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Acuña, Albies, Baldwin hit late 2-run homers that lift Braves over Cubs 6-3
Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin hit late-inning, two-run homers, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3. Chicago’s loss clinched Milwaukee’s fourth straight NL Central title. The Cubs maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia for the top NL wild card. NL East-leading Atlanta opened a 5 1/2-game NL East lead over the second-place Phillies. Given a 3-0 lead, Cubs starter Kevin Gausman retired 16 of his first 18 batters.
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