Dodgers offense enough to heal all wounds, beat Cubs

TL;DR

The Dodgers snapped a slump with a 12-4 victory over the Cubs, highlighted by Max Muncy's two-run homer. Roki Sasaki pitched effectively, allowing four runs over five innings.

Key points

Dodgers beat Cubs 12-4
Max Muncy hit a two-run home run
Roki Sasaki allowed 4 runs in 5+ innings
Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth inning
Game featured two bases-loaded hits

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: Andy Pages #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates a two run home run, for a 2-2 tie with the Chicago Cubs, during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — After five losses in seven games and blowing a four-run lead in the series opener, the Dodgers needed some good news, and got in on Saturday thanks to an offense producing enough to overcome any deficiencies in a 12-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. Dave Roberts said Max Muncy was feeling under the weather, which was part of the reason he batted third on Saturday, so he could get his at-bats in before coming out later in the game. Muncy made the most of his trips to the plate, including a two-run home run in the third inning and two walks before getting pinch-ran for in the fourth. Muncy leads the team with nine home runs, and this one was his first non-solo shot of 2026. The Dodgers made Colin Rea throw 92 pitches to get 10 outs, and by the time the Cubs starter was chased, four runs were already in the bank. Javier Assad walked Muncy but got for the second out of the inning, before three straight singles turned it into a six-run frame, the Dodgers’ largest of the season, after scoring eight total runs over their last four games. threw strikes on Saturday, including 20 of 23 first pitches for strikes (87 percent), up from 52.9 percent in his first four starts. Being in and around the strike zone was a blessing and curse, as three of those strikes were hit out — pouncing on a fastball high in the zone in the second inning, Moisés Ballesteros on a splitter right down Broadway in the fourth, and expanding the zone to hit an opposite-field shot in the fifth. All three home runs were hit with two strikes, though because Sasaki didn’t walk anyone, nobody was on base and both longballs were solo shots. With a four-run lead, Sasaki got more rope to open the sixth, but he walked and allowed a single to Suzuki, ending Sasaki’s night at 99 pitches, two thirds of them for strikes. That was the only walk of the game for Sasaki, his lowest total in his 13 MLB starts. A four-run lead *even later* in the game , so Dodger Stadium was understandably a little queasy when the bullpen gates opened with two on and nobody out in the sixth on Saturday, even more so when walked his first batter to load the bases. But Dreyer recovered to strike out and , before made a nice stab of a grounder to somehow escape the inning unscathed. The game was never that close again, as the Dodgers scored four more runs in the sixth. Andy Pages doubled in two with the bases loaded, after drove in two with fourth-inning single. It’s the first time the Dodgers had two bases-loaded hits in the same game since last September 14 in against the Dodgers. Los Angeles was 4-for-20 with the bases loaded entering Saturday.

Q&A

What was the final score of the Dodgers vs Cubs game on April 25, 2026?

The Dodgers won the game 12-4 against the Cubs.

Who hit a two-run home run for the Dodgers in the game against the Cubs?

Max Muncy hit a two-run home run for the Dodgers.

How did Roki Sasaki perform in the Dodgers' game against the Cubs?

Roki Sasaki pitched 5+ innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts.

What significant offensive achievement did the Dodgers accomplish in their game against the Cubs?

The Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth inning, marking their largest scoring frame of the season.