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Luke Little (1-0) got the win while Aaron
Bummer (1-2) took the loss.
The Cubs, who dropped two of three games last week in Atlanta,
evened the season series at 2-2.
Chicago right-handed starter Javier Assad worked 4 2/3 innings
and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, a season-high
five walks, four strikeouts and a pair of home runs.
Chicago reliever Tyson Miller worked 1 1/3 innings before Mark
Leiter Jr., Hayden Wesneski and Hector Neris each pitched a
scoreless inning. Leiter struck out the side in his one inning
of work. Little pitched a 1-2-3 10th for the save.
Atlanta starter Charlie Morton, who was knocked out by the Cubs
after pitching only three innings last week, regained his form.
The veteran righty pitched five innings and allowed two runs --
one earned -- on four hits, four walks and eight strikeouts,
matching his season high.
The Braves scored two runs in the second inning when Orlando
Arcia hit a two-run homer, his fifth.
Chicago answered in the bottom of the second inning when Mike
Tauchman singled in a run with the bases loaded, then added a
run when Dansby Swanson -- activated from the injured list
before the game -- scored on a passed ball.
The Braves regained the lead in the fourth when Michael Harris
II lined an opposite-field solo homer, his fifth, into the
stands in left field.
The wind -- which began the game blowing out at 22 mph -- helped
the Cubs tie the game in the sixth against reliever Daysbel
Hernandez. Atlanta third baseman Zack Short dropped Michael
Busch's high popup that was caught in the swirling wind. After
Miguel Amaya's single, Tauchman lined an RBI single to left to
tie the game.
Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-4 and extended his hitting
streak to 14 games.
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