THE GAME: The Dodgers loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning but couldn’t score, finishing with a 2-2 tie against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch in Glendale Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers have two ties and a loss in their first three Cactus League games.

PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Robbie Erlin allowed and right-hander Carson Fulmer combined to hold the Cubs scoreless for the first five innings. Erlin went three innings, allowed three hits and walked a batter but also struck out three. Fulmer allowed a hit, walked one and stuck out two in his two innings. … Left-hander Justin Bruihl struck out two of the three batters he faced in the seventh.

HITTING REPORT: James Outman had a two-run single for the Dodgers’ first runs. … Jason Martin had a single in two at-bats and is 3 for 6 this spring with a pair of home runs. … Justin Turner was 1 for 3 with a single. … Michael Busch had a double in two at-bats.

DEFENSE REPORT: AJ Pollock raced in to catch a sinking line drive in left field, getting the Dodgers out of a first-inning jam with two runners on. … Eddy Alvarez had a rough day at third base. The Cubs’ second run scored when Alvarez couldn’t handle the throw from catcher Tony Wolters on a stolen base at third. The runner trotted home.

UP NEXT: Dodgers (RHP Andre Jackson) vs. White Sox (RHP Jason Bilous) at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Sunday, 1:05 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570

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