Samardzija's 11 K's, Valbuena's Double Lead Cubs Past Braves 4-1
The Cubs have won four in a row!
| Final - 7.2.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Stories
Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves Preview, Monday 7/2, 6:10 CT
The Cubs open a seven-game road trip Monday night in Atlanta.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Campana, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| Bryan LaHair, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Clevenger, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 |
| Reed Johnson, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Rizzo
Doubles - Valbuena 2
Sacrifices - Samardzija
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Rizzo
Doubles - Valbuena 2
Sacrifices - Samardzija
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija (W, 6-7) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4.77 | 1 | 101-67 |
| Shawn Camp (, 2-4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 11-7 |
| James Russell (S, 2-0; S,2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.39 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Martin Prado, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Brian McCann, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Andrelton Simmons, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .326 |
| Tommy Hanson, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .037 |
| Cristhian Martinez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Hinske, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Chad Durbin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Batting
Doubles - Bourn, Jones
Grounded into DP - Jones
Stolen Bases - Bourn, Simmons
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Freeman
Doubles - Bourn, Jones
Grounded into DP - Jones
Stolen Bases - Bourn, Simmons
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Freeman
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hanson (L, 9-5) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.70 | 0 | 105-73 |
| Cristhian Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Chad Durbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 0 | 4-3 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - James Hoye
Duration: 2:32
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - James Hoye
Duration: 2:32
