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Atlanta used a 14-hit attack in the series
finale to take two of three games, with Heredia going 3-for-4
with six RBIs.
A six-run first inning established the tone as the Braves
slugged four homers in an inning for the ninth time in franchise
history and first time since the second inning on June 11, 2019,
against Pittsburgh.
Hendricks (0-2) became the first pitcher in Cubs history to
surrender four home runs in the first inning and the ninth
all-time as his season ERA swelled to 6.92. He settled in
somewhat following the Braves' barrage in the first, allowing
seven runs on seven hits in four innings with three walks and
two strikeouts.
Bryse Wilson pitched five innings, giving up seven hits and
three runs (two earned) for Atlanta. Wilson (1-0) spaced one
walk and one strikeout while throwing 50 of his 69 pitches for
strikes. He allowed a solo home run to Anthony Rizzo and an RBI
single to Javier Baez in a shaky first inning before recovering.
Rizzo's solo home run leading off the third was the only other
run Wilson allowed. Baez drove in the Cubs' final run with an
RBI double in the eighth. Baez, Joc Pederson and Rizzo had two
hits apiece for Chicago.
Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who left the game in the
fourth inning with lower abdominal pain, was the lone Atlanta
position player without a hit. The Braves sent nine batters to
the plate in the first and sixth innings.
Marcell Ozuna, Austin Riley, Freeman, d'Arnaud and Adrianza each
had two hits, while d'Arnaud collected three RBIs.
--Field Level Media
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