In a battle of two contact pitchers on a cool, drizzly day in Chicago, the Braves sought a series win against the Cubs.
Ronald Acuna led the game off as he often does with a single and stole second, but the Braves offense wasn’t able to get anything to land to bring him home, although Matt Olson was a bit unlucky to have a hard hit line drive caught. In the home half, Bryce Elder walked the first two batters and they scored as a grounder snuck under Matt Olson’s glove to score two runners, as he was perhaps rushing to get the ball home after a swinging bunt advanced the runners to second and third.