CHICAGO -AP- Kyle Hendricks dominated over eight innings and theChicago Cubs backed him with four home runs, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Thursday for their eighth win in nine games.Javier Baez, Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant connected against 19-year-old Julio Urias (0-1). Anthony Rizzo hit a leadoff homer againstJ.P. Howell in the eighth as the major league-leading Cubs took three of four from the Dodgers. 
Hendricks (4-4) allowed two runs and three hits, struck out six and walked one. He pitched a complete game in his previous outing to beat Philadelphia.The Cubs gave Hendricks all the support he needed after managing just four hits over the previous two games.Urias was simply overpowered in his second career start. The top prospect gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings after lasting only 2 2/3 innings in his big league debut against the New York Metslast week.Baez broke out of a 6-for-42 slide with two hits and three RBI, including a long two-run homer in the fourth. He also made a neat catch at second base in the fifth inning, when he raced to his right and lunged to snag Carl Crawford's soft liner up the middle.Heyward and Bryant made it 6-1 with homers on consecutive pitches in the bottom half. Bryant's drive hit halfway up the video board in left.Jorge Soler got two hits and scored twice as the Cubs improved to 6-1 on their 10-game homestand.Trayce Thompson homered as Los Angeles finished 3-4 on its seven-game trip.
Hendricks (4-4) allowed two runs and three hits, struck out six and walked one. He pitched a complete game in his previous outing to beat Philadelphia.The Cubs gave Hendricks all the support he needed after managing just four hits over the previous two games.Urias was simply overpowered in his second career start. The top prospect gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings after lasting only 2 2/3 innings in his big league debut against the New York Metslast week.Baez broke out of a 6-for-42 slide with two hits and three RBI, including a long two-run homer in the fourth. He also made a neat catch at second base in the fifth inning, when he raced to his right and lunged to snag Carl Crawford's soft liner up the middle.Heyward and Bryant made it 6-1 with homers on consecutive pitches in the bottom half. Bryant's drive hit halfway up the video board in left.Jorge Soler got two hits and scored twice as the Cubs improved to 6-1 on their 10-game homestand.Trayce Thompson homered as Los Angeles finished 3-4 on its seven-game trip.
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