Cubs' resilience shines again vs. Dodgers as win streak hits 10 - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — The characters keep changing, the injuries keep mounting, and yet, for the 2026 Chicago Cubs, the outcomes don't change.

On Friday night, in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium, against the two-time defending champs, it was Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner dazzling on defense and coming through on offense. It was Alex Bregman delivering his first big moment. And it was unheralded reliever Ryan Rolison stepping up for a pitching staff left with few other options. It all helped fuel a thrilling, come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cubs have won 10 in a row, adding to their longest winning streak since their championship-winning season in 2016.

«It's been so many different guys throughout this stretch here,» Swanson said. «That's the whole purpose of having a team. We have a collective, great unit and a bunch of guys who want to compete and enjoy doing it together.»

The Cubs have placed eight pitchers on the injured list this month, the latest being late-inning reliever Caleb Thielbar, who landed on the shelf earlier Friday with a hamstring strain. For the opener of this weekend series in L.A., Cubs manager Craig Counsell had only three relievers available. And when Jameson Taillon exited after five innings, he needed Rolison to give him as much as possible.

He wound up pitching three scoreless innings despite going 10 days since his last appearance, taking the game from a 4-0 deficit to a 4-4 tie. After Rolison exited, Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the ninth with a single, Swanson brought him in with a two-run homer, and Corbin Martin, another bullpen arm the Cubs weren't counting on for much this season, converted the save.

«Some days it's defense, some days it's homers, pitching,