The Atlanta Braves will try to give manager Brian Snitker his 800th career win when they host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series on Monday.<\/p>\n
Since taking over as interim manager of the club on May 17, 2016, Snitker’s record is 799-661. Only Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers has more victories during that stretch. Snitker has the third-most wins in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famers Bobby Cox (2,149 wins) and Frank Selee (1,004 from 1890-1901 when the franchise was in Boston).<\/p>\n
The Cubs (81-62) won two of three games these squads played last week in Chicago, with both victories coming by one run. Chicago has not won a season series against Atlanta since going 6-1 against the Braves in 2017.<\/p>\n
The Braves (64-79) lost two of three against Seattle over the weekend and were outscored 28-4 over the final two games. Atlanta has dropped seven of its last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Chicago lost two of three games to Washington in their weekend series and went 3-3 on their homestand.<\/p>\n
The pitching matchups for the opener feature Atlanta’s Bryce Elder (6-9, 5.54 ERA) against Chicago’s Shota Imanaga (9-6, 3.15).<\/p>\n
Elder will be making his 25th start of the season and is coming off three consecutive starts where he’s worked to a 1.35 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 20 innings. He has allowed only four walks and one home run over that stretch. He faced the Cubs on Wednesday and beat them 5-1 by allowing one run (unearned) over seven innings.<\/p>\n
“Even though I was giving up runs there for a little while, I talked about kind of my job here is just to keep eating innings,” Elder said. “If I give up some runs and then make it into the sixth or seventh, I did my job. I gave us a chance. Now I’ve been making pitches like I was and I’m getting some breaks and making more pitches when I need to. I’m happy about being able to go seven again.”<\/p>\n
Elder has made three career starts against the Cubs, going 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 15 innings. He was originally scheduled to start Tuesday’s game but was moved up a day when the Braves opted to move struggling starter Spencer Strider from Sunday to Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Imanaga will make his 22nd start. He won his last start on Tuesday against the Braves. Imanaga pitched six innings and allowed three runs on five hits — two of them homers — with five strikeouts and one walk.<\/p>\n
“All my teammates had my back,” Imanaga said afterward. “They covered for me. There were countless plays, amazing plays that they made.”<\/p>\n
Imanaga has made two career starts against the Braves, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings.<\/p>\n
Atlanta right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. continues to struggle at the plate. He went 0-for-2 on Sunday and is hitless in his last 25 at-bats, the longest streak of his 3career. Acuna has just three extra-base hits and 23 strikeouts since returning from the injured list on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n
The Cubs have been short-handed in the outfield. Kyle Tucker has not played since Tuesday because of left calf soreness and Pete Crow-Armstrong did not play Sunday after leaving Saturday’s game after fouling a ball off his right knee.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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