Another One-Run Loss for Dodgers : Baseball: Vizcaino’s single drives home Dascenzo and caps a two-run ninth inning in the Cubs’ 5-4 victory.

Kevin Gross was no threat to become the second pitcher in major league history to pitch consecutive no-hitters.

The Dodger right-hander gave up a single to Dwight Smith with one out in the second inning Saturday night at Dodger Stadium to end his string of hitless innings.

Gross had pitched a no-hitter Monday night here against the San Francisco Giants.

Still, Gross left the game after eight innings with a 4-3 lead on two-run home runs by Henry Rodriguez and Brett Butler.

But John Candelaria and Jim Gott gave up two runs in the ninth and the Chicago Cubs squeezed out a 5-4 victory.

Jose Vizcaino, a .219 hitter and a former Dodger, singled home Doug Dascenzo with the winning run with two out off Gott. A throwing error by shortstop Jose Offerman and a passed ball by Mike Scioscia set up the tying run, which came in on Dascenzo’s looping single to left field.

It was the Dodgers’ 33rd loss in 47 one-run games.

This one ended with a pinch-runner Eric Young, on second base with one out, being doubled off when Luis Salazar flagged down Dave Hansen’s line drive to right-center field.

Manager Tom Lasorda was frustrated by another one-run loss, caused by overeager youngsters.

“On the play that ended the game,” Lasorda said, “you have to make sure the ball goes through. You can’t get doubled up.”

He said he brought left-handed pitcher Candelaria in the game because the Cubs had left-handed batters coming up and Gross had pitched a hard game, throwing 112 pitches.

The Cubs reached the .500 mark and Manager Jim Lefebvre said that Vizcaino was part of the reason.

“Both of my shortstops, Vizcaino and Rey Sanchez, have done a great job for us in the field and with timely hitting,” Lefebvre said.

Jim Bullinger, who pitched well in relief for the Cubs when he came up from the minor leagues in late May, was making his second start.

After Eric Karros singled to open the second inning, Rodriguez hit his third home run, a drive into the right-field bleachers for a 2-1 lead.

Both Gross and Bullinger had breezed through the first inning. Gross needed seven pitches to extend his streak of hitless innings to 10. Bullinger gave up a hit to Lenny Harris, but the second baseman was out stealing.

Control trouble helped put an end to Gross’s shutout string in the second inning. After he walked former teammate Kal Daniels and hit Steve Buechele in the back, Smith singled home Daniels.

After Smith’s single, Gross retired nine batters in a row before Rick Wilkins hit his fifth home run with one out in the fifth inning to tie the score, 2-2.

Bullinger seemed settle down after Rodriguez’s homer. He retired seven hitters in a row before Hansen walked in the fourth inning.

Bullinger seemed to have things pretty well under control, too, retiring 11 of 12 hitters before Offerman singled with two out in the fifth inning.

Butler really shook up Bullinger. He hit a high drive down the right-field line that dropped into the second row of the stands, barely inside the foul pole, for his third home run of the season.

Right fielder Derrick May was playing shallow and had no chance to get to the fence and make the catch. Butler’s home run put the Dodgers ahead, 4-2.

With two out and a runner on in the seventh inning, the Cubs struck again when pinch-hitter Andre Dawson singled home Smith for the third run off Gross.

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