Cubs 7-1 Braves (16 May, 2024) Play-by-Play

Atlanta Braves

26-14, 15-5 home


CHC
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	7	13	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	1

J. Assad4-0

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

C. Morton3-1

3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

CubsTop 1st
- C. Morton pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Home Run
  Four-seam FB 92
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 1st
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- C. Morton pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 2nd
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- C. Morton pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- Mastrobuoni scored, Madrigal to third on pickoff error by pitcher Morton.
  4
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
BravesBottom 3rd
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- R. Kerr pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 4th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- R. Kerr pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- Crow-Armstrong stole second.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 5th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- R. Kerr pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 6th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- J. Chavez pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 7th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- J. Chavez pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 8th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- J. Stephens pitching for ATL
  CHC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 9th
- L. Little pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATL
- Williams hit for Arcia
  7
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Home Run	Four-seam FB	92

Cubs
0
Braves
2

Game 1

14/5

Cubs
0
Braves
7

Game 2

15/5

Cubs
7
Braves
1

Game 3

16/5

Truist Park

12:20 AM, 16 May 2024

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 36,623

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Third Base Umpire - Junior Valentine

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

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J. Assad4-0

C. Morton3-1

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