BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/03/2009
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BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1223 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (42-40) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Atlanta Braves (46-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0
Chicago Tops Atlanta, 3-1
Chicago Cubs starter Corey Kluber turned in an exceptional performance against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, resulting in a Chicago win, 3-1. Kluber got the win, improving to 8-3. He allowed 5 hits and walked 3 over 5.2 innings. Kluber allowed no runs. With the win, the Cubs have a record of 42-40.

Chicago relied on the bat of Danny Dorn to get the win. The first baseman ripped a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cubs ahead, 3-1. For the game, Dorn had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"I had everything working," said Kluber.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .301 8 29
D. Young RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 10 43
J. Ellsbury CF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .315 3 49
D. Dorn 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .264 16 60
   a-A. Batista CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
D. Stubbs LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 11 30
   b-T. Olson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
O. Garza DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .199 13 55
K. Greene 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 4 28
W. Aybar 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .233 2 8
J. Werth C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .213 7 15
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 10 16      
a - A. Batista substituted for D. Dorn in the 9th
b - T. Olson substituted for D. Stubbs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Izturis 2 (24, 1st Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Dorn (26, 1st Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Dorn (16, 8th Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Izturis 5 , J. Ellsbury , D. Dorn 6 , O. Garza
2-out RBI: , D. Dorn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Izturis , J. Ellsbury , D. Stubbs 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ellsbury (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Izturis-Dorn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .258 1 15
G. Blanco RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .288 3 26
E. Armelini 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 18 45
R. Robnett LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 10 29
   a-E. Byrnes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 29
R. Garcia DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208 1 5
S. Drew 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .321 7 35
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262 13 31
O. Infante SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 1 18
J. Lopez C 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .239 7 30
Totals 32 1 9 1 3 6 12      
a - E. Byrnes pinch hit for R. Robnett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Drew (23, 2nd Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lopez (6, 7th Inning off A. Alburquerque, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Blanco 2 , R. Robnett , R. Garcia , S. Drew 3 , C. Jones , O. Infante , J. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: G. Blanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Robnett , R. Garcia , C. Jones , J. Lopez
GIDP: G. Blanco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Blanco (4) , C. Jones (3) , O. Infante (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kluber W (8-3) 5.2 5 0 0 3 4 0 101 4.03   
J. Mikels H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.92   
A. Alburquerque H (11) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.49   
G. Balfour H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.79   
M. Duvall H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50   
H. Yepiz SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 60
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 23, J. Mikels 2, A. Alburquerque 4, G. Balfour 1, M. Duvall 2, H. Yepiz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 6-5, J. Mikels 1-0, A. Alburquerque 1-0, G. Balfour 0-0, M. Duvall 1-1, H. Yepiz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 101-53, J. Mikels 6-4, A. Alburquerque 15-10, G. Balfour 6-4, M. Duvall 5-3, H. Yepiz 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mikels 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw L (12-5) 6.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 113 2.49   
J. Shields 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 3.68   
E. Bedard 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.11   
B. Norris 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 59
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 25, J. Shields 7, E. Bedard 1, B. Norris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 8-3, J. Shields 1-3, E. Bedard 0-0, B. Norris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 113-64, J. Shields 27-16, E. Bedard 1-1, B. Norris 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Norris 1-0
WP: C. Kershaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Kluber
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 40164
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