Albies, Olson homers, Elder's strong outing lead the Braves to a 4-1 win over the Cubs

— Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered and Bryce Elder had his fourth straight strong outing as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Monday night.
Sep 8, 2026, 09:39 pm - AP
CHC
ATL
123456789RHE
000000100150
30000001-470
B. Elder
win

B. Elder7-9

6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
S. Imanaga
loss

S. Imanaga9-7

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
R. Iglesias
save

R. Iglesias25

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCATL
1stAlbies homered to center (435 feet).01
1stBaldwin doubled to center, Kim scored.02
1stAcuña Jr. singled to left, Baldwin scored.03
7thShaw hit sacrifice fly to center, Hoerner scored.13
8thOlson homered to center (417 feet).14
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