Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves
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Yastrzemski drives in tiebreaking run, Dubón and Baldwin homer as Braves beat Cubs 4-1
The Braves extended baseball's best record to 30-13 and made it two in a row over the Cubs, who arrived in Atlanta with the NL's second-best mark but now have lost a season-high four in a row.
Shota Imanaga (4-3) was the hard-luck loser for Chicago. He pitched into the eighth, surrendering a homer to Drake Baldwin but left with the score tied at 1 after giving up an infield single to Michael Harris II leading off the decisive inning.
Ha-Seong Kim followed with his first hit of the season, a single to left against Phil Maton. Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith struck out, but manager Walt Weiss got the hit he needed when he sent up Yastrzemski to bat for José Azócar.
Robert Suarez (4-0) earned the win with a scoreless eighth and Raisel Iglesias remained scoreless on the season with his eighth save.
Baldwin went deep in the fourth inning, turning a sweeper into a 402-foot drive into the Braves bullpen in deep right-center.
The Cubs tied the game their next time up and finished off Braves rookie starter JR Ritchie. Carson Kelly led off with a single and Ritchie was lifted after a one-out walk to Dansby Swanson. Tyler Kinley couldn't escape the jam, giving up an RBI single to Nico Hoerner.
Ritchie went 4 1/3 innings, giving up just two hits but struggling a bit with his command. He walked three while throwing 87 pitches in his fourth big league start.
The Cubs managed just four hits — all singles — after being held to a single hit in the series opener, a 5-2 victory for the Braves.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Crow-Armstrong popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Conforto grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Busch out at second. |
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9th Inning | Conforto hit for Kelly |
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9th Inning | Busch walked. |
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9th Inning | Yastrzemski in right field. |
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9th Inning | Iglesias relieved Smith |
Statistics
 CHC |
 ATL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 8 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 29 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 9 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 147 | Pitches | 113 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 29 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created | 3.4 |
| .133 | Batting Average | .276 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .133 | Slugging Percentage | .517 |
| .233 | Secondary Average | .241 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .276 |
| .390 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .793 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.0 |
| 10.0 | Batter Rating | 32.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 14.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.20 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.90 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .241 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .143 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .100 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.034 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 61.8 | MLB Rating | 83.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 35,540 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W3 | 0.63492066 | 40 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W4 | 0.5555556 | 35 |
| Chicago |
7 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
7.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
9.5 | 33 | L4 | 0.484375 | 31 |
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta |
- | 21 | W3 | 0.6818182 | 45 |
 Philadelphia |
9.5 | 30 | W1 | 0.53846157 | 35 |
 Washington |
12 | 33 | L1 | 0.5 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
 New York |
16 | 36 | L1 | 0.4375 | 28 |