we got a great pitching matchup this game is going to be big in Japan show to imanaga for the Cubs and Yamamoto who comes off of the injured list head-to-head tonight and that's the beauty but yes we saw this in April but to have really four stars from Japan on the field tonight and a sight for sore eyes right here Yoshi noou Yamamoto set to make his first start since mid June a 292 erra in 14 starts and a guy who strikes out about 28 % of the batters that he faces so the stuff is real fires the one two to half boy looking good one batter in breaks off a curve oh how we've missed you dirty this thing bounced in front of the plate and got a swing and Miss from me and hap the onew backto back C splitter Dives under the swing and now how about this battle SE Suzuki and yoshinobu Yamamoto here's the payoff Yamoto strikes out the side and his first inning in three months here's Zago make quite the first impression 12 and three with a 299 that's top five in the National League he's made 26 starts Cubs have won 20 of those right away we get a match up between Japanese Superstars and shot imanaga and shoh Otani T first pitch swinging pops it up Swanson wandering out as her gives way and Dansby makes the catch one pitch and one out and now it's mukie Betts High Fly ball in the air left center field Pete KL [Applause] Armstrong and Freeman lifts that in the air so it's a quick first inning for imanaga he threw just four pitches it's Cody Bellinger belly with a couple of hits including a homer last night and back with a 2-2 he has struck out the first four a devilish splitter parus Waits that's laced into left field and a base hit for paradus five strikeouts already goes to the splitter once again gets another K make it five first one to Nico and that's a line drive and a base hit into center field and Nico squaring it up to a board and two out and it's pet cor Armstrong coming to the plate at two hits in his first game at Dodger stage that's bounced towards first and it eats up Freeman kicks into foul ground here comes esack paradus and the Cubs have jumped in front one to nothing an in between hop and the gold Glover got eaten up one ZIP the son of two teachers in Japan baseball very cerebral game for the one they call the pitching philosopher his first one to Tommy Edmond is turned around deep to the left field corner it's got a chance and it's the first home R in the Dodger uniform for Tommy Edmond so the game tied at one as Edmond hooks it inside the left field foul pole the Stanford guy takes the pitching philosopher deep Tommy Edmond first home run of the season so first time he's gone into the third here in the second stage of his season again both minor league rehabs were just two innings strikes out half for the second time make it six punch outs for Yamamoto the pitch fast ball at the knee swans walking back to the Dugout before the home PL umpire signal strike three struck out the side in the first against the top of the order he got a shot to do it again here Thea Suzuki got him that thing nose dive he strikes out the side in the third just as he did in the first the first two batters have reached for the Dodgers in the bottom of the third here comes the top of the order and Sh Otani here's an area where Otani would like to get going again he's won for his cross 20 with runners in scoring position on the ground bus grabs it goes to Second for one returned to first two wow oh what a double play that was gorgeous quickly two down with a man at third starts up to mooki with two away two on to third paradus grabs it what a job by Sha pumping the fist Michael bus runner at first one away as Dave Roberts before the game I said so was two innings last time I mean does he get four and Dave said if he gets into the fourth it's great grounds this ball to First Freeman will go to Second for one back to first to bble Pro and Yoshi noou Yamamoto with four solid Innings and here is the power source for the Dodgers here tonight Tommy Edmond hits this ball hard left center field it's carrying pretty well Tommy Edmond with his second home run Tommy Edmond has done it again little bit of a delayed reaction from the crowd there I think some folks thought Pete for Armstrong pulled that one back instead Tommy Edmund's first two home runs in a doer uniform have come on the same night it's a 2-1 lead Max Muny will be the first batter in the bottom of the fifth two up against the left-hander Sha imanaga M turns on a ball bless it to right center field goodbye good sign Max Muny with a home run against the left third Dodger home run of the game in a 3-1 lead thanks to Max mun's 13th of the Season underneath the leather and that's going to be a base set for PES close play pz back in I think he might have got him got him on the shoulder yeah they are going to look at it how about that it was just a good tag of letting the ball travel at first Bas they calling the fielders overturn the runners out Chicago will retain their challenge that one drilled out towards right center field Pete Crow Armstrong racing and he made the catch what a play heca on the move and he steals extra bases from Kik Hernandez jeban Phillips down third appearance this guy has been a super reliable member of their Bullpen and that one dribbled third base side Barnes pounces on it throw to first and it pulls Freeman off the base everybody safe Dansby is aboard it's an error on the catcher this is what you want here in the eigh to aboard nobody out and the Cubs with their big bat at the plate and that's a base hit up the middle Pap around third he's into score Swanson dives into third and now the throw gets away it's into the camwell Swanson comes in to score and it is 33 how do you like that and the Cubs have come back to an errant throw from center field from Tommy Edmund and Chicago has tied the game at three to a board for Bush oh for three today that one hit Softly on the ground Hernandez it kicks away racing home is Suzuki and the Cubs have the lead Hernandez tried to grab it and put the tag on the runner Bellinger before he actually had the ball one of the ugliest half Innings of the year and now the Cubs will try to get an insurance run ni o' hor batting Line Drive Fair ball base hit getting to the corner here comes Bellinger and they'll hold the runner at third as bus Dives back in it's a double for Nico and RBI it knocks in a run it's 53 so the Cubs leaded five to three still just one out second and third for Pete Crow Armstrong bounced diving play Hernandez his only play as at first run comes in and it's 63 and Otani but the base is empty this place is gigantic Lon hits that one out towards right center and pro armstr holy cow extra style points what in the world was that Roar gral will take over it's good to see him back High Fly ball to center field Edmond's go one back he's got it and the top of the ninth good to see Bruce D grol back on the mound new pitcher will be Porter Hodge as he tries to collect the save and the numbers have been excellent for the right-hander that is a twoof base runner for La Roos at third with two down ax m one for three that one hit was a big one highfly ball out towards right center field Pete Crow Armstrong at the wall jumps W and he made the catch oh baby Pete Crow Armstrong steals a Homer from Max Muny and that is how this one comes to an end what a comeback win for the Cubs tonight this is as sparkling of an individual defensive performance you will ever see in a single game