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August 5, 2026 · Dodgers at Cubs · Sweep Complete

Sweep Statement: PCA Powers Cubs Past Dodgers 7-6 at Wrigley

The Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the defending champion Dodgers with a wild 7-6 win, powered by Pete Crow-Armstrong's two-homer, four-RBI afternoon and finished by Jacob Webb after Los Angeles nearly erased a six-run deficit.
Final
CHC 7 · LAD 6
Cubs complete sweep
PCA
2 HR · 4 RBI
MVP-level statement
Imanaga
5 IP · 1 ER
6 K, 0 BB
Finish
Webb Save
Perfect 9th
The Core StoryWhat started as an Ohtani-Imanaga headline became a Pete Crow-Armstrong statement. Ohtani homered on the game's first pitch sequence, PCA answered in the bottom half, and the Cubs built a 7-1 lead before surviving a five-run Dodgers eighth to finish the sweep.
1. PCA met Ohtani swing for swingCrow-Armstrong matched Ohtani's leadoff homer in the first, doubled in a run in the second, and added a two-run shot in the fourth.
2. Shota kept the game groundedImanaga allowed one earned run across five innings, struck out six, and did not walk a batter.
3. Webb saved the sweepAfter the Dodgers scored five in the eighth, Jacob Webb worked a perfect ninth for his sixth save.

PCA MVP Moment

Crow-Armstrong produced four runs and answered every Dodgers surge until the Cubs had enough.
Pete Crow-Armstrong · Sweep Game1st inning420 FTLeadoff HR answer2nd inningRBI 2BSwanson scores4th inning2-R HR26th of seasonLine: 3-for-5, two homers, double, four RBI, two runs.

Late Surge Survival

The Dodgers made it scary, but the Cubs protected the final run.
012345LAD 8th: 5CHC margin: 1Webb 9th: 0

⏱ Visual Timeline Of The Sweep Clincher

Top 1st
Shohei Ohtani homers to right-center to give Los Angeles a 1-0 lead.
Bottom 1st
Pete Crow-Armstrong answers immediately with a 420-foot homer to center, tying it 1-1.
Bottom 2nd
Dansby Swanson doubles home Nico Hoerner, then PCA doubles home Swanson to make it 3-1 Cubs.
Bottom 4th
PCA hits his second homer, a two-run shot to right, and Alex Bregman later singles home Seiya Suzuki to make it 6-1.
Bottom 7th
Hoerner doubles home Michael Busch, giving Chicago a 7-1 lead.
Top 8th
Max Muncy hits a three-run homer and Ohtani adds a two-run homer, cutting the Cubs' lead to 7-6.
Top 9th
Jacob Webb works a perfect ninth, finishing the sweep.

🧤 Defensive And Pressure Notes

Error-free baseball in a one-run finish

The Cubs finished with zero errors, and that mattered because Los Angeles piled up 14 hits and nearly flipped the game in the eighth. The sweep survived because Chicago did not hand away extra outs.

Hoerner keeps the pressure on

Nico Hoerner went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored. His seventh-inning double ultimately became the difference between surviving the Dodgers rally and losing the sweep.

Webb closes the door

After the eighth inning got loud, Webb gave the Cubs exactly what they needed: a quiet ninth and a sixth save.

🎯 Pitching Breakdown

Shota Imanaga set the foundation with five innings of one-run ball, six strikeouts and no walks. Tyler Ferguson gave Chicago two scoreless innings before the eighth got messy, and Webb's ninth was the clean finish the sweep required.

PitcherIPHERBBKAssessment
Shota Imanaga5.08106Won the Ohtani-headline start and protected the early lead
Tyler Ferguson2.01003Excellent bridge work before the eighth-inning chaos
Caleb Thielbar0.14400Dodgers rally started here
Ryan Zeferjahn0.21102Stopped the eighth before the lead disappeared
Jacob Webb1.00000Perfect ninth, sixth save

🐻 Offensive Snapshot

The Cubs scored seven runs on 15 hits. PCA was the star, but Hoerner had three hits, Carson Kelly added three more, Michael Busch had two hits and scored the decisive seventh run, and Swanson helped set up the early separation.

PlayerLine / MomentImpact
Pete Crow-Armstrong3-for-5, 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBICarried the offense and matched the Ohtani show
Nico Hoerner3-for-4, 2B, RBI, RSeventh-inning RBI became the winning margin
Carson Kelly3-for-5Kept pressure on throughout the lineup
Dansby SwansonRBI double, RGave Cubs lead in the second
Alex BregmanRBI singleExtended the fourth-inning cushion

Series Sweep Breakdown

GameResultSignature Moment
Game 1Cubs 10, Dodgers 5Kevin Alcántara's first career homer and four Cubs home runs
Game 2Cubs 5, Dodgers 1Javier Assad outduels Tarik Skubal, Nico Hoerner adds late homer
Game 3Cubs 7, Dodgers 6PCA hits two homers and Webb seals the sweep

Friendly Confines Takeaway

This was more than a sweep. It was a message. The Cubs beat the Dodgers with power in Game 1, precision in Game 2, and resilience in Game 3. They stared down Ohtani, survived a late punch, and walked away with one of their loudest series wins of the season.

The Dodgers came to Wrigley. PCA turned it into a statement stage. The Cubs walked away with the broom.

Alcántara arrived Monday.
Assad and Hoerner secured Tuesday.
PCA owned Wednesday.
Webb slammed the door.

The Cubs swept the Dodgers at Wrigley Field.

May every contender feel the Wrigley wind.
May PCA keep making MVP noise.
May Imanaga keep answering big matchups.
And may the Friendly Confines remember this sweep as the week Chicago announced itself.

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Sources used for game facts: Bing Sports scoring summary, CBS Chicago/AP recap, Yahoo Sports Dodgers recap, Yahoo Sports Cubs sweep/PCA analysis, Baseball-Reference box score, ESPN box score and recap, FOX Sports game tracker, and FreePlays box score for Cubs 7, Dodgers 6 on August 5, 2026.