Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

61-32, 31-19 Away

Final

47-47, 24-25 Home


ATL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	7	13	1
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	1

S. Reynolds7-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

C. Zambrano6-8

5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. DeRosa2B
G. SheffieldRF
D. BraggPR-RF
C. JonesLF
A. JonesCF
R. Fick1B
T. HodgesP
D. HolmesP
R. KingP
aM. FrancoPH
R. HernandezP
J. LopezC
V. Castilla3B
S. ReynoldsP
J. Franco1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	2	0	2	.282	.344	.473
5	0	2	0	0	0	.228	.284	.368
4	1	1	0	1	1	.327	.423	.596
0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.206	.165
4	2	2	0	1	0	.289	.391	.497
3	1	0	1	1	2	.280	.356	.522
4	1	1	2	0	1	.296	.354	.481
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.356	.439
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	3	0	0	0	.307	.352	.636
4	1	3	2	0	0	.271	.310	.467
2	0	0	0	0	1	.061	.061	.061
1	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.379	.437
37	7	13	7	3	7

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for R King in the 9th

Batting
2BR Fick (21, C Zambrano)
RBIA Jones (64), V Castilla 2 (48), R Fick 2 (51), R Furcal 2 (38)
2Out RBIV Castilla
SFA Jones
SHS Reynolds
GIDPG Sheffield; J Franco
Team LOB8

Fielding
DP3 (V Castilla-M DeRosa-R Fick, R Furcal-M DeRosa-R Fick, R Furcal-M DeRosa-J Franco)
EM DeRosa (2, ground ball)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
T. GoodwinCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
S. SosaRF
M. AlouLF
H. Choi1B
A. GonzalezSS
L. Harris3B
bJ. HernandezPH-3B
D. MillerC
C. ZambranoP
D. VeresP
aT. HubbardPH
K. FarnsworthP
A. AlfonsecaP
cT. O'LearyPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	1	.267	.307	.325
4	0	2	0	1	0	.304	.362	.401
5	0	2	1	0	1	.312	.408	.577
4	0	1	0	0	1	.294	.360	.481
2	1	0	0	2	0	.239	.379	.465
4	0	1	1	0	1	.247	.303	.427
3	0	1	0	0	0	.171	.240	.214
1	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.294	.359
4	0	1	0	0	1	.235	.317	.373
2	0	0	0	0	1	.184	.205	.342
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.111	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	1	0	.225	.280	.333
35	2	10	2	4	8

a-struck out swinging for D Veres in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for L Harris in the 8th

c-walked for A Alfonseca in the 9th

Batting
2BA Gonzalez (26, D Holmes)
RBIS Sosa (51), A Gonzalez (36)
2Out RBIS Sosa
GIDPM Alou; A Gonzalez; S Sosa
Team LOB10

Fielding
DP2 (L Harris-M Grudzielanek-H Choi, A Gonzalez-M Grudzielanek-H Choi)
EH Choi (3, ground ball)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
S. Reynolds(W,11-9)
T. Hodges
D. Holmes
R. King
R. Hernandez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	1	0	2	4	104-57	5.46
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	21-12	3.38
0.1	1	1	1	1	0	19-12	4.23
0.2	0	0	0	0	2	10-8	2.04
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	18-11	4.28
9.0	10	2	1	4	8	172-100

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Reynolds 10-4; T Hodges 0-1; D Holmes 1-0; R King 0-0; R Hernandez 2-1
Game ScoresS Reynolds 58

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(L,13-11)
D. Veres
K. Farnsworth
A. Alfonseca
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	8	7	7	3	4	100-62	3.58
2.0	1	0	0	0	2	22-16	3.55
1.0	2	0	0	0	0	11-9	2.60
1.0	2	0	0	0	1	17-11	6.09
9.0	13	7	7	3	7	150-98

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 7-4; D Veres 3-1; K Farnsworth 3-0; A Alfonseca 2-0
Game ScoresC Zambrano 24

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
3rd	S Sosa reached on infield single to shortstop, T Goodwin scored, M Grudzielanek to second.	0	1
4th	A Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, G Sheffield scored.	1	1
4th	V Castilla singled to right center, C Jones scored, J Lopez to third.	2	1
6th	R Fick doubled to deep right center, C Jones and A Jones scored.	4	1
6th	V Castilla singled to left center, R Fick scored, J Lopez to third.	5	1
6th	R Furcal singled to left, J Lopez and V Castilla scored.	7	1
8th	A Gonzalez doubled to left, H Choi scored.	7	2

Braves
13
Cubs
3

Game 1

10/7

Braves
9
Cubs
5

Game 2

11/7

Braves
3
Cubs
7

Game 3

12/7

Braves
7
Cubs
2

Game 4

14/7

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 14 July 2003

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,832

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

S. Reynolds7-4

C. Zambrano6-8

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