Despite some late-game heroics from Ronald Acuña Jr., the Braves coughed up a late lead and ended up losing 3-2 to the Cubs in what was a very strange game, overall.
The bottom of the first inning was when we got our first sign that this was going to be a bit of a strange game. The Braves had a opportunity to potentially have a scoring chance after Freddie Freeman stole second base (!!!) and Wilson Contreras’ throw went into the outfield after it caromed off of Freeman’s foot. Ron Washington gave Freddie the green light to speed past third and go home and Kyle Schwarber proceeded to deliver a perfect throw to nab Freddie at the plate and end the inning.