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Recap: Los Angeles vs. Chicago Cubs

 

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Omar Luna drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Dodgers held on for a 7-6 win over the Cubs in Cactus League play.

Nick Punto knocked in a pair for Los Angeles, which saw starter Chad Billingsley allow two runs on five hits over two innings of work.

Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva only lasted two-thirds of an inning and was charged with two runs on one hit and two walks. Darnell McDonald belted a three-run homer, while Welington Castillo and Nate Schierholtz each had solo homers in the loss.

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