Cubs-Braves Postponed By Rain; No Makeup Date Yet
The final game of a three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves has been postponed because of rain.
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The final game of a three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves has been postponed because of rain.
Ronald Acuna Jr. drove in Ozzie Albies with the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning to send the Atlanta Braves past the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Cubs catcher Willson Contreras helped Chicago throw out two runners at home plate and another at third base before rallying for two runs in the ninth inning, pulling off a stunning 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
The White Sox (10-27) stopped a seven-game slide and became the last major league team to reach 10 wins.
The loss was the season-high fifth straight for Chicago, the team's worst losing stretch since a six-game skid in late May last season.
Charlie Blackmon and David Dahl opened the game with consecutive homers off Kyle Hendricks, and the Colorado Rockies cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday.
Lester allowed two runs and five hits, struck out five and walked three. Luke Farrell (1-0) worked 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief for his first career win, and Steve Cishek got two outs for his first save of the season.
Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez each went 0 for 4 for the Cubs, stopping each of their career-high 11-game hitting streaks.
With Kris Bryant back in the lineup, the Cubs improved to 6-1 against the Brewers this season, including four shutouts.
The White Sox are 5-0 against the Royals this season and 3-16 against other opponents.
