Braves 5-2 Cubs (May 12, 2026) Game Recap
ATLANTA — — Grant Holmes mixed with three relievers on a one-hitter, Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday evening within the opener of a three-game set between the National League’s prime groups.
Didier Fuentes (2-0) labored three scoreless innings in reduction of Holmes, who had not pitched since May 1. Atlanta’s starter labored 4 innings, permitting a solo homer to Alex Bregman and an RBI grounder by Moisés Ballesteros. He walked 4 and struck out 5 whereas throwing 78 pitches.
Dylan Lee pitched an ideal eighth and Raisel Iglesias went 1-2-3 within the ninth for his seventh save. Iglesias has not allowed to run over 11 2/3 innings this season.
Yastrzemski was 2 for two with three RBI, together with his two-run homer within the fifth inning that landed in entrance of the Chop House restaurant in proper area. Earlier within the inning, Riley hit a solo shot 409 ft to left area that tied it at 2-all.
Riley was additionally robbed of additional bases within the second inning on a leaping catch at the wall by heart fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Dominic Smith went 4 for 4 and scored twice because the Braves improved to a serious league-best 29-13.
Colin Rea (4-2) gave up 5 runs on seven hits, together with each Braves residence runs. He walked one and struck out one. The Cubs (27-15) have misplaced three straight.
The Braves honored Hall of Fame supervisor Bobby Cox and former proprietor Ted Turner within the first residence sport since each males died. The membership had a second of silence following a video tribute to each males and had a show arrange with jerseys and pictures within the Battery plaza exterior the park. The Braves will put on an embroidered No. 6 on the again of their caps the remainder of the season to honor Cox, who died Saturday at age 84. Turner died final Wednesday at 87.
Braves rookie RHP JR Ritchie (1-0, 3.63) will make the fourth begin of his profession and LHP Shota Imanaga (4-2, 2.28) takes the mound for the Cubs on Wednesday.
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