BATTING - 2B: Renteria (16,off R. Hill); Diaz (5,off R. Hill); Escobar (1,off Ohman).
HR: A. Jones (9,9th inning off Wuertz 0 on 0 out).
SH: Woodward (2,off Ohman).
GDP: Renteria (7,off R. Hill); A. Jones (6,off R. Hill).
Team LOB: 2.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO ASoriano lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0
Theriot ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 1
Ramirez 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1
DeRosa 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 3
Pagan cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jones rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
K. Hill c 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
R. Hill p 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2 4 6 27 9
FIELDING - DP: 2. Ramirez-DeRosa-Lee, Theriot-DeRosa-Lee.
E: R. Hill (2).
BATTING - 2B: R. Hill (2,off James); Pagan (3,off Soriano).
HR: Soriano (5,5th inning off James 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFPJames 6 6 2 2 4 4 1 27
Yates W(2-0) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Wickman SV(9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Totals 9 9 3 2 4 6 1 39
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFPR. Hill 7 4 3 1 1 6 0 25
Ohman L(0-3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
Howry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wuertz 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 4
Totals 9 6 5 3 2 9 1 34
Ejections: CHI Manager Lou Piniella by Mark Wegner [Call at 3B (Threw
hat and kicked dirt)]
Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 40290
Starting Lineups:
Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs
1. Prado 2b Soriano lf
2. Escobar 3b Theriot ss
3. Renteria ss Lee 1b
4. A. Jones cf Ramirez 3b
5. Francoeur rf DeRosa 2b
6. Diaz lf Pagan cf
7. Saltalamacchia c Jones rf
8. Thorman 1b K. Hill c
9. James p R. Hill p
BRAVES 1ST: Prado struck out; Escobar singled to right; Debut
game for Yunel Escobar; Renteria grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Escobar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Soriano struck out; Theriot flied to center; Lee lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
BRAVES 2ND: A. Jones flied to left; Francoeur grounded out
(shortstop to first); Diaz lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 2ND: Ramirez singled to center; DeRosa flied to left; Pagan
flied to right; Jones walked [Ramirez to second]; K. Hill forced
Jones (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0,
Cubs 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Saltalamacchia flied to right; Thorman popped to
shortstop; James was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 3RD: R. Hill flied to center; Soriano flied to center;
Theriot flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Prado walked; On a bunt Escobar reached on an error
by R. Hill [Prado to second]; Renteria doubled to left [Prado
scored (unearned), Escobar to third]; A. Jones grounded out
(first unassisted) [Escobar scored, Renteria to third];
Francoeur struck out; Diaz doubled to center [Renteria scored
(unearned)]; Saltalamacchia popped to first; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.
CUBS 4TH: Lee struck out; Ramirez singled to center; DeRosa
singled to right [Ramirez to second]; Pagan walked [Ramirez to
third, DeRosa to second]; Jones was called out on strikes; K.
Hill flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Thorman flied to right; James was called out on
strikes; Prado flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3,
Cubs 0.
CUBS 5TH: On a bunt R. Hill grounded out (third to first);
Soriano homered to left; Theriot flied to right; Lee walked;
Ramirez walked [Lee to second]; DeRosa struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Escobar struck out; Renteria singled to center; A.
Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Renteria out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs
1.
CUBS 6TH: Pagan lined to third; Jones flied to left; K. Hill
singled to left; R. Hill doubled to right [K. Hill scored, R.
Hill out at third (right to second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 7TH: Francoeur struck out; Diaz flied to left;
Saltalamacchia grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.
CUBS 7TH: YATES REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Soriano grounded out
(second to first); Theriot singled to right; Lee flied to left;
Theriot safe on a pick-off error by Yates [Theriot to second];
Ramirez reached on an error by Prado [Theriot scored (unearned),
Ramirez to first]; DeRosa popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.
BRAVES 8TH: OHMAN REPLACED R. HILL (PITCHING); Thorman walked;
WOODWARD BATTED FOR YATES; Woodward out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Thorman to second]; Prado popped to first;
Escobar doubled to left [Thorman scored]; HOWRY REPLACED OHMAN
(PITCHING); Renteria flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 3.
CUBS 8TH: SORIANO REPLACED WOODWARD (PITCHING); Pagan doubled to
right; Pagan was out trying to advance to third (catcher to
third); Cubs manager Piniella ejected by 3B umpire Wegner for
arguing call at 3rd; Piniella threw cap and kicked dirt; umpire
claimed Piniella kicked him; fans littered field with trash and
umpires pulled Braves off field for 7 minutes while field was
cleaned; Jones was called out on strikes; K. Hill grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs
3.
BRAVES 9TH: WUERTZ REPLACED HOWRY (PITCHING); A. Jones homered
to left; Francoeur struck out; Diaz struck out (catcher to
first); Saltalamacchia struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
5, Cubs 3.
CUBS 9TH: WICKMAN REPLACED DIAZ (PITCHING); HARRIS REPLACED
SORIANO (PLAYING LF); WARD BATTED FOR WUERTZ; Ward flied to
center; Soriano singled to left; Theriot struck out; Lee forced
Soriano (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs
3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Braves 5 6 2 2
Cubs 3 9 1 9