Dansby Swanson homer keys Cubs rally past Dodgers

Dansby Swanson hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs rallied for a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday. The Cubs won their 10th straight game, scoring all their runs over the final three innings. Swanson was 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, a home run, and four RBIs. Alex Bregman was 2-for-5 with a solo home run, and Moises Ballesteros had two hits and a run. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the ninth with a single and was plated on Swanson’s homer off Tanner Scott (0-1). Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan kept the Cubs at bay, yielding one run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts. His night ended after a one-out single by Ballesteros in the seventh. The Cubs’ bullpen threw four scoreless innings, with Ryan Rolison (1-0) taking the win and Corbin Martin earning the save in a 1-2-3 ninth inning.