Baez blasts keep Cubs in contention

CHICAGO - Javier Baez snapped an 0-for-20 skid with two home runs and Wade Davis hung on for a six-out save as the Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep, holding off the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series on Wednesday night.

Jake Arrieta pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning to help the defending World Series champion Cubs close their deficit to 3-1.

Manager Joe Maddon got ejected for the second time in this series in the eighth, and a packed Wrigley Field crowd watched Davis get Cody Bellinger to ground into a game-ending double play.