GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (30-23) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-29)

NL: ATLANTA (30-23) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-29)

<h3>Davies tries to rebound as Braves face Cubs</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (30-23) at Chicago Cubs (22-29) 2:20 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After taking two of three from one of the better teamsin the National League, the Atlanta Braves aim to continue their roaddominance against one of the worst.

The Braves begin a three-game series with the struggling ChicagoCubs Friday at Wrigley Field.

Atlanta defeated Milwaukee, 9-3, on Wednesday, posting itsthird-highest run total of the season against the NLCentral-leading Brewers. The Braves, who are 15-12 on the road,visit Wrigley, which has truly been a friendly spot for themover the years.

Atlanta has taken its last four series at Wrigley dating to2003, including a three-game road sweep of Chicago from May26-28 last season. The Braves have not lost a series here sinceApril 10-13, 2000.

Kyle Davies (2-3, 5.51 ERA) takes the mound for Atlanta lookingto rebound from his worst performance of 2007. The righthanderallowed eight runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings in a 13-6loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.

The Cubs will counter with Carlos Zambrano (5-4, 5.24), whoseeks his second straight win. The big righthander yielded onlytwo runs and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings in a 4-2 win vs. theLos Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

That was the last victory for Chicago, which has dropped aseason high-tying four consecutive games to remain tied with StLouis for the fourth-worst record in the league.

The Cubs were blasted, 9-0, by the Florida Marlins Wednesday andhave lost eight of 10 overall.

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS

ATLANTA CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kelly Johnson 2B .289 7 29 Alfonso Soriano LF .289 4 12
Willie Harris LF .389 1 9 Ryan Theriot SS .274 1 18
Edgar Renteria SS .328 7 27 Derrek Lee 1B .352 4 30
Brian Mccann C .274 3 25 Aramis Ramirez 3B .289 12 36
Andruw Jones CF .230 8 36 Matt Murton RF .276 1 8
Jeff Francoeur RF .292 7 38 Michael Barrett C .244 7 25
Scott Thorman 1B .232 6 25 Jacque Jones CF .245 1 16
Pete Orr 3B .189 0 2 Mark Derosa 2B .250 5 21
Kyle Davies RHP .067 1 3 Carlos Zambrano RHP .250 1 2
(2-3, 5.51) (5-4, 5.24)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES (2-3, 5.51)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (5-4, 5.24)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER
1B - BRUCE FROEMMING
2B - JAMES HOYE
3B - BRIAN RUNGE

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES AND BRIAN MCCANN
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.289, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
W HARRIS (.389, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.328, 7 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MCCANN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.230, 8 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.289, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
R THERIOT (.274, 1 HR, 18 RBI)
D LEE (.352, 4 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .384
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B McCann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
P Orr 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (15, C Zambrano). RBI - B McCann (26). 2-out RBI - B
McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 2. Team LOB - 2.



CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.51

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.30

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 14-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 2-1.
Batters faced: C Zambrano 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.232, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
P ORR (.189, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
K DAVIES (.067, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .384
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B McCann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
P Orr 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (15, C Zambrano). RBI - B McCann (26). 2-out RBI - B
McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 2. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-S Thorman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.30

Pitches-strikes: K Davies 19-11; C Zambrano 14-12. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Davies 3-0; C Zambrano 2-1. Batters faced: K Davies 4; C Zambrano 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 1 4 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.276, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
M BARRETT (.244, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
J JONES (.245, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .384
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B McCann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Thorman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
P Orr 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
K Davies p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (15, C Zambrano); S Thorman (10, C Zambrano). RBI - B
McCann (26). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, J Francoeur 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-S Thorman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: K Davies 19-11; C Zambrano 25-21. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Davies 3-0; C Zambrano 5-1. Batters faced: K Davies 4; C Zambrano 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 1 4 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.384, 0-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.327, 0-FOR-1)
B MCCANN (.278, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .384
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B McCann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Thorman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
P Orr 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
K Davies p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (15, C Zambrano); S Thorman (10, C Zambrano). RBI - B
McCann (26). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, J Francoeur 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-S Thorman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.30

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: K Davies 35-23; C Zambrano 25-21. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Davies 5-0; C Zambrano 5-1. Batters faced: K Davies 7; C Zambrano 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 0 1 6 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.250, 5 HR, 21 RBI)
C ZAMBRANO (.250, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
A SORIANO (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291
W Harris lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .392
E Renteria ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
B McCann c 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277
A Jones cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Thorman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
P Orr 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
K Davies p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063

Totals 14 1 6 1 0 0 7

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (15, C Zambrano); S Thorman (10, C Zambrano). RBI - B
McCann (26). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 1, J Francoeur 2. GIDP - B McCann. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-S Thorman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.30

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 5.15

Pitches-strikes: K Davies 35-23; C Zambrano 45-34. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Davies 5-0; C Zambrano 7-2. Batters faced: K Davies 7; C Zambrano 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 0 1 6 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.290, 0-FOR-1)
S THORMAN (.238, 1-FOR-1)
P ORR (.184, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291
W Harris lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .392
E Renteria ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
B McCann c 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277
A Jones cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Thorman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
P Orr 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
K Davies p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063

Totals 14 1 6 1 0 0 7

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (15, C Zambrano); S Thorman (10, C Zambrano). RBI - B
McCann (26). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 1, J Francoeur 2. GIDP - B McCann. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-S Thorman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
R Theriot ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 10 0 3 0 0 1 4

BATTING: S - C Zambrano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 1.
GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.20

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 5.15

Pitches-strikes: K Davies 47-31; C Zambrano 45-34. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Davies 7-1; C Zambrano 7-2. Batters faced: K Davies 11; C Zambrano 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MATT MURTON ALLOWED PETE ORR TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHNSON ON FIRST, K DAVIES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.392, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 0 1 2 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 3 1 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - KYLE DAVIES
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.355, 1-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.288, 0-FOR-1)
M MURTON (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>