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What were the key moments that defined the Cubs’ 5‑1 win over the Dodgers?

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Mark Grote 0:31

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It's time for Five On It. Raheem Harrison-Roney. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score.

Mark Grody 0:45

I got five on it. Number one. What was the biggest aspect of the Cubs' 5-1 win over Tarek Skubal and the Dodgers?

Mark Grote 0:51

I'll tell you what. There's a lot of different choices here, but I'll go right to mine and not list the others. I'm going to say it was the two out RBIs. for me in this game was the biggest aspect. The sixth inning, Nico Horner with an absolute thing of beauty, a big chopper off the plate. I love a good plate chopper. It goes off the plate. One of those, there's nothing the Dodgers could do about that. That put the Cubs up 2-1, so a big moment in the game. Yes, this game was close for most of it. They made it 2-1, Cubs. In the seventh inning, PCA saves the day with a big two-out RBI. That made it 3-1. How about another two-out RBI? Seiya Suzuki with a two-out RBI in that same frame of the stretch inning. That made it the score 4-1.

Mark Grote 1:46

They obviously add on with the Nico Horner homer, which was great as well because, oh yeah, here's my chopper off the plate. Now I'm a muscle up. So it's like a perfect little sequence for Nico Horner. So I'm going to go the two-out RBIs was the key to this game for me.

Marshall Harris 2:00

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Mark Grote 2:22

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Marshall Harris 2:24

And you know what? I appreciate their service. No matter the weather, they just get the job freaking done. Amen. I can appreciate that. For me, man, look, Tarek Skubal's on the mound. And this game was something you could hear right here on 104.3 The Score or you could watch on Marquee, but it was also nationally televised. Oh, yeah. It was on TBS. And every time the national cameras are rolling, your guy, Pete Crow Armstrong, is like, watch this. Yes, he was caught out on strikes in his first at-bat against Tarek Skubal.

Mark Grote 2:57

It was eight pitches, though.

Marshall Harris 2:58

Yeah, he's out here working. He's proven that he will work. Next at-bat, oh, that's a lefty? That's cute. Base hit to Kyle Tucker in right field. Oh, next to bat, strikeout. Because, you know, he's going to strike out sometimes. But then, with the Cubs clinging to a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning, you bring in your lefty reliever and think you're going to get the best of PCA. It's like, oh, there's two outs? To your point, Grody. Watch this. RBI single off the lefty. Oh, did I mention that both times he got on base, he stole second base? That was nice. Steals now up to 28. Look what else I can do. Pete Carl Armstrong has it all on display, and when you look at what he's been able to do against left-handed pitching, I brought this up about a month and a half ago, maybe six weeks ago, and it hasn't slowed down.

Marshall Harris 3:48

PCA against right-handed pitching, the slash line, 283 batting average, 372 on base, and a 572 slug. That's a 944 OPS, and that's impressive. But... It wouldn't be as dangerous if he wasn't doing almost the same thing against lefties. He's actually batting .287, a higher batting average against lefties this season. A higher on-base percentage, over .400. .409 on-base percentage against lefties this season. Now, the slug is down a little bit, but you would still sign up for .456, whether it was against lefties or just overall. and PCA has been mashing an 864 OPS against lefties. It was all on display last night, and it helped the Cubs make sure they clenched a series victory over the Dodgers.