Braves 8-6 Cubs (2 Oct, 2004) Box Score

Chicago Cubs

88-73, 44-37 home


ATL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	3	0	8	14	0
0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	6	9	0

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
A. AlfonsecaP
J. SmoltzP
J.D. DrewRF
C. Jones3B
W. BetemitPR-3B
J. EstradaC
T. DrewPR
E. PerezC
A. LaRoche1B
A. JonesCF
E. MarreroLF
J. ThomsonP
J. CruzP
aD. WisePH
T. SmithP
bC. ThomasPH
R. ColonP
T. MartinP
K. GryboskiP
cJ. FrancoPH
N. GreenPR-2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.279	.345	.414
4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.311	.379	.444
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	2	0	1	2	.306	.437	.571
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.248	.362	.485
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.186	.250	.186
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.313	.376	.448
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.293	.361
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.276	.331	.477
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261	.345	.488
5	2	2	1	1	0	1	.313	.369	.516
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	.212
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.228	.272	.430
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.284	.366	.418
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	1	0	0	0	0	.306	.374	.438
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.318	.394
38	8	14	8	1	1	7

a-singled to right for J Cruz in the 5th

b-singled to right for T Smith in the 6th

c-singled to center for K Gryboski in the 8th

Batting
2BR Furcal (24, C Zambrano)
3BJ Drew (8, M Remlinger)
HRE Marrero (10, 6th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIA LaRoche (44), M Giles 2 (48), E Marrero (40), R Furcal (59), J Drew 2 (93), W Betemit (3)
2Out RBIE Marrero, R Furcal, M Giles
SFA LaRoche; W Betemit
SHR Furcal
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (W Betemit-M Giles-A LaRoche)
AssistsE Marrero (J Macias at Home)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. MaciasCF
C. PattersonCF
N. GarciaparraSS
M. AlouLF
A. Ramírez3B
S. SosaRF
T. Walker2B
D. Lee1B
M. BarrettC
C. ZambranoP
K. MerckerP
aB. GrievePH
G. RuschP
R. DempsterP
K. FarnsworthP
M. RemlingerP
J. LeicesterP
bN. PerezPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.292	.376
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.321	.452
4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.307	.365	.478
5	1	3	4	1	0	1	.291	.360	.552
4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.315	.371	.576
4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.254	.333	.517
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.353	.469
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.277	.355	.505
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287	.337	.489
2	2	2	0	0	0	0	.229	.257	.286
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260	.361	.424
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.333
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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.296	.336
34	6	9	6	3	4	6

a-struck out looking for K Mercker in the 6th

b-grounded to second for J Leicester in the 9th

Batting
2BS Sosa (21, J Thomson)
HRS Sosa (35, 4th inning off J Cruz 0 on, 0 Out); M Alou (38, 5th inning off T Smith 2 on, 1 Out); A Ramirez (36, 5th inning off T Smith 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Alou 4 (104), S Sosa (80), A Ramirez (102)
2Out RBIM Alou
GIDPA Ramirez
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBJ Macias (4, 2nd base off J Thomson/J Estrada)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
J. Thomson
J. Cruz
T. Smith
R. Colon
T. Martin
K. Gryboski(W,3-2)
A. Alfonseca(H,13)
J. Smoltz(S,44)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	43-31	3.72
1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	15-8	2.75
1.0	3	4	4	1	2	2	28-20	6.20
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-2	3.71
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-4	3.97
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-6	2.84
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16-8	2.57
1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	27-15	2.76
9.0	9	6	6	4	6	3	154-94

Pitching
WPJ Thomson
HBPM Giles (By C Zambrano); C Jones (By C Zambrano)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Thomson 3-5; J Cruz 2-1; T Smith 1-0; R Colon 1-0; T Martin 0-1; K Gryboski 2-1; A Alfonseca 2-0; J Smoltz 1-0
Game ScoresJ Thomson 47

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano
K. Mercker(H,18)
G. Rusch(H,3)
R. Dempster(H,3)
K. Farnsworth(L,4-5; H, 18)
M. Remlinger(B,4)
J. Leicester
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	9	5	5	1	5	1	120-80	2.78
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	2.38
0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.47
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	3.66
0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	10-5	4.73
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	16-9	3.44
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	3.98
9.0	14	8	8	1	7	1	179-115

Pitching
HBPJ Macias (By J Thomson)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 7-5; K Mercker 1-0; G Rusch 1-0; R Dempster 0-2; K Farnsworth 0-1; M Remlinger 0-2; J Leicester 0-1
Game ScoresC Zambrano 35

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
3rd	M Alou singled to center, C Zambrano scored.	0	1
4th	A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to center, C Jones scored.	1	1
4th	S Sosa homered to center.	1	2
5th	M Giles grounded out to second, E Marrero scored, D Wise to third.	2	2
5th	M Alou homered to left, C Zambrano and N Garciaparra scored.	2	5
5th	A Ramirez homered to center.	2	6
6th	E Marrero homered to right.	3	6
6th	R Furcal doubled to deep center, C Thomas scored.	4	6
6th	M Giles singled to left, R Furcal scored.	5	6
8th	J Drew doubled to deep right center, N Green and M Giles scored.	7	6
8th	W Betemit hit sacrifice fly to center, J Drew scored.	8	6

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

6:15 PM, 2 October 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,695

Game Time:3:17

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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K. Gryboski3-2

K. Farnsworth4-5

J. Smoltz44

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