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Yu Darvish pitches Dodgers to 3-0 NLCS lead over Cubs

Dodgers’ Chris Taylor slides into third base ahead of the tag by Cubs’ Kris Bryant for an RBI triple in the fifth inning of Game 3 on Tuesday in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
By Jay Cohen Associated Press

CHICAGO – Yu Darvish pitched into the seventh inning, Chris Taylor homered again and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Tuesday night to open a commanding 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.

Andre Ethier also went deep and Taylor added an RBI triple in the fifth as Los Angeles set a franchise record with its sixth consecutive playoff win. Yasiel Puig had two more hits in another entertaining performance that included an impressive bat flip – on a long foul ball in the first inning.

Looking for a four-game sweep, the Dodgers will send Alex Wood to the mound Wednesday night at Wrigley Field with a chance to reach the World Series for the first time since their last championship in 1988. Jake Arrieta, eligible for free agency after the season, pitches for the Cubs in what could be his final start with the team.