Thursday, February 20, 2025
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs open the Cactus League. The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 12-to-4.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be the Opening Day pitcher when the Dodgers play in Tokyo on March 18th against the Cubs. Yamamoto allowed two singles in the first inning but didn’t allow a run.
Mookie Betts walked to start the game for the Dodgers but didn’t score.
Yamamoto lasted 1.2 innings and threw 27 pitches and used all his pitches. Though he was rusty, he impressed.
To open the second, James Outman was hit by a pitch. Eddie Rosario blasted a two-run homer. Bote singled. Hunter Feducca doubled Bote to third. Hyeseong Kim grounded out. Bote scored on a wild pitch. Betts hit into a double play to end the second.
Bobby Miller started the third with a walk. He is trying to rebound from a difficult 2024 season. Miller was hit in the head with a line drive. He will leave the game. While he walked off the field under his own power, Miller won’t appear in a game. The Cubs scored a run.
Justin Jarvis relieved Miller with a walk. He allowed a run-scoring single. Jarvis was wild and walked another batter. He allowed a two-run double. On another ground ball, the Cubs scored a run. Another single scored a run. Jarvis finally got out of the third.
Max Muncy started the third for a single, but Teoscar Hernández hit into the double play.
Antonio Knowles pitched the fourth. Both Betts and Kim have a huge range in the infield. Knowles was impressive.
David Bote singled with an out in the fourth. Kim walked. The Dodgers didn’t score in the fourth.
Justin Wrobleski started the fifth inning. He allowed a two-run homer.
The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the fifth.
Giovanny Gallegos, a non-roster invitee, was satisfactory in the sixth.
The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the sixth.
A pitcher held the Cubs scoreless.
