Cubs rally, walk to 10th inning win over Dodgers

A long day at Wrigley Field ended with a walk home. David DeJesus drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Cubs to a 4-3 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. The victory came after the teams waited out a 2-hour, 41-minute rain delay, and a ninth-inning comeback by the Cubs.Darwin Barney led off the 11th with a double. Wellington Castillo was intentionally walked and pinch-hitter Jeff Samardzija was hit by a pitch to load the bases. On a 3-2 pitch, DeJesus drew the game-winning walk. With the Cubs trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth, pinch-hitter Ian Stewart singled, and Dodgers closer Javy Guerra walked DeJesus. Tony Campana hit a tying double, but DeJesus, who would have been the winning run, was thrown out at home.It was Guerra’s third blown save in 11 chances. Rafael Dolis (2-2) got the win, while Jamey Wright (1-2) took the loss. Dodgers slugging center fielder Matt Kemp was a late scratch due to tightness in his left hamstring. He pinch hit in the seventh inning and flew out to right field.The Dodgers were in position early to win, thanks to Juan Rivera’s two-run homer in the third inning and a quality start from Aaron Harang. Rivera’s second home run of the year into the left-field bleachers gave the Dodgers a 3-0 lead that held up — until the ninth. Harang posted his best start of the season, going six innings and allowing two runs. He outdueled the Cubs’ Travis Wood, who allowed three runs in six innings in his first start of the season. Wood was called up from Triple-A Iowa to fill in for Matt Garza, who was suffering from the flu. Stewart was also out of the starting lineup due to illness. The Dodgers scored first in the second inning. Jerry Hairston reached on an infield single and A.J. Ellis and Tony Gwynn Jr. drew back-to-back walks, before Harang drove in a run on a forceout. The Cubs cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the third when Wood led off with a double, DeJesus walked and Starlin Castro hit a two-out, two-run single. The Cubs had chances to tie it before the ninth, but could not deliver a clutch two-out hit. The Cubs left runners in scoring position in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth — twice by Castro. The Cubs bullpen pitched five shutout innings, allowing just three hits. Cubs first baseman Bryan LaHair continued his torrid start to the season, going 3 for 4 and raising his batting average to .390. He has reached base in 24 straight games.

NOTES—The Cubs designated Blake DeWitt for assignment before the game to make room for Wood. … Dodgers INF Juan Uribe did not start for the fifth straight game with a sore left wrist. … Dodgers INF Jerry Hairston left the game with a strained hamstring after running out an infield single in the second inning.. The Cubs host Atlanta on Monday with Samardzija taking on Tommy Hanson. Meanwhile, the Dodgers return home to play San Francisco with Ted Lilly opposing Barry Zito.