The Cubs were facing a very tough matchup on paper against Chris Sale and a stacked Braves lineup on Tuesday night at Truist Park. Sometimes things happen differently than expected in these situations, but that was decidedly not the case in this game as Atlanta went up big and coasted to a second consecutive shutout victory.
Matt Olson put the Braves on top in the bottom of the 1st inning with an RBI double against Jameson Taillon. The Cubs had a very difficult time generating any offense against Sale, a fact that certainly wasn’t helped when Nico Hoerner was scratched right before the opening pitch with left hamstring tightness.