"Just some consistency," Roberts said before the game. "I think we all know the ceiling of what Bobby can do. There's a lot of stuff that he can do, and any given night he has the ability to dominate a game. I just think it's the consistency of the performance. But each time I see him on the mound I feel good about it. Like I said, I think he's primed to have a good one tonight."
Miller proceeded to walk two straight batters before a single from Isaac Paredes gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead. Michael Busch then doubled home another run to make it 2-0 Cubs. Seyia Suzuki homered in the third to score the Cubs' third run and cut into the Dodgers' then 5-2 Dodgers lead. With the Dodgers up 7-3 in the fifth, more disaster struck.
Miller's season ERA now sits at 8.17 in 54 innings. The Dodgers offense did show up, started by Ohtani's solo home run to start them off in the first inning. After a single from Teoscar Hernández with two outs, Tommy Edman also homered.
That was followed by another home run, this time off the bat of Will Smith, and Max Muncy capped off the inning with a third-straight homer, giving the Dodgers a significant advantage in the game despite the challenges faced on the mound.
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