Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

Series tied 2-2

101-61, 46-35 Away

Final

88-74, 44-37 Home


ATL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	6	12	0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	10	0

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
C. JonesLF
J. LopezC
A. JonesCF
J. Franco1B
V. Castilla3B
D. BraggRF
R. OrtizP
R. KingP
K. GryboskiP
J. WrightP
aR. FickPH
bM. FrancoPH
J. SmoltzP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.188	.278	.188
4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.400	.462	.700
3	2	2	4	2	2	0	.214	.353	.643
5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.353	.353	.412
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.077	.294	.077
4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.500	.571	.500
4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.308	.438	.308
5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
38	6	12	6	2	7	7

a-bunt grounded out to pitcher for J Wright in the 8th

b-flied out to left for W Cunnane in the 9th

Batting
2BJ Lopez (1, M Guthrie)
HRC Jones 2 (2, 5th inning off M Clement 1 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off M Guthrie 1 on, 2 Out)
RBID Bragg (1), C Jones 4 (6), V Castilla (1)
2Out RBIV Castilla, C Jones 2
Team LOB12

Baserunning
SBR Furcal (1, 2nd base off M Clement/P Bako)
Picked OffR Ortiz (2nd base by P Bako)

Fielding
DP2 (R Furcal-M Giles-J Franco 2)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
S. SosaRF
M. AlouLF
A. Ramírez3B
E. Karros1B
J. CruzP
A. GonzalezSS
P. BakoC
aD. GlanvillePH
D. VeresP
K. FarnsworthP
M. GuthrieP
R. Simon1B
M. ClementP
A. AlfonsecaP
M. RemlingerP
bD. MillerPH-C
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.316	.235
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.125	.263	.125
4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.444	.308
4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.500	.529	.563
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.375	.357
4	2	3	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.125	.300	.125
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	1	0	0	1	--	--	--
35	4	10	4	2	4	5

a-grounded to second for P Bako in the 6th

b-struck out swinging for M Remlinger in the 6th

Batting
2BM Alou (1, R Ortiz); R Simon (1, J Smoltz); D Miller (1, J Smoltz)
HRE Karros 2 (2, 6th inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off W Cunnane 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIM Alou (2), E Karros 2 (2), D Miller (1)
2Out RBIM Alou, E Karros
GIDPA Ramirez; D Glanville
Team LOB8

Braves Pitching

pitchers
R. Ortiz(W,1-1)
R. King(H,2)
K. Gryboski(H,2)
J. Wright(H,1)
J. Smoltz(S,1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	7	2	2	4	2	1	87-48	5.06
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	3.38
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	19-13	6.00
8.0	9	3	3	4	4	1	125-73

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Ortiz 9-4; R King 2-0; K Gryboski 0-0; J Wright 3-0; J Smoltz 0-2
Game ScoresR Ortiz 43

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
M. Clement(L,1-1)
A. Alfonseca
M. Remlinger
D. Veres
K. Farnsworth
M. Guthrie
J. Cruz
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	8	4	4	4	3	1	86-51	7.71
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10-4	0.00
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	13.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	0.00
0.2	2	2	2	1	0	1	22-10	27.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	15-7	0.00
9.0	12	6	6	7	7	2	161-91

Pitching
WPM Clement; M Guthrie
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Clement 6-4; A Alfonseca 3-0; M Remlinger 0-0; D Veres 0-1; K Farnsworth 2-0; M Guthrie 1-1; J Cruz 0-1
Game ScoresM Clement 31

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
3rd	M Alou doubled to deep left, S Sosa scored.	0	1
4th	D Bragg grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Franco scored, V Castilla out at second.	1	1
5th	C Jones homered to center, M Giles scored.	3	1
5th	V Castilla singled to left, A Jones scored, J Franco to second.	4	1
6th	E Karros homered to left.	4	2
8th	C Jones homered to left center, M Giles scored.	6	2
8th	E Karros homered to left center.	6	3
9th	D Miller doubled to deep right center, R Simon scored.	6	4

Cubs
4
Braves
2

Game 1

1/10

Cubs
3
Braves
5

Game 2

2/10

Braves
1
Cubs
3

Game 3

4/10

Braves
6
Cubs
4

Game 4

4/10

Cubs
5
Braves
1

Game 5

6/10

Wrigley Field

9:00 PM, 4 October 2003

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,983

Game Time:3:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Young
First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck

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

R. Ortiz1-1

M. Clement0-1

J. Smoltz1

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