SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Ian Happ homered and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined to shut out the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Thursday night at Truist Park, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Ben Brown made his second straight start and allowed one hit in four innings with seven strikeouts. Hoby Milner (1-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings, Phil Maton and Jacob Webb each tossed a perfect frame and Daniel Palencia struck out two in the ninth for his third save.

Happ led off the eighth with his 10th homer to right-center. The Cubs scored their first run in the sixth on a forceout that brought Happ home.

Braves ace Chris Sale (6-3) took the loss despite allowing only five hits and no earned runs over six innings, striking out eight. Atlanta, which leads the majors in runs, was held to five hits and shut out for the second time this season.

The Cubs improved to 28-16, while Atlanta fell to 30-14. Attendance was 36,367, and the game lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes.