stretch to open the season.
Cody Bellinger and the @Cubs putting on a show vs. the Dodgers 🚀 https://t.co/vHGfoU5lbx
Cody Bellinger rips his 2nd homer of the season to make it 8-0 Cubs. ☄️ (🎥: @Cubs) https://t.co/YKdFNvUhAN
Cody Bellinger gets his 2nd home run of the game. ☄️ (🎥: @MLB) https://t.co/SUd3zVwYxm
Cody B burns his former team! The Cubs are trouncing the Dodgers. https://t.co/jJKmC3cVIZ
Cody Bellinger answers the chants with a homer ... again! 💪 https://t.co/oasqASahqx
Shota Imanaga’s 2nd start was cut short by rain but he was 🔥 once again! So far this year: 10 IP 4 H 0 R 0 BB 12 K A star is born! https://t.co/lBKjFDWH73
Rain at Wrigley Field could wash out the finale of a big April series. Sunday’s game was delayed in the bottom of the fourth with the Cubs leading the Dodgers 6-0. https://t.co/27IoccysdR
⚾️☔️ Pouring for the rest of the game at Wrigley (if they don’t delay). If they do delay it’ll be long enough to bounce SP’s. https://t.co/nLM1qmuag0