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@ANA		3
0
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@CLE		8
9
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@DET		6
3
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@NYY		2
7
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4		 
(13)
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@SEA		0
6
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4		 
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8
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5
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4
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8
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@MON		12
4
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@PIT		5
3
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@STL		1
8
Sunday, September 9, 2001 1:24PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 37,213, Time of Game: 3:25
Braves
9
78-64
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
5
77-65
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
L: Jason Bere (10-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          4  0  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    9 16  0
Cubs            1  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  1    5 10  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marcus Giles 2B 6 1 4 1 0 1 .297 .824 23 16 0.103 0.41 0.130 -0.027 2.0 4 4 HR,2B
Julio Franco 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .708 23 14 -0.005 0.42 0.033 -0.038 -2.0 8 1 GDP
Ken Caminiti 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .234 .749 17 8 0.039 0.54 0.067 -0.028 0.9 0 0 2·2B
   Wes Helms PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .689 5 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 0
Brian Jordan RF 5 2 1 0 1 2 .295 .820 24 14 -0.018 0.55 0.017 -0.035 -0.7 2 0
B.J. Surhoff LF 6 3 3 4 0 1 .269 .731 20 14 0.343 0.64 0.350 -0.007 3.0 0 0 HR,2·2B
Andruw Jones CF 4 1 2 2 1 2 .256 .791 31 17 0.085 0.39 0.131 -0.046 1.2 8 1 HR
Javy Lopez C 3 0 0 0 2 1 .256 .717 19 8 -0.015 0.40 0.008 -0.023 -0.3 4 0 IW
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 2 2 1 0 .296 .667 15 8 0.083 0.51 0.101 -0.019 1.2 0 3 IW
Kevin Millwood P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .086 .171 13 10 -0.039 0.51 0.000 -0.039 -1.0 0 0
   Kerry Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rudy Seanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Lockhart PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .624 5 1 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.2
   Steve Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Steve Karsay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bernard Gilkey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .733 6 2 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.4
   Cory Aldridge PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jose Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Smoltz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 42 9 16 9 8 11 .381 1.194 201 115 0.578 0.46 0.840 -0.263 4.5 27 9
2B: B Surhoff 2 (31, 1 off J Tavarez, 1 off J Bere); M Giles (9, off J Bere); K Caminiti 2 (15, 1 off R Mahay, 1 off J Bere).
HR: A Jones (31, off J Bere; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Surhoff (10, off J Bere; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); M Giles (6, off J Tavarez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
IBB: R Sanchez (1, by J Bere); J Lopez (3, by J Tavarez).
TB: B Surhoff 8; M Giles 8; A Jones 5; K Caminiti 5; R Sanchez 2; J Franco; B Jordan.
GIDP: J Franco (1).
RBI: B Surhoff 4 (52); R Sanchez 2 (32); A Jones 2 (90); M Giles (19).
2-out RBI: B Surhoff 3; R Sanchez 2; A Jones.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Sanchez-M Giles-J Franco 2; A Jones-J Franco.
Outfield Assists: A Jones (E Young at 1st base).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .281 .730 13 9 0.003 0.58 0.052 -0.049 -0.2 0 1 GDP
   Ron Mahay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Corey Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .613 5 3 -0.006 0.21 0.000 -0.006 -0.3
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 .762 12 8 -0.063 0.68 0.022 -0.085 -0.6 2 1
Sammy Sosa RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .317 1.146 12 9 0.106 0.49 0.117 -0.011 1.6 0 0 HR
Matt Stairs 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 .241 .791 14 9 0.213 0.87 0.251 -0.037 2.3 5 0 HR
Rondell White LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .887 8 6 0.004 0.76 0.037 -0.033 -0.1 1 0
   Roosevelt Brown LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .654 6 3 -0.031 0.85 0.000 -0.031 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Todd Hundley C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .192 .635 18 9 -0.054 0.69 0.010 -0.064 0.1 11 0 HR
Michael Tucker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .728 20 11 -0.058 0.57 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 8 0
Bill Mueller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .823 13 8 -0.042 0.39 0.000 -0.042 -0.7 0 1
Jason Bere P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .446 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Chad Meyers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 3 3 -0.019 0.75 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .292 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Courtney Duncan P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .400 8 4 0.024 0.53 0.024 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Delino DeShields PH-2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .677 17 10 -0.003 0.12 0.004 -0.006 0.1 0 1
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 3 4 .294 .910 149 92 0.074 0.58 0.517 -0.441 0.5 27 5
HR: T Hundley (8, off J Cabrera; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Stairs (14, off K Millwood; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); S Sosa (54, off K Millwood; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: S Sosa 6; T Hundley 4; M Stairs 4; E Young 2; R Gutierrez 2; R White.
GIDP: R Brown (2); E Young (13).
RBI: M Stairs 3 (52); S Sosa (139); T Hundley (26).
2-out RBI: M Stairs 3; S Sosa.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Gutierrez-M Stairs.
