Cubs vs. Braves Game Highlights (4/26/21) | MLB Highlights

As Charlie Morton makes his way to the mound for Atlanta looking for his second win. And as you said in the open a moment ago Bray sure could use a good start from him and a victory tonight. First time I should say first time for Horner he's batted leadoff this year gets to feast his eyes on Charlie Morton who's looking for his second win of the year. First pitch is whacked into right center a radio on the run Acuna is there and Ronald makes the play Horner's out. This is Wilson Contreras the two to swing and a miss. Look at that ball explode away from the righty. There's that curve ball and Contreras missed that one by a foot maybe two feet Rizzo at two thirty six and Morton freezes it with a fastball at the knees back to back strikeouts and a one two three first inning. That was refreshing lineup go up against Zach Davies Acuna climbs in three seventy one with those seven homers. Davies do first pitch swinging lifts it in the air out towards right field Hayward back that's the glove and there's one out one down for Freddie Freeman as he takes a walk and is aboard with one out in the pitch all the way to Marcel there's a line drive that stayed fair first inning hit for Osuna Freddy's going to go first to third Marcel on his way to second and just like that the Braves have a little bit of that pressure taken out in the opening inning second and third one out Ozzie Alvarez is the hitter hitting one sixty four Ozzie a line drive base hit that's going to score Freddy Freeman. That's a base hit out of Ozzie Alvarez to make it one nothing Atlanta. So Darnell the hitter trying to snap it all for twelve Zach Davies ready with his three to a shot right field base hit one run is in here comes Ozzie they're going to wave it Hayward up his throat toward the plate is going to be late Darnell with a two run single and the Braves have scored three in the first inning. It's three to nothing. Austin Riley gets his ticket punched and a free trip down the first baseline runners at first and second now for Guillermo Heredia pitch hammered to left field that's a base hit. Here comes Darnell he'll gallop around third. Bryant boxes the ball and left and no further advance as Riley stops at third base already and picks up his seventh RBI. The Braves with two outs and to the lead and they're going to bat around in the first inning. It's four to nothing one down three and a half swing and a miss that curveball is unbelievably good tonight. Third strikeout for Charlie Moore allows the first Cubs baserunner with two outs in the second have struck out three times on their first six hitters and make it four out of seven as Hayward swings and tips that into the glove of Travis Darnell make it so guard for the Cubs here in the top of the third inning. Let's go next. That's over the outside edge so guard is frozen five strikeouts for Charlie Morton right now Paul Bird it's a clinic. Bounce towards third ball inside the line and past Riley and Davies will take the turn but he'll hang on at first. And how do you like that first hit of the game by Zack Davies Warner Spanx went into right field there's a base hit Warner goes the opposite way Davies station to station hustling down to second back to back singles Cubs making a little noise against Charlie Morton. Now they need a long ball or some kind of an extra base not outside and he walked up. They're loaded for Chris Bryant bases loaded to down Bryant hits a high drive in the left field down the line in the corner back near the wall and that ball is gone. It's a grand slam. Chris Bryant has just tied the game with a grand slam here in the third inning. Grand slam. Chris Bryant was starting over. That was as high as it was far. And look how he rarely shows in motion. But my goodness what a big swing in the back completely turning the narrative of this ball game to out here in the bottom of the third inning that brings Dan Smith Swanson to the plate. He's over one with a strikeout. That's why the Cubs have a shift on with the payoff pitch. He shoots this one to right field pretty well hit. Look at that ball. Kerry look at that Dan Smith. He made us look sage. Well listen I know it's easier said than done but I mean that right there is something he's got to put in his memory bank. You don't have to pull the ball to hit a home run particularly in this ballpark. Beautiful piece of hitting there Braves lead this one by a run. It is Dylan Maples. So this is his seventh appearance nine innings. The R.A. is to sharply hit on the first pitch that pops out of the glove of Bote. Everybody's safe and the bases are loaded. Dan's B. Swanson at the plate and this moment has a turning point of the night feel to it. They should get him out of the inning. So guard is there makes the grab and that is that Maples makes the pitch go Horner one for two. The pitch is ripped down the left field line fair ball. This will roll all the way to the wall headed for third is Walters cruising in the second with a double is Niko Horner and man are the Cubs in business here in the fifth inning. And here's Rizzo at the plate hitting from the left side one away men on second and third for the Cubs Atlanta up five to four Morton delivers. Way slicing. Walters will take. Not in time. Tony is in we're tied five five sack fly for Rizzo and it is first and third and Freddy's coming up. Deuces are wild two out two on and the two to count. Here it is swung on lifted high and deep to right field headed for the chop house heads up out there gone home run Freddy Freeman a three run blast for the Braves first baseman with two outs in Atlanta's back in front. Told you he was do three run shot his sixth of the year give him 13 RBI eight to five Atlanta one down up still trail by three and here's Contreras Wilson Contreras. He was hot on that one his seventh of the year and just like that we get a one run game. Yeah no doubt about it. Off the bat and Wilson Contreras four hundred and ninety one feet. My goodness longest homer in the majors last year was hit in this park for ninety five and the damage being done by Contreras here in this inning and it comes right back in the ballgame. Will Smith is on for the Braves in his eleventh game. He's trying to nail it down for Charlie Morton and the tying run is a board in half is the hitter. Eight seven Atlanta two outs in the ninth sharply hit and hit off the mound. Flipped a second Braves where happened upon Bonazzi was perfectly placed and the Braves hang on and win eight seven in game one.