Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

71-54, 30-33 Away

Final

60-65, 30-31 Home


ATL
CHC

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

T. Hudson10-7

9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

K. Wood3-4

1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
C. Jones3B
A. JonesCF
A. LaRoche1B
J. FrancoeurRF
K. JohnsonLF
J. EstradaC
T. HudsonP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	.276	.338	.428
3	1	1	0	0	0	.304	.377	.455
4	2	2	4	2	0	.313	.426	.575
4	0	1	0	0	1	.273	.362	.595
4	0	0	0	0	3	.256	.308	.448
3	0	0	0	0	3	.362	.381	.700
3	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.330	.403
3	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.297	.362
3	0	0	0	0	3	.128	.180	.149
31	4	5	4	2	11

Batting
2BR Furcal (22, C Zambrano)
HRC Jones 2 (13, 4th inning off C Zambrano 1 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off K Wood 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIC Jones 4 (48)
SHM Giles
Team LOB1

Fielding
DP2 (R Furcal-M Giles-A LaRoche, R Furcal-A LaRoche)
AssistsK Johnson (M Barrett at Home)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
M. LawtonLF
T. Walker2B
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
J. BurnitzRF
M. BarrettC
N. PerezSS
C. PattersonCF
C. ZambranoP
aJ. MaciasPH
K. WoodP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.363	.414
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.301	.350	.468
3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.351	.431	.684
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302	.358	.570
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.322	.441
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.289	.354	.500
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.273	.298	.394
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.266	.373
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.400
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.305	.344
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.222
31	2	7	1	1	1	5

a-grounded to second for C Zambrano in the 8th

Batting
2BT Walker (19, T Hudson)
HRD Lee (37, 7th inning off T Hudson 0 on, 0 Out)
RBID Lee (91)
GIDPA Ramirez; N Perez
Team LOB4

Braves Pitching

pitchers
T. Hudson(W,14-9)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	119-81	3.36
9.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	119-81

Pitching
WPT Hudson
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Hudson 17-4
Game ScoresT Hudson 69

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano
K. Wood(L,3-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	3	2	2	10	1	118-76	3.03
1.0	2	2	2	1	1	27-18	4.36
9.0	5	4	4	11	2	145-94

Pitching
HBPM Lawton (By T Hudson)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 7-7; K Wood 2-0
Game ScoresC Zambrano 78

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
4th	C Jones homered to right, R Furcal scored.	2	0
4th	A Ramirez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Lawton scored, D Lee out at second, T Walker to third.	2	1
7th	D Lee homered to left.	2	2
9th	C Jones homered to right center, M Giles scored.	4	2

Braves
4
Cubs
2

Game 1

23/8

Braves
1
Cubs
10

Game 2

24/8

Braves
3
Cubs
1

Game 3

24/8

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 23 August 2005

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,767

Game Time:2:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson

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

T. Hudson10-7

K. Wood3-4

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