Markakis homers twice, Braves beat slumping Cubs in 11 (Yahoo Sports)

Nick Markakis homered twice, including a tying solo shot in the ninth inning, and Tyler Flowers' two-out single in the 11th early Friday morning gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the slumping the Chicago Cubs. Willson Contreras hit a two-run triple in a three-run eighth inning to put the Cubs up 3-2. Flowers singled to right off Spencer Patton (1-1) and Freddie Freeman, who walked, barely beat Ben Zobrist's throw home.