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@BAL		7
5
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@BAL		7
5
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@KCR		2
10
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6		 
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4
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1
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9
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3
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3
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Saturday, October 2, 2004 12:27PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,695, Time of Game: 3:17
Braves
8
96-65
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
6
88-73
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
3rd, 16 GB
S: John Smoltz (44)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   1  1  3   0  3  0    8 14  0
Cubs            0  0  1   1  4  0   0  0  0    6  9  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .279 .759 18 9 -0.058 1.80 0.086 -0.144 0.1 0 4 2B,SH
Marcus Giles 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .311 .823 16 11 0.180 1.60 0.209 -0.029 1.3 2 2 HBP
   Antonio Alfonseca 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 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
J.D. Drew RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 .306 1.008 21 11 0.367 2.00 0.463 -0.096 1.4 2 0 3B
Chipper Jones 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .248 .847 10 7 0.038 1.33 0.061 -0.023 0.3 0 0 HBP
   Wilson Betemit PR-3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .186 .436 11 6 0.106 1.66 0.106 0.000 0.5 0 3 SF
Johnny Estrada C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .314 .828 28 20 0.061 2.23 0.181 -0.120 0.2 4 0
   Tim Drew PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Eddie Perez C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .654 6 3 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 3 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .808 16 11 -0.137 1.47 0.006 -0.143 -1.2 10 1 SF
Andruw Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .833 19 15 -0.144 1.16 0.000 -0.144 -1.2 5 0
Eli Marrero LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .313 .885 18 10 -0.020 1.17 0.095 -0.115 0.6 0 1 HR
John Thomson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .197 .409 2 1 0.028 0.73 0.028 0.000 0.3 0 1
   Juan Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dewayne Wise PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .228 .703 6 4 0.078 2.04 0.078 0.000 0.6
   Travis Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Charles Thomas PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 .785 5 5 0.013 0.36 0.013 0.000 0.1
   Roman Colon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Gryboski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julio Franco PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .812 3 2 0.086 2.17 0.086 0.000 0.4
   Nick Green PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .712 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 38 8 14 8 1 7 .368 .922 179 115 0.591 1.54 1.412 -0.821 3.2 27 13
2B: R Furcal (24, off C Zambrano).
3B: J Drew (8, off M Remlinger).
HR: E Marrero (10, off C Zambrano; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: W Betemit (1, off M Remlinger); A LaRoche (2, off C Zambrano).
SH: R Furcal (5, off C Zambrano).
HBP: M Giles (9, by C Zambrano); C Jones (4, by C Zambrano).
TB: E Marrero 5; J Drew 3; M Giles 2; J Estrada 2; R Furcal 2; J Thomson; J Franco; D Wise; C Thomas; W Betemit; C Jones.
RBI: J Drew 2 (93); M Giles 2 (48); E Marrero (40); A LaRoche (44); W Betemit (3); R Furcal (59).
2-out RBI: R Furcal; E Marrero; M Giles.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Betemit-M Giles-A LaRoche.
Outfield Assists: E Marrero (J Macias at home plate).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Macias CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .668 14 12 -0.058 1.37 0.057 -0.115 -0.5 2 0 SB,HBP
   Corey Patterson CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .773 4 0 0.064 1.26 0.064 0.000 0.3 1 0
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .307 .843 26 14 -0.119 1.51 0.045 -0.164 -1.0 3 0
Moises Alou LF 5 1 3 4 0 1 .290 .912 12 10 0.300 1.44 0.382 -0.082 2.9 3 0 HR
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .315 .947 17 11 -0.050 0.80 0.051 -0.101 -0.1 1 2 HR,GDP
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .253 .849 12 7 0.133 0.98 0.184 -0.050 1.2 1 0 HR,2B
Todd Walker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .822 19 11 -0.099 0.85 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 2 6
Derrek Lee 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .277 .860 20 9 0.012 0.85 0.059 -0.048 0.0 6 0
Michael Barrett C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .826 15 8 -0.109 1.16 0.000 -0.109 -1.0 8 0
Carlos Zambrano P 2 2 2 0 0 0 .229 .542 5 5 0.102 1.15 0.102 0.000 0.9 0 1
   Kent Mercker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ben Grieve PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .785 3 3 -0.034 1.17 0.000 -0.034 -0.4
   Glendon Rusch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .487 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jon Leicester P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Neifi Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .632 7 4 -0.050 1.92 0.000 -0.050 -0.2
Team Totals 34 6 9 6 4 6 .265 .918 154 94 0.092 1.17 0.944 -0.852 1.2 27 10
2B: S Sosa (21, off J Thomson).
HR: A Ramirez (36, off T Smith; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); S Sosa (35, off J Cruz; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Alou (38, off T Smith; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: J Macias (2, by J Thomson).
TB: M Alou 6; S Sosa 6; A Ramirez 5; C Zambrano 2.
GIDP: A Ramirez (24).
RBI: M Alou 4 (104); S Sosa (80); A Ramirez (102).
2-out RBI: M Alou.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: J Macias (4, 2nd base off J Thomson/J Estrada).

