SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Mike Yastrzemski drove in three runs with a single and a home run to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, May 12, at Truist Park. Yastrzemski’s run-scoring single in the third inning opened the scoring, and his two-run homer in the fifth highlighted a four-run outburst that put Atlanta ahead for good.

Didier Fuentes (2-0) earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits and striking out three. Raisel Iglesias notched his seventh save with a perfect ninth. Colin Rea (4-2) took the loss after allowing four runs in 4 1/3 innings.

The Cubs scored twice in the fourth on a fielder’s choice by Moisés Ballesteros, but managed only one hit all night, a solo homer by Alex Bregman. Atlanta pounded out 11 hits, including two each from Yastrzemski and Austin Riley, who also homered. Grant Holmes struck out five over four innings for the Braves.

Attendance was 38,342, and the game lasted 2:23. The Braves improved to 29-13, while the Cubs fell to 27-15.