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Braves take on the Cubs after Smith's 4-hit game

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Chicago Cubs (27-15, first in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (29-13, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:15 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (4-2, 2. 28 ERA, 0. 93 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Braves: JR Ritchie (1-0, 3.

63 ERA, 1. 50 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -141, Braves +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Chicago Cubs after Dominic Smith's four-hit game on Tuesday. Atlanta has gone 13-6 in home games and 29-13 overall.

Braves hitters have a collective . 335 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the NL. Chicago is 27-15 overall and 9-10 in road games.

The Cubs have a 9-2 record in games when they did not allow a home run. The teams play Wednesday for the second time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson has 15 doubles and 14 home runs while hitting .