Dodgers' Offense Comes Alive Against Cubs

TL;DR

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 12-4, with Max Muncy hitting a two-run home run. Roki Sasaki pitched well, and Andy Pages contributed three RBIs.

Key points

Dodgers scored 12 runs against the Cubs
Max Muncy hit a two-run home run
Andy Pages had three RBIs
Roki Sasaki was the starting pitcher
Game ended with a score of 12-4

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Seeing the Los Angeles Dodgers put 12 runs on the board in support of starting pitcher Roki Sasaki must have made the Dodgers faithful happy on Saturday night.

Max Muncy hit a two-run home run, his ninth homer this season, and the Dodgers poured it on against the Chicago Cubs. Los Angeles wrapped it all up with a 12-4 win at Dodger Stadium.

Andy Pages collected three RBIs while Muncy and Teoscar Hernández recorded two RBIs apiece.

And then there was Sasaki, who hasn't really been a lock to have great starts this season. But Sasaki worked five innings en route to getting his first win this season. Sasaki relied on his splitter against the Cubs, throwing it 48% of the time on Saturday night.

He leaned into his four-seam fastball 31% of the time on the mound, while twirling his slider in 20% of his pitches. Sasaki averaged 97.2 mph on his four-seamer, which probably makes Dodgers manager Dave Roberts smile a bit more. Sasaki had a 36% whiff rate on that nasty slider, too, according to Baseball Savant.

Cubs starter Colin Rea was battered throughout his 3 1/3 innings on the mound, taking the loss and seeing his record fall to 3-1. Rea gave up six hits, six runs (all earned), walked four, and struck out four.