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SEA
@LAA		10
7		 
(12)
TEX
@BOS		4
8
KCR
@CHW		0
4
BAL
@CLE		6
1
TOR
@DET		4
3
NYY
@MIN		2
4
TBR
@OAK		3
2
CHC
@ATL		10
2
CHC
@ATL		8
0
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@COL		5
6
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@FLA		6
4
SFG
@HOU		2
6
PHI
@LAD		6
7
CIN
@PIT		2
5
MIL
@SDP		7
1
NYM
@WSN		12
0
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:10PM
, Turner Field
Attendance: 27,220, Time of Game: 3:24
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
10
72-47
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Braves
2
55-64
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
W: Jason Marquis (8-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  2   0  3  1   0  0  2   10 14  0
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  9  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 6 1 2 0 0 2 .300 .913 27 19 -0.056 0.40 0.007 -0.062 -0.5 3 0
Kosuke Fukudome RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .762 25 12 -0.055 0.45 0.002 -0.056 -0.5 2 0
Derrek Lee 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .826 20 13 -0.021 0.34 0.012 -0.033 -0.8 9 1
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .280 .877 17 9 0.019 0.39 0.044 -0.025 0.5 0 0 2B
Jim Edmonds CF 3 3 2 3 1 0 .245 .834 14 8 0.237 0.64 0.239 -0.002 3.0 1 0 HR,2B
   Reed Johnson PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .805 5 3 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.6 2 0
Mark DeRosa 2B 3 3 2 1 2 0 .279 .822 29 14 0.126 0.47 0.127 -0.002 2.4 1 6 2B,SB
Geovany Soto C 5 1 3 4 0 0 .285 .862 19 11 0.137 0.59 0.165 -0.028 3.0 4 0 HR,2B
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 .316 .765 25 15 0.011 0.39 0.028 -0.017 0.6 3 3
Jason Marquis P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .174 .464 16 13 -0.051 0.61 0.000 -0.051 -1.0 2 0
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ronny Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .711 2 1 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   Jeff Samardzija P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Henry Blanco PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .724 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 40 10 14 10 6 6 .350 1.035 204 121 0.343 0.44 0.624 -0.280 5.5 27 10
2B: A Ramirez (31, off V Nunez); M DeRosa (21, off V Nunez); J Edmonds (16, off V Nunez); G Soto (28, off C Morton).
HR: J Edmonds (16, off C Morton; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); G Soto (18, off F Bueno; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: G Soto 7; J Edmonds 6; A Ramirez 3; M DeRosa 3; A Soriano 2; R Theriot 2; D Lee.
RBI: G Soto 4 (67); J Edmonds 3 (47); R Theriot (32); A Ramirez (76); M DeRosa (67).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee.
Baserunning
SB: M DeRosa (5, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .262 .694 21 13 0.000 0.33 0.026 -0.026 -0.2 4 0
Yunel Escobar SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .721 15 9 0.014 0.39 0.046 -0.032 -0.6 2 4 HBP,GDP
Chipper Jones 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .370 1.064 16 9 0.013 0.71 0.034 -0.021 0.3 0 0
Brian McCann C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .305 .942 13 8 -0.086 1.28 0.011 -0.097 -0.5 5 0 2B
   Clint Sammons C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .824 4 2 -0.008 0.34 0.000 -0.008 -0.4 1 0
Casey Kotchman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .749 19 13 -0.056 0.56 0.000 -0.056 -0.9 8 1
Omar Infante LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .314 .843 12 8 0.029 0.37 0.046 -0.017 1.0 2 0 2B
Mark Kotsay CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .288 .738 13 9 0.050 0.51 0.076 -0.026 0.2 3 0 2B
Kelly Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .760 18 10 -0.062 0.76 0.000 -0.062 -0.8 1 0
   Francisley Bueno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blaine Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ruben Gotay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .621 6 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Charlie Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .300 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Buddy Carlyle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 4 3 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 1
   Greg Norton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .735 1 1 -0.031 1.10 0.000 -0.031 -0.3
   Vladimir Nunez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Martin Prado 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .888 10 8 -0.006 0.12 0.000 -0.006 0.0 1 2
Team Totals 35 2 9 2 2 4 .257 .659 152 96 -0.157 0.54 0.239 -0.396 -2.5 27 9
2B: M Kotsay (14, off J Marquis); B McCann (31, off J Marquis); O Infante (16, off J Marquis).
