ATLANTA — Matt Olson accident his primary league-leading 54th homer, and the Atlanta Braves clinched home-field benefit right through the postseason with a 5-3 win over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursday night time.
Austin Riley had 3 hits and scored two runs because the Braves (103-56) received for the 6th presen in seven video games. The NL East champions can fit the franchise report for wins with a season-ending sweep of the Nationals.
Chicago has dropped 13 of nineteen to fall out of place for an NL wild card. With the three-game sweep by means of the Braves, the Cubs (82-77) fell a half-game again of Miami for the 3rd wild card, pending the results of the Marlins’ rain-delayed contest towards the New York Mets.
Atlanta rookie A.J. Smith-Shawver allowed a run in 3⅔ hitless innings. Kyle Wright (1-3) after got here in and pitched 2⅓ innings of one-run ball. Raisel Iglesias picked up his thirty second save with an excellent 9th inning.
Chicago right-hander Marcus Stroman (10-9) was once charged with 4 runs, two earned, and 4 hits in two innings. It was once his 2nd get started and fourth look general since coming off the injured listing Sept. 15.
Seiya Suzuki had 3 hits and two RBI for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner went 2-for-4 and scored a run.
Chicago trailed 5-1 prior to Suzuki doubled residence Ian Happ within the 6th. Suzuki singled in Hoerner within the 8th, however Dansby Swanson bounced right into a double play games to finish the blackmail.
Atlanta jumped in entrance on Olson’s two-run shot with two out within the first. Olson’s power went simply within the right-field foul pole.
Michael Harris II added an RBI double in the second one, and after scored on a two-out unmarried by means of Ronald Acuña Jr.
The Braves opened a 5-1 top within the 3rd when Riley scored on an error by means of pitcher Javier Assad. It was once the 14th error in 19 video games for the Cubs and 2nd of the sport.
