BATTING - 2B: Durham (15,off Niekro); Buckner (16,off Hrabosky).
HR: Davis (5,2nd inning off Niekro 1 on 1 out); Smith (1,2nd inning off Niekro
0 on 2 out).
SH: Smith (1,off Niekro).
GDP: Davis (3,off Niekro).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: Wills 2 (20,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict 2).
Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Atlanta Braves
1. Wills 2b Washington rf
2. Sandberg 3b Hubbard 2b
3. Buckner 1b Harper lf
4. Durham rf Murphy cf
5. Woods cf Horner 3b
6. Moreland lf Chambliss 1b
7. Davis c Benedict c
8. Bowa ss Ramirez ss
9. Smith p Niekro p
CUBS 1ST: Wills singled; Wills stole second; Sandberg flied out
to center; Buckner popped to third in foul territory; Durham
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Washington struck out; Hubbard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harper walked; Murphy singled [Harper to
second]; Horner homered [Harper scored, Murphy scored];
Chambliss flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0,
Braves 3.
CUBS 2ND: Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreland
reached on an error by Ramirez; Davis homered [Moreland scored
(unearned)]; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith homered
(unearned); Wills was called out on strikes; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.
BRAVES 2ND: Benedict flied out to center; Ramirez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.
CUBS 3RD: Sandberg flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Durham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.
BRAVES 3RD: Washington flied out to center; Hubbard walked;
Harper grounded out (third to first) [Hubbard to second]; Murphy
singled [Hubbard scored]; Horner singled [Murphy to third];
Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 4.
CUBS 4TH: Woods singled; Woods was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Moreland struck out; Davis walked; Bowa grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
BRAVES 4TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
struck out; Niekro singled; Washington forced Niekro (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
CUBS 5TH: Smith struck out; Wills singled; Wills stole second;
Sandberg was called out on strikes; Buckner popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard singled; Harper struck out; Murphy grounded
out (second to first) [Hubbard to second]; Horner popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
CUBS 6TH: Durham doubled; Woods singled [Durham to third, Woods
to second (on throw)]; Moreland reached on a fielder's choice
[Durham out at home (third to catcher), Woods to third]; Davis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Moreland out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves
4.
BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss popped to shortstop; Benedict grounded out
(third to first); Ramirez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.
CUBS 7TH: Bowa singled; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Bowa to second]; Wills walked; Sandberg grounded out
(third to first) [Wills to second, Bowa to third]; HRABOSKY
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Buckner doubled [Wills scored, Bowa
scored]; Durham walked; Woods struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 5, Braves 4.
BRAVES 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); PORTER BATTED
FOR HRABOSKY; Porter grounded out (second to first); Washington
singled; Hubbard homered [Washington scored]; TIDROW REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Harper grounded out (third to first); Murphy
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 6.
CUBS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR
MORELAND; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
popped to second; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 6.
BRAVES 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Horner walked; ROYSTER RAN FOR HORNER;
Chambliss singled [Royster to second]; Benedict singled [Royster
scored (error by Buckner), Chambliss to third]; Ramirez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss
stayed at third, Benedict out at second]; Garber struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 7.
CUBS 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MOLINARO BATTED
FOR TIDROW; Molinaro popped to shortstop; Kennedy struck out;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SANDBERG; Johnstone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 5 9 1 6
Braves 7 10 1 5