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Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs

MLBSeptember 14, 2026Wrigley Field69°F, partly cloudy, wind 13 mph R to L

BravesAtlantaATL88-63

Braves 3, Cubs 7

Final
CubsChicagoCHCWon84-67
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
ATL000000300380
CHC03200200–7101

W David PetersonL Reynaldo López

Cubs top Braves 7-3 behind Crow-Armstrong and PetersonChicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in four runs as the Cubs defeated Atlanta.Recap · BenchScout

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
  2.  Drake Baldwin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
  3.  Matt Olson strikes out swinging.
  4.  Ozzie Albies grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd.

Bot 1st

  1.  Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory.
  2.  Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II.
  3.  Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
  4.  Alex Bregman grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson.

Top 2nd

  1.  Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.ATL 54%
  2.  Mauricio Dubón grounds into a double play, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Michael Harris II out at 2nd. Mauricio Dubón out at 1st.CHC 55%
  3.  Austin Riley lines out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Ian Happ doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.CHC 63%
  2.  Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Ian Happ to 3rd.CHC 70%
  3.  Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.CHC 64%
  4.  Pedro Ramírez walks. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
  5.  Carson Kelly grounds into a force out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Pedro Ramírez out at 2nd. Carson Kelly to 1st.
  6.  Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (29) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly scores.CHC 84%
  7.  Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson.

Top 3rd

  1.  Sean Murphy grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Ha-Seong Kim called out on strikes.
  3.  Ronald Acuña Jr. walks.
  4.  Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Michael Busch walks.
  2.  Alex Bregman pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory.
  3.  Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Michael Busch to 3rd.
  4.  Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Michael Busch scores.
  5.  Michael Conforto doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Nico Hoerner scores.
  6.  Pedro Ramírez lines out to center fielder Michael Harris II.

Top 4th

  1.  Matt Olson strikes out swinging.
  2.  Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging.
  3.  Michael Harris II grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher David Peterson.

Bot 4th

  1.  Carson Kelly pops out to first baseman Matt Olson.
  2.  Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
  3.  Braves challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
  4.  Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson.

Top 5th

  1.  Mauricio Dubón walks.
  2.  Austin Riley grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Mauricio Dubón out at 2nd. Austin Riley to 1st.
  3.  Sean Murphy called out on strikes.
  4.  Ha-Seong Kim grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Austin Riley out at 2nd.

Bot 5th

  1.  Alex Bregman pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies.
  2.  Ian Happ lines out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II.
  3.  Nico Hoerner lines out to center fielder Michael Harris II.

Top 6th

  1.  Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Drake Baldwin walks.
  3.  Matt Olson called out on strikes.
  4.  Ozzie Albies grounds into a force out, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd.

Bot 6th

  1.  Michael Conforto pops out to catcher Sean Murphy in foul territory.
  2.  Pedro Ramírez grounds out, pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver to first baseman Matt Olson.
  3.  Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
  4.  Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (42) on a fly ball to right center field. Carson Kelly scores.
  5.  Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Michael Harris II singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  2.  Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to third baseman Alex Bregman. Michael Harris II to 3rd. Michael Harris II advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman.
  3.  Austin Riley pops out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez.
  4.  Sean Murphy grounds into a force out, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón out at 2nd. Sean Murphy to 1st.
  5.  Mike Yastrzemski homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Sean Murphy scores.
  6.  Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 7th

  1.  Michael Busch walks.
  2.  Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop Mauricio Dubón.
  3.  Ian Happ walks. Michael Busch to 2nd.
  4.  Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
  5.  Michael Conforto flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II.

Top 8th

  1.  Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
  2.  Matt Olson walks. Drake Baldwin to 2nd.
  3.  Ozzie Albies grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Drake Baldwin to 3rd. Matt Olson out at 2nd. Ozzie Albies out at 1st.CHC 98%
  4.  Michael Harris II flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Bot 8th

  1.  Pedro Ramírez flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II.
  2.  Carson Kelly walks.
  3.  Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Carson Kelly to 2nd.
  4.  Seiya Suzuki grounds into a double play, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki out at 1st.

Top 9th

  1.  Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  2.  Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Mauricio Dubón to 2nd.
  3.  Sean Murphy strikes out swinging.
  4.  Cubs challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Mike Yastrzemski walks. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. Austin Riley to 2nd.
  5.  Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Mike Yastrzemski out at 2nd. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 1st.CHC 100%

Bot 2nd

  1.  ATL 0, CHC 1Carson Kelly grounds into a force out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Pedro Ramírez out at 2nd. Carson Kelly to 1st.
  2.  ATL 0, CHC 3Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (29) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly scores.CHC 84%

Bot 3rd

  1.  ATL 0, CHC 4Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Michael Busch scores.
  2.  ATL 0, CHC 5Michael Conforto doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Nico Hoerner scores.

Bot 6th

  1.  ATL 0, CHC 7Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (42) on a fly ball to right center field. Carson Kelly scores.

Top 7th

  1.  ATL 1, CHC 7Sean Murphy grounds into a force out, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón out at 2nd. Sean Murphy to 1st.
  2.  ATL 3, CHC 7Mike Yastrzemski homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Sean Murphy scores.

Win probability

Bot 2nd · Biggest swing #1 · ATL 0–3 CHC

Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (29) on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly scores.

See it in the scoring summary
CHC 84%CHC +17 pts

Game leaders

BravesAtlanta

CubsChicago

Team stats

  • ATL 8HitsCHC 10
  • ATL 1Home runsCHC 1
  • ATL 5WalksCHC 5
  • ATL 9StrikeoutsCHC 4
  • ATL 20Left on baseCHC 19
  • ATL 0Stolen basesCHC 2
  • ATL 0ErrorsCHC 1
All team stats
  • ATL 3RCHC 7
  • ATL 02bCHC 3
  • ATL 3RbiCHC 7
  • ATL 32AbCHC 33
  • ATL 7ACHC 13
  • ATL 24PoCHC 27
  • ATL 31TcCHC 41
  • ATL 8.0IpCHC 9.0
  • ATL 10HCHC 8
  • ATL 7RCHC 3
  • ATL 7ErCHC 3
  • ATL 5BbCHC 5
  • ATL 4SoCHC 9
  • ATL 1HrCHC 1
  • ATL 143PCHC 152

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF4000011.255
Drake Baldwin DH3020011.279
Matt Olson 1B3000013.248
Ozzie Albies 2B4000001.243
Michael Harris II CF4120000.292
Mauricio Dubón SS3020010.270
Austin Riley 3B4010000.223
Sean Murphy C4101002.200
Ha-Seong Kim SS2000001.126
Mike Yastrzemski LF1112110.231
Totals32383159

HR: Yastrzemski.RBI: Murphy, Yastrzemski 2.LOB: 20.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Reynaldo López L3.065522624.54
AJ Smith-Shawver5.042232816.92

Video

0:04Breaking down David Peterson's pitches0:07David Peterson strikes out Matt Olson0:11David Peterson against the Braves0:10Starting lineups for Braves at Cubs - September 14, 2026
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