Cubs vs. Braves Game Highlights | 5/22/24

And Braves looking to even the series after losing last night 4 to 3 in 10 innings and Justin Steele the 28 year old from Loosedale, Mississippi Getting to start the Southpaws looking for his first win of the season and one Weird stat you look at the Cubs have lost eight straight Justin Steele starts They haven't won a game that he started since September 4th of last year Acuna last night had four three two counts. He has a three two count here to start tonight's ballgame Groundball Horner collects and throws out Acuna One up and one down Here is Ozzie Albies batting right-handed the switch hitter bounces one toward the middle Horner is there for that one Makes the play right near the bag and throws to first in time two bouncing balls toward Horner Each one scored four to three no score just underway two down bases empty for Marcel Ozuna It's a high fly ball to center. It's playable for Bellinger. He is waiting and squeezing One two three inning for Justin Steele We go to the bottom of the first and on the mound for the Atlanta Braves is Max Fried Tenth start of the season you can see that three and two record for him really nice batting average against of just two thirteen four home runs allowed so far this season And the one two to Horner Groundball out towards short take it on one bounce by Arcia and he wings it over the first base for the out one down The two to Suzuki got him swinging and there's his first victim of the night got him with a sinker and now here's Bellinger Well, it will be an 11 pitch bottom of the first so 21 total pitches in the first inning six up six down Freed throwing a lot of strikes and has not yet been a base runner in tonight's game Swing and a miss and Max Fried is in his own right now through the first five Cubs hitters inning two two down two to count Dansby went and that will do it and he's got his third victim of the ball game Yeah, we go to the top of the third Justin Steele back to work bottom three coming up for the Atlanta Braves starting with Harris There's the first base runner of the game Michael Harris with a single to center Continuing his nice series here at Wrigley Adam Duvall digging in it's from Steele There's a high deep drive towards center field that's drifting back and that is under the batter's eye It's a two-run homer for Adam Duvall Met that one with tremendous force and Senate sailing out of here into the thicket of plants just above The basket out there and straightaway center field on the batter's eye Freed already has three strikeouts through six batters face so far. He's got a 2-2 count right now. Did he go? Yes, he did says Ryan Additon Already four K's for free. Oh to pitch In the air to center field coming in and now slowing is Michael Harris makes a chest-high catch That's now eight in a row sat down by Max Fried and that brings Miguel Amaya up to the plate Orlando RC awaits for this routine ground ball 33 pitches for free to get through three And we head to the fourth Elvis. What if he's just got coke in that cup? Matt Olsen leading off the fourth against Justin Steele who just went over 50 pitches tonight and the lefty fired Swing and a miss and Olsen is gone third strikeout for Justin Steele one away. Here's Darnell to two Swing and a miss. That was the change of us. It's a game of adjustments Apparently Justin willing to try something a little different Arcia waits for the 3-2 from Justin Steele check swing. Did he go strike three Arcia out on strikes? Steele strikes out the side. Let's see if the Cubs can get him some runs There are certain starts where guys just seem locked in and Max has had a few of them this year, obviously And it has that feel again tonight comfortable hitting his spots stuff looks really live All the off-speed pitches that we've seen so far tonight looking really sharp and the story has been Max Fried He's retired 15 in a row. Happ has had success pair of home runs in his career against Max Fried Harris over to cut it up racing for second the perfect game and the no hitter Lasted five innings for Max Fried and that's how quickly it turns They hadn't had a base runner and now the tying run comes to the plate Happeth third one down comes down to zip and a little roller. This will score The runners on the corners and one away Short try to squeeze it and it works to perfection Arcia comes home It is three to one Atlanta and in the line for Justin Steele Jose Kwas tall long-legged right hander the new pitcher for the Cubs all four inside that will load the bases for Ozzie Albies Lifted towards left over by the line coming over half. He's under it makes the catch. We've all tags from third Here's the throw from left field It's cut and not in time and I'll lead for one with two down here in the seventh inning for Marcelo Zuniga Another opportunity to extend the hitting streak to 15 but needs a knock right here Hits his high and deep to left center his 15th of the season. It also extends his hit streak to 15 games Now has a cushion hit seven to one now the offense Coming to life a little bit here in the Windy City in game two of the series Brace fans remember this feeling and we saw it earlier this season where this offense gets going and it just feels Unstoppable for opposing pitchers. Yeah crosses thrown a lot of pitches out of the pen This will be the 42nd and it's a bad one It gets by Amaya and the Braves will tack on it is nine to one now And all of a sudden things getting pretty sloppy here for the Chicago Cubs in this one Just yanked we go to the night big league debut for Porter Hodge 13th round pick by the Cubs in 2019 In there and all these gone on strikes Pretty good way to start your big league career right there Morning, good afternoon. Good night. And now Marcelo Zuniga Hodge working quickly. See you later Hey, don't peak too early Porter go for the trifecta. There's pitch number eight. Nope this time Hodge ahead wanted to Swing and he strikes out the side one pitch away from an immaculate in it. Welcome to the show Porter Hodge He is rolling here. We go to the bottom of the night eight innings Ninety-four pitches and now he'll go for a complete game He's Vasquez getting his first taste of the majors right here Vasquez his big league debut Swing and a miss So the first plate appearance for Vasquez is a strikeout at the hands of Max free There's the 1-0 from free and a little tapper out in front of the plate fair ball taken by Travis And he just lobs a hook shot down the first baseline Look like Kareem Abdul Jabbar out there and Matt able to clear the rebound for the out And two down here in the ninth inning you don't see many complete games These days in the big leagues and this is gonna be his second one if he gets one more out Softly out to left in comes Duvall. He's got it Braves win an extra piece