Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

6-8, 3-4 Away

Final

5-8, 3-4 Home


ATL
CHC

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

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. Acuna Jr.RF
F. Freeman1B
M. OzunaLF
T. d'ArnaudC
O. Albies2B
P. SandovalPR-3B
D. SwansonSS
E. Adrianza3B-2B
E. InciarteCF
G. HerediaPR-CF
K. WrightP
G. DaytonP
aJ. CamargoPH
S. NewcombP
bA. RileyPH
J. TomlinP
A.J. MinterP
W. SmithP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	2	1	0	.429	.484	.946
3	1	1	0	2	0	.200	.344	.460
5	0	3	1	0	1	.204	.283	.259
5	0	1	1	0	1	.222	.255	.333
4	1	1	0	0	1	.157	.262	.353
0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	1.500
2	0	0	0	3	0	.196	.281	.333
3	0	0	1	1	1	.231	.267	.538
2	0	1	0	0	0	.294	.368	.353
2	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.500	.000
2	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.250	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	1	0	.190	.277	.190
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
33	5	9	5	8	7

a-struck out looking for Dayton in the 6th

b-walked for Newcomb in the 7th

Batting
2BAlbies (4, Maples); Wright (1, Davies)
RBId'Arnaud (6), Adrianza (4), Ozuna (5), Acuña Jr. 2 (16)
2Out RBId'Arnaud, Ozuna, Acuña Jr. 2
SFAdrianza
GIDPAdrianza
Team LOB11
Team RISP3-10 (d'Arnaud 1-4, Ozuna 1-2, Albies 0-1, Heredia 0-1, Acuña Jr. 1-2)

Baserunning
CSSwanson (1, 3rd base by Adam/Contreras)

Fielding
DP1 (Albies-Freeman)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
I. HappCF
W. ContrerasC
A. Rizzo1B
K. Bryant3B
J. PedersonLF
J. BaezSS
J. HeywardRF
E. Sogard2B
Z. DaviesP
aM. DuffyPH
J. AdamP
P. StropP
bD. BotePH
D. MaplesP
R. BrothersP
J. SteeleP
cJ. MarisnickPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.158	.333	.237
4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.257	.413	.514
3	0	1	0	0	2	1	.182	.302	.295
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.220	.327	.537
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.119	.208	.190
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.283	.417
4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.205	.239	.318
3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.120	.115	.240
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.250
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	1	0	.107	.235	.214
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	1	.231	.333	.231
29	2	6	2	1	6	12

a-hit by pitch for Davies in the 4th

b-walked for Strop in the 6th

c-struck out swinging for Steele in the 9th

Batting
HRContreras (3, 5th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 Out)
RBISogard (2), Contreras (6)
SFSogard
SHDavies
GIDPBryant
Team LOB12
Team RISP0-8 (Sogard 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Pederson 0-2, Contreras 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Happ 0-1)

Baserunning
CSBote (1, 2nd base by Newcomb/d'Arnaud)
SBBáez (4, 2nd base off Wright/d'Arnaud)

Fielding
DP2 (Contreras-Bryant , Bryant-Sogard-Rizzo)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
K. Wright
G. Dayton
S. Newcomb(H, 1)
J. Tomlin(W, 2-0)
A.J. Minter(H, 3)
W. Smith(S, 3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	3	2	2	2	5	1	78-46	4.15
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	7.36
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	29-18	1.69
1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	19-11	3.86
0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	6.43
1.0	0	0	0	3	3	0	34-18	3.86
9.0	6	2	2	6	12	1	181-109

Pitching
HBPBáez 2 (by Wright 2); Contreras (by Wright); Duffy (by Wright)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTomlin 2/6; Smith 4/6; Dayton 2/2; Newcomb 3/3; Minter 2/2; Wright 13/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTomlin-3-0-2-5; Smith-4-6-8-0; Dayton-1-3-3-1; Newcomb-2-1-14-1; Minter-3-0-5-0; Wright-16-9-10-11
Ground Balls-Fly BallsTomlin 1-2; Dayton 0-1; Newcomb 0-1; Wright 5-3
Game ScoresK Wright 52

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
Z. Davies(L, 1-2)
J. Adam
P. Strop
D. Maples
R. Brothers
J. Steele
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	7	4	4	3	1	90-53	10.32
1.0	0	0	0	2	2	24-10	1.93
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	25-13	0.00
1.0	1	1	1	2	1	24-12	2.57
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-8	2.84
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	0.00
9.0	9	5	5	8	7	186-102

Pitching
WPMaples
HBPAlbies (by Steele)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrop 2/5; Brothers 2/3; Maples 3/6; Adam 0/4; Davies 11/22; Steele 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrop-6-2-3-2; Brothers-3-1-2-2; Maples-5-2-2-3; Adam-3-2-5-0; Davies-8-6-21-18; Steele-1-3-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsStrop 1-0; Brothers 1-1; Maples 1-1; Davies 7-4; Steele 1-1
Game ScoresZ Davies 30

Scoring Summary

		ATL	CHC
2nd	Sogard hit sacrifice fly to center, Báez scored.	0	1
3rd	d'Arnaud singled to left, Freeman scored, Ozuna to second.	1	1
4th	Acuña Jr. singled to right, Heredia scored and Wright scored.	3	1
4th	Ozuna reached on infield single to shortstop, Acuña Jr. scored, Freeman to second.	4	1
5th	Contreras homered to left (415 feet).	4	2
7th	Adrianza hit sacrifice fly to left, Albies scored.	5	2

Braves
5
Cubs
2

Game 1

16/4

Braves
4
Cubs
13

Game 2

17/4

Braves
13
Cubs
4

Game 3

19/4

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 16 April 2021

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 10,343

Game Time:4:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nick Mahrley
First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

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

J. Tomlin2-0

Z. Davies1-2

W. Smith3

Scoring Summary

Inning

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