CHICAGO — Cody Bellinger had his third straight multi-hit sport, scored twice and drove in a run because the Chicago Cubs beat the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Sunday for his or her sixth straight collection win.

Dansby Swanson added a double and two RBIs towards his former workforce, and Ian Happ drove in a pair of runs, serving to the Cubs win for the fifteenth time in 19 video games. Chicago closed to inside 1 1/2 video games of first-place Milwaukee within the NL Central.

In 23 video games because the All-Star break, the surging Cubs have scored 164 runs, essentially the most within the majors.

“The offense again, man, just relentless at-bats,” Cubs supervisor David Ross stated. “The walks fuel us a little bit, and getting guys on and creating traffic. Stealing a base here or there and putting the pressure on the defense and some timely hitting.”

All-Star Justin Steele scuffled at instances by means of 5 1/3 innings, and gained his fourth straight begin on a misty day at Wrigley Field. Mike Tauchman had two hits, scored two runs and threw out Ronald Acuña Jr. on the plate from proper subject within the fifth to restrict an Atlanta rally.

“The National League is kind of running through the Braves right now,” Tauchman stated. “It’s evidence that if we execute the way that we can … we can compete with anybody.”

PHOTOS: Bellinger, Swason, Happ energy Cubs previous MLB-leading Braves 6-4 for sixth straight collection win

Atlanta’s Matt Olson hit his NL-leading thirty ninth house run, a monster 453-foot blast to the highest of Wrigley’s right-center bleachers, and completed with three RBIs. Ozzie Albies had three hits, together with a double. Olson and Acuña and every had two hits.

Olson launched his third homer in 4 video games and sixth in seven. He’s second within the majors in homers, trailing solely the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, who entered Sunday’s motion with 40.

Bellinger is 13 for 31 (.419) throughout an eight-game hitting streak and has raised his season batting common to .326 from .271 on June 15 when he returned from a bone bruise on his knee.

Steele (13-3) allowed 4 runs, three earned, and eight hits whereas hanging out seven and strolling 4.

Steele was changed by Michael Fulmer with the bases loaded within the sixth and Chicago forward 5-3. Fulmer hit Acuña to pressure in a run, then struck out Albies and Austin Riley to finish the rally and protect a 5-4 lead for Chicago.

In whole, 4 Chicago relievers allowed simply two hits, with Adbert Alzolay incomes his his 14th save.

“It’s a great ballclub over there,” Steele stated of the Cubs. “You kind of knew the task at hand. It was just one of those wins and everybody kind of contributed.”

Charlie Morton (10-10) misplaced his fourth straight begin, permitting 5 runs and 4 hits with 4 walks and hit batter in 4 1/3 innings.

“I don’t think there’s any excuses other than we just didn’t play good,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “We ran up towards a scorching workforce.

“They’re swinging the bats rally good. Their bullpen has been really good.”

Olson’s two-run drive within the third put Atlanta forward.

The Cubs tied it at 2 within the backside half with only one hit, when Morton walked three and hit a batter.

Atlanta took a 3-2 lead in within the fifth on Olson’s RBI single.

Chicago answered with three runs within the backside half, with runs scoring on Happ’s single, Bellinger’s double and Jeimer Cadelario’s single.

Atlanta lower it to 5-4 within the sixth and chased Steele. Swanson doubled in Bellinger within the seventh to make it 6-4.

CUBS MOVE

The Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Triple-A Iowa and optioned LHP Anthony Kay. Manager David Ross stated Kilian ought to assist fill a niche in Chicago’s rotation with RHP Marcus Stroman on the IL (proper hip irritation).

The 26-year-old Killan is 7-1 with a 3.97 ERA in 18 video games (17 begins) with Iowa this season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: Stroman performed catch on Saturday. The right-hander is eligible to return on Aug. 16.

UP NEXT

Braves: RHP Spencer Strider (12-3, 3.61) begins on Monday at Pittsburgh. The Pirates will go together with RHP Osvaldo Bido (2-2, 5.18).

Cubs: LHP Drew Smyly (8-7, 4.71) takes the mound versus Mets RHP Kodai Senga (7-6, 3.25) Monday in New York.

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