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The Atlanta Braves secure another series win with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The team's versatile lineup continues to impress.
The Chicago Cubs face the Atlanta Braves Tuesday to open a 3-game series at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Grant Holmes combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 in the opener of a three-game set between the National League’s top teams.
Ben Brown allowed just one hit over four shutout innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Thursday to salvage the finale of the series.
Regular season series are only three games long and sometimes four but this is one where you have to take the previous three games into a little consideration once we eventually get into talking about these three games.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Chicago Cubs (27-15, first in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (29-13, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (4-2, 2.2
Chris Sale drew attention for a rare mental error during Atlanta’s 2-0 loss to Chicago, though his pitching performance remained strong.
The Braves can sweep the Cubs on Tuesday as Chicago’s offense looks to snap out of a snooze in Atlanta. Kalshi has the Braves set as expensive -163 favorites on the moneyline with the run total at 7.5 for the 7:15 p.
The Atlanta Braves got an unexpected contribution vs the Cubs on a night when they honored Ted Turner and Bobby Cox.
Mike Yastrzemski drove in the tiebreaking run with a pinch-hit double in the eighth inning, and Mauricio Dubón finished off Chicago with a two-run homer that carried the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.