PB: T Hundley (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
Kevin Millwood 3 6 4 4 0 0 2 4.50 14 38 27 17 2 8 3 9 3 2 31 -0.196 0.83 -2.5
Kerry Ligtenberg, W (2-3) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.58 7 35 19 10 4 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.055 0.45 1.0
Rudy Seanez 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.67 4 22 12 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.59 0.5
Steve Reed 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.78 5 19 15 10 1 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.025 0.35 -0.5
Steve Karsay 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.68 2 10 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.059 1.04 1.5
Jose Cabrera 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2.59 4 20 10 7 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0.002 0.17 -0.8
John Smoltz 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33 1 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.006 0.21 0.3
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 4 3 5.00 37 149 92 53 15 24 10 17 6 3 31 3 0 -0.075 0.46 -0.5
S Reed faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

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 Bere, L (10-9) 3 7 5 5 2 2 2 4.42 18 67 39 20 7 12 3 9 6 2 25 -0.322 0.64 -3.5
Julian Tavarez 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 4.51 9 29 18 12 2 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 -0.285 1.06 -3.5
Courtney Duncan 3 2 0 0 1 5 0 3.10 11 44 26 16 6 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.026 0.14 1.5
Ron Mahay 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 2.45 12 61 32 20 6 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.07 1.0
Team Totals 9 16 9 9 8 11 3 9.00 50 201 115 68 21 26 9 19 11 3 25 0 0 -0.576 0.58 -4.5
Balks: None.
WP: J Cabrera (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Tavarez (4; J Lopez); J Bere (5; R Sanchez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Vanvleet, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Paul Emmel.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 37,213.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Marcus Giles 2B 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Julio Franco 1B 2 Ricky Gutierrez SS
3 Ken Caminiti 3B 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Brian Jordan RF 4 Matt Stairs 1B
5 B.J. Surhoff LF 5 Rondell White LF
6 Andruw Jones CF 6 Todd Hundley C
7 Javy Lopez C 7 Michael Tucker CF
8 Rey Sanchez SS 8 Bill Mueller 3B
9 Kevin Millwood P 9 Jason Bere P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR ATL B. Surhoff J. Bere 24% 74% Home Run; Caminiti Scores; Jordan Scores
b3 1-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CHC M. Stairs K. Millwood -23% 61% Home Run; Young Scores; Sosa Scores
t4 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R ATL M. Giles J. Tavarez 11% 73% Home Run
t4 7-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  RR ATL R. Sanchez J. Tavarez 9% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Jordan Scores; Surhoff Scores; Lopez to 2B
t4 6-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R ATL B. Surhoff J. Tavarez 8% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Jordan to 3B

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL M. Giles J. Bere -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Franco J. Bere -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  ATL K. Caminiti J. Bere 2% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  ATL B. Jordan J. Bere 2% 50% Single (Ground Ball); Caminiti to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR ATL B. Surhoff J. Bere 24% 74% Home Run; Caminiti Scores; Jordan Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R ATL A. Jones J. Bere 7% 81% Home Run
t1 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Lopez J. Bere -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC E. Young K. Millwood -3% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC R. Gutierrez K. Millwood 6% 84% Fly Ball Double Play: CF-1B
b1 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC S. Sosa K. Millwood -7% 77% Home Run
b1 1-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Stairs K. Millwood 1% 78% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 8-9-1
t2 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL R. Sanchez J. Bere -1% 77% Lineout: LF
t2 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Millwood J. Bere -1% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t2 4-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  ATL M. Giles J. Bere 1% 77% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 4-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  ATL J. Franco J. Bere 1% 78% Walk
t2 4-1 2 12- 4,(3-0)  O ATL K. Caminiti J. Bere -3% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
b2 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. White K. Millwood -4% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b2 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC T. Hundley K. Millwood 3% 75% Popfly: 2B
b2 1-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Tucker K. Millwood 3% 78% Flyball: CF
b2 1-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. Mueller K. Millwood 2% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 4-5-6
t3 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL B. Jordan J. Bere -1% 79% Lineout: CF
t3 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL B. Surhoff J. Bere 2% 81% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t3 4-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R ATL A. Jones J. Bere 6% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Surhoff Scores; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t3 5-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ATL J. Lopez J. Bere -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t3 5-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL R. Sanchez J. Bere 0% 86% Intentional Walk
t3 5-1 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O ATL K. Millwood J. Bere -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
Chad Meyers pinch hits for Jason Bere (P) batting 9th
b3 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Meyers K. Millwood 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC E. Young K. Millwood -2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez K. Millwood 2% 86% Flyball: RF
b3 1-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa K. Millwood -2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Young to 3B
b3 1-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CHC M. Stairs K. Millwood -23% 61% Home Run; Young Scores; Sosa Scores
b3 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. White K. Millwood 1% 63% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
Julian Tavarez replaces Chad Meyers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R ATL M. Giles J. Tavarez 11% 73% Home Run
t4 6-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL J. Franco J. Tavarez 3% 76% Single (Ground Ball)
t4 6-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL K. Caminiti J. Tavarez 4% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Franco to 2B
t4 6-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O ATL B. Jordan J. Tavarez -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Franco to 3B
t4 6-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R ATL B. Surhoff J. Tavarez 8% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Jordan to 3B
