Tyler Flowers' RBI single in the top of the 11th gave the Braves a 4-3 win over the Cubs on a long night at Wrigley Field. Nick Markakis homered twice and plated three to help Atlanta stop a four-game skid. Dario Alvarez got the win and Mauricio Cabrera earned his second save.
Willson Contreras smacked a two-run triple during a three-run eighth for Chicago, which has dropped seven of eight. Spencer Patton took the loss. The start of the game was delayed for over an hour due to rain.
The Cubs open up a 3-game series tonight in Pittsburgh.