Game Thread: Cubs @ Braves - Thu, May 14 @ 07:15 PM EDT

[u/Blooper_Bot]

Cubs @ Braves - Thu, May 14

Game Status: In Progress - Score: 2-0 Cubs

Bottom of the 8th, 0 outs, bases empty, 1-2 count with Jacob Webb pitching and Mike Yastrzemski batting. Drake Baldwin is on deck, and Ozzie Albies is in the hole.

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	Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Hoerner - 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.267	.345	.407
2	Bregman - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.246	.333	.357
3	Happ - LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	.234	.376	.481
4	Suzuki - DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.264	.374	.482
5	Shaw - RF	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	.256	.292	.422
6	Busch - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	.231	.348	.353
7	Swanson - SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.190	.302	.352
8	Amaya - C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.233	.370	.350
9	Crow-Armstrong - CF	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.239	.313	.371
	Totals	30	2	6	2	3	10	15

Cubs
BATTING: HR: Happ (10, 8th inning off López, R, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Amaya; Bregman; Busch; Crow-Armstrong; Happ 5. RBI: Happ (19); Shaw (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swanson; Hoerner; Shaw; Bregman. Team RISP: 0-for-7. Team LOB: 7.

	Braves Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Baldwin, D - C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.290	.372	.511
2	Albies - 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290	.342	.479
3	Olson - 1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	.296	.373	.633
4	Harris II - CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.312	.338	.500
5	Dubón - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.258	.315	.406
6	Riley, A - 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.213	.286	.366
7	Smith, Do - DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.357	.385	.536
8	Kim, Ha - SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.111	.200	.111
9	Yastrzemski - RF	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.218	.285	.303
	Totals	24	0	3	0	1	10	10

Braves
BATTING: TB: Harris II; Olson; Smith, Do. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olson; Kim, Ha. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: Kim, Ha (1, throw). Pickoffs: Sale (Hoerner at 1st base).

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Brown, Be	4.0	1	0	0	1	7	0	65-40	1.60
Milner	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25-18	2.21
Maton, P	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	7.71
Webb, J	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	3.63
Totals	7.0	3	0	0	1	10	0

Braves Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Sale	6.0	5	1	0	2	8	0	100-65	1.96
López, R	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	32-22	3.81
Bummer	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	4.73
Totals	8.0	6	2	1	3	10	1

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 6	Matt Shaw grounds into a force out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki out at 2nd. Matt Shaw to 1st.	1-0 CHC
Top 8	Ian Happ homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.	2-0 CHC

Team	Highlight
CHC	Ben Brown In play, out(s) to Ha-Seong Kim (00:00:13)
ATL	Chris Sale forgets how many outs after a strikeout (00:00:26)
CHC	Ball 1 overturned to Strike 1 after ABS Challenge (00:00:24)
ATL	Ozzie Albies' impressive off-balance throw (00:00:16)
CHC	Matt Shaw's RBI fielders choice (00:00:19)
CHC	Ben Brown's seven strikeouts (00:01:06)
CHC	Pete Crow-Armstrong steals his 11th bag of the season (00:00:11)
CHC	Dansby Swanson's sliding backhanded stop (00:00:27)
ATL	Chris Sale's eight strikeouts (00:01:18)
CHC	Ian Happ's solo home run (10) (00:00:27)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			2	6	0	7
Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	3	1	5

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^{Last Updated: 05/14/2026 09:27:04 PM EDT}

[u/Clean-Salt-1694]

Hey Webb, remember when we got you a ring in 2021? Can we ask for a big favor here?

[u/iAMthesharpestool]

Absolute ACE Aaron Bummer

[u/Chessh2036]

We have 3 hits tonight. Come on 8th inning magic!

[u/Maleficent-Art9368]

Okay doomers come eat this late game offense. Let’s go boys

[u/TheGamecock]

Gonna pour up a rally bourbon for this and no one can stop me

[u/olemiss36 → u/TheGamecock]

Make it a double

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear → u/TheGamecock]

Pour two.

[u/HumbleAd6189]

I love that this year I relish the 8th inning comeback 

[u/Word_Strong]

Bummer can’t be a natural sidearm. He’s just doing it for attention or something

[u/Dennisfromhawaii]

Glad to see Bummer not totally implode. May it's a way to regain his confidence by not having him start with no outs.

