Cubs vs. Braves Game Highlights (5/15/24) | MLB Highlights

Charlie Morton, who's 40 years old, he is 3-0 on the year in his first seven starts with a 3-14 ERA. Let's see if Charlie can add to 30 consecutive shutout innings here at home. The Cubs leadoff man is Mike Tuchman. And Morton delivers. And Mike drives that one towards the left field corner. That's pretty well struck towards the corner. And it's gone! Home run. Opposite way. Mike Tuchman drills the first pitch of the night out of the ballpark. Now that's the way to raise a curtain on a ballgame. And it is 1-0 at opposite field. Homer. Tuchman's fourth of the season. Tuchman generally a patient hitter. Ambushes Charlie Morton here. A little fastball at 93. Well, the Cubs are shut out in game one. They were shut out in game two. And one pitch into game three, not so much. Staying on Suzuki the batter. Here it comes. Back up the middle. And it kicks off of Morton. Redirects into right field. And Suzuki sprinting for second. Here's a throw from Duvall. Tag. And it spills out of the glove of Arcia. And it's a double for Seah Suzuki. A double off the pitcher's leg. How about that? It's like playing horse. Can you call your shot? And a good job by Adam Duvall to get there and make it a close play at second base. That was a really good play. They had him. He was going to be out at second. But the ball just squeezed right out of Arcia's glove, which you never see happen. And the batter, Cody Bellinger. Here comes the 0-2 from Morton. The 40-year-old right hander set and fires. Here's a liner down the left field line. That's a base hit. Suzuki around third is going to be held as the throw comes in. Cubs off to a pretty good start. Three consecutive hits. A homer, a double, and a single. Morrell overall 2-19. The nine homers leads the club. And the 3-2 whack through to left side. Taken by Arcia to second. They get one there. Arcia went into shallow left field. Got leather on it. Did an amazing job just to stop it. And then fire over to second base to get the out of Cody Bellinger. But a run will score. And it's now 2-0 Cubs on the fielder's choice by Morrell. Boy, oh boy. Another great play by Arcia. Could easily have been another base hit. A little help from Ozzie at the bag, too. Nice pick. And here is Michael Bush. A one to Bush. And a ground ball weakly to second base. Coming up on it, Ozzie flips to second for one. And over to first from Orlando. Not in time. Bush beats it out. Morrell out at second base. 4-6 on the put out there. Two down with a runner at first base. 3-0 to the plate. Outside ball four. Charlie having a difficult time here early on. Nick Madrigal steps in. On the ground towards the hole. Sliding stop for short. Everybody's going to be safe. Infield single. And the bases are loaded. Armstrong shows bunt. Pulls back and takes one off the foot. And that will be another tally for Chicago here in the top of the first inning. As he hits Crow Armstrong with the bases loaded. And it's 3-0 Cubs. And here is Jan Gomes. There we go. Good breaking ball there. Gets strike three to end the inning. Cubs score three. Braves coming up. Starting pitch for the Cubs. Javier Azad. We highlight the sinker. The two-seamer of Javier Azad. Posen Batterson. He's just 127 against that pitch. Harris at the plate. On the ground. Right at Madrigal. Nick collects. And Harris retired. Here comes the 3-2 to Albies. Line toward the middle. One hop. Gloved by Mastroboni. Throws to first to get him. Two down. The 0-2 pitch. Call strike three. Fastball got him. Javier Azad works one, two, three. Cubs with a good first inning. Matt Olsen first up for Atlanta. Second inning. Swing and a miss. And Azad able to get Olsen. And there's one away. That will be sent down the right field line. That's a fair ball. And a roll into the corner. And this will be extra bases for Travis Darno. Seyo Suzuki had a hard time getting there. And there's the first base runner of the ball game for the Braves. The double down the right field line by Travis Darno. Suzuki did his best to get over there and cut it off. He just couldn't outrace the baseball. Yeah, I think Travis was willing to concede just a single until he saw the ball get away. 3-2. Tap back to the mound. Azad will glove it. And throw to first. And he pitches around the double. Michael Bush leads it off here in the top of the third inning. 1-2 pitch on the way. Got him with a swing. Able to go down with a curveball. One man on, one out in the batter Nick Madrigal. And that one through the right side hole. A base hit. Mastroboni around second. On his way to third. The throw way high. And Miles is in. It's Pete Crow Armstrong. And that throw gets away from Olsen. Into foul ground. In to score is Mastroboni. Stopping at second. And now racing for third is Madrigal. And on the air by Charlie Morton. A run scores. And Madrigal takes two bases for nothing. Like I said, not his night. 0-2 pitch. Got him swinging. Crow Armstrong swung and missed. And it was backhanded by Travis Darnot. No, it went in the dirt first. You're right. But he was tagged on the foot after it hit the dirt. Oh, yeah, he did. It's a heads up play by Travis. Armstrong is out. Jan Gomes the batter. A man at third. There we go. Now strikeout of Jan Gomes to end the third. Braves will go to their bullpen early tonight. We're in the fourth inning. Ray Kerr will come on for Charlie Morton. Who went three innings, five hits, four runs. Braves off to a good start in his Braves career. Here's the 0-2 to Tauchman. Got him swinging. Showed him a 96 mile an hour fastball. Here's Cody Bellinger now. That one drilled out towards right center field. Going back Duvall. Turning and looking. And that's off the high wall. Bellinger into second. And Cody's got himself a double that just missed getting out. Perfect night for Bellinger so far tonight. Opposite field single walk. And now this two base hit to the pull side. Left on left. Doesn't bother Bellinger. He was so good against left-handed pitching last year. Doing damage again this year. Two down for Christopher Murrell. 