Cade Horton baffled the Atlanta bats for the second straight outing with 6 1/3 strong innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in a pair of runs to help the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Braves 6-1 on Tuesday to even their three-game series.

The Cubs (82-63) ended a three-game losing streak and now hold a 3-2 lead over the Braves (65-80) in the season series. The Cubs are trying to win a season series against Atlanta for the first time since 2017.

Horton (10-4) allowed one run on four hits with two strikeouts and no walks. He threw 87 pitches and lowered his ERA to 2.70. Last Wednesday, Horton threw five no-hit innings against the Braves and was removed after reaching a pitch limit.

Andrew Kittredge retired the final two batters in the seventh. Caleb Thielbar worked a scoreless eighth and

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