8/17 - Wrigley Field
Dodgers 6, Cubs 3
Bob Welch vs Mike Krukow
Darrell Thomas' solo blast and Pedro Guerrero's 2 run double in the 3rd erased a 2-0 Cub lead. Kenny Landreax's RBI single with 2 out in the 5th made it 5-0. The Dodgers never looked back. Bob Welch would up his record to 2-0 with 7 2/3 innings of solid work. Krukow would not get past the 4th inning. Welch was the only Dodger starter not to post a hit. Since he's not paid for hitting, nobody cared.
8/18 - Dodgers 7, Cubs 4
Jerry reuss vs Randy Martz
Reuss was good enough to get the win thanks to a trio of Cub pitchers who surrendered runs like the French surrender territory. LA jumped out to a 3-0 lead after 2. The Cubs rallied back to make it 3-2 with 2 in the 3rd, but never inched closer. "Popeye", Steve Garvey went 3 for 5 flro LA. Kenny Landreaux and Dusty Baker both had 2 RBI days. Cub pitchers walked 10 batters. Chicago is hitting an even .200 on the season, which is not going to get it done with their anemic pitching.
8/19 - Dodgers 12, Cubs 4
Fernando Valenzuela vs Rick Reuschel
Fernando-mania made it's stop in Chi-town. LA's Merry-mex fanned 10, but did give up 3 runs in just 6 innings worth of work. Of course vs Jim W's hapless Cubbies a 6 IP / 3 R linescore is more than good enough. Big Daddy Reuschel was tagged for 12 hits and 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings. Dick "Dirt" Tidrow was even worse giving up 8 in 2 2/3. A pair of rookies paced LA's offense. Rookie 2nd baseman Steve Sax went 4-6 with 2 RBI and rookie backstop Mike Scioscia was 4 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's. LA's hitfest ran the odometer up to 22. Chicago had 12 hits of their own, but when your pitching staff leaks oil more than BP you have to do better than that. LA's record inflates to 8-2 giving them a lead in the NL West, while the Northsiders dropped to 2-8 and sole possession of the NL East cellar.
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