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The Dodgers dropped their fourth straight game on Sunday night, falling to the Chicago Cubs 10-5 at Wrigley Field. Justin Wrobleski had a night to forget, giving up four home runs and seven runs in what was a rough outing from start to finish, per the L.A. Times staff report.

Wrobleski has been asked to carry a bigger role in this rotation, and nights like this are the growing pains that come with it. The left-hander showed real promise earlier in the season and earned his spot in the big league rotation through solid work at Triple-A Oklahoma City, but major league hitters are relentless — and the Cubs made him pay for mistakes in the zone. Four home runs allowed is the kind of damage that buries a start before the middle innings even arrive. For a young pitcher still learning how to navigate lineups a second and third time through, this is a harsh lesson, but it’s one that most developing starters go through. The stuff is there. The consistency isn’t — not yet.

The Dodgers managed five runs of their own, so the bats weren’t completely asleep, but that kind of offensive output means nothing when your starter is getting launched on. This is a team built to win in October, and the expectation is that Tarik Skubal‘s arrival — he’s set to debut Tuesday right here at Wrigley — will stabilize things at the top of the rotation. But the back end still needs to hold up, and Wrobleski’s start is a reminder that depth matters beyond the marquee names.

Four consecutive losses is the longest skid for this team in a while, and while I’m not hitting the panic button, the timing is less than ideal. We just made the biggest trade of the Friedman era, the vibes should be sky-high, and instead we’re watching the bullpen mop up blowouts. The Red Sox series was ugly, and now this. The good news is that the roster is better than it was a week ago — significantly better. The bad news is that the roster doesn’t pitch itself.

Wrobleski’s role going forward could come into question depending on how the rotation shakes out with Skubal now in the fold and other arms potentially returning from injury. He may get pushed into a swingman or long-relief role, or he may get another crack at the rotation with a shorter leash. Either way, this start won’t help his case. The Dodgers need their young arms to compete, not combust, especially in a stretch where every game matters for positioning in what’s shaping up to be a loaded National League playoff picture.

Tuesday can’t come fast enough. Skubal on the mound at Wrigley should reset the energy around this team. But we need more than one guy — Wrobleski included — to figure it out down the stretch.

Source(s): Staff (L.A. Times) | First reported: August 4, 2026 3:10 AM UTC

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