MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/05/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2043 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (70-45) 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 6 14 0
Chicago Cubs (53-62) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 5 1
Guerrero Jr. Powers Braves Offense
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a major factor in the 6-4 Atlanta win over Chicago. The Braves third baseman was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Matthew Boyd. His record is now 10-6. The left-hander went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits for the Braves. The National League East Division-leading Braves have a record of 70-45.

Atlanta took the lead in the top of the seventh when Guerrero Jr. hit a solo home run. His 26th home run of the season made the score 3-2, Atlanta.

"Winning never gets dull," said Guerrero Jr..
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .311 26 63
M. Smith CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .190 1 7
K. Hiura 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .246 23 51
   c-B. Holt LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 7
F. Freeman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .241 17 51
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 .251 23 48
L. Arraez LF, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 0 1
Y. Gomes C 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .303 1 4
A. Russell SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .261 1 9
M. Boyd P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .186 0 7
   L. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Alvarez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 30 79
   C. Sobotka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Zamora P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Seager PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 17 56
   B. Moran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 6 14 5 4 10 27      
a - Y. Alvarez pinch hit for L. Jackson in the 8th
b - C. Seager pinch hit for D. Zamora in the 9th
c - B. Holt substituted for K. Hiura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hiura (19, 7th Inning off P. Pfeifer, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: Y. Gomes (2, 8th Inning off R. Osuna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. 2 (23, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Pfeifer, 0 on, 2 outs) V. Guerrero Jr. (26, 7th Inning off P. Pfeifer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 8 , V. Guerrero Jr. 7 , F. Freeman , K. Hiura 4 , L. Arraez 2 , A. Russell , Y. Gomes 3
2-out RBI: R. Acuna Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Acuna Jr. , F. Freeman , C. Seager
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Guerrero Jr. (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .207 13 36
Y. Moncada 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .271 17 56
C. Bellinger RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275 23 61
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .294 20 46
P. DeJong SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .240 34 80
B. Lowe 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .243 17 43
H. Dozier 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .235 5 10
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 9 25
T. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Pfeifer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Kuzia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Williamson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 1 4
   R. Osuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Nicasio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3 2 10 9      
a - M. Williamson pinch hit for J. Kuzia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Moncada (26, 1st Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Dozier (10, 7th Inning off L. Jackson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Moncada (17, 6th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 1 out) M. Taylor (13, 1st Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. DeJong , Y. Moncada 6 , H. Dozier 2 , M. Taylor 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeJong , M. Taylor
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: W. Contreras (7)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd W (10-6) 6.0 4 4 4 2 6 2 91 59 3.10   
L. Jackson H (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 3.78   
C. Sobotka H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.49   
D. Zamora H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.14   
B. Moran SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 9 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 52
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 24, L. Jackson 4, C. Sobotka 2, D. Zamora 1, B. Moran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 3-9, L. Jackson 1-1, C. Sobotka 1-1, D. Zamora 0-1, B. Moran 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 91-59, L. Jackson 14-10, C. Sobotka 4-3, D. Zamora 3-2, B. Moran 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jackson 2-2
Balk: L. Jackson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Walker 6.0 8 2 1 1 5 1 95 62 3.27   
P. Pfeifer L (2-2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 17 13 3.68   
J. Kuzia 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.16   
R. Osuna 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 29 17 3.23   
J. Nicasio 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 12 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 54
Batters Faced: T. Walker 27, P. Pfeifer 5, J. Kuzia 1, R. Osuna 7, J. Nicasio 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 4-9, P. Pfeifer 0-1, J. Kuzia 1-0, R. Osuna 0-1, J. Nicasio 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 95-62, P. Pfeifer 17-13, J. Kuzia 7-4, R. Osuna 29-17, J. Nicasio 19-12
WP: P. Pfeifer 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 22806
Special Notes: RP Chad Sobotka was injured while throwing the ball.
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