ATLANTA — Mike Tauchman wasted no time making sure the Chicago Cubs wouldn’t leave Truist Park without scoring a run.
Then right-hander Javier Assad took care of the rest.
Tauchman’s home run off Braves starter Charlie Morton’s first pitch of the game provided the Cubs their first run in the three-game series and sparked a three-run first inning in which they sent nine batters to the plate. That was all the run support Assad needed in a 7-1 victory.
Assad kept rolling, lowering his ERA to 1.