Cubs vs. Braves Game Highlights (5-12-26) - MLB Highlights

The Chicago Cubs in town to take on the Atlanta Braves. The boys back home after a long trip out west. It was an emotional trip out west. The passing of these two titans, Ted Turner and Bobby Cox, while the Braves were away. And so the Braves shortly are going to honor them here this evening at Truist Park. Welcome back Ha-Sung Kim. He has been on the aisle the entire season with that finger injury, but it is good to have him back and activated. And Grant Holmes has not made a start since May 1st. Here we are on May 12th. We'll see how he does in his eighth start. Two up, two down. Here's Alex Bregman. And it looks like it's going to be a 1-2-3 first. Bregman to Kim. Kim passes his first test. And down go the Cubbies, 1-2-3 in the top of the first. 35-year-old veteran Colin Ray gets the ball tonight for the Cubs. Colin Ray tonight has really struggled against left-handed hitters. Of course, we are left-handed heavy here in Atlanta. Colin Ray has thrown first pitch strikes to all six that he has faced. He's ahead of Riley 0-2. Riley out the right center. PCA long run into the gap. He jumps and he makes the catch. B. Crowe, awesome. Best defensive player in the game. Sensational. Dansby Swanson leads off of the Cubs here in the top of the third inning. Dansby hits it to the other Braves shortstop. Ha-Sung Kim makes the play. Holmes, a couple of strikeouts so far here. First time through the order. Another 1-2, and he got him to go fishing, this time on the curveball. Throw down to first, three strikeouts first time through the order for Grant. That's a good job, right? Go after a couple of sliders and a little bit of a slower breaking ball here, and he cannot hold up his swing. Listen, you know he's going to be out, but he didn't want anything to do with running the first base there either. It's not a big deal, but you just feel like, go, make the guy throw the ball. He just didn't want to do it. In the air to right field, over to his left, Yastrzemski, he sizes it up, makes the catch. Down go the Cubs, 1-2-3. We go to the bottom of the third inning, no score in Atlanta. It's been Holmes and Ray in control so far. We'll see if the Braves can change that here against Collin Ray in the bottom of the third. Even though it's been a pretty decent year for Collin Ray, this is the weakness, right? This is your opportunity. This year in particular, lefty sitting 3-0-9 against him, but there's your opportunity. And Dom Smith shoots it out into right center. A lead-off single. There's the first hit of the ball game for either team. Welcome back to the lineup, Ha-Sung Kim. Grounder right side, diving stop by Horner, and he jumps up to his feet to make the play. So the Gold Glover over there at second base gets the out Dom Smith to second base. First at bat tonight for Mike Yastrzemski. Some good history here for Yaz against Collin Ray. Three for eight with a double and a couple of home runs. Line drive, and Yaz drops it in front of half. Dom Smith coming home safe. Braves on top in the third. That thought that you've had success against the guy in the past really makes you feel more comfortable. Hey, there's nothing this guy can sneak by me or anything I haven't seen, and he certainly got the job done there. Complete some runs. I was looking back over the book. They got shut out the last two games in Texas. They have not scored in the first three innings tonight, nor did they score in the final two innings on Friday night, so it's been 23 innings without a run. Hopefully this streak will end this inning. Come to get back on track. Three-two hit in the air. Deep left field. This ball's got a chance. Gone. Home run, Alex Bregman. Ball game tied one to one, and the scoreless streak is over. I should have brought that up in the Sunday game over in Texas. That's one way to eliminate that high pitch being called against you. You just get your hands up above the ball and just hammer on it, and he hooks this ball down the line right into the Cubs' bullpen, but high gas. This ball is probably mid-chest, and he gets on top of it and hits it into the seats. That's a great swing by Bregman. Nine straight outside the zone from Holmes, and all of a sudden, he feels like he can't find the zone anywhere. 