Pollock, Muncy help Dodgers beat Cubs to snap 4-game skid

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After suffering a three-game sweep at San Diego and then being no hit by the Chicago Cubs the previous night, it would have been understandable if AJ Pollock and the Los Angeles Dodgers were reeling a bit in what has been an abysmal week so far.

But Pollock and the rest of the defending World Series champions can exhale a bit after Friday night.

Pollock and Max Muncy homered during the eighth inning as the Dodgers rebounded with a 6-2 victory over the Cubs to snap a four-game losing streak.

One day after being no-hit by four Chicago pitchers , the Dodgers got eight hits on Friday night, including three home runs.

“When you score runs late it takes off some of the pressure for sure,” Pollock said. “The clubhouse was good before the game. What are you going to do? Stuff happens.”

After Gavin Lux drew a walk to lead off the inning, Pollock drove a sinker by Ryan Tepera (0-1) just past the outstretched glove of left fielder Joc Pederson for the go-ahead runs.

Muncy added another two-run shot to right field to provide insurance for Los Angeles, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Muncy, who has gone deep 15 times this season, has hits in three of five games since being activated off the injured list earlier this week.

Even though Pollock tried to imply that they weren't rattled, manager Dave Roberts said the stress level definitely ramped up during the late innings.

“There's that sense of urgency. When you're in the middle of a losing streak and at home, the crowd is waiting for us to do something,” Roberts said. “We needed that home run (by Pollock). You could sense it in the dugout.”

Zach McKinstry also went deep for the Dodgers. Blake Treinen (2-3), the sixth of seven pitchers who got the call from Roberts, pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

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