Gattis, Heyward HRs give Braves 5-2 win over Cubs
Gattis, Heyward HRs give Braves 5-2 win over Cubs
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
2
Atlanta Braves
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ATL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
J Heyward homered to right (413 feet), D Uggla scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
E Gattis homered to left (437 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
N Schierholtz doubled to deep right, A Rizzo and S Castro scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Simmons doubled to deep left, C Johnson scored, R Doumit to third.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
R Doumit singled to right, E Gattis scored, C Johnson to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
R Kalish flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
R Kalish batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
E Bonifacio struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
E Bonifacio batting
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Play Result 2-5
E Bonifacio hit for N Ramirez.
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
D Barney flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
D Barney batting
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Play Result 2-5
J Schafer in left field.
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Play Result 2-5
B Upton in center field.
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Play Result 2-5
D Carpenter relieved A Wood.
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Start Inning 2-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
R Doumit popped out to second.
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Pop Out 2-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
R Doumit batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
C Johnson flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
C Johnson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
E Gattis struck out swinging.
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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
Jason HeywardRF22
Tyler Pastornicky2B
Freddie Freeman1B5
Evan GattisC11
Chris Johnson3B92
Ryan DoumitLF4
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Aaron HarangP34
Jordan SchaferLF19
Substitutes
Alex WoodP57
David CarpenterP77
B.J. UptonCF0
Anthony VarvaroP43
Ian ThomasP
Dan Uggla2B26
CHC
Ryan KalishCF51
Chris CoghlanLF7
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Welington CastilloC20
Mike Olt3B25
Darwin Barney2B20
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Junior LakeLF48
Luis ValbuenaPH18
James RussellP88
Neil RamirezP56
Emilio BonifacioPH27
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