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Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

2026-05-12 · Night game · Suntrust Park · Att: 38342 · 70°F, Clear · Wind 6 mph, L To R · 2:23

Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. Atlanta Braves opened the scoring in the 3rd — Mike Yastrzemski singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Dominic Smith scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 4th — Moisés Ballesteros grounds into a force out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Moisés Ballesteros to 1st. Atlanta Braves took the lead in the 5th — Mike Yastrzemski homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Dominic Smith scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Mike Yastrzemski homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Dominic Smith scores — worth 23% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
ATL	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	11

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nico Hoerner 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Conforto DH	3	0	0	0	0	2
Matt Shaw DH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ian Happ LF	3	1	0	0	1	2
Seiya Suzuki RF	3	0	0	0	1	1
Michael Busch 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0
Moisés Ballesteros C	3	0	0	1	0	1
Dansby Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	3	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Drake Baldwin C	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ozzie Albies 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Matt Olson 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0
Michael Harris CF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mauricio Dubon LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Austin Riley 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1
Dominic Smith DH	4	2	4	0	0	0
Ha-Seong Kim SS	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Azocar RF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Yastrzemski RF	2	1	2	3	0	0