Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - August 23, 2011

Scores for Aug 23, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Atlanta leads 2-0 (as of 8/23)

(78-52, 37-27 away)

(56-73, 31-36 home)

8:05 PM ET, August 23, 2011

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

W: M. Minor (4-2)

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	16	.302	.360	.397
M Prado LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	14	.271	.316	.408
B McCann C	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.293	.366	.501
D Uggla 2B	4	1	1	0	0	2	18	.232	.300	.460
C Jones 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	8	.282	.353	.466
E Hinske 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	20	.245	.321	.434
F Freeman 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.356	.472
A Gonzalez SS	3	1	0	1	1	1	15	.230	.259	.341
J Heyward RF	4	1	3	4	0	0	14	.224	.314	.402
M Minor P	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.158	.238	.263
a-J Lugo PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.136	.208	.136
C Martinez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500
G Sherrill P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Vizcaino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-B Conrad PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.236	.337	.427
C Kimbrel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	5	9	5	3	9	138
a-walked for M Minor in the 6th b-struck out swinging for A Vizcaino in the 9th
BATTING 2B: E Hinske (10, C Coleman) HR: J Heyward (13, 4th inning off C Coleman 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Gonzalez (43), J Heyward 4 (35) 2-out RBI: A Gonzalez, J Heyward 4 GIDP: A Gonzalez Braves RISP: 1-7 (A Gonzalez 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, J Heyward 1-1, D Uggla 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 0-2) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn 2 (47, 2nd base off C Coleman/G Soto, 2nd base off S Marshall/G Soto)
FIELDING E: D Uggla (13, throw); A Gonzalez (10, throw); J Heyward (6, bobble)

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Minor (W, 4-2)	5.0	6	4	3	0	6	1	85-58	4.37
C Martinez (H, 1)	1.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	20-19	3.26
G Sherrill (H, 7)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	3.03
A Vizcaino (H, 3)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-12	2.08
C Kimbrel (S, 40)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-12	1.70
Totals	9.0	10	4	3	0	12	1	143-104
PITCHING HBP: G Soto (By M Minor); B DeWitt (By G Sherrill) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Minor 16/23; C Martinez 6/7; G Sherrill 1/2; A Vizcaino 2/4; C Kimbrel 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Minor 18-11-13-16; C Martinez 4-5-5-5; G Sherrill 1-1-1-0; A Vizcaino 1-3-6-2; C Kimbrel 2-6-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Minor 4-5; C Martinez 1-1; G Sherrill 0-0; A Vizcaino 2-1; C Kimbrel 1-0 Game Scores: M Minor 47

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Castro SS	5	0	1	0	0	2	18	.307	.334	.428
R Johnson RF	5	0	1	0	0	2	18	.347	.382	.542
A Ramirez 3B	5	1	5	2	0	0	15	.311	.356	.530
J Baker 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	.281	.303	.386
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-B DeWitt PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260	.297	.401
S Marshall P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-T Colvin PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.141	.196	.288
C Pena 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	22	.223	.342	.450
M Byrd CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	9	.292	.336	.415
A Soriano LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	15	.243	.282	.467
G Soto C	3	1	0	0	0	1	14	.240	.325	.423
C Coleman P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.125	.125	.188
a-D Barney PH-2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	16	.294	.331	.372
Totals	38	4	10	3	0	12	143
a-singled to center for C Coleman in the 5th b-hit by pitch for K Wood in the 7th c-struck out swinging for S Marshall in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (30, M Minor); A Soriano (20, C Martinez) HR: A Soriano (21, 5th inning off M Minor 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Soriano (59), A Ramirez 2 (83) 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2 Cubs RISP: 1-13 (C Pena 0-3, T Colvin 0-1, J Baker 0-2, R Johnson 0-1, G Soto 0-1, A Ramirez 1-1, S Castro 0-1, M Byrd 0-2, D Barney 0-1) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 1 (S Castro-D Barney-C Pena).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Coleman (L, 2-6)	5.0	5	5	5	2	4	1	86-51	7.59
J Grabow	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	19-12	4.70
K Wood	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	3.24
S Marshall	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	20-18	2.63
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	3	9	1	138-90
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Coleman 15/22; J Grabow 2/6; K Wood 1/3; S Marshall 6/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Coleman 21-4-11-15; J Grabow 3-3-3-3; K Wood 2-3-3-1; S Marshall 7-2-3-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Coleman 4-7; J Grabow 1-0; K Wood 0-1; S Marshall 4-1 Game Scores: C Coleman 39

			ATL	CHC
	4th	A Gonzalez walked, D Uggla scored, C Jones to third, E Hinske to second.	1	0
	4th	J Heyward homered to center (389 feet), C Jones, E Hinske and A Gonzalez scored.	5	0
	5th	A Soriano homered to left (390 feet).	5	1
	5th	A Ramirez doubled to deep left, G Soto and D Barney scored.	5	3
	5th	J Baker safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Gonzalez, A Ramirez scored.	5	4
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Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	36,639 (89.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:52
Weather	73 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Bill Welke

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