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Hoerner Extends Streak, Offense Displays Power as Chicago Cubs Pummel Dodgers

The Chicago Cubs put on an impressive offensive display as they pummeled the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field on Friday.
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Hoerner Extends Streak, Offense Displays Power as Chicago Cubs Pummel Dodgers
Hoerner Extends Streak, Offense Displays Power as Chicago Cubs Pummel Dodgers

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The Chicago Cubs put on their most impressive offensive display of the season on Friday when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 at Wrigley Field. 

The Cubs (12-7) sent Drew Smyly to the mound who dominated the talented Dodgers rotation. Smyly went 7.2 innings and didn't allow a single run. More impressively, he gave up just one hit. 

Jeremiah Estrada, who was called up from Tiple-A Iowa prior to Friday's game finished out the game with a 1.1 innings pitched performance and didn't give up a hit. 

The pitching was impressive. 

Just as impressive was Chicago's offense. 

The Cubs took Los Angeles ace Julio Urias for a ride after recording two runs in the first inning after Seiya Suzuki recorded an RBI-double to score Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ.

Then, in the second inning Nico Hoerner notched an RBI-single to score Nick Madrigal. That extended Hoerner's on-base streak to 17 games. 

In the third inning Cody Bellinger and Trey Mancini launched back-to-back home runs to make it 5-0. 

Patrick Wisdom, looking like an MVP candidate, hit his eighth home run of the season when he sent a baseball 409 feet and deposited it into the left field stands to make it 8-0. 

In the same inning, Hoerner also launched a three-run home run. In the end, the Cubs put together a 13-run performance while their pitching staff allowed just one hit. 

The Cubs are good. 

This is a team to be excited about. 

They will face the Dodgers in the third game of four on Saturday at 1:20 p.m. CT. Hayden Wesneski takes the mound and will face Dustin May of Los Angeles. A win on Saturday guarantees a minimum of a series split with the Dodgers. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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