On the mound, Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd fell into lockstep with Yamamoto, matching his zeros on the scoreboard for five innings. But in the sixth, Boyd allowed a single to Teoscar Hernandez, hit Freddie Freeman with a pitch and surrendered a three-run homer to Tommy Edman.

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to one of the best starts in the MLB this season, and that continued on Friday night. The Dodgers’ pitching staff absolutely shut down the Chicago Cubs at Dodger stadium while the offense did just enough to get a 3-0 win.