Javier Assad shuts down Braves as Cubs roll to 7
ATLANTA (AP) — Javier Assad pitched six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs avoided being swept for the first time this season by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday night.
Assad (4-0) allowed just four hits and walked one while matching a season high with seven strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 1.49 through nine starts.
“I’ve been very pleased with just being able to stay healthy,” Assad said through an interpreter. “The ability to start, in general, and go out every five or six days. Just really happy to be able to go out there.”
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2 for 4 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored, and Seiya Suzuki and Mike Tauchman homered for the Cubs, who had 13 hits after mustering just eight while being shut out in the first two games of the series.
Nick Madrigal had three hits and Michael Busch scored two runs.
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