Braves First MLB Team to 30 Wins in 4-1 Cubs Victory

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves became the first team in Major League Baseball to reach 30 victories, improving their league-best record to 30-13 with a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

The Braves rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Pinch-hitter Mike Yastrzemski delivered a double that drove in the go-ahead run, and Mauricio Dubón followed with a two-run homer into the Chicago bullpen. Atlanta's bullpen then closed out the game, with four relievers each tossing a scoreless inning. Robert Suarez (4-0) earned the win, and Raisel Iglesias recorded his eighth save.

Drake Baldwin had given the Braves a 1-0 lead earlier with a solo homer in the fourth off Chicago starter Shota Imanaga (4-3), who pitched into the eighth but took the hard-luck loss. The Cubs tied it in the fifth against Braves rookie JR Ritchie, who worked 4 1/3 innings and allowed two hits and three walks. Atlanta's Michael Harris II led off the decisive eighth with an infield single, HaSeong Kim singled for his first hit of the season, and Yastrzemski pinch-hit for José Azócar.

The victory marked Atlanta's second straight win over the Cubs, who entered with the National...