ATLANTA — Given Cade Horton’s performance and the Chicago Cubs’ current playoff standing, it’s just a question of which wild-card series game the rookie will start, not whether he should get the ball.

Facing the Atlanta Braves for the second time in a week , Horton surrendered only one run and four hits without walking a batter in 6 1/3 innings Tuesday night in the Cubs’ 6-1 victory at Truist Park. Horton has been on a roll in his 10 starts since the All-Star break, posting a 0.84 ERA in that span.

The Cubs (82-63) didn’t want Horton to put too much thought into trying to change things just because he opposed the Braves in consecutive starts. The approach simply focused on attacking them with his best pitches and relying on his plus stuff.

“It was more of the same, it was just a rea

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