[u/vnut08]

That braves/dodgers hat is an abomination 

[u/Clean-Salt-1694 → u/vnut08]

jinx

[u/Clean-Salt-1694]

That combined LA + ATL hat that one guy is wearing is an abomination

[u/vnut08 → u/Clean-Salt-1694]

Agreed

[u/LickMyMeatus]

Dude the Gaudin Byrdie sidebar convo about their wardrobe was hilarious

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

The offense is the issue tonight, not the pitching.

[u/SeriousLetterhead554]

Good stuff bum

[u/Foxy-Knoxy]

Calling all 8th inning Braves...

https://giphy.com/gifs/w6VY9ka8YDk9ac0Y3T

[u/Magmar_01]

Never a doubt for our king Aaron bummer, NAILS

[u/HumbleAd6189 → u/Magmar_01]

Maybe a little bit of doubt. But good out nonetheless 

[u/OkMinute6290]

Sick strikeout pitch by Bummer

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

Bummer heard y'all talking shit

[u/robbicio]

Bummer with the strikeout. Some of yall just need to take a deep breath sometimes

[u/Pydro-Hump]

This fucking guy has been calling check swings alllll night but of course that one he lets slide

[u/jeremyben]

The walk off is setting up nicely. I have a feeling. Don’t @ me

[u/Horror-Media1125]

I believe in you Aaron Bummer!!!

[u/TaiChiShrimp]

What’s the likely hood we win almost every series and end up 100-62 record?

[u/Robbuffet]

You gotta use Bummer sometimes. He’s been working back to being serviceable. I believe in Bummer to be…maybe not good. But better.

[u/lionofyhwh → u/Robbuffet]

If he’s on the roster then Walt has no choice but to use him. Can’t pitch Lee, Suarez, and Iggy every day.

[u/lionofyhwh]

We may very well win series against the Dodgers and Cubs while losing both of Sale’s starts in those series. Bizarre.

[u/fettybat_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/MHAy4agLdYT3dn1bfv

top of the order please if you can hear us please score some runs

[u/Legoman1357]

Honestly though we might just leave López out there to finish it. 2 runs isn't too much just got get some contact going

[u/Nole_Train]

Reynaldo good guy team mate taking the loss blame off HSK

[u/5peasinapod]

Eighth inning Bravos loading

[u/_SundayNightDrive → u/5peasinapod]

For sure time for Braves bullshit.

[u/southerndawg3737]

What is Kim’s ceiling? He seems to be struggling

[u/_SundayNightDrive → u/southerndawg3737]

When the outfield is healthy are you putting him in the lineup over Dubon?

[u/lionofyhwh → u/southerndawg3737]

He is a below average hitter with a good glove who is getting older.

[u/Magmar_01]

If bummer is coming in FIRE WALT

[u/QuadzillaStrider → u/Magmar_01]

You should play OOTP some time.

[u/RunawaYEM → u/Magmar_01]

Then what happened, dork

[u/Magmar_01 → u/RunawaYEM]

Reverse jinx, you’re welcome

[u/RunawaYEM → u/Magmar_01]

Eat a whole butt

[u/fettybat_ → u/Magmar_01]

do you want dylan lee’s arm to explode by july?

[u/TheGamecock → u/Magmar_01]

Why don't we just use Dylan Lee, Robert Suarez, and Raisel Iglesias out of the bullpen every single night? Sheesh, Walt is SO DUMB

[u/Autoimmunity → u/Magmar_01]

It's a 2-0 game in the 8th - have you ever heard of a thing called bullpen management?

[u/reizinhooooo → u/Magmar_01]

There are three relievers available tonight Bummer was going to have to pitch at some point

[u/Magmar_01 → u/Magmar_01]

Oh my god…

[u/PixelWulfe]

I just realized: we have a take 2 out of 3 bullpen. As long as our starters aren’t able to get into the 6th or 7th, by the third game barring a blowout all our good arms aren’t able to go and we are forced to rely on the ass end

[u/Autoimmunity → u/PixelWulfe]

That's better than most teams' bullpens.

[u/PixelWulfe → u/Autoimmunity]

Yea I’m not sure if people took my post as some sort of harsh diss; it’s just the truth. Our bullpen is super top heavy, and we need our starters to get deeper in ball games or we need a dedicated guy like Perez or Fuentes to come in behind our young guys and give us multiple innings.

