Chris Sale was very solid for another start but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Cubs from leaving Cobb County with the series win. Two runs in the fourth and one run in the fifth were enough for Chicago to eke out a close win over the Atlanta Braves.

Things were quiet for the first couple of innings until the third inning rolled around. That’s when Marcell Ozuna led it off with a double that eluded Seiya Suzuki’s glove in right field and went off the bricks below the Chop House. Immediately after Ozuna scampered to second with a double Arizona Fall League invitee Nacho Alvarez Jr. brought him home with a double of his own to break the deadlock in Atlanta’s favor. The Braves had a chance to add on after Matt Olson walked to make it two runners with one out. Ronald Acuña Jr. flew out harmle

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