


NLCS GAME 4 CUBS 10, DODGERS 2
Bats more like it
Cubs' lineup awakens
vs. rookie with homers from Russell, Rizzo

After going 21 innings without a run, the Cubs scored 10 during a three-inning span Wednesday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers.
The result was a 10-2 victory at Dodger Stadium that tied the series 2-2.
The Cubs scored four times in the third inning, once in the fifth and five times in the sixth.
Addison Russell's two-run home run highlighted the fourth. Anthony Rizzo led off the fifth with a solo home run and added a two-run single in the fifth.
Both blasts came off Dodgers rookie starter Julio Urias who gave up four hits and four earned runs.
Russell and Rizzo entered the game a combined 3-for-50 in the postseason, a .060 batting average. They were 6-for-10 Wednesday.
The Dodgers made four errors to the Cubs' two.
Cubs relief pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. left the game in the seventh inning with left hamstring tightness.
Game 5 is Thursday night at Dodger Stadium, where Jon Lester and the Cubs are scheduled to face 28-year-old Dodgers rookie Kenta Maeda.