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Matt Olson hit his major league-leading 54th homer, and the Atlanta Braves clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 5-3 win over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.
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Austin Riley had three hits and scored two runs as the Braves (103-56) won for the sixth time in seven games.