Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

57-87, 28-46 Away

Final

69-74, 33-36 Home


CHC
ATL

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

R. Hill5-6

5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

J. Smoltz12-9

2.0 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. PierreCF
F. Bynum2B
A. Ramírez3B
D. Lee1B
J. JonesRF
A. PagánLF
C. IzturisSS
H. BlancoC
R. HillP
R. NovoaP
aS. MoorePH
R. DempsterP
S. EyreP
B. HowryP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.291	.333	.388
2	2	1	0	0	3	1	.252	.312	.417
4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.281	.344	.538
5	2	2	4	2	0	3	.291	.378	.491
5	1	1	3	1	0	2	.285	.327	.493
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.260	.319	.418
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246	.298	.322
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.266	.308	.444
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.182
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.857
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	1.000	1.000	1.000
35	8	10	8	3	6	7

a-fouled out to first for R Novoa in the 7th

Batting
2BH Blanco (11, W Franklin)
HRJ Jones (24, 1st inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 2 Out); D Lee 2 (8, 3rd inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off K Ray 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Jones 3 (72), D Lee 4 (28), A Ramirez (95)
2Out RBIJ Jones 3, A Ramirez
SHR Hill
GIDPH Blanco
Team LOB7

Fielding
DP1 (C Izturis-F Bynum-D Lee)
EA Ramirez 2 (12, ground ball, throw)

Braves Hitting

hitters
M. Prado3B
bS. ThormanPH
P. Orr3B
M. Giles2B
E. RenteriaSS
P. MoylanP
C. ParontoP
dR. LangerhansPH
A. JonesCF
J. FrancoeurRF
B. McCannC
K. BarryP
Peña Jr.SS
M. DiazLF
D. Ward1B
J. SmoltzP
O. VillarrealP
aB. JordanPH
K. RayP
W. FranklinP
J. DevineP
cB. PenaPH-C
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	1	0	0	.276	.323	.379
1	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.281	.450
1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.262	.343
5	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.350	.403
3	0	1	0	1	0	.292	.364	.429
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.347	.382
5	0	0	0	0	1	.258	.358	.506
4	1	1	0	0	3	.262	.293	.445
3	0	0	0	0	1	.328	.388	.549
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	1	0	0	.167	.219	.267
4	2	2	0	0	1	.337	.380	.488
4	0	0	0	0	2	.297	.372	.525
0	0	0	0	1	0	.148	.207	.204
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.227	.278	.352
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
2	0	1	1	0	1	.303	.324	.424
38	3	10	3	2	9

a-singled to right for O Villarreal in the 4th

b-grounded to first for M Prado in the 6th

c-singled to right for J Devine in the 6th

d-singled to right for C Paronto in the 9th

Batting
2BM Diaz (12, R Hill); J Francoeur (22, S Eyre)
RBIM Prado (4), B Pena (4), T Pena (2)
2Out RBIM Prado, B Pena
GIDPE Renteria
Team LOB10

Fielding
DP1 (E Renteria-M Giles-D Ward)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
R. Hill(W,6-7)
R. Novoa
R. Dempster
S. Eyre
B. Howry
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	6	2	1	2	6	120-80	4.60
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	4.39
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	8-7	4.66
1.0	2	1	1	0	2	18-13	3.05
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-9	3.36
9.0	10	3	2	2	9	160-110

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hill 2-9; R Novoa 1-0; R Dempster 2-0; S Eyre 0-1; B Howry 1-2
Game ScoresR Hill 55

Braves Pitching

pitchers
J. Smoltz(L,16-9)
O. Villarreal
K. Ray
W. Franklin
J. Devine
K. Barry
P. Moylan
C. Paronto
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.0	6	6	6	2	2	2	46-29	3.86
2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	30-15	4.15
1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	17-9	4.71
0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	15-7	7.20
0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	15.75
1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20-10	5.31
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	6.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-10	2.90
9.0	10	8	8	6	7	3	163-94

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Smoltz 2-2; O Villarreal 6-0; K Ray 0-3; W Franklin 0-2; J Devine 0-0; K Barry 0-2; P Moylan 1-1; C Paronto 1-0
Game ScoresJ Smoltz 20

Scoring Summary

		CHC	ATL
1st	J Jones homered to left, J Pierre and F Bynum scored.	3	0
3rd	D Lee homered to right, F Bynum and A Ramirez scored.	6	0
4th	M Prado singled to left, M Diaz scored, B Jordan to second.	6	1
5th	D Lee homered to left center.	7	1
6th	A Ramirez singled to left, H Blanco scored, F Bynum to third.	8	1
6th	B Pena singled to right, M Diaz scored.	8	2
8th	T Pena Jr singled to left, J Francoeur scored.	8	3

Cubs
4
Braves
8

Game 1

9/9

Cubs
3
Braves
7

Game 2

10/9

Cubs
1
Braves
2

Game 3

10/9

Cubs
8
Braves
3

Game 4

12/9

Center Parc Stadium

12:05 AM, 12 September 2006

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 19,444

Game Time:3:05

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake

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

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

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Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

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J. Smoltz12-9

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