A late swing turned the game for the Atlanta Braves, who rallied past the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Atlanta’s offense erased Chicago’s early advantage and held on behind a strong finish from the bullpen.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ozzie Albies provided the central moment, supplying the home run that changed the game in the seventh. Drake Baldwin also delivered power for Atlanta, while Ronald Acuna helped bring the Braves back into contention earlier in the night.
The Cubs moved ahead when Pedro Ramírez’s sharp ground ball brought Michael Busch home in the second. Ramírez later reached on a fielder’s choice that allowed Busch to score, and Miguel Amaya’s sacrifice fly brought Matt Shaw across in the fourth. Atlanta answered when Ronald Acuna homered to bring home Drake Baldwin in the sixth. In the seventh, Albies homered with Austin Riley scoring, giving the Braves the lead. Baldwin’s homer in the ninth, with Albies scoring, extended the advantage.
Martin Perez earned the win after working through the early Chicago offense, and Didier Fuentes and Raisel Iglesias finished the game without allowing a run. Kevin Gausman kept Chicago in front early, but Jacob Webb surrendered the runs that put Atlanta ahead.
Atlanta extended its winning streak, while Chicago’s late rally never arrived. The game belonged to the Braves once the late swing finally came.
Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs, 6-3.
- Ozzie Albies went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .245 on the season).
- Drake Baldwin went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .280 on the season).
- Ronald Acuna went 1-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .254 on the season).
- Martin Perez allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (9-9) (3.07 ERA).
- Raisel Iglesias allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (33) (2.73 ERA).
- Jacob Webb allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 0.2 innings, and took the loss (6-2) (3.53 ERA).
Chicago Cubs fell to 84-68; Atlanta Braves improved to 89-63.