Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

70-38, 33-18 Away

Final

57-54, 31-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
R. Acuna Jr.RF	3-5	0	0	1	.341
O. Albies2B	1-4	1	1	1	.257
A. Riley3B	1-4	1	0	0	.275
M. Olson1B	1-5	1	1	2	.262
S. MurphyC	1-5	1	0	0	.274
M. OzunaDH	1-2	0	0	0	.234
T. d'ArnaudPH-DH	1-2	1	0	0	.259
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 6th: d'Arnaud walked. 7th: d'Arnaud singled to right. 9th: d'Arnaud grounded out to second.
E. RosarioLF	0-2	1	0	0	.245
O. ArciaSS	1-2	0	0	1	.296
M. Harris IICF	0-2	0	0	1	.281

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Elder	4.1	7	5	3	3	97-55	3.43
M. Tonkin	1.2	0	0	0	2	19-13	3.20
A.J. Minter	1.0	2	1	0	1	19-12	4.78
P. Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	1	16-12	5.36

According to ESPN Analytics

ATL

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 5 August 2023

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,201

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Blakney
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Third Base Umpire - John Tumpane

Swanson and Candelario go deep as the Cubs hold off the Braves 8-6 at rainy Wrigley

— Dansby Swanson homered against his former team in a five-run first inning and the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen staved off the major league-leading Atlanta Braves in a rain-soaked 8-6 win on Saturday.

Aug 6, 2023, 12:33 am - AP


ATL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	10	1
5	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	-	8	10	0

M. Fulmer3-5

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

B. Elder8-3

4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
1st	Tauchman scored, Bellinger safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Olson, Hoerner scored on error.	0	2
1st	Swanson homered to center (408 feet), Bellinger scored.	0	4
1st	Candelario homered to center (414 feet).	0	5
2nd	Arcia hit sacrifice fly to right, Murphy scored, Ozuna to third.	1	5
3rd	Albies homered to left center (373 feet).	2	5
4th	Madrigal singled to right, Candelario scored.	2	6
5th	Morel singled to right, Bellinger scored.	2	7
6th	Harris II hit sacrifice fly to left, d'Arnaud scored.	3	7
6th	Acuña Jr. singled to right, Rosario scored, Arcia to third.	4	7
7th	Happ homered to left center (392 feet).	4	8
9th	Olson homered to center (423 feet), Riley scored.	6	8

Data is currently unavailable.

Braves
8
Cubs
0

Game 1

4/8

Braves
6
Cubs
8

Game 2

5/8

Braves
4
Cubs
6

Game 3

6/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	64	45	.587	-	W2
Philadelphia	57	52	.523	7	L3
Miami	55	55	.500	9.5	L1
Washington	55	55	.500	9.5	L2
New York	47	63	.427	17.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	67	41	.620	-	L1
Chicago	62	47	.569	5.5	W1
Pittsburgh	55	55	.500	13	L3
St. Louis	54	55	.495	13.5	L1
Cincinnati	51	57	.472	16	W1

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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

Swanson and Candelario go deep as the Cubs hold off the Braves 8-6 at rainy Wrigley

M. Fulmer3-5

B. Elder8-3

Inning