| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 1-4 |
| Game 2 | 9-4 | 4-3 | 5-1 |
| Game 3 | 9-4 | 7-2 | 2-2 |
| Game 4 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 3-2 |
| Game 2 | 9-4 | 5-4 | 4-0 |
| Game 3 | 9-4 | 5-4 | 4-0 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Chi. Cubs Pitcher
S. Imanaga
(L)
Atlanta Pitcher
R. Suarez
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-134 | 7.5o | -2.5 |
|
|
+114 | 7.5u (2.5) | +2.5 (5.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Hoerner | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| M. Ballesteros | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| A. Bregman | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| I. Happ | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| S. Suzuki | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .274 |
| M. Busch | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .230 |
| C. Kelly | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| M. Conforto | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| P. Crow-Armstrong | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| D. Swanson | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .194 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Dubon | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| D. Baldwin | DH -C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| O. Albies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| M. Olson | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| A. Riley | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| M. Harris II | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| H. Kim | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| S. Leon | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| D. Smith | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .358 |
| J. Azocar | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| M. Yastrzemski | PH -RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Imanaga (L 4-3) | 7 .0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2.32 |
| P. Maton | 1 .0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.44 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ritchie | 4 .1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.32 |
| T. Kinley | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| M. Perez | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.31 |
| D. Lee | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.87 |
| R. Suarez (W 4-0) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| R. Iglesias (S 8) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Truist Park
Temperature 75° Temperature
Attendance 35,540 attendance
Home Sean Barber
1st John Libka
2nd James Hoye
3rd Tyler Jones
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CHC Starter (IP) | ATL Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, '26 | ATL |
|
ATL -122 | u8.5 | C. Rea (4.1) | G. Holmes (4.0) |
| Sep 10, '25 | ATL |
|
CHC +144 | u8.0 | J. Taillon (4.1) | C. Sale (5.0) |
| Sep 09, '25 | ATL |
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CHC -108 | u8.5 | C. Horton (6.1) | S. Strider (6.0) |
| Sep 08, '25 | ATL |
|
ATL +102 | u8.5 | S. Imanaga (6.0) | B. Elder (6.1) |
| Sep 03, '25 | CHC |
|
ATL +122 | u8.0 | C. Horton (5.0) | B. Elder (7.0) |
| Sep 02, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -174 | u8.5 | S. Imanaga (6.0) | J. Wentz (4.0) |
| Sep 01, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -124 | o7.5 | C. Rea (4.0) | S. Strider (5.0) |
| May 23, '24 | CHC |
|
ATL +108 | u9.0 | B. Brown (4.0) | A. Smith-Shawver (4.1) |
| May 22, '24 | CHC |
|
ATL -123 | o8.5 | J. Steele (6.1) | M. Fried (9.0) |
| May 21, '24 | CHC |
|
CHC +107 | u11.5 | J. Assad (4.2) | C. Morton (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( May 12, 2026 ) Chi. Cubs 2, Atlanta 5
The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves will continue to lean on their youthful pitching staff as they look to clinch another series on Wednesday night, this time against the visiting Chicago Cubs.
Entering the potential postseason preview as the top two teams in the National League, the Braves took the series opener 5-2 on Tuesday, thanks in large part to three no-hit innings from 20-year-old reliever Didier Fuentes.
"What a luxury to have a guy that can come in with that kind of power and pitch multiple innings," Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said. "He saved the rest of the bullpen."
JR Ritchie (1-0, 3.63 ERA), who at 22 is the second-youngest player on the Braves' active roster, will make the fourth start of his MLB career on Wednesday. The right-hander is undefeated but will have to clean up an issue with walks. Ritchie last pitched on May 4 vs. Seattle, allowing three runs and four hits across five innings and yielding six walks in a no-decision as the Braves lost 5-4.
"The free passes usually come back to hurt you, especially just to start the inning, like he did there with a couple of them," Weiss said of Ritchie's last outing. "But the kid has shown the stuff and the moxie to be a really good starter in this league."
The 35th overall pick by Atlanta in the 2022 draft will face the Cubs for the first time.
Through 42 games, the Braves (29-13) have dropped just one series -- losing two of three games against the Mariners last week. Weiss watched from his post as a bench coach last year as Atlanta suffered through an uncharacteristic losing season. Just over a month into his time as manager, he couldn't have asked for a better start.
