>> matt: well hit to right! and they would make it a one-run lead! [ cheers and applause ] >> matt: chris coghlan, have yourself an afternoon.

4 for 4 with two home runs including the two-run shot in the eighth that gives the cubs their first lead of the day. javi baez takes strike one. >> john: it just doesn't have the depth. see how that cutter doesn't have anything? it turns into almost a two-seamer and the fact that it doesn't have depth and life at the end, the hitter can square it up. wilson just doesn't have the stuff that we've been accustomed to seeing especially today and it's cost the dodgers a couple of runs here. the runs have put them back on top, 8-7. >> matt: at the start of play today the dodger bull pen ranked

19th in e.r.a., around the middle of the pack in runs allow allowed, they've been a big problem for the dodger bull pen and don mattingly has watched it implode this afternoon. >> off the end of the bat into shallow right and gordon retreats on it to make the catch for round number two. when l.a. bats trailing in the ninth, imagine saying that on a day like today when we thought the dodgers would run away and hide. when they bat trailing in the ninth, they'll have puig, gonzalez and kemp.

there's anthony rizzo now. see wilson trying to throw more breaking balls. trying to do whatever he can to keep the hitter off balance. i would think this would be a pretty good at bat if the cutter he throws does not cut anthony rizzo. >> matt: 1-1. they were going to definitely bring in jansen for a one-plus inning save and that's so important, the scales of this game would affect the next few games for the dodgers. >> matt: so it's a different

scenario than the the one we posed for the giants. l.a. has been unable to come back today and the giants beat the padres in san diego. it's down to just a two and a half-game deficit and i'm sure the giants who arrived early into the ballpark at petco today have this one on the tv. third base coach tim flannery is running around the visitors' clubhouse with a sanitary sock tied to his head trying to rally the world's greatest jam band into another great finish. the nl west is far from over. >> john: you speak from a little experience, i take it. >> matt: a little. strike taken by rizzo. after adrian gonzalez's second home run that capped off a four-run third, the dodgers had a 6-1 lead and looked like they

were just headed right for the finish line today. here's ball four. actually, that hit him. that's a 2-2 pitch that hit anthony rizzo. breaking ball on the back foot. off the toe. >> the padres have been and that's not a fun team to play against and they've not scored enough runs to be in the mix and their pitching has been so good and it keeps them in every game and they can find offense and they're another one of those teams that can make a turnaround. i don't think any of the giants take the padres lightly.

they're all post-season games down the stretch, yes, they're a piece of the wild card and they love the division win to avoid the do or die scenario of a wild card game. >> matt: a pass and a miss by the pinch hitter junior lake. a ball and a strike from brian wilson. >> matt: at the start of the afternoon when trailing entering the eighth inning the cubs had been 2 and 71. this kind of thing has not happened very often this year.

two balls and a strike with two runners aboard and two gone here in the eighth. the dodgers have the the 2, three, four batters, puig, gonzalez and kemp. and ron is ready to do the pitching. >> john: also, six big runs late in the game and can't help if you're the dodgers. 7-2. >> matt: wilson's 2-2 pitch is lined into center field. rizzo has to hurry to get back and runners at first and second now with two away.

we've seen puig do this a few times and come out looking like he might throw to the lead base and comes firing behind the runner trying to catch him. >> matt: here comes don mattingly and he's got the hook in his pocket and he will make his sixth pitching change of the afternoon. we'll be right back. ♪ here's a good one seattle... what did geico say to the mariner? we could save you a boatload! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ what's seattle's favorite noise? the puget sound! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ all right, never mind doesn't matter. this is a classic. what does an alien seamstress sew with? a space needle! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly continuously ♪ oh come off it captain! geico.

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roubling eighth and give the dodgers a one-run deficit when they go into the ninth and luis valbuena, the batter. if you are just tuning in, chicago scored four in the seventh and two in the eighth here on the home run by chris coghlan to take their first lead of the game and with two on and two away, frias tries to retire luis valbuena here on top of two. >> matt: frias has a good arm and you see him trying to start it inside to get the front door sinker action. curveball has real good depth. 80 miles an hour, he'll throw that and he has a changeup and a two-seamer. we see the curveball 0 and 2 and he'll go up and climb the ladder. i never really liked that pitch unless there's something in your repertoire that you naturally do.

that's a tough pitch for a pitcher to get in an area where a lot of bad things can happen. that becomes a waste if you miss three or four feet from the target, but i know the purpose is to change the eye level of the hitter. primarily for that. that quadrant right there was so far away from each other it has no purpose to the hitter. the hitte hitter doesn't see th pitch and you follow that with a curveball up that has a better chance of effectiveness. in essence, he just wasted two pitches to get the count even. >> matt: a swing and a miss by valbuena. so pri as retires the side and not before the damage is done. the comeback started in the seventh and the three-run home run by alcantara and chris coghlan's first, delivers the

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>> matt: the former national league rookie of the year chris coghlan has had some kind of afternoon and a pair of home runs and a four for four line and the last line, the two-run shot against brian wilson putting the dodgers behind the eight ball today. amazing that the first-place team headed for the postseason did not have a single comeback when trailing after eighth this year. >> that is shocking to me. i know the game has changed with relievers and power arms coming out of the ten and power arms and this guy has one and you will see the fast balls at 97 miles an hour at times with a

pretty good slider to boot. puig, gonzalez and kemp for los angeles down a run and the cubs have turned it over to their closer and hector rendon the in the ninth. saw the the note on rendon earlier and did check his swing. my heavens! really? ndon earlier and did check his swing. my heavens! really? ondon earlier and did check his swing. my heavens! really? >> matt: more than one cub on the bench yelling if he hits it it's a double. again, the note on rondon, he's converted his last 11 saved chances and this is his 60th appearance of the year. 25 of 29 altogether.

