Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs
37-29, 17-15 Away
3
37-29, 17-15 Away
Final
25-40, 13-24 Home
6
25-40, 13-24 Home
Braves Hitting
- Batting
- 2BContreras (8, Effross)
- HRDuvall (8, 5th inning off Steele 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIDuvall (26), Riley (40), Harris II (12)
- SFRiley
- GIDPOlson
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-6 (Ozuna 0-1, Arcia 0-1, Olson 0-1, Swanson 0-1, Riley 0-1, Harris II 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Swanson-Olson)
- EAcuña Jr. (2, throw)
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BHeyward (5, Wright); Contreras (13, Wright)
- HROrtega (3, 7th inning off McHugh 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIHeyward (10), Ortega (9), Villar 2 (15), Contreras (27)
- 2Out RBIHeyward, Villar 2, Contreras
- GIDPMorel
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-13 (Heyward 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Ortega 0-3, Villar 1-1, Contreras 1-1, Happ 0-2, Hoerner 0-1, Rivas 0-1, Morel 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBContreras (3, 2nd base off Wright/Contreras)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Rivas-Hoerner-Contreras , Rivas-Simmons-Steele)
- EHoerner (4, fielding); Morel (2, fielding)
Braves Pitching
- Pitching
- WPWright
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcHugh 6/6; Wright 17/29; Cruz 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcHugh-2-3-7-3; Wright-16-13-13-20; Cruz-1-5-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcHugh 0-1; Wright 7-2; Cruz 1-0
- Game ScoresK Wright 37
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Steele(W, 2-5) |
R. Wick(H, 3) |
S. Effross(H, 8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 90-56 | 4.27 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-16 | 4.50 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-18 | 3.10 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 4.58 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 152-104 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMartin 1/5; Wick 4/6; Effross 5/5; Steele 12/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMartin-2-3-5-4; Wick-5-6-1-4; Effross-6-4-6-2; Steele-10-6-24-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMartin 0-2; Wick 1-2; Effross 1-0; Steele 5-6
- Game ScoresJ Steele 49
Scoring Summary
Inning | ATL | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Villar singled to shallow left center, Morel scored and Contreras scored, Villar to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | Contreras singled to right, Rivas scored on error, Contreras safe at second on throwing error by right fielder Acuña Jr., Simmons safe at third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Heyward doubled to left, Happ scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | Duvall homered to right (406 feet). | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | Riley hit sacrifice fly to center, Harris II scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | Morel grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Rivas scored, Simmons out at second. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | Ortega homered to right (382 feet). | 2 | 6 | |
| 9th | Harris II singled to center, Duvall scored. | 3 | 6 | |
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 18 June 2022
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,755
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
- First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Second Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
- Third Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
2025 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 96 | 66 | .593 | - | W1 |
| New York | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | L1 |
| Miami | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | W1 |
| Washington | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | L1 |
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
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