BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/26/2009
 
BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1897 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Atlanta Braves (71-56) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 13 0
Chicago Cubs (68-61) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Braves Deal Cubs 5-2 Loss
Atlanta rode a fine outing from starter Jason Schmidt to victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The final score was 5-2. With the win, Atlanta pushed its record to 71-56.

Esteban Armelini, the 23-year old first baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Armelini contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the 13th inning to put Atlanta up, 3-2.

"There's no quit in this team," said Braves manager Luis Quintana.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 .267 2 27
G. Blanco RF 7 1 3 1 0 2 3 .266 4 36
E. Armelini 1B 6 1 2 2 1 1 2 .273 30 82
E. Byrnes LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .252 11 53
   a-R. Robnett PH, LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .204 17 47
R. Garcia DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 5 18
   b-R. Klesko DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .261 17 44
C. Jones 3B 6 0 1 1 1 3 2 .248 22 56
W. Pino 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256 5 28
   c-S. Drew PH, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 8 41
O. Infante SS 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 .284 2 31
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .233 8 37
   d-J. Jaso PH, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 0 4
Totals 54 5 13 5 7 13 32      
a - R. Robnett pinch hit for E. Byrnes in the 8th
b - R. Klesko inserted as DH in the 8th
c - S. Drew pinch hit for W. Pino in the 8th
d - J. Jaso pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Blanco (22, 3rd Inning off T. Saunders, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lopez (13, 5th Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Willits 2 , G. Blanco 4 , E. Armelini 2 , R. Klesko , C. Jones , O. Infante 3 , J. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: G. Blanco , E. Armelini , R. Klesko , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Blanco , E. Armelini , E. Byrnes 2 , R. Robnett , R. Klesko , S. Drew , J. Lopez , J. Jaso
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Blanco (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jaso-Drew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .282 12 46
   b-B. Hall SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 1 3
C. Guillen 3B 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .306 3 11
J. Ellsbury CF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 6 74
D. Dorn 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 17 77
D. Stubbs LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255 19 62
   a-A. Batista CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 1 6
O. Garza DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .218 16 77
D. Young RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .269 17 69
K. Greene SS, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 9 55
J. Dewey C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .210 1 11
   c-J. Werth PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 11 32
Totals 42 2 5 2 4 8 18      
a - A. Batista substituted for D. Stubbs in the 9th
b - B. Hall substituted for M. Izturis in the 9th
c - J. Werth pinch hit for J. Dewey in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Guillen (9, 4th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dewey (4, 5th Inning off J. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Garza (32, 7th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Stubbs (19, 7th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guillen 3 , D. Stubbs 4 , O. Garza 2 , J. Dewey 2
2-out RBI: J. Dewey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Izturis 2 , D. Stubbs
Hit by Pitch: J. Werth
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Izturis (8) , O. Garza (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Saunders (1) , C. Guillen (4)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schmidt 7.0 5 2 2 3 3 1 98 5.23   
B. Norris 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.32   
E. Bedard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.00   
J. Shields 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.61   
J. Burton 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.29   
D. De La Rosa W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmidt 59
Batters Faced: J. Schmidt 28, B. Norris 3, E. Bedard 2, J. Shields 1, J. Burton 7, D. De La Rosa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmidt 9-8, B. Norris 2-0, E. Bedard 0-1, J. Shields 0-1, J. Burton 2-4, D. De La Rosa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmidt 98-58, B. Norris 11-6, E. Bedard 10-7, J. Shields 2-2, J. Burton 20-14, D. De La Rosa 25-13
Hit Batsmen: J. Burton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Saunders 5.2 3 1 1 3 3 0 93 3.57   
M. Boggs 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 6.46   
A. Alburquerque H (19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 2.50   
J. Ascanio BS (3) 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 28 1.95   
M. Duvall 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 4.03   
A. Ashley 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.64   
J. Mikels L (2-1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 22 4.99   
G. Balfour 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 59
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 25, M. Boggs 5, A. Alburquerque 4, J. Ascanio 8, M. Duvall 5, A. Ashley 4, J. Mikels 6, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 11-3, M. Boggs 1-1, A. Alburquerque 0-1, J. Ascanio 0-2, M. Duvall 1-0, A. Ashley 0-2, J. Mikels 2-1, G. Balfour 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 93-55, M. Boggs 19-14, A. Alburquerque 19-11, J. Ascanio 28-16, M. Duvall 19-10, A. Ashley 17-14, J. Mikels 22-12, G. Balfour 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Boggs 1-0 , M. Duvall 1-0 , A. Ashley 1-0 , G. Balfour 2-2
WP: J. Ascanio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Schmidt
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 33501
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