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Braves beat Cubs 9-5, reduce magic number to 1
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Atlanta's Freddie Freeman hugs teammate Dan Uggla following a first-inning home run on Friday afternoon in Chicago. - photo by Charles Rex Arbogas | Associated Press
CHICAGO — Chris Johnson went 3 for 4 with a home run, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Friday to reduce their magic number to clinch the NL East to one. Atlanta can clinch the outright division title with a Washington Nationals loss tonight. The Nationals host the Miami Marlins at 7 p.m. The Braves broke open a tie game in the top of the ninth inning with four runs — all with two outs.
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