A day after pissing the game away in the 9th inning, the Cubs did everyone a favor and ended this one almost immediately. After retiring the first two batters he faced, Shota Imanaga gave up a homer, single, double, and single to effectively bury his offense in an 0-3 hole. Even though he settled in nicely from that point, the game was over.
Cubs batters once again made Braves starter Bryce Elder look like Paul Skenes as they looked helpless for the most part across 6.1 innings of one-run ball. This after notching just a single unearned tally against him a few days ago at Wrigley.