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
John Thomson 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 3.72 13 43 31 21 3 7 6 6 1 0 47 0.038 1.19 0.6
Juan Cruz 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.75 4 15 8 5 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.073 0.74 -0.5
Travis Smith 1 3 4 4 1 2 2 6.20 7 28 20 12 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.346 1.09 -3.5
Roman Colon 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.71 2 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.018 1.07 -0.2
Tom Martin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 2 4 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.069 1.19 0.7
Kevin Gryboski, W (3-2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 3 12 6 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.046 0.80 0.5
Antonio Alfonseca, H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 3 16 8 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.050 1.22 0.3
John Smoltz, S (44) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.76 5 27 15 4 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.143 1.81 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 4 6 3 6.00 39 154 94 53 10 31 14 14 3 0 47 2 0 -0.091 1.54 -1.2

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
Carlos Zambrano 5.2 9 5 5 1 5 1 2.75 29 120 80 55 10 15 7 14 7 0 35 -0.182 1.24 -2.0
Kent Mercker, H (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.38 1 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.038 1.32 0.2
Glendon Rusch, H (3) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.47 3 11 7 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.072 2.64 -0.4
Ryan Dempster, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.66 2 5 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.170 3.45 0.9
Kyle Farnsworth, H (18), L (4-5) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.73 3 10 5 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.089 2.83 -0.4
Mike Remlinger, BS (4) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.44 4 16 9 7 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 -0.469 1.69 -1.8
Jon Leicester 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.98 2 12 8 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.21 0.3
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 1 7 1 8.00 44 179 115 80 14 21 12 22 9 0 35 5 2 -0.593 1.17 -3.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Thomson (3).
HBP: J Thomson (6; J Macias); C Zambrano 2 (20; M Giles, C Jones).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 38,695.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 54° F, Wind 6mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Jose Macias CF
2 Marcus Giles 2B 2 Nomar Garciaparra SS
3 J.D. Drew RF 3 Moises Alou LF
4 Chipper Jones 3B 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Johnny Estrada C 5 Sammy Sosa RF
6 Adam LaRoche 1B 6 Todd Walker 2B
7 Andruw Jones CF 7 Derrek Lee 1B
8 Eli Marrero LF 8 Michael Barrett C
9 John Thomson P 9 Carlos Zambrano P

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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
t8 5-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL J. Drew M. Remlinger 45% 80% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores; Giles Scores
b5 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CHC M. Alou T. Smith -26% 13% Home Run (Fly Ball); Zambrano Scores; Garciaparra Scores
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R CHC S. Sosa J. Cruz -12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHC M. Alou J. Thomson -10% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Zambrano Scores
t7 5-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL J. Estrada G. Rusch 10% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Betemit to 2B