>> matt: 2-2 to puig. >> john: this one area on teams that are struggling, i think you still have to have and find a closer to the future and you're meant to win to have a good feeling at the end of the game and i think for rondon and the cubs, you have some potential of having a good bull pen with some of their arms and can you find the starter's strength when they go out in the free agency to get it will be seen. full count now, three balls and two strikes to yasiel puig. you almost forget about what a huge afternoon adrian anyone gon ez has had because it looked like the dodgers were off to the races. two home runs and five rbis and his first two plate appearances. here's puig, on the ground to

second and to rizzo and the dodgers are down to their final two outs today. it's almost like you could hold a mirror up to your scorecard today, john. the dodgers' innings, one through three, six runs on six hits with a couple of dingers. the last two innings for the cubs. six runs on six hits, two dingers. >> john: yeah. that's going to sting more for the dodgers obviously if they don't tie it up or come back and win it. >> matt: awe ball and no strikes to gonzalez.

in to shallow left to coghlan. two away in the ninth. ball and to gonzalez. in to shallow left to coghlan. two away in the ninth. >> john: that's a fast ball that just keeps gonzalez to the barrel of the bat. he's hit two of these out of the ballpark today, but that one had some life on it that just couldn't get the barrel of the bat out quick enough and therefore a lazy fly ball to center field. >> matt: a big crowd this afternoon and they've stuck around through the rain. they stuck around through a lull on the field that looked like their cubs were put away, done today.

on their feet in anticipation of the final out. 1-1 to matt kemp. >> matt: if rondon hangs out for this final out it's a three-game lead for the dodgers over the giants in the al west. l.a. down to its last strike. >> matt: two balls and two

strikes. >> john: rondon does a great job with his mechanics back and behind every pitch he's thrown. fast ball or slider. >> matt: that will do it. a 1-2-3 ninth by rondon caps a brilliant come from behind win for the chicago cubs. without question, our game changer profile brought to you by t-mobile, official sponsor and game changer today, chris coghlan, 4 for 4 including the game winner in the last of the eighth. >> john: sign him up and give him a long-term deal and he had a great game and certainly one he'll never forget. two rbies and a big come from behind. >> matt: the cubs and the dodgers, 8-7 and the dodger score. let's send it to our fox sports studios and ryan field and erik

karros and frank thomas. >> all right, matt. thanks. welcome to the chevrolet fox saturday post game show in los angeles. ryan, erik and frank here with you. dodgers with a 7-2 lead as the cubs come back and get an impressive victory and l.a.'s magic number remain at six to make the playoffs and if you're the dodgers you can't have losses like this at this juncture of the season. you like to lead the game when you're winning like this. the last six games no dodgers starting pitcher has gone more than five innings and they have a combined total of 33 1/3 innings. what that means, that bull pen is getting taxed. they got killed again today. the starters need to give more innings. >> that they do, dodgers remaining atop of the al west and also this afternoon in kansas city, the battle for the al central lead and the royals.

two on for omar infante who tries to double up aaron hoesler and salvador perez scores and brad is wondering if perez tagged out at third and a look at the replay. perez never touched the bag. the tigers would appeal and the play was not reviewable. the umpires discussed it and called him out and ned i don't want fired up and scherzer just the opposite and later, tyler collins and the rookie off james shields' rbi single and it was a 3-2 detroit lead in the ninth. joe nathan against raul ibanez and he gets it to end at tigers with a crucial victory, 3-2, your final and because of that, the tigers, 2 1/2 game lead the on the royals and kansas city now tied with seattle for that second wild card spot.

afterward our ken rosenthal caught up with tory hunter. >> the play at third place and the sixth inning, salvador perez did not tag out. how did you see it? >> they showed it on the replay screen and it was obvious that he didn't tag up and i just didn't know what took so long, but they got the play right and it went in our favor. >> what did you think of the fact that your bench caught that. that's not the easiest thing to pick up on. >> perez picked it up and he was sitting on the bench and he did not tag up and he went and told brad and everyone saw it on the replay and it was a thumbs up and it worked out in our favor, like i said. >> matt: you are another, you had the home run off of shields and you had good numbers off of shields and what was your thought? >> shields throws everything and i was trying to get a pitch up that i could handle because it would sink down and i always try to get a pitch up and i was able to get one that was up and

capitalized on it and james shields is a bulldog. >> that lastining, and longtime teammate and it was as harry hairy as it gets. >> sometimes what he get older we get wiser and he was trying to make his pitch and he's not throwing 97 and 98 anymore and he has to be smart. you have those guys jared over there and escobar. they're thorns in your side and these guys play well and that was a good ball game all around and i'm sure the fans got what they paid for. >> thanks a lot. >> take care. >> 39-year-old tory hunter talking about 39-year-old joe nathan and take us back to that play in the bottom of the sixth, eric, the tigers getting the top half of the next inning and you

talk about a touch of events. >> john: it >> it changed the momentum of the game and it was not a reviewable plate and the umpires didn't get a review of new york, but what they did see was the replay on the jumbo tronat kansas city. >> wow! >> here you see scherzer with the play and he calls him safe and brad comes out and challenges the call. again, they never saw a replay outside of the one that kansas city, the royals showed on their own jumbo tron. that's why the umpires got together and reversed the call. it's crazy and that could cost them the postseason. much more on fox sports live and over on fox sports one and college football is back with the big 12 showdown taking on west virginia and coverage starts at 6:30 eastern right here on fox. we'll see you then. enjoy the game.

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