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LOS ANGELES -- Kris Bryant heard the MVP chants from the contingent of Chicago fans at Dodger Stadium. Inside the clubhouse, his teammates showered him with more of the same.Bryant hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning to go with an earlier solo shot, lifting the Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Friday night in the series opener between NL division leaders.Its humbling and just keeps me going and keeps me determined to do all I can, Bryant said. Its pretty cool to hear.Bryants NL-leading 35th homer capped a comeback from an earlier two-run deficit and extended the Cubs winning streak to four games. Bryant heard the crowds chants as he scored behind Dexter Fowler, who singled leading off.Bryant went 2 for 4 and scored three runs to increase his major league-leading total to 107.His swing has gotten shorter, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Its more contact oriented, he is not chasing as much. He is able to put the ball in play with two strikes. That for me is the biggest difference over last year.Chicago improved to 19-4 in August while earning its major league-leading 82nd victory.We never give up, Bryant said. We always believe we can win in the final innings.Travis Wood (4-0) got the victory with one inning of relief. Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless 10th with two strikeouts for his 10th save in 12 chances since being acquired on July 25 from the Yankees.Adam Liberatore (2-1) took the loss, allowing two runs and four hits in one inning. The Dodgers had their NL West lead cut to one game after San Francisco won.Bryants first homer leading off the eighth pulled the Cubs to 4-3.Chicago tied the game 4-all in the ninth on a wild pitch by closer Kenley Jansen that allowed Jayson Heyward, who led off with a double, to score from third.A misfire with the cutter, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Kenley is tough for anyone to catch. His ball does a lot of different things.The Dodgers took a 4-2 lead on Adrian Gonzalezs homer leading off the seventh.New Dodgers catcher Carlos Ruiz went 1 for 3 with a walk and was hit by a pitch in his first at-bat after being acquired Thursday from the Phillies for catcher A.J. Ellis, a popular and well-regarded player in the clubhouse. Ruiz failed to catch Jansens wild pitch that led to the tying run.His ball was moving real good and it surprised me, Ruiz said. I have no excuse.The Dodgers led 3-1 in the fourth when a run scored when Howie Kendrick grounded into a double play. They got runs in the third on Justin Turners RBI groundout and another by Chase Utley in the second.The Cubs closed to 3-2 in the fifth on Anthony Rizzos RBI single with two outs.Utley made a diving stop on Ben Zobrist in the fifth, when he threw on his back to Gonzalez for an inning-ending out that stranded two runners.Dodgers starter Bud Norris allowed two runs and three hits in five innings, struck out six and walked four.Cubs starter Mike Montgomery gave up three runs and six hits in five innings, struck out five and walked four.JANSEN MOVES UPDespite blowing his sixth save of the season, Jansen struck out two to surpass Jim Brewer for most strikeouts by a reliever in Dodgers franchise history with 606.MAKING MOVESThe Dodgers recalled pitcher Brock Stewart from Triple-A Oklahoma City to start Sundays series finale. The 24-year-old right-hander has appeared in three games (two starts) with the team this season, going 0-2 with an 11.25 ERA. He is a combined 9-3 with a 1.68 ERA in 20 minor league starts with three different teams, including Oklahoma City. To make room on the roster, the Dodgers optioned C Shawn Zarraga to OKC and RHP Kenta Maeda to the Rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers, whose season ends Sunday.TRAINERS ROOMDodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw threw a 60-pitch bullpen session Friday. Hes been on the DL for nearly two months with a herniated disk in his back. Next he will face hitters. ... LHP Brett Anderson, on the DL with a finger blister, threw a bullpen session and expects to face hitters next week.UP NEXTCubs: RHP Jason Hammel (13-6, 3.07 ERA) starts the middle game of the series. He is winless in eight games (five starts) at Dodger Stadium. In his last outing, he allowed a season-high-tying 10 runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings of an 11-4 loss at Colorado.Dodgers: LHP Julio Urias (4-2, 3.95) has won his last three decisions. 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NAGANO, Japan -- When hes not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold.The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics where he hopes to use his mental toughness and skill to bring home a medal.Yazawa wakes up before dawn every day -- not to train -- but to pray as a novice priest.With a shaved head and donning a long black robe, he tags along behind senior priests at the ancient Zenkoji Daikanjin Temple in Nagano prefecture, still learning his chants and getting used to long hours of sitting on the floor.But once the clock strikes 3 p.m. and his duties are done, he changes into a polo shirt and shorts and drives his white van to the nearby Saigawa River to practice for the big stage of Rio.Though a lifelong canoeist, Yazawas second calling as priest came shortly after competing in the London Olympics in 2012.He placed ninth in the mens K-1 kayak slalom -- a record for a Japanese canoeist -- but was strained under the pressures of finding sponsors.Thats was when he felt the need to find a stable job, and was inspired by his mentor and a fellow priest who also serves as the Nagano canoe association chairman, Kenei Koyama.In 2013, Yazawa decided to retreat from the front-lines of foreign competition and entered into priesthood.I never had the intention of balancing the two Yazawa said. When I starrted as a Buddhist priest, I had decided that my main job would be as a priest and that my life as a canoeist would be done in my spare time.ddddddddddddn unexpected turn of events happened when Yazawa won the Japanese canoe slalom national tournament in 2015, propelling him to the top among Japanese contenders to compete in the Summer Games in Rio.Now, Yazawa practices for about an hour and half, six days a week, followed by either a runs or a gym session.His practice time on an average day is less than half of what he had done for the London Olympics, but that has not deterred Yazawa from reaching for gold.I hope to give my best performance that I can on the grand stage of the Olympics, and come back to Japan with a good feeling Yazawa said.His elders, meanwhile, are giving him all the support they can while not putting too much pressure on him.If you can win, nothing would surpass that, Kansho Kayaki, Deputy Chief Priest at the temple, told Yazawa. Regardless of the results, we hope you will stay healthy, avoid injuries, and complete the games.Yazawa will be competing at his third Olympics in Rio, following Beijing and London. Win or lose, he is taking a philosophical approach.This time, I think Im more at ease, Yazawa said. I think Ill be able to enjoy the Games. ' ' '