ATLANTA -- At the rate things are going, there could be a fun debate over which game Cubs rookie Cade Horton should be handed the ball in a postseason series. Over the past two months, Horton has not only been one of Chicago’s best arms, but one of the top starters in Major League Baseball.

That continued on Tuesday night, when Horton worked into the seventh inning to guide the Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Braves at Truist Park. After spinning five no-hit frames in his previous outing against Atlanta on Wednesday, the young right-hander was able to limit the damage of the few jams he encountered this time around.

The win pulled the Cubs within seven games of the National League Central-leading Brewers, pending the result of Milwaukee’s game on Tuesday night. Chicago remains in comma

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