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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Eric Lauer (33) throws to a Chicago Cubs batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs swept Shohei Ohtani and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers with a wild 7-6 victory. Nico Hoerner added three hits as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. The Cubs also improved to 32-15 since June 11. Los Angeles was swept for the second straight series. The two-time defending World Series champions have dropped six in a row for the first time since a seven-game skid in July 2025. Ohtani went deep twice for the Dodgers, and Max Muncy connected for a three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning.
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