Cubs End Slide Behind Brown’s Scoreless Start

Overview

• The Cubs snapped their four-game losing streak with a 2–0 win over the Braves on Thursday, May 14, in Atlanta.
• Rookie right-hander Ben Brown opened with four scoreless innings on one hit, one walk and seven strikeouts in his second rotation turn.
• Across his first two starts, Brown has worked eight shutout innings with two hits and one walk allowed, and his season ERA sits at 1.60.
• The lineup remains cold, with no more than five hits in four straight games, even as the team’s season on-base and OPS figures still rank among MLB’s best.
• After the Atlanta series, the Cubs head to a Chicago homestand against the White Sox, a stretch seen as a chance to stabilize a thinner bullpen after moving Brown into the rotation.