Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves

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Chicago Cubs

83-63, 39-35 Away

Final
3 - 2

Atlanta Braves

65-81, 35-37 Home

Cubs get to Sale, outlast Braves 3-2 to win series

Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves: Game Highlights

In the fourth inning, Kelly homered and Justin Turner had an RBI double. Chicago made it 3-1 in the fifth on Seiya Suzuki's sacrifice fly.

Nico Hoerner went 3 for 4 and scored the final run for the Cubs. They have won six of 10 to hold onto the first National League wild-card spot.

Cubs starter Jameson Taillon was reinstated from the 15-day injured list ahead of the game. He allowed two runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Taylor Rogers (3-2) got the next four outs for the victory, and Andrew Kittredge pitched the ninth for his third save of the season.

Sale (5-5) allowed the three runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts over five innings. He gave up more than one earned run for the first time since May 11.

Key moment Hoerner led off the fifth with a single, reached second on Sale's throwing error and stole third before scoring on Suzuki's sacrifice fly.

Key stat At 65-81 with 16 games left, the Braves are guaranteed their first non-winning season since 2017.

Up next Both teams are off Thursday. The Cubs return to Chicago to face Tampa Bay, with Matthew Boyd (12-8, 2.92 ERA) set to start Friday. The Braves remain in Atlanta to host Houston, with rookie Hurston Waldrep (4-0, 1.33) set to start.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Harris II grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Albies grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Kim struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Kittredge relieved Keller
	9th Inning	Kelly flied out to right.
	9th Inning	Suzuki singled to left, Happ to third.

Statistics

CHC		ATL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
0	Ground Balls	0
13	Strikeouts	7
3	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
11	Hits	7
3	Stolen Bases	0
3	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
1	Sacrifice Flies	1
36	At Bats	31
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
20	Runners Left On Base	12
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	3
0	Fly Balls	0
1	Caught Stealing	1
159	Pitches	143
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
15	Total Bases	10
40	Plate Appearances	34
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	3
5.7	Runs Created	2.1
.306	Batting Average	.226
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.417	Slugging Percentage	.323
.250	Secondary Average	.129
.350	On Base Percentage	.265
.767	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.587
0.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.0
5.7	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.1
31.0	Batter Rating	21.0
36.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.75	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.98	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.21
.111	Isolated Power	.097
0.23	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.29
.075	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.059
-.056	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.097
6.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.5	Balls In Play Average	0.3
83.0	MLB Rating	72.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0