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Cubs vs. Atlanta

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Chicago Cubs200000010360
Atlanta «10010102x5130
W:J.Smoltz(1-0) L:D.Veres(0-1)
HR: CUB- None ATL- None



CubsABRH2B3BHRRBIWKAVG
Kenny Lofton CF310000021.250
Mark Grudzielanek 2B410000011.000
Sammy Sosa RF202100120.600
Moises Alou LF301000111.375
Aramis Ramirez 3B401000001.333
Eric Karros 1B401000001.375
&nbsp Doug Glanville PR010000000.000
&nbsp Alex Gonzalez SS000000000.000
Ramon E. Martinez SS300000001.000
&nbsp Randall Simon PH-1B101000000.500
Damian Miller C200000012.000
&nbsp Tom Goodwin PH000000100.000
&nbsp Paul Bako C000000000.000
Carlos Zambrano P300000002.000
&nbsp Kyle Farnsworth P000000000.000
&nbsp Dave Veres P000000000.000
&nbsp Troy O`Leary PH100000000.000
Totals30361003710&nbsp
&nbsp
AtlantaABRH2B3BHRRBIWKAVG
Rafael Furcal SS322000010.250
Mark DeRosa 2B-3B502100202.400
Gary Sheffield RF501000000.125
Chipper Jones LF411000100.125
Javy Lopez C413000001.500
Andruw Jones CF401000100.143
Robert Fick 1B300000000.000
&nbsp Julio Franco 1B100000000.000
Vinny Castilla 3B301000012.333
&nbsp Jesse Garcia PR-2B010000000.000
Mike Hampton P201000000.500
&nbsp Marcus Giles PH101000100.667
&nbsp Darren Bragg PR000000000.000
&nbsp Ray King P000000000.000
&nbsp Kevin Gryboski P000000000.000
&nbsp John Smoltz P000000000.000
Totals35513100525&nbsp


LOB-Cubs 8, Atlanta 10. 2B-S.Sosa, M.DeRosa. SF-T.Goodwin.
S-R.Furcal, J.Smoltz. GIDP-M.Grudzielanek, E.Karros. DP-Atlanta 3 (M.Hampton,
R.Furcal and R.Fick), (V.Castilla, M.DeRosa and R.Fick), (A.Jones, V.Castilla
and M.DeRosa).

CubsIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Carlos Zambrano5.2113304095-624.76
Kyle Farnsworth1.110001024-160.00
Dave Veres (L 0-1)1.012220033-1818.00
&nbsp
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Mike Hampton6.0422590100-613.00
Ray King0.00001006-20.00
Kevin Gryboski1.000011013-70.00
John Smoltz (W 1-0;B 1)2.021100028-214.50


R.King pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB-off D.Veres (R.Furcal).
T-3:07. A-52743.
Umpires-Home,Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Dale Scott; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Jeff Kellogg; Left, Phil Cuzzi; Right, Bruce Froemming.

Play-by-play:

CUBS FIRST: Lofton walked. Grudzielanek walked, Lofton to second. Sosa doubled to deep center, scoring Lofton, Grudzielanek to third. Alou reached on fielder’s choice to third, scoring Grudzielanek. Ramirez singled, loading the bases. Karros struck out swinging. Martinez struck out looking. Miller struck out swinging. Two runs, two hits, no errors. Cubs 2, Braves coming to bat.

BRAVES FIRST: Furcal singled to right-center. De Rosa singled to right, Furcal to third. Sheffield fouled out to third. C. Jones reached on fielder’s choice to second, scoring Furcal, De Rosa out at second. Lopez struck out swinging. One run, two hits, no errors. Cubs 2-1.

CUBS SECOND: Zambrano struck out swinging. Lofton struck out swinging. Grudzielanek struck out looking. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-1.

BRAVES SECOND: A. Jones fouled out to third. Fick flied out to left. Castilla struck out looking. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-1.

CUBS THIRD: Sosa singled to left. Alou singled to left, Sosa to second. Ramirez struck out swinging. Karros grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Alou out at second. No runs, two hits, no errors. Cubs 2-1.

BRAVES THIRD: Hampton grounded out to pitcher. Furcal flied out to left. De Rosa struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-1.

CUBS FOURTH: Martinez grounded out to third. Miller walked. Zambrano bunted into fielder’s choice to catcher, Miller out at second. Lofton reached on fielder’s choice to first, Zambrano out at second. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-1.

BRAVES FOURTH: Sheffield grounded out to third. C. Jones singled to center. Lopez singled to right, C. Jones to third. A. Jones singled to right, scoring C. Jones, Lopez to second. Fick flied out to left. Castilla struck out swinging. One run, three hits, no errors. Tied 2-2.

CUBS FIFTH: Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. Sosa walked. Alou walked, Sosa to second. Ramirez flied out to right, Sosa to third. Karros grounded out to first. No runs, no hits, no errors. Tied 2-2.

BRAVES FIFTH: Hampton singled to shallow center. Furcal sacrificed to catcher, Hampton to second. De Rosa grounded out to third. Sheffield reached on infield single to third, Hampton to third. C. Jones flied out to left. No runs, two hits, no errors. Tied 2-2.

CUBS SIXTH: Martinez grounded out to pitcher. Miller struck out swinging. Zambrano struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors. Tied 2-2.

BRAVES SIXTH: Lopez singled to center. A. Jones popped out to third. Fick fouled out to catcher. Castilla singled to center, Lopez to second. Giles, pinch-hitting for Hampton, singled to left, scoring Lopez, Castilla to second. Bragg pinch-running for Giles. Furcal reached on infield single to pitcher, loading the bases. Farnsworth relieved Zambrano. De Rosa struck out looking. One run, four hits, no errors. Braves 3-2.

CUBS SEVENTH: King relieved Hampton. Lofton walked. Gryboski relieved King. Grudzielanek grounded into double play, third to second to first, Lofton out at second. Sosa walked. Alou struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors. Braves 3-2.

BRAVES SEVENTH: Sheffield grounded out to third. C. Jones grounded out to shortstop. Lopez singled to left. A. Jones reached on fielder’s choice to shortstop, Lopez out at second. No runs, one hit, no errors. Braves 3-2.

CUBS EIGHTH: J. Franco at first base. Smoltz relieved Gryboski. Ramirez flied out to right. Karros singled to left. Glanville pinch-running for Karros. Simon, pinch-hitting for Martinez, singled to center, Glanville to third. Goodwin, pinch-hitting for Miller, hit sacrifice fly to center, scoring Glanville, Simon out advancing to second. One run, one hit, no errors. Tied 3-3.

BRAVES EIGHTH: Gonzalez at shortstop. Simon at first base. Bako catching. Veres relieved Farnsworth. J. Franco grounded out to third. Castilla walked. Garcia pinch-running for Castilla. Smoltz sacrificed to first, Garcia to second. Furcal was intentionally walked. De Rosa doubled to deep left, scoring Garcia and Furcal. Sheffield fouled out to shortstop. Two runs, one hit, no errors. Braves 5-3.

CUBS NINTH: De Rosa at third base. Garcia at second base. O’Leary, pinch-hitting for Veres, flied out. Lofton grounded out to second. Grudzielanek popped out to shortstop. No runs, no hits, no errors. Braves 5-3.