Cubs Celebrate Fourth By Dispatching Braves 5-1
The Cubs won their sixth game in the eight since Anthony Rizzo was recalled.
| Final - 7.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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The Cubs can win the season series against the Braves with a victory tonight.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, 8,9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Bryan LaHair, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .163 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Paul Maholm, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .065 |
| Jeff Baker, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed Johnson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Rizzo, LaHair, Baker
Doubles - Soriano, Barney
Grounded into DP - Soto
Caught Stealing - Rizzo
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Rizzo, LaHair, Baker
Doubles - Soriano, Barney
Grounded into DP - Soto
Caught Stealing - Rizzo
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm (W, 6-6) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.62 | 0 | 97-64 |
| James Russell (, 2-0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.27 | 0 | 29-21 |
| Carlos Marmol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.74 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Martin Prado, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 |
| David Ross, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Andrelton Simmons, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| Randall Delgado, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Jonny Venters, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chad Durbin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Diaz, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Anthony Varvaro, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
Batting
Triples - Bourn
Doubles - Bourn
Grounded into DP - Freeman, Ross
Hit by pitch - Freeman
Stolen Bases - Heyward
Team LOB - 7
Triples - Bourn
Doubles - Bourn
Grounded into DP - Freeman, Ross
Hit by pitch - Freeman
Stolen Bases - Heyward
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Delgado (L, 4-9) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.52 | 0 | 91-58 |
| Jonny Venters | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.45 | 1 | 5-3 |
| Chad Durbin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Anthony Varvaro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.38 | 0 | 27-20 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: R.Delgado pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - James Hoye, Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Third Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Duration: 2:46
Pitching notes: R.Delgado pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - James Hoye, Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Third Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Duration: 2:46
