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Braves shut down, fall to Chicago 4-1
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ATLANTA — Tommy Hanson said he was pitching well enough to win, even when matched against Jeff Samardzija's dominant splitter. Then came the seventh inning. Hanson gave up a tiebreaking three-run double to Luis Valbuena and the Atlanta Braves, baffled by Samardzija's devastating splitter, fell to the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Monday night.
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