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' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL R. Furcal C. Zambrano -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  ATL M. Giles C. Zambrano 2% 50% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL J. Drew C. Zambrano -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL C. Jones C. Zambrano -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' John Thomson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  CHC J. Macias J. Thomson -3% 42% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC N. Garciaparra J. Thomson -2% 39% Macias Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC N. Garciaparra J. Thomson 4% 43% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Alou J. Thomson 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Thomson 3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Macias out at Hm/LF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O ATL J. Estrada C. Zambrano -2% 48% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL A. LaRoche C. Zambrano -2% 46% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL A. Jones C. Zambrano -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' John Thomson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Sosa J. Thomson -6% 39% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC T. Walker J. Thomson 4% 43% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Lee J. Thomson 3% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Sosa to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Barrett J. Thomson 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL E. Marrero C. Zambrano -3% 47% Popfly: 1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL J. Thomson C. Zambrano 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL R. Furcal C. Zambrano -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Giles C. Zambrano -3% 44% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' John Thomson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Zambrano J. Thomson -4% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  O CHC J. Macias J. Thomson 4% 44% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC N. Garciaparra J. Thomson -2% 42% Wild Pitch; Zambrano to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC N. Garciaparra J. Thomson 4% 46% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHC M. Alou J. Thomson -10% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Zambrano Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Thomson 2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Drew C. Zambrano -3% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  ATL C. Jones C. Zambrano 3% 38% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL J. Estrada C. Zambrano 8% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  RO ATL A. LaRoche C. Zambrano 1% 47% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Jones Scores
t4 1-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL A. Jones C. Zambrano -3% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Juan Cruz facing 5-6-7
Juan Cruz replaces John Thomson pitching and batting 9th
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R CHC S. Sosa J. Cruz -12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC T. Walker J. Cruz 2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Cruz 2% 35% Flyball: RF
b4 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Barrett J. Cruz 1% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL E. Marrero C. Zambrano 5% 42% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
Dewayne Wise pinch hits for Juan Cruz (P) batting 9th
t5 1-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  ATL D. Wise C. Zambrano 8% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive); Marrero to 2B
t5 1-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL R. Furcal C. Zambrano -1% 49% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Marrero to 3B; Wise to 2B
t5 1-2 1 -23 6,(2-2)  RO ATL M. Giles C. Zambrano -0% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Marrero Scores; Wise to 3B
t5 2-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  ATL J. Drew C. Zambrano 2% 50% Walk
t5 2-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  ATL C. Jones C. Zambrano 3% 53% Hit By Pitch; Drew to 2B
Wilson Betemit pinch runs for Chipper Jones (3B) batting 4th
t5 2-2 2 123 12,(3-2)  O ATL J. Estrada C. Zambrano -10% 43% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Travis Smith facing 9-1-2
Travis Smith replaces Dewayne Wise (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Wilson Betemit moves from PR to 3B
b5 2-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  CHC C. Zambrano T. Smith -5% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 2-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Macias T. Smith 4% 43% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC N. Garciaparra T. Smith -4% 39% Walk; Zambrano to 2B
b5 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CHC M. Alou T. Smith -26% 13% Home Run (Fly Ball); Zambrano Scores; Garciaparra Scores
b5 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez T. Smith -5% 8% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b5 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Smith 0% 8% Strikeout Looking
b5 6-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC T. Walker T. Smith 0% 9% Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
t6 2-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL A. LaRoche C. Zambrano -2% 7% Flyball: CF
t6 2-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL A. Jones C. Zambrano -1% 6% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL E. Marrero C. Zambrano 4% 10% Home Run (Fly Ball)
Charles Thomas pinch hits for Travis Smith (P) batting 9th
t6 3-6 2 --- 5,(0-2)  ATL C. Thomas C. Zambrano 1% 11% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 3-6 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  R ATL R. Furcal C. Zambrano 9% 20% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Thomas Scores
t6 4-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R ATL M. Giles C. Zambrano 10% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive); Furcal Scores
Kent Mercker replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Drew K. Mercker -4% 26% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Roman Colon facing 7-8-9
Roman Colon replaces Charles Thomas (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC D. Lee R. Colon -3% 23% Walk
b6 6-5 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Barrett R. Colon 1% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B; Lee to 2B
Tom Martin replaces Roman Colon pitching and batting 9th
Ben Grieve pinch hits for Kent Mercker (P) batting 9th
b6 6-5 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. Grieve T. Martin 3% 28% Strikeout Looking
b6 6-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Macias T. Martin 3% 31% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
Glendon Rusch replaces Ben Grieve (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Corey Patterson replaces Jose Macias playing CF batting 1st
t7 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL W. Betemit G. Rusch 7% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 5-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL J. Estrada G. Rusch 10% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Betemit to 2B
Tim Drew pinch runs for Johnny Estrada (C) batting 5th
t7 5-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. LaRoche G. Rusch -10% 38% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Drew to 2B; LaRoche to 1B
Ryan Dempster replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Jones R. Dempster -9% 30% Lineout: LF
t7 5-6 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O ATL E. Marrero R. Dempster -8% 21% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Kevin Gryboski facing 2-3-4
Kevin Gryboski replaces Tom Martin pitching and batting 9th
Eddie Perez replaces Tim Drew (PR) playing C batting 5th
b7 6-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC N. Garciaparra K. Gryboski 2% 23% Lineout: 2B
b7 6-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Alou K. Gryboski -2% 21% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b7 6-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC A. Ramirez K. Gryboski 5% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
Julio Franco pinch hits for Kevin Gryboski (P) batting 9th
t8 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL J. Franco K. Farnsworth 9% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Nick Green pinch runs for Julio Franco (PH) batting 9th
t8 5-6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O ATL R. Furcal K. Farnsworth -8% 27% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t8 5-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL M. Giles K. Farnsworth 8% 35% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Green to 2B
Mike Remlinger replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL J. Drew M. Remlinger 45% 80% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores; Giles Scores
t8 7-6 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RO ATL W. Betemit M. Remlinger 4% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Drew Scores
t8 8-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL E. Perez M. Remlinger -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-8, Braves' Antonio Alfonseca facing 5-6-7
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Marcus Giles (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Nick Green moves from PR to 2B
b8 6-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Alfonseca 5% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC T. Walker A. Alfonseca 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-8 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee A. Alfonseca -3% 88% Walk
John Smoltz replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching and batting 2nd
b8 6-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Barrett J. Smoltz 4% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-6, Cubs' Mike Remlinger facing 6-7-8
t9 8-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL A. LaRoche M. Remlinger -1% 91% Flyball: LF
Jon Leicester replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-6 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones J. Leicester -1% 91% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t9 8-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL E. Marrero J. Leicester -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-8, Braves' John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
Neifi Perez pinch hits for Jon Leicester (P) batting 9th
b9 6-8 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC N. Perez J. Smoltz 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC C. Patterson J. Smoltz -6% 89% Walk
b9 6-8 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CHC N. Garciaparra J. Smoltz 6% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 6-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alou J. Smoltz 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 6.

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