Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

95-65, 46-33 Away

Final

88-72, 44-36 Home


ATL
CHC

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

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
J.D. DrewRF
C. Jones3B
J. EstradaC
A. LaRoche1B
A. JonesCF
D. WiseLF
M. HamptonP
T. MartinP
aJ. FrancoPH
A. AlfonsecaP
C. ReitsmaP
K. GryboskiP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.345	.414
5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.309	.376	.444
4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.437	.569
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.247	.360	.485
5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.311	.375	.448
4	2	2	0	0	0	2	.279	.336	.483
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264	.348	.492
3	1	1	2	1	1	0	.223	.268	.427
3	1	2	2	1	0	0	.172	.209	.313
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.304	.372	.437
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
39	5	10	5	2	1	6

a-struck out swinging for T Martin in the 8th

Batting
2BC Jones (20, K Wood)
3BM Giles (2, K Wood)
HRD Wise (5, 2nd inning off K Wood 1 on, 1 Out); M Hampton (2, 4th inning off K Wood 1 on, 2 Out)
RBID Wise 2 (16), M Hampton 2 (7), J Estrada (76)
2Out RBIM Hampton 2, J Estrada
Team LOB9

Baserunning
SBD Wise (6, 2nd base off M Wuertz/M Barrett)

Fielding
DP1 (R Furcal-M Giles-A LaRoche)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
C. PattersonCF
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
M. AlouLF
N. GarciaparraSS
S. SosaRF
M. Grudzielanek2B
bT. WalkerPH
M. BarrettC
cB. GrievePH
C. MurrayPR
K. WoodP
aJ. DuboisPH
M. WuertzP
K. MerckerP
dJ. MaciasPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	2	.267	.320	.452
4	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.354	.507
4	0	0	0	0	1	.314	.370	.571
4	1	2	0	0	1	.288	.358	.546
3	1	1	0	1	1	.311	.367	.484
2	0	0	0	2	0	.252	.331	.508
3	0	2	1	0	1	.306	.346	.421
1	1	1	0	0	0	.278	.356	.474
3	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.339	.493
1	0	1	2	0	0	.261	.362	.426
0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200
2	0	0	0	0	1	.133	.167	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.190	.158
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	1	0	0	.272	.293	.382
34	4	8	4	4	7

a-flied out to center for K Wood in the 7th

b-singled to center for M Grudzielanek in the 9th

c-doubled to deep right center for M Barrett in the 9th

d-singled to left for K Mercker in the 9th

Batting
2BM Alou (36, M Hampton); B Grieve (17, C Reitsma)
RBIM Grudzielanek (22), B Grieve 2 (35), J Macias (22)
GIDPM Barrett
Team LOB7

Fielding
EM Grudzielanek 2 (5, pop up, ground ball)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
M. Hampton(W,13-9)
T. Martin
A. Alfonseca
C. Reitsma
K. Gryboski(S,2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	1	1	4	5	91-51	4.28
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	4.03
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.59
0.1	3	3	3	0	0	19-12	4.07
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	16-10	2.90
9.0	8	4	4	4	7	142-84

Pitching
WPK Gryboski
HBPJ Drew (By K Wood)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Hampton 8-5; T Martin 1-2; A Alfonseca 1-1; C Reitsma 0-1; K Gryboski 1-0
Game ScoresM Hampton 61

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
K. Wood(L,8-9)
M. Wuertz
K. Mercker
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	10	5	5	0	3	2	106-70	3.72
1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	27-16	4.34
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	2.39
9.0	10	5	5	1	6	2	143-92

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Wood 7-11; M Wuertz 0-1; K Mercker 1-1
Game ScoresK Wood 40

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
2nd	D Wise homered to center, A LaRoche scored.	2	0
2nd	M Grudzielanek singled to center, M Alou scored, S Sosa to third.	2	1
4th	M Hampton homered to left center, A LaRoche scored.	4	1
5th	J Estrada singled to center, J Drew scored.	5	1
9th	B Grieve doubled to deep right center, N Garciaparra and T Walker scored.	5	3
9th	J Macias singled to left, C Murray scored.	5	4

Braves
5
Cubs
4

Game 1

1/10

Braves
8
Cubs
6

Game 2

2/10

Braves
8
Cubs
10

Game 3

3/10

Wrigley Field

8:20 PM, 1 October 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,795

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Second Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Third Base Umpire - Rick Reed

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

M. Hampton13-9

K. Wood8-9

K. Gryboski2

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