{"id":670165,"date":"2026-05-14T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/670165\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:09:08","slug":"cubs-come-into-matchup-against-the-braves-on-losing-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/670165\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs come into matchup against the Braves on losing streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs<\/a> (27-16, first in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves<\/a> (30-13, first in the NL East)<\/p>\n

Atlanta; Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown<\/a> (1-1, 1.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale<\/a> (6-2, 2.20 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Braves -163, Cubs +138; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs look to break their four-game losing streak with a victory over the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n

Atlanta has a 30-13 record overall and a 14-6 record in home games. Braves hitters have a collective .334 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the NL.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a 27-16 record overall and a 9-11 record in road games. The Cubs have hit 52 total home runs to rank fourth in the NL.<\/p>\n

The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams square off this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson<\/a> leads the Braves with 29 extra base hits (15 doubles and 14 home runs). Drake Baldwin<\/a> is 11 for 39 with two doubles, four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Nico Hoerner<\/a> has a .272 batting average to lead the Cubs, and has 12 doubles and four home runs. Michael Busch<\/a> is 10 for 31 with a home run and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 7-3, .275 batting average, 2.69 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs<\/p>\n

Cubs: 6-4, .202 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Braves: Sean Murphy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (finger), Eli White: 7-Day IL (concussion), Dylan Dodd: 15-Day IL (back), Ronald Acuna Jr<\/a>.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), AJ Smith-Shawver<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Cubs: Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Caleb Thielbar: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (tricep), Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (knee), Riley Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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