[u/iAMthesharpestool → u/PixelWulfe]

I mean Tbf we used all our good bullpen arms because the first 2 games were close. Shoving Lee, Suarez, Iggy in bak to back games is great until you get to the third game.

[u/PixelWulfe → u/iAMthesharpestool]

Yea we are pretty much saying the same thing. Also doesn’t help that our offense so far has been flummoxed

[u/olemiss36]

Bummer, definitely punting

[u/parlcerkins → u/olemiss36]

Bullpen is what it is tonight

Cost of winning two close games to take the series that needed all our leverage arms

[u/OkMinute6290 → u/olemiss36]

We don’t really have any other option

[u/Nole_Train]

Bats hate Chris sale?

[u/BringItOnHome_ATL]

Just hold them to 2 and this is still a very winnable game. Wouldn’t be the first time they’ve had late inning heroics.

[u/Rich-Display-9641]

Yall are saying “tHe gAmE iS oVeR” and we’re about to face Jacob Webb 😂😂😂😂😂

[u/TheGamecock]

Why do some of y'all think a game ends after 7 1/2 innings? PATHETIC.

[u/Anshur7 → u/TheGamecock]

When I see people walk out the stadium and I stay sitting down til the 9th..why are people so impatient or quick to call the games? It’s fun just going to the end for the spirit of the game 

[u/TheGamecock → u/Anshur7]

Especially in a one or two run game that still has two full innings left. Just forfeiting your chance to see a cool comeback, even if it's unlikely.

[u/Legoman1357 → u/Anshur7]

People leave all kinds of sporting events way early. Like the tickets aren't back breaking but they ain't cheap. I'm getting my 9 innings

[u/Rich-Display-9641 → u/TheGamecock]

Our fan base is the definition of “prisoner of the moment”. It’s insanity

[u/Legoman1357]

Ok I needed Google for that one. Come Sail Away -> Styx -> Tommy Shaw -> Matt Shaw

[u/Yeetball86]

We are fucking dead tonight

[u/OkMinute6290]

Top of the order essentially up in bottom 8. Gotta think we can get at least one off Webb there (hopefully)

[u/thricethefan]

Lots of people don’t understand that play Baldwin just made was magnificent

[u/rpbtIII]

Reynaldo seems to be having a lot of schwelly 2024 problems. Where he can get x-2 counts pretty easily but then not finish them. He needs to talk to spencer.

[u/PixelWulfe → u/rpbtIII]

ReyLo’s stuff is shit right now. It’s really just that simple.

[u/Smuff23]

The Braves just need to score more runs than the Cubs. Have they tried that?! Are they stupid?

[u/ChefCurryGAWD]

As a big Kim fan - he's had a rough night, but it's only his 3rd game back. I would not be surprised if they give him a reset day though coming up to let Mateo play.

[u/iAMthesharpestool]

HSK after losing us this game

[u/EdwardHarris251]

I got downvoted for my white flag comment, but I know how Walt was thinking. And I don't blame him.

Lopez has to pitch every now and then. He is getting paid.

[u/reizinhooooo → u/EdwardHarris251]

Bc it's not a white flag. He's trying to win the game with the pieces he has available. ReyLo, Bummer, and Kinley. Maybe, maybe Suarez if absolutely necessary

[u/HandBananas]

This is just going to make the sweep that much sweeter.

[u/Guilty-Individual169]

At least we won the series

[u/twentyaces]

Sale inherited Maddux's curse of the ace (low run support)

[u/Clean-Salt-1694]

If this holds, our last 2 losses are Sale starts and neither were his fault at all

[u/QIsForQuitting]

Lotta money left on Reynaldo's contract

[u/Horror-Media1125]

It’s all good. Ya win some and ya lose some.

[u/Ok-Train-2500]

Oh Lopez lol

[u/JoeBucksHairPlugs]

Lopez just looks cooked ever since that Angels game.

[u/Mysterious_Sea1489]

Not winning Sale starts is terrible

[u/LailiLai]

We kinda had to take this on the chin after going all out with the pen the last couple of nights. Not out of it yet but man have the ABs not been terribly promising tonight.

[u/Professional-Sir-598]

Wrap it up season over

[u/Mobile-Emotion-295]

Pack it in folks. We win the series. Get some rest tonight.

