Cubs’ resilience shines again vs. Dodgers as win streak hits 10

LOS ANGELES — The characters keep changing, the injuries keep piling up and yet, for 2026 chicago cubsResults do not change.

On Friday night, in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium, against the two-time defending champions, it was dansby swanson And nico horner Great in defense and forward in attack. it was alex bregman Giving his first big moment. And it was an unexpected relief ryan rollison There are only a few options left for the pitching staff moving forward. It all helped lead to a thrilling, come-from-behind 6-4 win los angeles dodgers.

The Cubs have won 10 in a row, their longest winning streak since their championship-winning season in 2016.

“There have been a lot of different people here throughout this,” Swanson said. “That’s the whole purpose of building a team. We have a collective, great unit and a group of guys that want to compete and have fun together.”

The Cubs have placed eight pitchers on the injured list this month, the latest being a late-inning reliever Caleb ThielbarJoe landed on the shelf early Friday due to a hamstring strain. To begin this weekend’s series, Cubs manager Craig Counsell had only three relievers available. and when jameson talon Out after five innings, he needed Rolison to give him as much as he could.

Ten days after his last appearance, he pitched three scoreless innings, turning the game from a 4–0 loss to a 4–4 tie. After Rolison’s exit, Pete Crowe-Armstrong After leading the ninth with a run, Swanson brought it in with a two-run homer. corbin martinAnother bullpen arm that the Cubs weren’t relying on much this season got the save.

“Some days it’s defense, some days it’s homers, pitching, relievers, starters, baserunning, preparation, the things we talked about in our scouting reports showing up in the game — it’s a little bit of everything, which is really fun,” Tallon said. “When we’re playing well, it’s a very fun brand of baseball to watch. I sit there for four days in the middle of my starts and just watch, and, I mean, we put the ball in play, we run the bases, we play defense, we throw strikes and a lot of the little things we do really well.”

Even though they are short-handed, the Cubs are tied for the third-highest run-differential in the majors, rank second in runs per game, have the sixth-lowest ERA and grade out as the best defensive team in the game.

The latter skill shined on Friday.

On a night when the Dodgers converted two impressive outs at home, the Cubs were somehow the better defensive team. former cub kyle tucker Was the victim of two highlight-reel plays – one a deep fly ball Seiya Suzuki It was snatched over the right field fence in the third and Swanson lined out to make the catch in the sixth. Two more came in the seventh. First, Suzuki and Horner combined to perform a great relay andy pages As he tried to pull off a triple. Two pitchers later, Hoerner raced to his left, lofting a ball barehanded that bounced off the first baseman’s glove. michael bush and made a perfect throw to Rolison as he sprinted to cover first base, barely able to keep pace Hyesong Kim.

Horner, who is usually calm, couldn’t stop laughing.

“He’s incredible,” Rolison said. “Just watching him play every night – the plays he makes, he’s a leader in the clubhouse. He’s a great teammate.”

The Cubs cut their four-run deficit to one in the seventh inning, with Swanson’s deep fly ball hitting Pages’ glove in center field for a two-out, two-run triple, and Hoerner followed with an RBI single. Bregman, battling his mechanics for most of the first month of the season, led off the next inning with a home run to tie the score, his biggest moment since joining the Cubs on a five-year, $175 million deal.

An inning later, the Cubs got their first lead.

By the end of the night, they had their biggest comeback win over the Dodgers since 1986.

“Guys fight and keep fighting, don’t stop batting,” Bregman said. “I think the consistency of preparation for the game, the execution of the game plan over the last two weeks has been really good. I feel like this is a room full of guys who have been around for a while but want to continue to improve at the game of baseball and are constantly working to improve their skills.”