Dodgers Finally Win It : Baseball: After missing opportunities, they beat Cubs in 13th. Mondesi hits first homer.

The lineup was all out of order, the Dodger bullpen pitched in reverse order, and when it was finally over Saturday, it was a combination of Dodger veterans and youngsters who scored five runs in the 13th inning to beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-2.

The victory--on a hot, humid day before a season-high crowd of 39,763 at Wrigley Field--seemed indicative of the direction the Dodgers are moving.

“We want to build and to be competitive and to look to the future,” said Fred Claire, Dodger executive vice president. “Sure you need the right type of veterans who have been there and that helps the young players. And, as I have said before, nobody exemplifies that better than Brett Butler.”

Butler led off the 13th inning with a triple into the right-field corner--his second triple of the game--against relief pitcher Bob Scanlan (2-5). He scored the go-ahead run on a deep fly to center by Jose Offerman. Later in the inning, it was Raul Mondesi--the Dodger center fielder of the future--who hit his first major league home run.

But why the Dodgers were still playing in the 13th inning had them shaking their heads. They blew several scoring opportunities and had a second-inning rally cut short with one run scored and two runners thrown out at the plate.

Cub starter Mike Morgan held the Dodgers to two runs and six hits through seven innings. The downfall for Ramon Martinez, who gave up two runs and seven hits in eight-plus innings, was two of the four walks he issued. The Cubs turned each of those two-out walks into a run, with the second run tying the score, 2-2, in the fifth inning.

“We had our opportunities to score, but there was the ninth-inning double play I grounded into and the earlier one in the fourth, “ said Jody Reed, whose three hits came at the wrong times. “I look up and it’s the ninth inning and the score is 2-2 and I say, ‘Wow, how can you let this one get away?’

“Our pitchers pitched well and theirs did just as good of a job pitching out of jams until the, what inning was it that we scored? Once we got past the ninth inning, I was so mad anyway.”

After Butler scored the winning run, Mitch Webster doubled inside the left-field line. Mike Piazza was intentionally walked and Cory Snyder drove in two more runs with his first triple of the season. Then Mondesi, who entered the game in the ninth, hit a 1-and-2 pitch from Scanlan over the left field wall.

With Eric Karros sidelined because of a stomach virus and Eric Davis suffering from tendinitis in his left knee, Snyder played right, Henry Rodriguez played first and Dave Hansen made his second start of the season, at third.

Pedro Martinez (8-2) earned his seventh consecutive victory to tie his brother, Ramon, and Orel Hershiser for the most victories on the staff.

“I didn’t take the win away from my brother--he was already out,” Martinez said. “I took it away from Chicago, not from him.”

With none out in the Cub ninth, Webster misplayed Steve Buechele’s leadoff line drive to left field. Ramon Martinez was relieved by Todd Worrell, who hadn’t pitched since he gave up three runs a week ago. Jose Vizcaino laid down Worrell’s first pitch for a perfect sacrifice bunt, and the winning run was 90 feet away. But Worrell got Rey Sanchez to ground out and Ryne Sandberg to pop up on an 0-and-2 count to send the game into extra innings.

“Todd showed me today he’s ready,” Manager Tom Lasorda said.

The Dodgers hope the success by Worrell will give him the confidence he needs to move back into the closer position. “I didn’t throw that much differently today than I have been, but I had better location on a few pitches,” said Worrell, who was relieved by Jim Gott. Gott pitched the 10th and 11th innings.

“It wasn’t perfect, but better,” Worrell said. “A game like this can solve a lot of problems.”