3-2. That's popped up on the infield. Arcia and Albies both in the vicinity. This is Arcia's ball. That parachute's into his glove for out number three. And that ends the top of the fourth inning. Into the top of the fifth inning. Runner at first. And there's one away. Nick Madrigal at the plate. Madrigal having a good night. And he's got a couple of singles. Bush goes the pitch. Line drive. Base hit in a right field. Bush slid into second base. Now he's making his way to third. The throw is cut off. And now they've got Madrigal hung up in a rundown between first and second. And the tag is applied. Madrigal out at second base. Bush stays at third. Two away. And now Pete Crow Armstrong just softly bunts one up the middle to the right of the second base bag. He's got an RBI single. As coming in to score is Bush. PCA bunts it hard and past the pitcher's mound. Up the middle. An RBI bunt single. And it is 5-0. Orlando Arcia will lead on the bottom half of the fifth inning. On the ground. Backhanded play. And Mastroboni, did he tag him? Yes, he did. Oh, well done by Michael Bush. Mastroboni's throw was strong but offline. And they get the out really well done. Yeah, good baseball there, fellas. Mastroboni made a similar play in the hole last night going down to make a backhanded play. This time the throw is offline. But Michael Bush, good athletic play. Catch it. Swipe it. Get that back foot of Arcia for out number one. Tag. You're it. The 1-0 to short. Swung on. Lying toward right center field. That's going to get down for a hit. Cut off by Crow Armstrong. He'll hold him to a two-out single. And once again, the Braves get a runner on. But it was two down. The right hander, Asad, deals. Broken back. Round ball hit to first. Fielded cleanly by Bush who steps on the bag. The fifth inning is over. Short stranded on the bases. Bottom six in Atlanta. The Cubs with a 5-0 lead over the Braves. Asad, 75 pitches, 50 strikes. Swing and a miss. And Asad able to get all B's. All B's with two hits in each of the first two games of this series. Nothing for three now tonight. Waits. And he lines one into center field on an 0-2 pitch. One out single for Ozuna. Only the fourth hit of the game for the Braves. And the batter is Matt Olson. Swing and a miss. And Olson is gone. That's seven strikeouts now for Javier Asad. He's gotten some swings and misses right through the heart of the zone tonight. Second out in the inning. Darnell the batter. He hits a ground ball to first. Fielded by Bush. And that's that. He steps on the bag. Six shutout innings for Javier Asad. We go to the seventh. Jesse Chavez goes to work. And a comebacker bounces off his mitt, sliding to it. Arcia up on his feet, spins around, and makes the play. Boy, and look at where he made that play. You might think, what was he doing over there? Out of his jurisdiction to the right side of the infield. But that's how good of a read Orlando had on it. Going to his left, sliding to it, pop it up, spin it around, making the play. It'll go 1-6-3 as it got Jesse's glove. And one out here in the top of the seventh inning. What a job by Javier Asad. He'll depart after six innings. And Ben Brown has been summoned from the bullpen. The 3-1. His line. Caught at third. Oh, Morel. Good reflexes on the backhand. And he was able to spear that one. It was rocketed his way. 108 miles an hour off the bat. Turnabout, it's fair play. He hit the ball hard to third. And Zach Short made a play on him. And he's Johnny on the spot here. And here is Arcia. A one ground ball. And that gets through. Down the left field line, a fair ball. Rolls all the way into the corner. In pursuit, Mike Tauchman. Having a hard time getting there. Just now arrives. And it'll be a double by Arcia. I got a hanging breaking ball there. Good piece of hitting. Two down here in the seventh inning. Zach Short had a base hit back in the fifth inning. If he can drive in the first braves run of the ball game. Brown deals. Short swings. And he will scorch one into left center. That rolls into the alley. It'll score a run. Crow Armstrong has got it. Fires it in. And that is late. It's an RBI double for Zach Short. He's been very impressive in his short time as a brave. And he's two for three tonight. With the only braves RBI in the contest. 5-1 ball game. I just can't tell you how great this makes me feel. To see a guy who's been DFA designated for assignment. By three teams since the end of last season. And to get an opportunity here. And do what he's doing. It is just wonderful to watch. Sure is. Top of the eighth inning here in Atlanta. PCA leads it off. It'll go 8-9-1. That one's sliced out of the left center field. That'll touch down for a hit. Watch PCA run. There he goes around second. He's on his way to third. Pete Crow Armstrong in with a triple. Boy, he has showed off his game here tonight, hasn't he? Very much so. As soon as this one heads towards that gap. He's sinking three bases. He can fly. The left fielder Kelnick had to chase it all the way to the 385 sign. A three-base hit for Pete Crow Armstrong to start this eighth inning. Infield in. Gomes hits a fly ball to right. This will drive in the run. Duvall makes the catch back near the track. Tagging and jogging home to score is Pete Crow Armstrong. Cubs lead 6-1. Suzuki to the plate. That one drilled in the air out towards left center field. That one well struck. On its way, and that is gone. Gone is Suzuki. And the Cubs tack on another. It is 7-1, fourth of the year for Saia. Just to the right of the 385 sign, he hit it very high and just far enough for it to get out of here. Nice to see Saia put the barrel of the bat to one and hit one out of here, and that will help with his confidence. Cubs have a 7-1 lead on the Braves. Big left-hander Luke Little pitching for the Cubs here in the bottom of the ninth inning. First and third, two down. And the Cubs are out away from getting out of here with a win. And that one in the air, right field. And there is out number three in the final out of the night ballgame. And the Cubs win here in Atlanta. 7-1 the final.