Braves trip Cubs despite Jeff Samardzija's 13 strikeouts
Tim Hudson pitched six-plus strong innings and added an RBI and Ramiro Pena hit a two-run single to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
1
Atlanta Braves
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Uggla homered to center.
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
T Hudson singled to right, C Johnson scored, R Pena to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
R Pena singled to right, D Uggla and J Francisco scored, C Johnson to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
A Rizzo grounded out to first, D DeJesus scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
A Gonzalez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
A Gonzalez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
L Valbuena struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
L Valbuena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Navarro struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
D Navarro batting
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Play Result 1-5
J Walden relieved L Avilan.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
R Pena struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
R Pena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
C Johnson grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 557 events.
Head to Head
ATL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Atlanta Braves
- Jurickson Profar Suspension
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedATL
B.J. UptonCF0
Jason HeywardRF22
Justin UptonLF8
Evan GattisC11
Dan Uggla2B26
Juan Francisco3B61
Chris Johnson1B92
Ramiro PenaSS1
Tim HudsonP17
Substitutes
Luis AvilanP70
Jordan WaldenP53
CHC
David DeJesusCF3
Starlin CastroSS13
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Dioner NavarroC17
Luis Valbuena3B18
Alberto Gonzalez2B
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Substitutes
Dave SappeltCF
Michael BowdenP28
Scott HairstonPH7
Hector RondonP28
Hisanori TakahashiP47
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