Braves vs Cubs final score: Matt Wisler struggles in 9-3 loss

The Cubs (70-51) have won 11 of 13 at home, clubbing 19 homers and averaging 7.0 runs in the last seven. Hammel is 1-4 with a 6.37 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Braves. It’s Wrigley Field, ” Maddon said. “I’ve never seen a park where the wind affects the game so much”. I feel very fortunate to have that vista.

I’m certainly not predicting anything, but remember when the Cubs first got to 15 games over. “Anytime you can sweep one four-game series a year that is pretty good”.

Matt Wisler got knocked around and the Atlanta Braves suffered a season-high seventh straight loss. They remain three games behind Pittsburgh for the NL’s top wild-card spot. It’s really hard to come back from that.

“Today, I didn’t really see the ball well”, Montero said. Cleveland will counter with Corey Kluber, who allowed four homers and six runs over six innings his last time out against Boston. “So far in left field he’s done OK”. Nevertheless, the only homer that might have needed wind help was Bryant’s first, an opposite-field shot.

The Braves might have another chance at a big number, however, given the way Jason Hammel (6-5, 3.38 ERA) has pitched lately for Chicago.

Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (6-5, 3.97) looks to rebound from his shortest outing of the season after going 3 1/3 innings against the White Sox last week.

Chicago Cubs’ Miguel Montero, left, celebrates with Jorge Soler after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, August 22, 2015, in Chicago. “It’s been a lot of lefties, the ones hitting home runs off me”.

Wisler then gave up a single and walk and was pulled in favor of left-hander Andrew McKirahan.

“He got an opportunity last night and did a nice job”, said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. “They were fly balls that just kept carrying”.

Bryant put an end to the comeback with another solo shot in the sixth to increase the Cubs’ lead to 9-2. He was 5 for 48 with a double and a home run in his previous 17 games. The Cubs are 33-34 when they allow at least one homer.

“I’m not going to try to qualify the homers”, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Nick Swisher homered from both sides of the plate after batting. He’s within reach of the Cubs’ rookie home-run (25) and RBI (86) records, both set by Billy Williams in 1961 (the RBI mark was tied by Geovany Soto in 2008).

In games where it is the underdog, Atlanta has a 40-59 record and an overall money line of -594. Maddon said Russell could miss Monday’s makeup game against the Indians. Kris Medlen makes his first start since returning from Tommy John surgery, facing Ubaldo Jimenez and the O’s.

The Cubs have hit 50 house runs because the All-Star break, tops within the Nationwide League.