The Dodgers Cubs losing streak reached four games on Monday night after the Chicago Cubs beat Los Angeles 10-5 at Wrigley Field, with starter Justin Wrobleski surrendering four home runs for the second consecutive outing. The result opened a marquee series between two playoff contenders and extended a rare rough patch for one of baseball’s deepest rosters.
What You Need to Know
- The Dodgers lost 10-5 to the Cubs on August 3, extending their losing streak to four games.
- Starter Justin Wrobleski allowed four home runs and seven runs over 4.1 innings, his second straight start giving up four homers.
- The loss came right after Los Angeles was swept by the Boston Red Sox over the weekend.
- Wrobleski and manager Dave Roberts said the pitcher may have been tipping his pitches.
- The Dodgers turn to newly acquired ace Tarik Skubal for his LA debut in Tuesday’s rematch at Wrigley.
Box Score: Cubs 10, Dodgers 5
Chicago scored in five of the first six innings, capped by a three-run sixth that put the game out of reach. Dodgers pitching lines told the story: Wrobleski (11-3) lasted just 4.1 innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits with three walks and four strikeouts across 91 pitches. Reliever Edgardo Henríquez made things worse in relief, giving up three more runs in his lone inning of work. Los Angeles finished with 10 hits but managed only two batters driven in with runners in scoring position.
Cubs starter Matthew Boyd earned the win despite a shaky start of his own, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings before Chicago’s bullpen closed it out scoreless.
Wrobleski’s Home Run Trouble Continues
Wrobleski entered Monday off a start in which he’d allowed a career-high four home runs, and he matched that total again against the Cubs. According to Yahoo Sports, he became the first pitcher in Dodgers history to allow four home runs in multiple games in the same season, doing so in back-to-back outings just six days apart. The damage began early. Chicago answered a three-run Dodgers first inning with a two-run homer from Carson Kelly, and the long balls kept coming from there, including Kevin Alcántara’s first career home run and a solo shot from Michael Busch that ended Wrobleski’s night in the fifth. True Blue LA
Wrobleski and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts both suggested the left-hander may have been tipping his pitches, with the team planning to review video to check. Wrobleski was direct about the outing afterward. “I think sometimes teams are gonna have, honestly, good swings off you,” he said. “And yeah, today that happened. But there’s no excuse. I think I need to be better than I have these past two.” CBSSports.com
A Rough Stretch for a Championship-Caliber Roster
Monday’s loss followed a weekend sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, meaning the Dodgers have now dropped four straight and six of their last eight games. That kind of stretch is unusual for a Los Angeles roster built to contend deep into October. As Yahoo Sports’ Jackson Fryburger put it, extended losing stretches have become increasingly uncommon for a team with one of the deepest rosters in baseball, even though every club faces difficult weeks across a 162-game season. Yahoo Sports
For the Cubs, the win carries extra weight beyond the box score. Chicago improved to 2-2 on a seven-game homestand and pulled within 5.5 games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee, which lost separately to Pittsburgh the same night. Beating the defending champions, even in early August, gives a team chasing a division race real momentum.
What’s Next: Tarik Skubal’s Dodgers Debut
The series continues Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, and the timing carries some intrigue. Los Angeles turns to newly acquired ace Tarik Skubal for his first start with the Dodgers since being traded from the Detroit Tigers at the deadline. The Dodgers will look to Skubal to steady a rotation that has allowed eight home runs across Wrobleski’s last two starts alone, while the Cubs look to build on a series-opening win that has them within striking distance atop the NL Central race.
Broader Implications
Series like this one are a reminder that even the deepest rosters hit stretches where pitching depth and matchup luck matter as much as talent on paper, and it’s a dynamic worth tracking as both the Dodgers and Cubs push toward October. For more sports coverage and analysis, visit The Tech Marketer.
What Happens Next
The Dodgers and Cubs play game two of their series Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, with Los Angeles hoping Tarik Skubal’s debut can halt the skid before it extends further. This article will be updated with results as the series continues.
Latest Updates
Yahoo Sports published two separate recaps of Monday’s game — one focused on Wrobleski’s historic home run trouble, another on the broader series context — both filed within hours of the final out. TrueBlueLA’s game recap, filed shortly after the game ended, provided additional detail on the inning-by-inning sequence of home runs.
Note on sourcing: the submitted LA Times article could not be retrieved directly, so it has been supplemented with TrueBlueLA’s game coverage, which reported on the same game with comparable detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why did the Dodgers lose to the Cubs on August 3?
Starter Justin Wrobleski allowed four home runs and seven runs over 4.1 innings, and Los Angeles managed only two hits with runners in scoring position in the 10-5 loss.
2. How long is the Dodgers’ current losing streak?
The loss to the Cubs extended the Dodgers’ losing streak to four straight games, following a weekend sweep by the Boston Red Sox.
3. Was Justin Wrobleski tipping his pitches?
Wrobleski and manager Dave Roberts both said after the game that pitch tipping was a possibility the team planned to review, though it hasn’t been confirmed as the cause.
4. Who pitches next for the Dodgers against the Cubs?
Tarik Skubal, acquired from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline, is scheduled to make his Dodgers debut in Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field.
5. How does this loss affect the NL Central and NL West races?
The Cubs pulled within 5.5 games of division-leading Milwaukee with the win, while the Dodgers remain the NL West leaders despite the skid.
Sources and References
- Jackson Fryburger, “Dodgers Drop Fourth Game in Row; Look to Rebound Tuesday vs. Cubs,” Yahoo Sports (Easy Sportz), August 4, 2026 — https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-drop-fourth-game-row-080017941.html
- “Cubs Rout Wrobleski, Dodgers Drop Fourth Straight,” Yahoo Sports — https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cubs-rout-wrobleski-dodgers-drop-034926190.html
- “Cubs crush four home runs to propel win vs. Dodgers,” MLB.com video recap, August 3, 2026 — https://www.mlb.com/rays/video/cubs-crush-four-home-runs-to-propel-win-vs-dodgers
- “Déjà vu for Justin Wrobleski in homer-filled loss to the Cubs,” TrueBlueLA (used in place of the submitted LA Times link, which could not be retrieved) — https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/121292/justin-wrobleski-allows-four-home-runs-loss-cubs
