Swanson and Candelario go deep as the Cubs hold off the Braves 8-6 at rainy Wrigley

— Dansby Swanson homered against his former team in a five-run first inning and the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen staved off the major league-leading Atlanta Braves in a rain-soaked 8-6 win on Saturday.
Aug 6, 2023, 12:33 am - AP
ATL
CHC
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M. Fulmer
win

M. Fulmer3-5

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
B. Elder
loss

B. Elder8-3

4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATLCHC
1stTauchman scored, Bellinger safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Olson, Hoerner scored on error.02
1stSwanson homered to center (408 feet), Bellinger scored.04
1stCandelario homered to center (414 feet).05
2ndArcia hit sacrifice fly to right, Murphy scored, Ozuna to third.15
3rdAlbies homered to left center (373 feet).25
4thMadrigal singled to right, Candelario scored.26
5thMorel singled to right, Bellinger scored.27
6thHarris II hit sacrifice fly to left, d'Arnaud scored.37
6thAcuña Jr. singled to right, Rosario scored, Arcia to third.47
7thHapp homered to left center (392 feet).48
9thOlson homered to center (423 feet), Riley scored.68
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