The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs meet tonight at Wrigley Field with the three-game series on the line.
Atlanta enters the series finale at 89-63 after bouncing back Tuesday night with a 6-3 victory over Chicago. The Braves erased an early three-run deficit behind two-run homers from Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin. The win evened the series at one game apiece.
The Cubs enter tonight at 84-68 overall and 44-33 at home, while Atlanta is 38-36 on the road.
Rookie right-hander JR Ritchie is scheduled to return to the mound for Atlanta, while Chicago is expected to counter with left-hander Shota Imanaga. Ritchie is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA, while Imanaga enters at 10-10 with a 3.88 ERA.
First pitch from Wrigley Field is scheduled for 7:40 p.m.
Braves baseball begins tonight at 6:25 p.m. on WFLI The Big One — 96.1 FM, 100.3 FM and 1070 AM.