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C.González grounded out, first baseman Freeman to pitcher Toussaint

Contreras grounded out, second baseman Albies to first baseman Freeman.

Grounded out, second baseman Albies to first baseman Freeman.

Ca.González grounded out, first baseman Freeman to pitcher Toussaint.

Grounded out, first baseman Freeman to pitcher Toussaint.

Contreras homered to right on a 1-2 count.

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Contreras singled to center, J.Báez scored.

Schwarber hit a ground-rule double to center, Ca.González scored, Lester to third.

Hit a ground-rule double to center, Ca.González scored, Lester to third.

Bryant singled to right, Lester scored, Schwarber to third.

Singled to right, Lester scored, Schwarber to third.

Rizzo singled to left, Schwarber scored, Bryant to second.

Singled to left, Schwarber scored, Bryant to second.

J.Báez doubled to right, Bryant scored, Rizzo to third.

Doubled to right, Bryant scored, Rizzo to third.

Contreras grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman, Rizzo scored, J.Báez to third.

Grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman, Rizzo scored, J.Báez to third.

Markakis singled to center, Acuña Jr. scored, Swanson scored.

Singled to center, Acuña Jr. scored, Swanson scored.

Swanson homered to right on a full count.

Cubs second.  Contreras homered to right on a 1-2 count.  Heyward hit a ground-rule double to left.  Bote walked.  C.González grounded into a double play, second baseman Albies to shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman, Heyward to third, Bote out.  Lester flied out to center fielder Acuña Jr.

Cubs fourth.  J.Báez singled to right.  J.Báez stole second.  Contreras singled to center, J.Báez scored.  Heyward lined into a double play, first baseman Freeman unassisted, Contreras out.  Bote flied out to left fielder Riley.

Cubs fifth.  C.González walked.  Lester singled to center, C.González to third.  Schwarber hit a ground-rule double to center, C.González scored, Lester to third.  Bryant singled to right, Lester scored, Schwarber to third.  Rizzo singled to left, Schwarber scored, Bryant to second.  J.Báez doubled to right, Bryant scored, Rizzo to third.  Sobotka pitching.  Contreras grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman, Rizzo scored, J.Báez to third.  Heyward grounded out, first baseman Freeman unassisted.  Bote grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman.

Braves sixth.  Acuña Jr. singled to center.  Swanson safe at second on fielder's choice plus fielding error by second baseman Bote, Acuña Jr. to third.  Freeman struck out.  Donaldson popped out to first baseman Rizzo.  Markakis singled to center, Acuña Jr. scored, Swanson scored.  Riley struck out.

Braves eighth.  Barnette pitching.  Swanson homered to right on a full count.  Freeman singled to left.  Donaldson flied out to right fielder C.González.  Ryan pitching.  Markakis grounded into a double play, second baseman Bote to shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo, Freeman out.

Cubs eighth.  Contreras grounded out, second baseman Albies to first baseman Freeman.  Heyward homered to right on a 0-1 count.  Bote lined out to second baseman Albies.  C.González grounded out, first baseman Freeman to pitcher Toussaint.

 The Braves and Cubs face off for the second time this season, with the Braves sweeping a three-game series in Atlanta in early April. Atlanta hit .330 in that series, its second highest batting average in a series this season, and walked 21 times, the Braves' most in a three-game series since 2010.

 The Braves have won 13 of their last 16 games while outscoring their opponents by an average of 2.63 runs per game. Atlanta hitters have batted .298 with 35 home runs over that stretch.

 Cubs catchers rank first in the National League with a .290 batting average, .383 on-base percentage, .530 slugging percentage, 34 extra-base hits and 51 RBI.

 Ozzie Albies has a career batting average of .491 in 13 games against the Cubs, his highest against any single opponent that he's faced at least four times.

 Javier Baez leads all major league players with a slugging percentage of .761 after falling behind in the count 0-2, with a minimum of 20 qualifying plate appearances. Nine of Baez's 19 home runs have come after falling behind 0-2.

 Dallas Keuchel and Yu Darvish are scheduled to start against each other on Wednesday, reigniting a rivalry they had when playing for Houston and Texas, respectively. In three career starts against one another, Keuchel has a 3.06 ERA while Darvish has a 7.41 ERA. Houston won all three starts Keuchel made against Darvish.

HP - Tumpane, 1B - Barksdale, 2B - Barrett, 3B - Lentz

The Atlanta Braves will take their run-scoring machine to Wrigley Field on Monday to open a four-game series against the host Chicago Cubs in a battle of first-place teams in the National League.
The Braves have reached double-digit runs six times in June, including five games in which they scored at least 12 runs. The most recent came Saturday in a 13-9 shootout against the Washington Nationals.

Cubs host high-scoring Braves in showdown of division leaders

CHICAGO (AP)  Willson Contreras wasn't happy with a called second strike in the second inning. He took his displeasure out on the next pitch, hitting it out of the park.
Contreras homered and had three RBIs, Jon Lester pitched five-hit ball through six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 Monday in a chippy matchup of NL division leaders.

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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs on June 25, 2019

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