Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 8, Chi. Cubs 3
When: 2:20 PM ET, Thursday, August 25, 2011
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Marty Foster, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - D.J. Reyburn
Attendance: 36136
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 3020101108111
Chi. Cubs 120000000374
Atlanta
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Michael Bourn CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .304
Martin Prado 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .271
Brian McCann C 4 2 2 4 1 0 3 .292
Dan Uggla 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .231
Freddie Freeman 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293
Alex Gonzalez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .228
Jason Heyward RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .220
Jose Constanza LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .354
Brandon Beachy SP 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .057
     Arodys Vizcaino RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Brooks Conrad PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
     Eric O'Flaherty RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Cristhian Martinez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 37 8 11 8 3 7 20  
Batting
2B - Martin Prado (24)
HR - Brian McCann 2 (22)
TB - Michael Bourn 4, Martin Prado 2, Brian McCann 8, Dan Uggla, Freddie Freeman 2, Brooks Conrad
RBI - Michael Bourn (43), Brian McCann 4 (62), Dan Uggla (67), Freddie Freeman (64), Jason Heyward (36)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian McCann 2 (31), Jose Constanza 2 (10)
SF - Jason Heyward (1)
GIDP - Alex Gonzalez (18)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
CS - Michael Bourn (12, 2nd by Garza/Soto), Martin Prado (8, 2nd by Grabow/Soto)
PO - Martin Prado (1st by Grabow)
Fielding
E - Alex Gonzalez (11)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Brandon Beachy (W 7-2) 6.0 6 3 2 0 8 1 3.31
Arodys Vizcaino 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.86
Eric O'Flaherty 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.23
Cristhian Martinez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.20
HBP - Reed Johnson (by Martinez)
Pitches-Strikes - Brandon Beachy 97-65, Arodys Vizcaino 9-5, Eric O'Flaherty 15-13, Cristhian Martinez 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brandon Beachy 6-1, Arodys Vizcaino 0-3, Eric O'Flaherty 1-0, Cristhian Martinez 2-0
Batters Faced - Brandon Beachy 24, Arodys Vizcaino 3, Eric O'Flaherty 4, Cristhian Martinez 4
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Starlin Castro SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
Darwin Barney 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .290
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .311
Carlos Pena 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .226
Reed Johnson LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .347
Marlon Byrd CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .292
Tyler Colvin RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .141
Geovany Soto C 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .234
Matt Garza SP 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .062
     Tony Campana PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
     John Grabow RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Blake DeWitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
     James Russell RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
     Jeff Samardzija RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 7 3 0 11 9  
Batting
2B - Aramis Ramirez (31)
3B - Tyler Colvin (2)
HR - Marlon Byrd (7)
TB - Starlin Castro, Aramis Ramirez 2, Carlos Pena 2, Reed Johnson, Marlon Byrd 4, Tyler Colvin 3
RBI - Darwin Barney (37), Marlon Byrd (24), Geovany Soto (40)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Pena (38), Marlon Byrd (41), Tyler Colvin (16)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
SB - Starlin Castro (17, 2nd off Beachy/McCann), Carlos Pena (1, 2nd off Beachy/McCann)
Fielding
E - Matt Garza (7), Starlin Castro (22), Reed Johnson (2), Darwin Barney (10)
PO - John Grabow (Prado at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Matt Garza (L 6-10) 5.0 8 6 3 2 6 1 3.68
John Grabow 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.69
James Russell 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.18
Jeff Samardzija 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.21
HBP - Freddie Freeman (by Samardzija)
Pitches-Strikes - Matt Garza 98-67, John Grabow 29-20, James Russell 18-14, Jeff Samardzija 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Garza 5-3, John Grabow 3-1, James Russell 1-3, Jeff Samardzija 1-1
Batters Faced - Matt Garza 26, John Grabow 7, James Russell 6, Jeff Samardzija 3