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Dodgers silenced after Hernandez’s leadoff HR
- Updated: June 2, 2016
CHICAGO — Jon Lester shrugged off a home run on his second pitch of the game to throw his first complete game of the season on Wednesday night, leading the Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers at Wrigley Field.
Lester struck out 10 and went the distance for the first time since last Sept. 15, against the Pirates. Enrique Hernandez launched a Lester fastball into the left-field bleachers to open the game, and that was one of just four hits off the Cubs lefty. Chicago starting pitchers now are 5-0 in the last six games and have given up four earned runs over 40 1/3 innings for a 0.89 ERA.
Kris Bryant may have picked up a few more votes for the All-Star Game. The leading vote-getter among National League third basemen in the latest fan balloting, Bryant smacked a two-run homer to back Lester.
The Dodgers’ Mike Bolsinger took the loss, serving up two hits over five innings, including Bryant’s home run, and striking out six in his third start of the season. The Chicago native, who opened the season on the disabled list with an injured …
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