ATLANTA (AP) — Ian Anderson allowed one hit in seven innings, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Anderson (2-0) won his second consecutive start, after throwing 6 2/3 shutout innings in a 4-1 win at Yankee Stadium last Wednesday. He walked only one Cubs batter and struck out eight.
Chicago held out Javier Báez and Kris Bryant with injuries in its fourth consecutive loss.
A rookie making his 11th career start and fifth this season, Anderson lowered his ERA to 2.