NL Boxscore Atlanta vs. Chicago Cubs
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 Chicago Cubs « 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 3 8 0 Preview | Matchup | Lineup | Log | Wrap | Box
W:M.Prior(1-0) L:G.Maddux(0-1)
HR: ATL- None CUB- None
Atlanta AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Rafael Furcal SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Marcus Giles 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 Gary Sheffield RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 Chipper Jones LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 Javy Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Andruw Jones CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 Robert Fick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vinny Castilla 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Greg Maddux P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Jaret Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Mark DeRosa PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500   Kevin Gryboski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 7     Chicago Cubs AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Kenny Lofton CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Moises Alou LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 Randall Simon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .333 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 Alex Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Damian Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Mark Prior P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 1 0 0 3 2 3  
E_R.Furcal, J.Lopez, A.Jones, V.Castilla. LOB_Atlanta 6, Chicago Cubs 8.
2B_M.DeRosa, A.Ramirez. SF_M.Giles. SB_K.Lofton 2 (3), M.Alou (1).
CS_A.Gonzalez. GIDP_R.Fick. DP_Chicago Cubs 1 (M.Grudzielanek, A.Gonzalez and
R.Simon).Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Greg Maddux (L 0-1) 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 0 90-62 3.00 Jaret Wright 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-4 0.00 Kevin Gryboski 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 26-15 3.86   Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Mark Prior (W 1-0) 9.0 2 1 1 4 7 0 133-89 1.00
IBB_off K.Gryboski (A.Gonzalez).
HBP_by M.Prior (G.Sheffield).
WP_G.Maddux, M.Prior.
T_2:43. A_39982.
Umpires_Home,Brian Gorman; First, Larry Young; Second, Ed Rapuano; Third, Bell Welke; Left, John Hirschbeck; Right, Bill Miller.
Play-by-play:
ATLANTA FIRST: Furcal grounded out to second. Giles struck out swinging. Sheffield walked. C. Jones walked, Sheffield to second. Lopez struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors. Atlanta 0, Cubs coming to bat.
CUBS FIRST: Lofton singled to right. Grudzielanek reached on bunt single to first, Lofton to second. Sosa struck out swinging. Alou flied out to center. Lofton stole third. Grudzielanek to second on wild pitch by Maddux. Simon singled to right, scoring Lofton and Grudzielanek. Ramirez singled to shallow right, Simon to second. Gonzalez grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Ramirez out at second. Two runs, four hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA SECOND: A. Jones walked. Fick grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A. Jones out at second. Castilla flied out to left. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
CUBS SECOND: Miller grounded out to third. Prior grounded out to shortstop. Lofton singled to right. Lofton stole second, Lofton safe at third on throwing error by catcher Lopez. Grudzielanek lined out to right. No runs, one hit, one error. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA THIRD: Maddux flied out to right. Furcal popped out to second. Giles singled to right. Sheffield grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Giles out at second. No runs, one hit, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
CUBS THIRD: Sosa grounded out to shortstop. Alou lined out to left. Simon grounded out to second. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA FOURTH: C. Jones grounded out to shortstop. Lopez grounded out to shortstop. A. Jones walked. Fick lined out to center. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
CUBS FOURTH: Ramirez flied out to left. Gonzalez safe at first on error by third baseman Castilla. Gonzalez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. Miller walked. Prior grounded out to shortstop. No runs, no hits, one error. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA FIFTH: Castilla struck out looking. Maddux flied out to center. Furcal struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
CUBS FIFTH: Lofton grounded out to second. Grudzielanek flied out to center. Sosa safe at first on error by shortstop Furcal. Alou singled to shallow center, Sosa to second, Sosa to third on error by center fielder A. Jones. Simon grounded out to second. No runs, one hit, two errors. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA SIXTH: Giles grounded out to shortstop. Sheffield hit by pitch. C. Jones grounded into fielder’s choice to second, Sheffield out at second. Lopez grounded into fielder’s choice to third, C. Jones out at second. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
CUBS SIXTH: Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. Gonzalez grounded out to third. Miller grounded out to shortstop. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA SEVENTH: A. Jones struck out swinging. Fick flied out to left. Castilla grounded out to shortstop. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
CUBS SEVENTH: Wright relieved Maddux. Prior popped out to third. Lofton grounded out to pitcher. Grudzielanek flied out to center. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 2-0.
ATLANTA EIGHTH: De Rosa, pinch-hitting for J Wright, doubled to right center. Furcal grounded out to second, De Rosa to third. Giles hit sacrifice fly to center, scoring De Rosa. Sheffield fouled out to third. One run, one hit, no errors. Cubs 2-1.
CUBS EIGHTH: Gryboski relieved J Wright. Sosa grounded out to first. Alou reached on infield single to shortstop. Simon struck out swinging, Alou stole second. Ramirez hit a ground-rule double to deep right, scoring Alou. Gonzalez intentionally walked. Miller struck out swinging. One run, two hits, no errors. Cubs 3-1.
ATLANTA NINTH: C. Jones grounded out to shortstop. Lopez struck out swinging, Lopez safe at first on wild pitch by Prior. A. Jones struck out swinging. Fick popped out to second. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs 3-1.
