Wrobleski's Filthy Three Starts Have the Dodgers Firing on All Cylinders, and the Cubs' Defense Can't Save Them Sunday

The Los Angeles Dodgers are absolutely rolling right now, and they're about to send a lefty to the mound who has been nearly untouchable. After smashing the Cubs 12-4 on Saturday night to end Chicago's 10-game winning streak, the Dodgers are bringing Justin Wrobleski (3-0, 1.88 ERA) to the rubber match on Sunday afternoon. This guy has been absurd over his last three starts: two runs allowed in 20 combined innings. Yeah, two runs. In 20 innings.

The Dodgers' Bats Are Heating Up at Exactly the Right Time

Los Angeles racked up 14 hits on Saturday and scored in double digits for the fifth time already this season, which leads all of Major League Baseball. Teoscar Hernandez was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, snapping a three-game hitless stretch with a two-RBI single up the middle in a six-run fourth inning. Even better, Shohei Ohtani broke free from an 0-for-12 skid by leading off the game with an opposite-field single. Andy Pages, Hyeseong Kim, and Alex Freeland all posted two-hit games.

Max Muncy, the Dodgers' third baseman, wasn't feeling well but still showed up and crushed his ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the third inning. Manager Dave Roberts said Muncy will sit out Sunday and return Monday after getting three at-bats on Saturday.

Wrobleski vs. Imanaga: A Lefty Duel With Stakes

Wrobleski covered seven innings in his most recent start against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, yielding just one run on eight hits with three strikeouts in a 12-3 road win. He's never faced the Cubs. "At the end of the day I am going out there and doing the same thing every time," Wrobleski said. "That's trying to fill the zone, create contact and see what happens."

Chicago will counter with Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.17 ERA), a lefty who earned the win last Tuesday against Philadelphia, surrendering one run on three hits over seven innings in a 7-4 home victory. Imanaga is 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA on the road this season and carries a 1-0 record with a 3.48 ERA in four career starts against Los Angeles. The Cubs are ranked No. 1 on FanGraphs with 17 defensive runs saved, and Imanaga leans on that elite defense. "It helps with my confidence as well, knowing that behind me, the Cubs' defense is the best of all 30 teams," Imanaga said.

First pitch Sunday at Dodger Stadium sets up a potential gem. Don't sleep on this one.

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