ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered and Bryce Elder had his fourth straight strong outing as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Monday night.
The Cubs, who lead the NL wild-card race, lost for the fourth time in five games.
Olson went 2 for 4 and hit his 23rd home run of the season in the eighth inning.
Elder (7-9) pitched one-run ball for 6 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old right-hander struck out six, walked one and allowed five hits. He has allowed four earned runs in his last four starts over 26 1/3 innings.