Kyle Schwarber almost pulled it off.

In the top of the third inning of Thursday’s 4-0 victory over the Dodgers, the Cubs’ left fielder ran back to the wall in left-center on a drive hit by the Dodgers’ Kiké Hernandez. The ball hit Schwarber’s glove and popped up and out. Schwarber looked to have recovered to make a juggling catch.

Umpires ruled Hernandez out initially, but the Dodgers challenged the call, and replay showed the ball grazing the vines before going back into Schwarber’s glove, and Hernandez had a double.

“It was close,” Schwarber said. “I thought it was going to come back a little bit more because of the wind. What I could have done better is get back to the wall. But I still tried. I wish it would have stuck in there the first time, too, and not popped out. I tried to get it, but I guess it ended up hitting the ivy.”

Center fielder Albert Almora tried “selling” the play as a great catch, and the umpires initially agreed. But alas, the camera never blinks, and replay overturned the catch.

What did Schwarber think in his heart of hearts?

“I was like, ‘They might not be able to overturn it,’” he said. “But I remember when I stuck my glove out, I could see it kind of touch the ivy, and I said, ‘Ah, they’re probably going to overturn this.’ I was going to be really upset if they gave him a home run because he kept running, and I didn’t know the rule on that. He (umpire Sam Holbrook) signaled out, and I guess that’s why they put him at second.”

Schwarber came up as a catcher, but the Cubs have moved him to the outfield. Just over a year ago, he suffered a serious knee injury during an outfield collision. Still, he plays aggressively in the field.

“As I’ve said before, if I’m going to make a mistake, it’s going to be an aggressive mistake, not a passive mistake,” he said. “That’s just the way I feel baseball should be played. You’re not ever going to get yelled at if you’re going (all out) trying to make a play. No one can second-guess you on that. That’s what I do. I just want to go out there and play the game 100 percent every day and try to make every play possible and go from there.”

Rondon checks out OK:

Relief pitcher Hector Rondon could be back in action Friday or Saturday. Rondon said he felt his left knee “pop” while covering the plate in Wednesday night’s game. He went for an MRI Thursday morning and was back at the ballpark.

“Not overtly definitive other than he felt really good today,” said manager Joe Maddon. Talking to PJ (athletic trainer Mainville), we don’t anticipate anything extended. I’m thinking like maybe tomorrow. He told Lester (bullpen coach Strode) he felt great in the bullpen today. We’ll see what he looks like when he comes in tomorrow.

“I was anticipating two days (off) and then playing him on Saturday. But we’ll see.”