t4 7-4 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Jones J. Tavarez -4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t4 7-4 2 -23 4,(3-0)  ATL J. Lopez J. Tavarez 1% 83% Intentional Walk
t4 7-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  RR ATL R. Sanchez J. Tavarez 9% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Jordan Scores; Surhoff Scores; Lopez to 2B
t4 9-4 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O ATL K. Millwood J. Tavarez -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Kerry Ligtenberg facing 6-7-8
Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Kevin Millwood pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC T. Hundley K. Ligtenberg 1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 4-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Tucker K. Ligtenberg 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-9 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC B. Mueller K. Ligtenberg 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cubs' Courtney Duncan facing 1-2-3
Courtney Duncan replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th
t5 9-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Giles C. Duncan -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
t5 9-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Franco C. Duncan -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t5 9-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O ATL K. Caminiti C. Duncan -0% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Kerry Ligtenberg facing 9-1-2
b5 4-9 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC C. Duncan K. Ligtenberg -2% 90% Walk
b5 4-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO CHC E. Young K. Ligtenberg 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 4-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Gutierrez K. Ligtenberg -1% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 4-9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Sosa K. Ligtenberg 1% 95% Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cubs' Courtney Duncan facing 4-5-6
t6 9-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. Jordan C. Duncan -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 9-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff C. Duncan -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
t6 9-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL A. Jones C. Duncan -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Rudy Seanez facing 4-5-6
Rudy Seanez replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Stairs R. Seanez -2% 92% Walk
b6 4-9 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. White R. Seanez 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-9 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC T. Hundley R. Seanez 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-9 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Tucker R. Seanez 1% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cubs' Courtney Duncan facing 7-8-9
Roosevelt Brown replaces Rondell White playing LF batting 5th
t7 9-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Lopez C. Duncan -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t7 9-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL R. Sanchez C. Duncan 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Rudy Seanez (P) batting 9th
t7 9-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL K. Lockhart C. Duncan 0% 97% Passed Ball; Sanchez to 2B
t7 9-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  ATL K. Lockhart C. Duncan 0% 97% Walk
t7 9-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  ATL M. Giles C. Duncan 1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 3B; Lockhart to 2B
t7 9-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO ATL J. Franco C. Duncan -2% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
Steve Reed replaces Keith Lockhart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Mueller S. Reed 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Courtney Duncan (P) batting 9th
b7 4-9 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O CHC D. DeShields S. Reed 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 4-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Young S. Reed 0% 98% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cubs' Ron Mahay facing 3-4-5
Ron Mahay replaces Eric Young (2B) pitching and batting 1st
Delino DeShields moves from PH to 2B
t8 9-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL K. Caminiti R. Mahay 0% 99% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
Wes Helms pinch runs for Ken Caminiti (3B) batting 3rd
t8 9-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. Jordan R. Mahay -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ATL B. Surhoff R. Mahay -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Helms to 3B
t8 9-4 2 --3 9,(3-2)  ATL A. Jones R. Mahay 0% 98% Walk
t8 9-4 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  ATL J. Lopez R. Mahay 0% 98% Walk; Jones to 2B
t8 9-4 2 123 2,(0-1)  O ATL R. Sanchez R. Mahay -1% 98% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Steve Reed facing 2-3-4
Wes Helms moves from PR to 3B
b8 4-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Gutierrez S. Reed -2% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b8 4-9 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  CHC S. Sosa S. Reed -3% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez to 2B
Steve Karsay replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-9 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Stairs S. Karsay 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-9 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC R. Brown S. Karsay 3% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cubs' Ron Mahay facing 9-1-2
Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Steve Karsay (P) batting 9th
t9 9-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL B. Gilkey R. Mahay 0% 99% Walk
t9 9-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL M. Giles R. Mahay 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Gilkey to 2B
Cory Aldridge pinch runs for Bernard Gilkey (PH) batting 9th
t9 9-4 0 12- 8,(3-2)  O ATL J. Franco R. Mahay -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 9-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O ATL W. Helms R. Mahay -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  ATL B. Jordan R. Mahay 0% 99% Walk; Aldridge to 3B; Giles to 2B
t9 9-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff R. Mahay -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Jose Cabrera facing 6-7-8
Jose Cabrera replaces Cory Aldridge (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC T. Hundley J. Cabrera -1% 98% Home Run
b9 5-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Tucker J. Cabrera 1% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b9 5-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. Mueller J. Cabrera 1% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 5-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC D. DeShields J. Cabrera -0% 99% Walk
Corey Patterson pinch hits for Ron Mahay (P) batting 1st
b9 5-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Patterson J. Cabrera -0% 99% Wild Pitch; DeShields to 2B
John Smoltz replaces Jose Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
b9 5-9 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Smoltz 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 5.

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