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Nico Hoerner added two hits as Chicago won for
the fourth time in five. The Cubs are five games behind NL
Central-leading Milwaukee.
Daniel Palencia worked around two singles in the ninth for his
22nd save.
Tucker left the game in the seventh inning due to left calf
tightness and was replaced in right field by Willi Castro.
Atlanta's Joey Wentz (5-5) yielded four runs on seven hits in
four innings, striking out a season-high eight.
Tucker hit his 22nd homer and Ian Happ’s RBI single made it 4-0
in the third inning.
Matt Olson tripled and scored on Imanaga’s wild pitch in the
fourth and Ozzie Albies followed with a homer down the
left-field line.
Eli White’s solo shot in the fifth cut it to 4-3.
Marcell Ozuna and Ha-Seong Kim each had two hits for Atlanta,
which has dropped five of six.
Key moment
With Chicago clinging to a 4-3 lead, Cubs third baseman Matt
Shaw ranged to his right to grab Ronald Acuña's bouncer down the
line in the eighth. The rookie pivoted and threw to first for
the second out.
Key stat
Kevin Alcántara, recalled from Triple-A on Monday, started
center field in place of slumping All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong
and went 1-for-3 Crow-Armstrong entered batting .160 with one
homer and five RBIs in 28 games since Aug 1.
Up next
Atlanta's Bryce Elder (5-9, 5.85 ERA) faces Cade Horton (9-4,
2.92) on Wednesday to wrap up a three-game series.
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