Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

48-41, 23-21 Away

Final

43-48, 24-18 Home


CHC
ATL

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

J. Lester5-8

7.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

M. Banuelos1-1

4.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
D. FowlerCF
K. Bryant3B
A. Rizzo1B
J. SolerRF
C. DenorfiaLF
S. CastroSS
D. RossC
J. LesterP
H. RondonP
aK. SchwarberPH
J. MotteP
A. Russell2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	0	0	3	0	.231	.314	.366
5	2	1	0	0	1	.265	.372	.463
4	0	2	2	1	1	.298	.414	.536
5	0	1	0	0	2	.259	.310	.382
3	1	2	0	1	1	.310	.352	.397
4	0	1	1	0	1	.244	.279	.316
4	0	0	0	0	1	.179	.289	.269
3	0	0	0	0	1	.027	.027	.027
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.407	.429	.630
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	0	0	2	.228	.296	.352
35	4	8	3	5	10

a-flied out to center for H Rondon in the 9th

Batting
2BDenorfia (7, Bañuelos)
RBIRizzo 2 (50), Castro (39)
2Out RBIRizzo 2
Team LOB9
Team RISP3-5 (Rizzo 2-2, Bryant 0-1, Castro 1-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Ross-A. Russell)
EBryant (12, ground ball)

Braves Hitting

hitters
J. Peterson2B
C. MaybinCF
N. MarkakisRF
J. GomesLF
C. Johnson1B
A.J. PierzynskiC
J. Uribe3B
A. SimmonsSS
M. BanuelosP
J. FrasorP
aP. CiriacoPH
D. AardsmaP
bE. PerezPH
cK. JohnsonPH
R. KellyP
R. DetwilerP
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	3	.249	.327	.346
4	0	0	0	.286	.353	.411
4	0	0	1	.289	.375	.351
3	0	1	1	.201	.309	.329
4	0	0	2	.243	.285	.322
2	1	0	0	.285	.322	.439
2	0	1	1	.267	.322	.404
3	1	0	0	.253	.314	.335
1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	.278	.280	.380
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.283	.338	.317
1	0	0	0	.280	.324	.463
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
29	2	2	9

a-grounded to third for J Frasor in the 6th

b-hit for M Banuelos in the 8th

c-flied out to left for E Perez in the 8th

Batting
Team LOB5
Team RISP0-3 (K. Johnson 0-1, C. Johnson 0-1, Peterson 0-1)

Baserunning
CSPierzynski (2, 2nd base by Lester/Ross)

Fielding
EBañuelos (1, throw); Uribe (7, throw)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Lester(W,5-8)
H. Rondon(H,6)
J. Motte
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.1	2	1	7	110-63	3.37
0.2	0	0	1	9-6	2.08
1.0	0	1	1	19-11	2.88
9.0	2	2	9	138-80

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLester 16-26; Rondón 2-2; Motte 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLester 21-10-15-17; Rondón 3-0-2-1; Motte 4-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLester 9-5; Rondón 0-1; Motte 1-1
Game ScoresJ Lester 80

Braves Pitching

pitchers
M. Banuelos(L,1-1)
J. Frasor
D. Aardsma
R. Kelly
R. Detwiler
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	6	2	1	3	4	88-52	1.08
1.1	0	0	0	0	2	20-14	0.00
2.0	0	0	0	1	4	33-20	2.45
0.2	1	2	1	1	0	14-7	6.75
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	3-3	0.00
9.0	8	4	2	5	10	158-96

Pitching
HBPPierzynski (By Lester)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBañuelos 14-23; Frasor 1-4; Aardsma 4-7; Kelly 2-4; Detwiler 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBañuelos 11-14-11-16; Frasor 3-3-6-2; Aardsma 4-4-10-2; Kelly 3-1-0-3; Detwiler 1-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBañuelos 3-7; Frasor 0-2; Aardsma 0-2; Kelly 1-1; Detwiler 0-1
Game ScoresM Banuelos 47

Scoring Summary

		CHC
3rd	Rizzo singled to right, Bryant scored.	1
4th	Castro singled to right, Denorfia scored.	2
9th	Bryant grounded into fielder's choice to third, A. Russell out at third, Fowler to second, Fowler scored, Bryant to third on throwing error by third baseman Uribe.	3
9th	Rizzo singled to center, Bryant scored.	4

Cubs
4
Braves
0

Game 1

19/7

Cubs
4
Braves
1

Game 2

19/7

Center Parc Stadium

12:10 AM, 19 July 2015

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 45,758

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Toby Basner
First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna

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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M. Banuelos1-1

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