Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 23, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2011 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 0 1 0
Prado lf 5 0 0 0
McCann c 4 0 0 0
Uggla 2b 4 1 1 0
Jones 3b 4 1 3 0
Hinske 1b 3 1 1 0
  Freeman 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 1
Heyward rf 4 1 3 4
Minor p 2 0 0 0
  Lugo ph 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Sherrill p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  Conrad ph 1 0 0 0
  Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Castro ss 5 0 1 0
Johnson rf 5 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 5 1 5 2
Baker 2b 3 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  DeWitt ph 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Colvin ph 1 0 0 0
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Byrd cf 4 0 0 0
Soriano lf 4 1 2 1
Soto c 3 1 0 0
Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Barney ph,2b 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 4 10 3
Atlanta 000 500 000593
Chicago 000 040 0004100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Minor  W(4-2) 5.0 6 4 3 0 6
  Martinez   1.1 3 0 0 0 2
  Sherrill   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Vizcaino   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Kimbrel  SV(40) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(2-6) 5.0 5 5 5 2 4
  Grabow   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Wood   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Marshall   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
9

  E–Uggla (13), Gonzalez (10), Heyward (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Castro-Barney-Pena.  2B–Atlanta Hinske (10,off Coleman), Chicago Ramirez (30,off Minor); Soriano (20,off Martinez).  HR–Atlanta Heyward (13,4th inning off Coleman 3 on 2 out), Chicago Soriano (21,5th inning off Minor 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Soto (6,by Minor); DeWitt (1,by Sherrill).  Team–9.  SB–Bourn 2 (47,2nd base off Coleman/Soto,2nd base off Marshall/Soto).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–D.J. Reyburn, 2B–Marty Foster, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:52.  A–36,639.
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