HBP: Y Escobar (3, by J Marquis).
TB: O Infante 4; B McCann 2; M Kotsay 2; Y Escobar; G Blanco; C Jones; M Prado.
GIDP: Y Escobar (17).
RBI: O Infante (26); M Kotsay (34).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Prado-C Kotchman.
E: B McCann (5).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jason Marquis, W (8-7) 5.1 6 2 2 2 1 0 4.67 24 93 56 39 5 12 10 10 5 0 47 0.122 0.77 0.5
Neal Cotts 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.22 2 10 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.015 0.29 0.5
Jeff Samardzija 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.32 8 29 20 13 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.18 1.0
Bob Howry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.11 4 20 13 9 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 2 4 0 2.00 38 152 96 68 8 20 13 18 6 0 47 1 0 0.156 0.44 2.5

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Morton, L (3-6) 2.1 4 4 4 4 3 1 6.11 15 70 38 22 9 7 4 4 0 0 32 -0.263 0.97 -3.0
Buddy Carlyle 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.54 5 26 17 10 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0.042 0.42 1.0
Vladimir Nunez 2 5 4 4 1 1 0 5.06 12 53 35 21 6 8 3 7 2 0 0 0 -0.126 0.26 -3.0
Francisley Bueno 2.1 5 2 2 1 1 1 7.71 13 51 28 18 3 7 1 10 3 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 -1.0
Blaine Boyer 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.79 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 10 10 6 6 2 10.00 46 204 121 73 19 29 10 24 6 0 32 2 0 -0.344 0.54 -5.5
Balks: None.
WP: V Nunez (1).
HBP: J Marquis (7; Y Escobar).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Damien Beal, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 27,220.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC G. Soto C. Morton 15% 75% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Edmonds Scores; DeRosa Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC J. Edmonds C. Morton 14% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores
b4 0-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R ATL M. Kotsay J. Marquis -8% 77% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Infante Scores
t5 4-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  R CHC J. Edmonds V. Nunez 7% 91% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores
b3 0-4 2 123 8,(3-2)  O ATL B. McCann J. Marquis 7% 88% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Charlie Morton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Morton -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome C. Morton -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC D. Lee C. Morton 1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez C. Morton -2% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL G. Blanco J. Marquis 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL Y. Escobar J. Marquis -2% 45% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O ATL C. Jones J. Marquis 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Escobar to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O ATL B. McCann J. Marquis 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Charlie Morton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Edmonds C. Morton 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. DeRosa C. Morton 6% 60% Walk; Edmonds to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC G. Soto C. Morton 15% 75% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Edmonds Scores; DeRosa Scores
t2 2-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Theriot C. Morton 2% 77% Walk
t2 2-0 0 12- 6,(1-2)  O CHC J. Marquis C. Morton -4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Morton -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome C. Morton -3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL C. Kotchman J. Marquis 2% 69% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL O. Infante J. Marquis 2% 70% Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Kotsay J. Marquis 1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Charlie Morton facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Lee C. Morton -2% 70% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez C. Morton 2% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC J. Edmonds C. Morton 14% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores
t3 4-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. DeRosa C. Morton 1% 86% Walk
Buddy Carlyle replaces Charlie Morton pitching and batting 9th
t3 4-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC G. Soto B. Carlyle 2% 88% DeRosa Steals 2B; DeRosa to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t3 4-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC G. Soto B. Carlyle -3% 86% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t3 4-0 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot B. Carlyle -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Johnson J. Marquis 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. Carlyle J. Marquis 1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL G. Blanco J. Marquis -1% 86% Walk
b3 0-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL Y. Escobar J. Marquis -2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Blanco to 3B
b3 0-4 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  ATL C. Jones J. Marquis -3% 82% Walk; Escobar to 2B
b3 0-4 2 123 8,(3-2)  O ATL B. McCann J. Marquis 7% 88% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Buddy Carlyle facing 9-1-2
t4 4-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC J. Marquis B. Carlyle -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Carlyle -1% 86% Flyball: RF
t4 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome B. Carlyle -0% 86% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b4 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Kotchman J. Marquis 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL O. Infante J. Marquis -3% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b4 0-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R ATL M. Kotsay J. Marquis -8% 77% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Infante Scores
b4 1-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O ATL K. Johnson J. Marquis 4% 81% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
Greg Norton pinch hits for Buddy Carlyle (P) batting 9th
b4 1-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Norton J. Marquis 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Vladimir Nunez facing 3-4-5
Vladimir Nunez replaces Greg Norton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee V. Nunez -1% 83% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Ramirez V. Nunez 1% 84% Walk
t5 4-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  R CHC J. Edmonds V. Nunez 7% 91% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores
