For all intents and purposes the game ended when Chicago scored two unearned runs in the second. Jace Peterson made a poor throw to Andrelton Simmons. Braves didn’t get the double play or the force. Then with two outs, Jonathan Herrera drove in two. Ball game.
Jorge Soler got an earned run for the Cubbies with a homer in the third, and A.J. Pierzynski broke up another Chicago no-hitter wannabe, this time with a fourth inning double. The Cubs added a fourth run in the top of the ninth, and Andrelton spoiled the shutout with an RBI double in the bottom.