Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

40-43, 19-22 Away

Final

41-40, 25-15 Home


ATL
CHC

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

BravesTop 1st
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Ball
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- A. Guzman pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- J. Vazquez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- M. Gonzalez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- M Bradley hit for S Marshall.
  2
  1
- R Johnson hit for K Fukudome.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- A. Heilman pitching for CHC
  ATL
  CHC
- R Johnson in center field.
  2
  1
- M Diaz hit for M Gonzalez.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- R. Soriano pitching for ATL
  ATL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Braves
2
Cubs
4

Game 1

7/7

Braves
2
Cubs
1

Game 2

8/7

Braves
4
Cubs
1

Game 3

8/7

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 8 July 2009

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,359

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins

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. Vazquez6-7

C. Zambrano4-4

R. Soriano9

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