HICAGO (AP) – Joe Maddon liked how his major league-leading Chicago Cubs rallied yet again. Yet one mistake stood out.
The Atlanta Braves scored two runs in the sixth inning after Cubs shortstop Addison Russell booted a double-play ball.
Daniel Castro singled and scored on Nick Markakis’ sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the short-handed Braves picked up a rare victory by beating the Cubs 4-3 on Sunday.
“We did a lot of things well,” Maddon said. “We had one mistake on defense. I thought it was a little bit of a tough out for Addy. Otherwise, they hit some balls well today. We hit some balls well today without any luck. Good game. I really appreciate the way our guys came back once again.”
Jason Grilli pitched a scoreless 10th for his second save and the Braves won for just the sixth time in 24 games despite blowing a 3-0 lead after Julio Teheran threw seven scoreless innings.