Johnson hits 2 HRs, Minor homers, Braves beat Cubs
Johnson hits 2 HRs, Minor homers, Braves beat Cubs
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
11
Chicago Cubs
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Wrigley Field · 36,806 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
-
Play Result 11-6
J Heyward singled to left center, F Freeman scored, J Upton to second.
-
Advancing On Force 11-6
-
End Batter/Pitcher 10-6
-
Play Result 10-6
J Upton singled to left center, A Simmons scored, F Freeman to second.
-
Advancing On Force 10-6
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 9: foul
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 8: foul
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
-
Play Result 9-6
C Coghlan doubled to deep left, J Ruggiano and A Rizzo scored.
-
Advancing On Play 9-6
-
Advancing On Play 9-5
-
Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Play Result 9-4
A Alcantara scored, J Ruggiano to third, A Rizzo to second on passed ball by C Bethancourt.
-
Passed Ball 9-4
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
-
Play Result 9-3
J Upton doubled to deep left, B Upton, A Simmons and F Freeman scored.
-
Advancing On Play 9-3
-
Advancing On Play 8-3
-
Advancing On Play 7-3
-
Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
-
Play Result 6-3
M Minor homered to left (379 feet).
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
C Johnson homered to left (374 feet), J Heyward scored.
-
Advancing On Force 5-3
-
Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
-
Play Result 3-3
W Castillo doubled to deep center, J Ruggiano scored.
-
Advancing On Play 3-3
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Inning 11-6
End of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
-
Play Result 11-6
A Alcantara lined out to left.
-
Line Out 11-6
Pitch 3: in play
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
A Alcantara batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
-
Play Result 11-6
N Schierholtz struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
N Schierholtz batting
-
Play Result 11-6
N Schierholtz hit for B Schlitter.
-
End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
-
Play Result 11-6
D Barney struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
-
Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
D Barney batting
-
Start Inning 11-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
End Inning 11-6
Middle of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
-
Play Result 11-6
C Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Heyward out at second.
-
Advancing On Force 11-6
-
Ground Out 11-6
Pitch 6: in play
-
Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
-
Ball 11-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
-
Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
-
Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
C Johnson batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
-
Play Result 11-6
J Heyward singled to left center, F Freeman scored, J Upton to second.
-
Advancing On Force 11-6
-
Advancing On Force 11-6
-
Single 10-6
Pitch 1: in play
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 10-6
J Heyward batting
Showing the last 40 of 589 events.
Head to Head
ATL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Atlanta Braves
- Jurickson Profar Suspension
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Arismendy AlcantaraCF29
Justin RuggianoRF39
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Welington CastilloC20
Chris CoghlanLF7
Mike Olt3B25
Darwin Barney2B20
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Luis Valbuena3B18
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Junior LakePH48
James RussellP88
Brian SchlitterP99
Nate SchierholtzPH62
ATL
B.J. UptonCF0
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Freddie Freeman1B5
Justin UptonLF8
Jason HeywardRF22
Chris Johnson3B92
Tommy La Stella2B4
Christian BethancourtC60
Mike MinorP31
Substitutes
David HaleP41
Ryan DoumitPH4
David CarpenterP77
MLB News
All news
ESPN
2026 MLB Awards: Results, analysis on MVP, Cy Young, more
Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collected their hardware this week.
ESPN
Who has won the MLB MVP Award? All-time winners list
MLB's MVP Award is given to top players in the American League and National League. Take a look at the all-time winners list now.
News
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Astros' Yordan Alvarez unanimous MVP winners
Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez each earned all 30 first-place votes to win the MVP awards in their respective leagues Thursday night.
News
Braves, reliever Evan Phillips agree to 3-year, $35M deal
The Braves and free agent relief pitcher Evan Phillips, who appeared in 31 games for the Dodgers last season, have agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract.