"Ben Brown had a second consecutive excellent start, allowing just a single and a walk in four scoreless frames. Chicago could not do any damage against Atlanta ace Chris Sale, and the game stayed tied into the 6th inning. The Bravos opened the door for the North Siders when shortstop Ha-Seong Kim made a wild relay throw to second on what looked like a routine double play to put runners on first and third with one out in the 6th."
"Matt Shaw followed by grounding into a forceout that brought home the run from third and gave the road side a 1-0 edge. Ian Happ provided critical insurance with a home run off of Reynaldo Lopez in the top of the 8th that gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead. The bullpen did not allow anything over the final five innings and Daniel Palencia closed out the shutout win."
"Key Moment Reliever Jacob Webb struck out Atlanta slugger Matt Olson, who represented the tying run in the bottom of the 8th, to end the inning and maintain their 2-0 advantage. They completely dominated the very talented Braves lineup. Stats That Matter Brown had seven strikeouts in his four innings of work. Happ had a walk and a single to go with his home run."
The Cubs snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout win against the Braves. Ben Brown delivered another strong start, allowing one hit and one walk over four scoreless innings. Chicago struggled to generate offense against Atlanta ace Chris Sale and remained tied through the sixth inning. In the sixth, Ha-Seong Kim made a wild relay throw that enabled a run when Matt Shaw grounded into a forceout, giving the Cubs a 1-0 lead. Ian Happ added insurance with a home run in the eighth off Reynaldo Lopez. The bullpen held Atlanta scoreless, with Jacob Webb ending the eighth by striking out Matt Olson and Daniel Palencia closing the shutout.
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