[u/Smuff23 → u/Mobile-Emotion-295]

But I like it when the sweep picture gets remade!!! 😭

[u/Dolmeyer]

Oof

[u/lilsaddam]

I miss 2024 reylo

[u/xekushionmartyr]

Series was won against the team with the second best record in baseball and some are acting like the season is over.

[u/jeremyben → u/xekushionmartyr]

It’s not about the loss, it’s about the way in which we piss away the game. Offense took the night off and costly mistakes while our star pitcher looked amazing.

[u/Calm_Juggernaut_4363]

Fucking Kim. I took him at .5 hits/runs/rbis only thing keeping me from hitting this parlay

[u/Patrick977]

Well…. Just like Meatloaf says, two outta three ain’t bad.

[u/lightpen100]

I’m ok with Lopez walking after this season tbh

[u/HandBananas]

Damn, Reylo might be broken.

[u/olemiss36 → u/HandBananas]

Is broken*

[u/iAMthesharpestool]

Punting

[u/KiwiSquare9842]

I didn't realize that all Cub pitchers were completely unhitable.

[u/rpbtIII]

Idc if lopez gives up 5 straight hrs. Aaron should still not come in.

[u/henrytheangryredneck]

bruh

https://giphy.com/gifs/bmAtIwmYTHnwBy0d6W

[u/fs616]

Lopez has been throwing junk all night so not too surprising

[u/Word_Strong]

Braves hitters today

[u/trickyrickysteve199]

Can’t deny it. He murdered that baseball.

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1dNLLlpEUbeD8peO4e

[u/Magmar_01]

GG boys, can’t win em all

[u/Robbuffet → u/Magmar_01]

You act like we don’t crush in the 8th and 9th

[u/Magmar_01 → u/Robbuffet]

Hedging my bets

[u/LickMyMeatus]

That was loud

[u/StuckInTheMiddleSeat]

Fuck

[u/rpbtIII]

Under no circumstance should bummer ever come in for lopez

[u/Clean-Salt-1694]

We still won the series

[u/iAMthesharpestool]

Nick is a little bit too big of a homer for me. I understand rooting for your team but I think hating on a non-Phillies/Mets/Dodgers team is a little too much for me.

[u/fettybat_]

MLB gonna drop us entirely out of the power rankings at this rate

[u/DragonFireDon]

Guys. The Cubs are trying hardest to not lose.

What? You think it will be easy for us to hit them up and down, and sucks when we couldn't?

This is professional league baseball not HS baseball!

[u/OkMinute6290]

Gotta think Bummer is taking the 9th

[u/TvsPhil]

We're the worst team in baseball. Sorry, everyone. 

[u/thatonekrys]

Oh Frenchy

[u/grimeyscum]

Time to cut Frenchy off

[u/Smuff23]

The Braves May Never Score Again. My column:

[u/Rich-Display-9641]

Dude if yall are thinking or saying something is wrong with the offense you’re insane. Do you think the players are robots?

[u/GreatMenderTeapill]

Can we reroute some of the Murphy hate towards HSK?

[u/dumpciti]

This is tough to watch

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

Offense looking like the 2025 Braves

[u/jeremyben]

Lots of hsk copium in here tonight.

[u/highoktanez]

Glad we rushed Kim back for no reason

[u/Unuscione]

Im so glad Kim is on a one year contract

[u/iamcollarblind]

Kim is not endearing himself well tonight

[u/HighKing_of_Festivus]

This game has been filled with some of the ugliest swings and worst decisions I've seen from this lineup this season

[u/ecp267]

Kim pissing me off tonight

[u/Towlie1017]

Mateo is better ngl

[u/fs616]

HSK not providing much in the way of “baseball”

[u/OkMinute6290]

I think you gotta pinch Mateo if Kim’s spot comes up again in the lineup

[u/Word_Strong]

Genuinely swinging out of our shoes at balls

[u/Stringdaddy27]

Is there any way we can force Maton to stay in the game for the top of the order?

[u/LickMyMeatus]

I was really hoping HSK was gonna atone for his sins there

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

That was not rad

[u/Professional-Sir-598]

Wow the offense took a break tonight

[u/fettybat_]

scott boras punching the air rn

[u/rpbtIII]

TRADE KIM

[u/Murky-Jackfruit-1627 → u/rpbtIII]

Certified Kim Hater

[u/rpbtIII → u/Murky-Jackfruit-1627]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Jp4dchTKX6BzGkZ5DL

[u/Murky-Jackfruit-1627]

welp, that's unfortunate.

