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September 16, 2026 · NL Cent

Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs

September 16, 2026Wrigley FieldCloudy 69°F · 10 mph, In From LF
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
89-64
4
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
85-68
8

Game Highlights

Published September 16, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Michael Harris II to second baseman Ozzie Albies to third baseman Austin Riley to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. ATL 0, CHC 1
B3 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (43) on a fly ball to right field. ATL 0, CHC 2
B4 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers (26) on a fly ball to left field. ATL 0, CHC 3
B5 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Carson Kelly scores. ATL 0, CHC 4
B5 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman triples (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. ATL 0, CHC 6
T6 Matt Olson Matt Olson grounds out softly, pitcher Shota Imanaga to first baseman Michael Busch. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. ATL 1, CHC 6
T7 Austin Riley Austin Riley grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Mauricio Dubón scores. ATL 2, CHC 6
B7 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (44) on a fly ball to right center field. ATL 2, CHC 7
B8 Michael Conforto Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Tyrone Taylor scores. ATL 2, CHC 8
T9 Mauricio Dubón Mauricio Dubón doubles (26) on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II to 3rd. ATL 3, CHC 8
T9 Sean Murphy Sean Murphy grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. ATL 4, CHC 8

Box score

  123456789 R
ATL 000001102 4
CHC 101130110 8

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Braves AWAY 4

JR Ritchie started for Braves, leaving trailing 0–6. Out of the bullpen, Owen Murphy took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • JR Ritchie Starter 4.2 82 6 5 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what JR Ritchie threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 28 34% 1 4 8 10 5
    Changeup 20 24% 3 1 6 9 1
    Sinker 17 21% 1 4 1 7 4
    Curveball 15 18% 4 4 1 3 3
    Cutter 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
  • Dylan Dodd Setup 0.1 4 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Owen Murphy Middle 2.1 46 2 2
  • Brent Suter Long 0.2 8 0 1 inherited 3, stranded 3
Cubs HOME 8

Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving with a 6–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Rolison took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Shota Imanaga Starter 6.0 100 1 8 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 68% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 47 47% 14 3 8 14 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 35 35% 2 6 14 11 2
    Sweeper 11 11% 3 2 0 3 3
    Sinker 4 4% 0 2 1 0 1
    Curveball 3 3% 1 0 0 2 0
  • Aaron Civale Reliever 1.1 21 1 0
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 0.2 24 2 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.0 20 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Ritchie
  • Bregman 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 .257 .348 .450 .798 2B
Drake Baldwin DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .352 .452 .804
Matt Olson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .323 .503 .826
Ozzie Albies 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .245 .300 .408 .708
Michael Harris II CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .316 .485 .801
Mauricio Dubón LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 .318 .393 .711 2B, 3B
Austin Riley 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .222 .294 .363 .657
Sean Murphy C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .191 .250 .337 .587
Mike Yastrzemski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .312 .377 .689
Ha-Seong Kim SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .123 .219 .132 .351
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 3 3 3 1 1 .282 .375 .581 .956 2 HR (43, 44), 3B
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .266 .365 .469 .834
Michael Busch 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .238 .347 .393 .740
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 3 4 0 0 .264 .354 .458 .812 HR (26), 2B, 3B
Tyrone Taylor LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .326 .507 .833 2B
Nico Hoerner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .315 .354 .669
Michael Conforto DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 .238 .336 .471 .807
Pedro Ramírez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258 .318 .415 .733
Carson Kelly C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .341 .387 .728
Ian Happ LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .329 .412 .741 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
JR Ritchie 4.2 7 6 6 2 5 2 82 5.03 L
Dylan Dodd 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.36
Owen Murphy 2.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 46 5.00
Brent Suter 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.52
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Shota Imanaga 6.0 4 1 1 0 8 0 100 3.80 W
Aaron Civale 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 4.23
Ryan Rolison 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 24 2.98
Ryan Zeferjahn 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.03

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATL
Walt Weiss
Walt Weiss
Lineup 4.2 R Bunts 1.3 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
7-3 W3 +12 run diff
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HOME · CHC
6-4 W2 +22 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with ATL listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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