Camargo's bases-clearing double gets Braves past Cubs

[April 04, 2019]  Johan Camargo hit a go-ahead double with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, and the host Atlanta Braves pulled away for a 6-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

Atlanta trailed 4-2 when Camargo belted a one-hopper to the wall to drive in Freddie Freeman, Nick Markakis and Ronald Acuna Jr. Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies also homered for Atlanta, which won its second in a row.

Willson Contreras finished 3-for-4 with a two-run home run for Chicago, which dropped its fourth straight game.

Braves reliever Luke Jackson (1-0) earned the win in relief after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Arodys Vizcaino registered his first save of the season and the 50th of his career with a scoreless ninth.

Cubs reliever Steve Cishek (0-1) drew the loss after walking the bases loaded in the eighth. He squandered a strong start from left-hander Jon Lester, who gave up two runs in six innings and drove in a run at the plate.

The Cubs jumped to a 1-0 lead in the second inning thanks to an unlikely source. Lester, who entered the game with a lifetime batting average of .093 (25-for-270), singled to shallow right field to drive in Contreras.

In the third, the Braves plated a pair of runs to seize a 2-1 lead. Swanson led off the inning with a shot over the right-field wall for his second homer. Albies followed up two batters later with a solo blast, his first of the season, on a fastball that Lester left up in the strike zone.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) reacts after scoring against the Atlanta Braves in the seventh inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago responded with two runs in the sixth to jump back on top 3-2. Kyle Schwarber drew a leadoff walk, and Contreras followed with a towering, two-run homer that landed in the shrubbery beyond the center-field wall.

Contreras' blast was estimated at 452 feet, which marked the third-longest homer in the history of SunTrust Park, according to ESPN. The ball rocketed off Contreras' bat at 112.9 mph.

The Cubs made it 4-2 in the seventh when Rizzo scored from third base on a wild pitch in the dirt by Jesse Biddle.

Camargo put the Braves back on top with his three-run double in the eighth. Swanson added a sacrifice fly two batters later to drive in Camargo and finish the scoring.

--Field Level Media

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