"The Atlanta Braves have been searching for a series win ever since that great series in Miami where they just throttled the Marlins for two games. Outside of that, they've been on a gauntlet that's included a trip to Philadelphia, a visit to Wrigley Field, Big Dumper coming to town and then a visit from Wrigley Field's tenants. The Chicago Cubs are in search of locking down a Postseason spot so.if the Braves were going to play spoiler, they'd have to be on their A-game."
"It would've been understandable to expect that the Cubs would have the pitching advantage in this one since they had Shota Imanaga going while the Braves were countering with Bryce Elder. Fortunately, Elder has actually been in pretty good form lately - after getting blown up for eight runs by the White Sox on August 19, the most runs that Elder had given up in a start since then was two and that came against the Mets in his very next outing."
"Meanwhile, Atlanta got off to a fast start at the plate in this one and this ended up being the pivotal inning in the game since Elder was once again impressive. A two-out rally that started with Ozzie Albies hitting a homer included an RBI double from Drake Baldwin and then an RBI single from Ronald Acuña Jr. (which has been pretty rare with the slump he's"
Atlanta entered the stretch seeking a series win after a dominant two-game showing in Miami but endured a difficult schedule that included Philadelphia and multiple trips to Wrigley Field. The Cubs chased a postseason spot, increasing the importance of the series. Bryce Elder delivered another strong start, working into the seventh, striking out six and surrendering one run. Atlanta mounted an early, pivotal two-out rally highlighted by Ozzie Albies' homer, Drake Baldwin's RBI double and Ronald Acuña Jr.'s rare RBI single. Offense flashed at times, but inconsistency prevented a series victory in September.
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