BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/25/2009
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BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1889 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (70-56) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 6 10 0
Chicago Cubs (68-60) 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 X 7 10 1
Cubs Edge Braves, 7-6
Atlanta first baseman Esteban Armelini had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Armelini went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2, even as Chicago beat the Braves, 7-6. The winner was Josh Girdley, who threw 99 pitches over 6 innings. The left-hander was charged with 4 runs on 7 hits. Jose Ascanio, credited with the save, is now 2 for 4 in save opportunities.

Chicago took a 7-4 lead on Danny Dorn's 41st double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Dorn hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Atlanta pitcher Chad Billingsley visibly frustrated.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Dorn.

With the win, Chicago upped its record to 68-60.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Pino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258 5 28
   a-R. Klesko PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 17 43
G. Blanco CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263 4 35
E. Armelini 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .272 30 80
E. Byrnes RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .254 11 53
R. Garcia DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .301 5 18
C. Jones 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .249 22 55
O. Infante SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .279 2 31
R. Robnett LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .205 17 47
J. Jaso C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 0 4
Totals 38 6 10 6 0 13 11      
a - R. Klesko pinch hit for W. Pino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Blanco (21, 6th Inning off J. Girdley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Byrnes (11, 2nd Inning off J. Girdley, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jones (22, 6th Inning off J. Girdley, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Armelini (30, 8th Inning off G. Balfour, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Robnett (17, 9th Inning off H. Yepiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Blanco 2 , E. Armelini 6 , E. Byrnes 5 , C. Jones 5 , O. Infante , R. Robnett 4
2-out RBI: C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , J. Jaso
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Byrnes (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Armelini-Infante-Armelini)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 12 46
   a-A. Batista CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 1 6
C. Guillen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .304 3 11
J. Ellsbury CF, LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .330 6 74
D. Dorn 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .260 17 77
D. Stubbs LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .254 18 61
   b-B. Hall SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 3
O. Garza DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .218 16 77
D. Young RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .272 17 69
K. Greene SS, 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .270 9 55
J. Werth C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .198 11 32
Totals 31 7 10 6 3 3 7      
a - A. Batista substituted for M. Izturis in the 9th
b - B. Hall substituted for D. Stubbs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ellsbury (25, 7th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Dorn (41, 7th Inning off C. Billingsley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Greene (9, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Stubbs (18, 4th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ellsbury 4 , D. Dorn 2 , D. Stubbs 5 , O. Garza 2 , K. Greene 4 , J. Werth
2-out RBI: J. Ellsbury , D. Dorn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dorn , D. Stubbs
GIDP: D. Dorn
Sac Fly: K. Greene
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Werth (15)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Greene (11)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smoltz L (4-8) 4.0 5 5 5 2 1 2 72 4.82   
T. Hartshorn 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 27 3.56   
C. Billingsley 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 3.38   
E. Bedard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.10   
B. Norris 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 31
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 19, T. Hartshorn 8, C. Billingsley 5, E. Bedard 1, B. Norris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 5-6, T. Hartshorn 2-2, C. Billingsley 1-0, E. Bedard 1-0, B. Norris 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 72-43, T. Hartshorn 27-15, C. Billingsley 24-17, E. Bedard 4-3, B. Norris 10-5
WP: J. Smoltz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Girdley W (2-2) 6.0 7 4 4 0 7 2 99 6.83   
M. Duvall H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.12   
G. Balfour H (21) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 22 4.04   
H. Yepiz H (7) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 2.68   
J. Ascanio SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Girdley 49
Batters Faced: J. Girdley 25, M. Duvall 3, G. Balfour 5, H. Yepiz 4, J. Ascanio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Girdley 4-7, M. Duvall 1-1, G. Balfour 1-0, H. Yepiz 0-0, J. Ascanio 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Girdley 99-69, M. Duvall 8-7, G. Balfour 22-14, H. Yepiz 13-8, J. Ascanio 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ascanio 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteban Armelini
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 33385
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