Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 6:40PM CST
On May 4th, 2021, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 4 to 3, achieving a sweep in their split doubleheader. In the opening game, Los Angeles pitcher Clayton Kershaw completed only one inning on the mound, marking the shortest start of his distinguished career. Later, during the second game of the day, fellow Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer also had a short outing, failing to get through the fifth inning.
Date: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,343
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
LAD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Bryant (12, Bauer)
Triples: Rizzo (2, Bauer)
Home Runs: Heyward (3, 4th inning off Bauer 0 on, 0 Out); Báez (8, 8th inning off White 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Heyward (9), Báez 2 (25), Bote (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: Báez 2
Sacrifice Hit: Wolters
Ground Into Double Play: Vargas
Team Left On Base: 13
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-20 (Heyward 0-2, Rizzo 0-4, Marisnick 0-1, Pederson 0-1, Wolters 0-2, Báez 1-2, Bryant 0-2, Duffy 0-1, Bote 1-4, Thompson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Heyward 2; Rizzo 2; Bryant 2; Bote 1; Thompson 1

Wild Pitches: Maples
Intentional Walks: Pollock (by Steele).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kimbrel 4/4; Brothers 1/1; Tepera 3/3; Maples 1/5; Chafin 3/4; Steele 2/4; Thompson 10/13
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kimbrel-4-5-0-1; Brothers-1-0-2-0; Tepera-2-0-2-3; Maples-3-1-4-2; Chafin-2-3-1-3; Steele-3-4-3-1; Thompson-13-1-16-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kimbrel 0-1; Tepera 3-0; Maples 1-0; Chafin 1-1; Steele 0-1; Thompson 5-2
Game Scores: K Thompson 57

Double Plays: 2 (Bote-Rizzo , Vargas-Sogard-Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: Bryant (1, 2nd base off Bauer/Smith)

Doubles: Betts (8, Thompson)
Home Runs: Turner (7, 8th inning off Maples 0 on, 1 Out); Muncy (4, 7th inning off Kimbrel 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Turner (22), Muncy (12)
Ground Into Double Play: Taylor; Ríos
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (Seager 0-1, Barnes 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Muncy 0-2, Smith 0-2, Lux 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Barnes 1; Taylor 1; Muncy 1; Smith 1

Pitcher Notes: Cleavinger pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Wild Pitches: White
Hit By Pitch: Pederson (by Bauer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jansen 2/3; Bauer 9/22; Treinen 3/6; Cleavinger 1/2; White 1/5; González 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jansen-3-2-1-2; Bauer-11-8-22-10; Treinen-4-3-3-4; Cleavinger-1-2-2-2; White-1-2-3-3; González-1-2-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jansen 1-1; Bauer 3-3; Treinen 1-1; Cleavinger 1-0; White 1-1; González 1-0
Game Scores: T Bauer 54

Double Plays: 1 (Lux-Muncy)
Errors: Ríos (1, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Betts (4, 2nd base off Maples/Wolters)
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