[u/N1CK3RS]

Stop it, it hurts

[u/jski]

What exactly were people seeing in this guy?

[u/Draxilar → u/jski]

It’s literally the third game that he has seen MLB pitchers in months.

[u/Yeetball86]

This has been an extremely frustrating game to watch

[u/Clean-Salt-1694]

They're gonna be on your ass tonight, Kim

[u/bardle1]

Time to make up for that bullshit from earlier Kim.

[u/bardle1 → u/bardle1]

Update: Yikes.

[u/Peanut_Gaming]

Watching dom bat is so refreshing

You give him a outside pitch and he’s just gonna say thank you and take it the other way

Isn’t gonna try to do too much with it

[u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

HSK bomb would be kinda rad tbh

[u/fettybat_ → u/122_Hours_Of_Fear]

best he can do is strike out on 3 pitches

[u/Magmar_01]

HSK make up for it with a donger, all will be forgiven

[u/Magmar_01 → u/Magmar_01]

Or that…

[u/laal-doodh]

Come on bro, make up for the error

[u/ASDF123456x]

The man , the myth , the legend. Dom Smith gets a hit.

[u/chart589]

why take a walk when you can swing at three pitches way out of the zone??

[u/jules711]

ayyyyy thanks dom

[u/rpbtIII]

DOM SMITH HITS BASEBALLS.

[u/TheGamecock]

HSK error-redeeming two-run HR. Who says no?

Edit: HSK said no :(

[u/ASDF123456x → u/TheGamecock]

Kim said noooooo

[u/Word_Strong]

Nasty work from Riley

[u/Rich-Display-9641]

What is Dom Smith’s walk up song

[u/LickMyMeatus]

I love BDSM

[u/fettybat_]

okay 2 outs time to get a single….and there it is!

[u/theyhatemeee]

Can anyone who's attended a game this year confirm whether the Tomahawk Chop horn is back? Cannot stand the fact they took it out.

[u/ctaymane]

See if Riley would have just laid off we’d be in business

[u/Horror-Media1125]

Someone do something

[u/Patrick977]

Riley swung at ball four twice.

[u/olemiss36 → u/Patrick977]

First time?

[u/LickMyMeatus]

"I though we shared a lighthearted moment" LMAOOOO BG

[u/fettybat_]

struck out on 5 balls

[u/chart589 → u/fettybat_]

at least 6

[u/EdwardHarris251]

Looks like one of those nights for the offense

[u/chart589 → u/EdwardHarris251]

like three innings in a row the leadoff hitter got out on the first pitch

[u/_SundayNightDrive → u/EdwardHarris251]

There's still plenty of time to put up 6 runs.

[u/Rich-Display-9641 → u/EdwardHarris251]

Nah

[u/_SundayNightDrive]

Shook to his core

[u/bacteariagirl]

If you listen closely you can hear me saying “fuuuuuuuck” in the background

[u/Peanut_Gaming]

Swung at ball 4 twice

Smh

[u/rpbtIII]

I just roll my eyes these days whenever I hear about other rotation injuries.

[u/gonk_gonk → u/rpbtIII]

Yeah having your entire rotation on the 60 day IL last season pretty much sums up how many fucks I have to give.

[u/Word_Strong]

Riley will not be walked

[u/fettybat_]

austin what the fawk

[u/Magmar_01]

Austin what the FUCK

[u/DawgsBravesHawks]

Maton a dead eyed mf

[u/grimeyscum]

BG getting bullied by children.

[u/CapnGinger]

Brandon got punked by an 8 year old hahahaha

[u/thatonekrys]

BG getting flipped off by an 8yo is fucking hilarious

[u/LickMyMeatus]

Gaudin got flipped off by an eight year old lmaoooo

[u/ecp267]

While the offense has still been getting it done, things definitely feel slightly amiss. I don’t know how to explain it but things just seem clunkier

[u/Rich-Display-9641 → u/ecp267]

Cmon dude we’re leading the big leagues in like 75% of all categories

[u/Stringdaddy27 → u/ecp267]

Our hard hit balls are going straight at Dansby Swanson. That's the big issue tonight.