Atlanta Braves Lose 5th Straight, Fall to Cubs 5-3

The Atlanta Braves suffered their fifth consecutive defeat on Friday afternoon, this time at the hands of the Chicago Cubs in the second game of their four game set by a final score of 5-3.

Atlanta Braves starter Shelby Miller‘s unfortunate winless streak continues, as the Braves were unable to hold onto an early lead to give Miller a win. Shelby Miller has not won a game since May 17th.

There was hope that Friday’s contest might reverse a recent trend of offensive incompentence on the part of the Atlanta Braves, as Freddie Freeman staked Shelby Miller to an early lead by grounding into a fielder’s choice, scoring leadoff hitter Nick Markakis and giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.

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The Cubs would answer in the bottom of the first inning. After striking out Dexter Fowler and Kyle Schwarber to begin the frame, Shelby Miller surrendered a solo home-run to notorious Braves’ hater Chris Coghlan, knotting the score at 1-1.

In this roller-coaster of a contest, the Atlanta Braves would respond in the top of the 4th inning, as Nick Markakis continued his hot hitting from the leadoff spot, scoring Andrelton Simmons and Pedro Ciriaco to give Shelby Miller an incredibly rare 2 run lead, making the score 3-1. The Braves’ would not score again.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, Shelby Miller got into trouble, allowing Cubs’ catcher Miguel Montero to score off of a fielders choice, making the score 3-2. Then in the bottom of the 6th, Cubs’ wunderkind Kris Bryant doubled home Anthony Rizzo, tying the score at 3-3. The score wouldn’t remain square for long, as Miguel Montero doubled to right-field, bringing home Bryant to give the Cubs a 4-3 lead. The Cubs would again score in the bottom of the 7th, as Anthony Rizzo would drive home rookie Addison Russell, making the score a decisive 5-3 victory for Joe Maddon‘s club.

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