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Baseball Cubs Demolish Dodgers in Worst Home Shutout Loss in Franchise History by William Coppola April 13, 2025 Image Credit: MLB LOS ANGELES, CA — Roki Sasaki had his second start in Dodger Stadium Saturday night, and LA fans were hoping for a repeat from Friday when they saw Sasaki’s fellow Japanese countryman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, absolutely stifle the Cubs with one of the most dominating pitching performances of the 2025 season so far. Roki Sasaki took the mound at Dodger Stadium for his second time of his MLB career Saturday night – Image Credit: MLB The 23-year-old right-handed phenom possesses a 97-102 fastball with arm-side run and a nasty 85 splitter or forkball with sharp breaking action left or right of the strike zone. In the second inning, former Dodger prospect Michael Bush hit a 98 mph fastball 378 feet into the left-field pavilion to open the scoring. Then, in the next inning, after loading the bases, Bush was robbed of a grand slam by Andy Pages, Havana, Cuba, who made an outstanding over-the-wall catch in dead center. At that point, Sasaki lost his command and control of all his pitches, but because of some outstanding defense, the score remained 1-0—Cubs through Sasaki’s five innings pitched. His opponent was 25-year-old right-hander Ben Brown from East Setauket, Long Island, New York. Brown stood 1-1 with an ERA of 7.71 in his first three starts of this young season. He kept the Dodgers off balance for six innings with 96-97 fastballs and a sharp-breaking 86-88 knuckle-curveball. The Long Island, New York native Ben Brown threw six shutout innings vs. the Dodgers on Saturday night – Image Credit: MLB He left the game after six innings with zero runs allowed, no walks, and five strikeouts. And then the Cubs put the game away, scoring six earned runs off of reliever Ben Casparius and four off of Luis García, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, over two innings. They would add five more runs off position player turned pitcher Miguel Rojas, Los Teques, Venezuela. Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas made a pitching appearance in Saturday’s beatdown by the Cubs at Dodger Stadium – Image Credit: FOX Sports MLB It could have been worse for the Dodgers if the famous “Marine Layer” off the Pacific Ocean didn’t keep several Cubs hits from going out of the ballpark. It was the worst home shutout on the Dodgers in their franchise’s history—10,816 home games—dating back to 1884. The Cubs evened up the series at one game apiece with this 16-0 win and put LA in a position to lose three consecutive series if they go down in their Sunday Night Baseball matchup on ESPN. Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino Sports Twitter: @latinosports Related Topics Andy Pagés Ben Brown Ben Casparius Chicago Cubs Cubs Dodgers featured Los Angeles Dodgers Luis Garcia Major League Baseball Michael Bush Miguel Rojas MLB Roki Sasaki Yoshinobu Yamamoto Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 2 weeks ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINOMVP AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED BRONX, NEW YORK — (March 31, 2025) — For thirty-five (35) consecutive years, Latino… By Press Release MLS / 31 mins ago 📸 LATINO SPORTS GALLERY: Philadelphia Union vs. New York City Football Club ⚽ Philadelphia Union vs. New York City Football Club 📍Citi Field, Flushing, Queens, NY… By Latino Sports Baseball / 2 hours ago Everyone Is Clamoring for Torpedo Bats – Todos Claman Por Los Bates Torpedo The Bat is Painstakingly Crafted for Each Player. Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – Hitters… By Juan Vené Baseball / 8 hours ago Cubs Demolish Dodgers in Worst Home Shutout Loss in Franchise History LOS ANGELES, CA — Roki Sasaki had his second start in Dodger Stadium Saturday… By William Coppola Baseball / 8 hours ago 🎥 WATCH: 2023 AL LatinoMVP Reliever of the Year Félix Bautista records first save in 597 DAYS 👏 Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino… By Latino Sports More in Baseball Everyone Is Clamoring for Torpedo Bats – Todos Claman Por Los Bates Torpedo The Bat is Painstakingly Crafted for Each Player. Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – Hitters… 🎥 WATCH: 2023 AL LatinoMVP Reliever of the Year Félix Bautista records first save in 597 DAYS 👏 Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino… Yogi Berra Museum hosts pop up show for James Fiorentino and his newest book: The Art of Baseball LITTLE FALLS, NJ — This past Thursday, April 10th, I had the pleasure of… Yamamoto Brilliant In Win Over Cubs In LA LOS ANGELES, CA — The Dodgers left home with a stunning record of 8-0… 🎥 WATCH: 2023 AL LatinoMVP Reliever of the Year Félix Bautista records first save in 597 DAYS 👏 Everyone Is Clamoring for Torpedo Bats – Todos Claman Por Los Bates Torpedo
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