3-0 on Bush. He missed upstairs. He has walked him loaded following that Bregman-Homer. And Moises Ballesteros coming up after three consecutive walks. Ballesteros hits it to short. It's picked up by Kim. Underhands the second for one. Throw to first, not in time. Good hustle by Mo. The in-half scores RBI for Ballesteros. Cubs have their first lead of the game. It's a 2-1 game. Lutters in the corners, two down, and the man in the hands of Dansby Swanson. And a swing and a miss at the slider, so all things considered, Holmes gets out of it okay. Austin Riley leads off with the Braves in the bottom of the fifth inning versus Colin Ray trailing 2-1. And Riley splatters his high in the air. Deep left field, reaching for the wall, and we got a tie game. Austin Riley ties it at two. 91-mile-an-hour, two-seam fastball that is elevated. Austin Riley had a really nice road trip. It looked like he got the swing right. He was on time for the fastball. It's carried over here in game one of this homestand. And there's a line drive. Dov Smith, who is two for two. The bats are coming to life. Yaz drove in the other run. That RBI hit the third. Yaz still looking for that first homer as a Brave. No long ball six driven in this year for Yazdremski. This ball is hit in the air. Deep to right. The Chophouse, his first of the season. Big sigh of relief, I think, for Yaz, right, to get that first home run after the strong spring. You can see his teammates and how happy they are for him. But we told you coming into this one, he had two career home runs and eight at-bats against Colin Ray. He gets this little flat get-me-over 3-2 slider. I need a strike. And that was a mistake. Pitching coach Tommy Hoddeby came out to talk to Colin Ray. This one, it struck well. Stops at second with a double. But he's swinging a high bat in the fifth. You love that from Drake. Come out after the home run, the meeting with the pitching coach and look for something to drive early. A little cutter that came back too much. And it took a big bounce off the wall. And watch PCA. He's just kind of sitting there, hanging out. If it's any other runner, this is probably a triple. And it would have been his fault. 80th pitch of the night here for Ray. Good eye for Ozzie Albies. He's down at first. Baldwin at second. And we'll see if that's going to be the night for Ray. And it is. Threatening to do even more damage. They do have runners at first and second. A ball and two strikes to metals. One bouncer off the glove of Bush, out to right field. It's going to score another one. Baldwin is home, 5-2. This ball is scorched, especially when you consider that it's left on left and two strikes. You knew a breaking ball was coming. It was going to be the slider or it was going to be the sweeper. And it is a hanging sweeper. And Matt Olsen, no doubt his eyes lit up when he saw it out of the hand of Olsen. Not much of a chance over there at first base. 37 ribbies now on the year for Matt Olsen. Riley started the rally in the four run fifth with a leadoff solo over to left center. Riley slowly finds the outfield grass. Horner was up the middle, had to go a long way. He didn't get there. And Riley is two for four. They all count the same. And this is Austin Riley beating that defensive shift. It almost looked like he was trying to go that way. And we know he can power the ball to the opposite field, but a little dribbler into the outfield works as well for a base hit. Tom Smith, right center field. Riley to third. They are at the corners. How about Tom Smith, folks? Four for four with four singles. To the right side, Horner over. Has to hustle, and he gets it done. Braves strand two, but they're up three. Braves pitching is still just allowed the one hit here, that homer by Brinkman in the fourth. I think coming into the season, we knew this was one of the strong suits and parts of this team on paper, and they have answered the belly. Braves pitching has retired 11 straight now. Braves, this offense is just so explosive. Best batting average, most runs per game. Don't forget about the pitching. The best ERA right now in Major League Baseball for Atlanta with a gaudy 28 and 13 record. All right, Iglesias will be facing four, five, six here in the Cubs order. He's been absolutely crushing it so far. 10 games this season. He has not allowed an earned run. 10 and two thirds total innings under his belt, and a very nice 14 to one strikeout to walk ratio. The payoff, he struck him out. Iggy change up to get half, one away. He puts it in the air. Is it gonna be Olsen or Ossie? Ossie says, I'm taller, I'll take it. Two down. And Ossie's gonna let him hear about it. You know, I can catch fly balls too. Michael Bush, the final hope for the Cubbies. In the air, Harris saunters back. He's got room. Braves win. Braves went at 5-2 over the Cubs. They limit Chicago to one hit for the entire game. And the Braves here on May 12th, a season best 16 games over 500. What a great start to this series. Grant Holmes has to get out of there a little bit earlier than you want it to. The bullpen takes over. Austin Riley had a big night. Mike Nishkremse had a big night. And this defense had a big night tonight. Welcome back. Hassan Kemal did a great job over at shortstop.