Cubs' dominant shutout win vs Dodgers at their LA home sends fans into a frenzy

Chicago Cubs v Los Angeles Dodgers - Source: Getty — Cubs' dominant shutout win vs Dodgers at their LA home sends fans into a frenzy - Source: Getty

The Chicago Cubs are one of the most entertaining teams in MLB right now, thanks to their red-hot offense this season. Defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, bore the brunt of their offensive prowess as Chicago handed them a crushing 16-0 defeat on Saturday.

The Dodgers hosted the second game of the series at Dodger Stadium in hopes of clinching the series after a 3-0 win in the series opener. However, the visitors took an early lead via former Dodger Michael Busch's solo home run off Roki Sasaki in the second inning.

Sasaki grew in his fourth start, keeping the opposition to a 1-0 lead after five innings. However, the visitors took full advantage of Dodgers reliever Ben Casparius, taking him for six runs in 1 2/3 innings after the seventh as their offense went into overdrive.

The game ended with a 16-0 shutout win for the visitors after their late onslaught, sending fans into a frenzy.

"Someone might have told the chicago cubs they’re the goddamn Chicago Cubs," wrote a fan.

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"Cubs blanking Dodgers 16-0 is literally unheard of," wrote another fan.

"Wow, what a game! The Cubs really showed up big time today," a fan commented.

A fan highlighted reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani's struggles at the start of the season.

"Ohtani struggling to start the season. Edman and Teoscar carrying the team right now."

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A fan hailed Chicago's offensive prowess this season.

"Cubs are going to be a problem this year. They have great value to win the World Series with that lineup."

The 16-0 thrashing is the worst shutout loss in the Dodgers' franchise history, and it came in front of a sellout crowd of 53,887 at Dodger Stadium.

Cubs are the most prolific team this season

The 16-0 win against the reigning World Series winners on Saturday was no fluke as Chicago has been dealing teams harrowing losses this season.

According to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, they are outscoring opponents by 41 runs this season, the most in the MLB.

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The Dodgers will need to go back to the drawing board after Saturday's loss as they prepare for the rubber game of the series on Sunday.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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Edited by Chaitanya Prakash