Cubs get to Sale, outlast Braves 3-2 to win series
[September 11, 2025]
By RICK FARLOW
ATLANTA (AP) — Carson Kelly homered for the first of
three runs against reigning NL Triple Crown winner Chris Sale and the
Chicago Cubs outlasted the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday to win the
series.
In the fourth inning, Kelly homered and Justin Turner had an RBI double.
Chicago made it 3-1 in the fifth on Seiya Suzuki's sacrifice fly. |
Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly (15) high-fives third base coach Quintin
Berry after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball
game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Colin Hubbard) |
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Nico Hoerner went 3 for 4 and scored the final
run for the Cubs. They have won six of 10 to hold onto the first
National League wild-card spot.
Cubs starter Jameson Taillon was reinstated from the 15-day
injured list ahead of the game. He allowed two runs on six hits
with two walks and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Taylor Rogers (3-2) got the next four outs for the victory, and
Andrew Kittredge pitched the ninth for his third save of the
season.
Sale (5-5) allowed the three runs on seven hits with nine
strikeouts over five innings. He gave up more than one earned
run for the first time since May 11.
Key moment
Hoerner led off the fifth with a single, reached second on
Sale's throwing error and stole third before scoring on Suzuki's
sacrifice fly.
Key stat
At 65-81 with 16 games left, the Braves are guaranteed their
first non-winning season since 2017.
Up next
Both teams are off Thursday. The Cubs return to Chicago to face
Tampa Bay, with Matthew Boyd (12-8, 2.92 ERA) set to start
Friday. The Braves remain in Atlanta to host Houston, with
rookie Hurston Waldrep (4-0, 1.33) set to start.
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