Dodgers score 6 runs in 4th to snap the Cubs' 10-game winning streak with 12-4 victory

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roki Sasaki earned his second major league victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied with six runs in the fourth inning to beat the Cubs 12-4 on Saturday night, snapping Chicago's 10-game winning streak.

Shohei Ohtani ended an 0-for-12 skid with a single in the first and then swiped second for just his second stolen base of the year. He had one of the Dodgers' 14 hits as Los Angeles set a season high for runs at home.

Sasaki (1-2) gave up four runs — three on solo homers by Seiya Suzuki, Moisés Ballesteros and Miguel Amaya — and seven hits with a career-high 99 pitches on his bobblehead night. The Japanese right-hander struck out five in his fifth career start, pitching into the sixth inning for the first time this year. He went 1-1 as a rookie last season before working as the closer during the Dodgers' run to their second straight World Series championship.

The Dodgers scored 10 or more runs for the fourth time this season. After scoring six in the fourth inning, they tacked on four more in the sixth. Andy Pages had a two-run double off reliever Javier Assad and later scored on a wild pitch by Vince Velasquez, who was called up Friday.

Max Muncy hit a tying two-run homer in the third for the Dodgers, who had lost five of seven. Their bullpen blew a four-run lead in a 6-4 loss in the series opener Friday that dropped them out of the NL West lead for the first time this season.

The Cubs took their last lead, 3-2, on Ballesteros' two-strike homer off Sasaki in the fourth.

The Dodgers went ahead for good by playing small ball in the bottom of the inning.

Alex Freeland tied the game at 3 with an RBI double. Freddie Freeman's RBI single chased Cubs starter Colin Rea (3-1). Teoscar Hernández had a two-run single and Dalton Rushing and Pages had RBI singles — all with two outs — to open an 8-3 lead.

Trailing 8-4, the Cubs left the bases loaded in the sixth. Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer struck out Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong before Will Klein came in and induced a groundout to the mound by Amaya that ended the threat.

Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.17 ERA) starts Sunday's series finale against LHP Justin Wrobleski (3-0, 1.88).

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Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki gestures after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, left, watches his throw to shortstop Dansby Swanson to force out Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy at second on a fielder's choice hit by Kyle Tucker during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, right, steals second as Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson waits without the ball during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched through more than 30 cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday in the largest protest yet against soaring housing costs that many say have put buying or renting a home beyond their reach.

The housing crisis has fueled weeks of demonstrations. Some activists have camped in central squares in Lisbon and Porto, the country’s two largest cities. Riot police with dogs have dispersed some protests, drawing accusations of heavy-handed tactics.

The demonstrations took inspiration from protests that began in neighboring Spain last month over similar housing concerns. They come amid widespread social unrest across Europe this autumn.

Marching under the slogan “We won’t let them steal our right to housing,” participants ranged from teenagers to retirees. Drums, music and chants accompanied the Lisbon march as protesters carried large banners and flags.

Susana Pacheco, a 35-year-old data analyst who works part-time as an astrologer to help pay her mortgage, said she worried about whether her younger sister could afford to move out of their parents’ home.

“I’m really worried about young people,” Pacheco said. “I don’t know how they’re going to be able to pay” for their own home.

“Things have become intolerable,” said Ana Encarnação, 42, citing rising living costs and the widening gap between rich and poor.

Activists want ceilings placed on rent increases, greater legal protection for tenants against eviction, and more affordable housing.

House prices in Portugal have risen much faster than incomes, statistics show.

Between 2015 and 2025, Portugal posted the biggest jump in the European Union in the home price-to-income ratio, with an increase of 61%, followed by the Netherlands with 34%, the EU statistical office Eurostat said last week.

There is no indication that the rise in housing costs is slowing. Between the first quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2026, housing prices rose by almost 20%, the National Statistics Institute, a government agency, said last month.

Rental prices, too, have climbed significantly, recording a 68% increase since 2020, according to the government.

Foreign buyers and investment funds have fueled price rises by buying Portuguese real estate. The country’s mild climate and long coastline have helped it grow popular with digital nomads and other remote workers, as well as retirees. Tourism has also surged, with many city center apartments switched to short-term rentals.

The government has responded with measures such as lowering taxes on new construction, restricting short-term rentals and promising to build 145,000 new homes. But it acknowledges that the effects won’t be immediate.

Portuguese President António José Seguro, whose role is mostly ceremonial but who wields political influence, convened a Council of State, an advisory body, to discuss the protests earlier this month and met Friday with some of the protesters.

AP reporter Helena Alves in Lisbon contributed to this story.

A woman carrying a giant red carnation marches with tens of thousands of protestors in a demonstration to demand affordable housing, in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A protestor holds a sign reading "Fight like Maricarmen" referring to the 87-year old woman whose fight against eviction drew attention to the housing crisis in Spain, during a demonstration to demand affordable housing, in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A protestor carries a map of Portugal with the real estate agency advertising slogan "It's Gone", during a demonstration to demand affordable housing, in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Bubbles float in the air as protestors dance and chant slogans during a demonstration to demand affordable housing, in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Protestors carry a poster featuring photos of Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas, from left, Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Interior Minister Luis Neves, during a demonstration to demand affordable housing, in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)