Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs
ATL
Atlanta Braves
87-65 · W1
CHC
Chicago Cubs
82-70 · L1
Chicago Cubs beat Atlanta Braves 8-4 at Wrigley Field. Shota Imanaga earned the win; JR Ritchie took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Alex Bregman doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Michael Harris II to second baseman Ozzie Albies to third baseman Austin Riley to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (43) on a fly ball to right field.
Alex Bregman homers (26) on a fly ball to left field.
Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Carson Kelly scores.
Alex Bregman triples (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
Matt Olson grounds out softly, pitcher Shota Imanaga to first baseman Michael Busch. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores.
Austin Riley grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Mauricio Dubón scores.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (44) on a fly ball to right center field.
Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Tyrone Taylor scores.
Mauricio Dubón doubles (26) on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II to 3rd.
Sean Murphy grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd.
Key Performers
Pete Crow-Armstrong
CHC
3-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
Alex Bregman
CHC
3-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
Mauricio Dubón
ATL
2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Matt Olson
ATL
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| ATL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mauricio Dubón LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drake Baldwin DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sean Murphy C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mike Yastrzemski PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ha-Seong Kim SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tyrone Taylor LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| ATL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie (L, 1-3) | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 82-52 | 5.03 |
| Dodd | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.36 |
| Murphy, O | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46-32 | 5.00 |
| Suter | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-5 | 3.52 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imanaga (W, 11-10) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100-70 | 3.80 |
| Civale | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-14 | 4.23 |
| Rolison | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.98 |
| Zeferjahn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-14 | 4.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |