Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Braves

70-37

8-0

Final

Cubs

56-54

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	8
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Braves 8-0

The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Braves outscored the Cubs 7-0 in the 4th inning. Austin Riley went 1-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Braves. Cody Bellinger went 2-for-3 for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 4

Fried dazzles in return, Murphy and Ozuna homer back-to-back as Braves cool off Cubs 8-0

Max Fried dominated through six innings in his return from the injured list, and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Friday.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Braves 33-17 on the road; Cubs 30-28 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Max Fried SP

Probable starter · 8-1, 2.55 ERA, 80 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
2Ozzie Albies2B
3Austin Riley3B
4Matt Olson1B
5Sean MurphyC
6Marcell OzunaDH
7Eddie RosarioLF
8Orlando ArciaSS
9Michael Harris IICF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Kyle Hendricks SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 3.74 ERA, 93 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Madrigal2B
2Dansby SwansonSS
3Ian HappLF
4Cody BellingerCF
5Yan GomesDH
6Seiya SuzukiRF
7Jeimer Candelario3B
8Patrick Wisdom1B
9Miguel AmayaC

The series

CHC win series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 36,225
Officials: John Tumpane (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Blakney (First Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Second Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Third Base Umpire)