勇敢に立ち向かうs clinch home field throughout プレーオフs with sweep of 低迷ing Cubs
ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Olson 攻撃する，衝突する his major league-主要な 54th ホームラン, and the Atlanta 勇敢に立ち向かうs clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 5-3 勝利，勝つ over the 低迷ing Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.
Austin Riley had three 攻撃する，衝突するs and 得点する／非難する／２０d two runs as the 勇敢に立ち向かうs (103-56) won for the sixth time in seven games. The NL East 支持する／優勝者s can match the franchise 記録，記録的な／記録する for 勝利，勝つs with a season-ending sweep of the 国家のs.
"(Truist Park) is one of the best atmospheres in baseball," Olson said of clinching home-field advantage. "A bunch of fans who come out and support, understand the game. It's the best place to play."
Chicago has dropped 13 of 19 to 落ちる out of position for an NL wild card. With the three-game sweep by the 勇敢に立ち向かうs, the Cubs (82-77) fell a half-game 支援する of Miami for the third wild card.
"Very 失望させるing," Cubs 投手 Marcus Stroman said. "We seem 敗北・負かすd at times. Everything that could be going wrong is going wrong. Hopefully luck starts to go in our 好意 in Milwaukee."
The マカジキs led 2-1 in the ninth inning when their game at the New York Mets was 一時停止するd by rain. The Cubs finish with three games at the NL Central 支持する／優勝者 Brewers. The マカジキs の近くに with three games at Pittsburgh and would have to return to New York on Monday to 完全にする the game against the Mets if it´s needed to 決定する a postseason 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.
Atlanta 勇敢に立ち向かうs' Matt Olson (28) 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs the bases after hitting a two-run ホームラン in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Atlanta 新人 A.J. Smith-Shawver 許すd a run in 3 2/3 hitless innings. Kyle Wright (1-3) then （機の）カム in and pitched 2 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Raisel Iglesias 選ぶd up his 32nd save with a perfect ninth inning.
Stroman (10-9) was 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d with four runs, two earned, and four 攻撃する，衝突するs in two innings. It was his second start and fourth 外見 全体にわたる since coming off the 負傷させるd 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） Sept. 15.
"I don´t think the 信用／信任 has dimmed," Stroman said. "Things are just not going our way. You can feel it and see it when things aren´t going your way. Everyone still thinks we can get the 職業 done, it is just いつかs things aren´t in your 好意."
Seiya Suzuki had three 攻撃する，衝突するs and two 打点s for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner went 2 for 4 and 得点する／非難する／２０d a run.
"This team is going to fight tooth-and-nail every game until the end of the season," Cubs 経営者／支配人 David Ross said.
ONE BLAST, TWO RECORDS
Olson 始める，決める a franchise 記録，記録的な／記録する for 打点s in a season with his two-run 運動 in the first i nning. The ホームラン gave him 136 打点s, より勝るing the 135 for Eddie Matthews in 1953.
The big swing also gave the 勇敢に立ち向かうs 47 first-inning ホームランs, breaking the MLB 記録，記録的な／記録する. Olson has 攻撃する，衝突する 12 of his 54 ホームランs in the first.
SIM GAMES ON DECK
The 勇敢に立ち向かうs are planning to 持つ／拘留する intrasquad games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week during their five-day break between the end of the 正規の／正選手 season and the 国家の League 分割 Series. They will be open to the public.
"I think it´s just as we 過程d all this and doing something different than we did last year," 勇敢に立ち向かうs 経営者／支配人 Brian Snitker said. "I thought we did a good 職業 last year, but it wasn´t good enough, I don´t think."
The 勇敢に立ち向かうs lost to the Phillies in four games in the NLDS last season after having a five-day break after the 正規の／正選手 season.
"We´ll try to keep everything like we would on a normal week as best we can," Snitker said. "I don´t know how long the games will be. It´ll be up to the pitching, but still make it more 現実主義の than what we did last year."
UP NEXT
Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (6-8, 3.66 ERA) will open the final three-game 一連の the season at Milwaukee on Friday night.
勇敢に立ち向かうs: RHP Allan Winans (1-2, 4.33 ERA) will 直面する Washington RHP Trevor Williams (6-10, 5.55 ERA) as the 勇敢に立ち向かうs open their final 正規の／正選手-season series against the visiting 国家のs.
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Atlanta 勇敢に立ち向かうs' Austin Riley runs to second base after hitting 広告 ouble in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ (8) field s a ball 攻撃する，衝突する for a 二塁打 by Atlanta 勇敢に立ち向かうs' Eddie Rosario in the second inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Chicago Cubs 経営者／支配人 David Ross watches from the dugout before a baseball game against the Atlanta 勇敢に立ち向かうs, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Atlanta 勇敢に立ち向かうs 投手 Kyle Wright 作品 against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
