Crow-Armstrong homers twice, Imanaga shines as Cubs beat Braves 8-4
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
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Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
Chicago has won three of four and moved one-half game ahead of idle Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
Grant Holmes took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Austin Riley doubled and singled to drive in Atlanta's runs, and the Braves topped the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday to end a three-game slide.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
The second-place White Sox (35-31) moved within a half-game of scuffling Cleveland atop the AL Central.
Top prospect Braden Montgomery has joined the Chicago White Sox after the outfielder was brought up from Triple-A Charlotte.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
The Cubs managed just four hits — all singles — after being held to a single hit in the series opener, a 5-2 victory for the Braves.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
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.
Shaw's bases-loaded single with two outs in the eighth inning off Connor Seabold broke the game open for the Cubs.
The Cubs, who lead the NL wild-card race, lost for the fourth time in five games.
The Braves scored four times on four hits and a walk in the seventh after Cubs rookie Cade Horton and reliever Ben Brown did not give up a hit through six innings.
Ian Happ had three hits for the Cubs, including his 19th homer. Dansby Swanson drove in two runs, and Matt Shaw had a run-scoring double.
The Sox have now lost six of their last seven games and 13 of their last 16.
White Sox rookie Kyle Teel had a homer and four RBIs. Luis Robert Jr. drove in three runs and Miguel Vargas scored three times.
Luis Robert Jr. homered to spark a six-run fourth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
The Sox ended a four-game slide and won for just the second time in nine games.
Jarred Kelenic hit a solo homer, rookie AJ Smith-Shawver worked 4 1/3 three-hit innings in his first start of the season and the Atlanta Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 3-0.
Neither team has announced its starting pitcher for the series finale Thursday.
Mike Tauchman had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who had dropped three of four.
Assad (4-0) allowed just four hits and walked one while matching a season high with seven strikeouts.
Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and drove in four, Chris Sale pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 for their second straight shutout in the series.