t5 5-1 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  R CHC M. DeRosa V. Nunez 4% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Edmonds Scores
t5 6-1 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  CHC G. Soto V. Nunez 1% 95% Single to LF (Fly Ball); DeRosa to 3B
t5 6-1 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO CHC R. Theriot V. Nunez 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); DeRosa Scores
t5 7-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Marquis V. Nunez -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b5 1-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  ATL G. Blanco J. Marquis -2% 94% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b5 1-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL Y. Escobar J. Marquis 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 1-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Jones J. Marquis 0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Braves' Vladimir Nunez facing 1-2-3
t6 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano V. Nunez 0% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
t6 7-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome V. Nunez -0% 97% Lineout: LF
t6 7-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHC D. Lee V. Nunez 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Soriano to 2B
t6 7-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee V. Nunez -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 7-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Ramirez V. Nunez 1% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Soriano Scores
t6 8-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Edmonds V. Nunez -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
b6 1-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL B. McCann J. Marquis -1% 97% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b6 1-8 0 -2- 6,(1-2)  O ATL C. Kotchman J. Marquis 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-P; McCann to 3B
b6 1-8 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R ATL O. Infante J. Marquis -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); McCann Scores
Neal Cotts replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Kotsay N. Cotts 1% 98% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 2-8 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O ATL K. Johnson N. Cotts 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Braves' Francisley Bueno facing 6-7-8
Francisley Bueno replaces Kelly Johnson (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Clint Sammons replaces Brian McCann playing C batting 4th
Martin Prado replaces Vladimir Nunez (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t7 8-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa F. Bueno -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 8-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Soto F. Bueno -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 8-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot F. Bueno 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Neal Cotts (P) batting 9th
t7 8-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno F. Bueno -0% 98% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 9-1-2
Jeff Samardzija replaces Ronny Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Prado J. Samardzija 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 2-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL G. Blanco J. Samardzija 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL Y. Escobar J. Samardzija 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Braves' Francisley Bueno facing 1-2-3
t8 8-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC A. Soriano F. Bueno 0% 99% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 8-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Fukudome F. Bueno 0% 99% Walk; Soriano to 2B
t8 8-2 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Lee F. Bueno 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Soriano to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
t8 8-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez F. Bueno -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 5th
t8 8-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Johnson F. Bueno -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 3-4-5
Reed Johnson moves from PH to CF
b8 2-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL C. Jones J. Samardzija -1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b8 2-8 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL C. Sammons J. Samardzija 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b8 2-8 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O ATL C. Kotchman J. Samardzija 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL O. Infante J. Samardzija -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Jones to 2B
b8 2-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Kotsay J. Samardzija 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Braves' Francisley Bueno facing 6-7-8
t9 8-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. DeRosa F. Bueno 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 8-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC G. Soto F. Bueno 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); DeRosa Scores
t9 10-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC R. Theriot F. Bueno 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Henry Blanco pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija (P) batting 9th
t9 10-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Blanco F. Bueno 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Blaine Boyer replaces Francisley Bueno pitching and batting 8th
t9 10-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC A. Soriano B. Boyer -0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Theriot out at 1B/2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-10, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 8-9-1
Bob Howry replaces Geovany Soto (C) pitching and batting 7th
Henry Blanco moves from PH to C
Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Blaine Boyer (P) batting 8th
b9 2-10 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL R. Gotay B. Howry 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b9 2-10 1 --- 6,(1-2)  ATL M. Prado B. Howry -0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b9 2-10 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL G. Blanco B. Howry 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 2-10 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL Y. Escobar B. Howry 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 2.

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