"It feels good to be playing well, especially with how last year went," Weiss said. "It makes it extra special that we're playing this well early on. We're a good team. I said that coming out of spring training."
Chicago, meanwhile, is vying to avoid its first four-game skid of the season. Since they had their 10-game winning streak snapped, the Cubs have just two runs across the last three games.
"Offensively, we did something for one inning (the fourth on Tuesday), and that just wasn't enough," Chicago manager Craig Counsell said. "Six baserunners tonight. That's not enough."
On the mound, the Cubs' Shota Imanaga (4-2, 2.28 ERA) will look to continue his sizzling start to the month on Wednesday. In victories over the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds, Imanaga has surrendered just one run across 13 innings while striking out 15. On Thursday, the left-hander tossed six frames of one-run ball, striking out 10 in an 8-3 win against the Reds.
"This is just what Shota has done this year. I thought it was just a good game plan," Counsell said of the dominant start. "His split-finger was excellent. His fastball was up when it needed to be. It was a lot of swing and miss and more of what we've seen from him so far."
Imanaga is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA in three career starts against the Braves.
-Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Brown | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Neck( Jun 23, '26) | Jun 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain. | ||||
| E. Cabrera | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 23, '26) | Jun 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| D. Palencia | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jun 15, '26) | Jun 15, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Taillon | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 08, '26) | Jun 08, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring sprain. | ||||
| R. Martin | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred LHP Riley Martin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| P. Hodge | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transaferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow strain. | ||||
| C. Horton | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 17, '26) | Apr 17, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list due right forearm discomfort. | ||||
| H. Harvey | RP | Sixty Day IL - Tricep( Apr 11, '26) | Apr 11, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list with right triceps inflammation. | ||||
| J. Steele | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Justin Steele on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow injury. | ||||
| T. Austin | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed INF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list due to a right knee injury. | ||||
| S. Miller | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 28, '26) | Feb 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Shelby Miller on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow UCL injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Strider | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 16, '26) | Jun 16, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Spencer Stride from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| R. Acuna Jr. | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed OF Ronald Acuña on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. | ||||
| S. Murphy | C | Sixty Day IL - Finger( Jun 03, '26) | Jun 03, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred C Sean Murphy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a fractured left middle finger. | ||||
| H. Waldrep | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 20, '26) | May 20, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Hurston Waldrep from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from elbow surgery. | ||||
| K. Farmer | DH | Ten Day IL - Forearm( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed DH Kyle Farmer on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain. | ||||
| D. Young | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 10, '26) | Apr 10, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred LHP Danny Young to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow reconstruction. | ||||
| A. Smith-Shawver | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on the 60-day injured list following right elbow reconstruction. | ||||
| J. Wentz | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed LHP Joey Wentz on the 60-day injured list with a right ACL tear. | ||||
| S. Schwellenbach | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Spencer Schwellenbach on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Jimenez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Joe Jiménez on the 60-day injured list with a left articular cartilage injury. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 07, '26
CHC 8 - CIN 3
|
W -205 | o9.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 16.5 | 0.3 |
|
May 02, '26
CHC 2 - AZ 0
|
W -162 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 12.4 | 2.5 |
|
Apr 26, '26
LAD 6 - CHC 0
|
L +102 | u8.5 | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 18.8 | 0.3 |
|
Apr 21, '26
CHC 7 - PHI 4
|
W -126 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 12.4 | 3.7 |
|
Apr 15, '26
PHI 2 - CHC 11
|
W +118 | o9.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 16.2 | 0.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 94.0 | 15.3 | 1.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 08, '25
ATL 4 - CHC 1
|
L -120 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 13.3 | 0.7 |
|
Sep 02, '25
CHC 4 - ATL 3
|
W -174 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 13.0 | 1.6 |
|
May 13, '24
ATL 2 - CHC 0
|
L +120 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 85.3 | 15.3 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 04, '26
SEA 5 - ATL 4
|
L +116 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 18.6 | 1.0 |
|
Apr 29, '26
ATL 4 - DET 3
|
W +120 | u8.5 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 18.2 | 1.3 |
|
Apr 23, '26
WAS 2 - ATL 7
|
W -136 | p9.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 12.7 | 1.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 93.0 | 16.5 | 1.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Ritchie has not played against CHC Cubs. | ||||||||||||