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The Cubs added two runs in the seventh against Delgado and Jonny Venters. Darwin Barney doubled, moved to third on Luis Valbuena's groundout and scored on Delgado's wild pitch. Venters gave up a pinch-hit homer to Baker.
Venters has allowed six homers in 32 innings this season after giving up only three in 171 innings in 2010 and 2011 combined. Venters' ERA is 4.45 and he no longer serves as closer Craig Kimbrel's primary setup man.
Freeman almost tumbled into the Braves' dugout in the eighth as he leaned over the railing to catch Soriano's foul ball. Freeman's feet were in the air after he made the catch before his teammates stopped him from flipping.
NOTES: Attendance was 40,604. ... Cubs RHP Ryan Dempster had his second bullpen session in three days and could come off the disabled list to start on Sunday against the Mets. Dempster has been on the 15-day DL since June 18 with tightness in his right lat muscle. ... The Braves released RHP D.J. Carrasco from Triple-A Gwinnett. Carrasco was signed to a minor league contract on June 20. ... Prado has a 10-game hitting streak. ... The four-game series ends Thursday with Atlanta's Mike Minor facing Chicago's Matt Garza.
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