Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - May 07, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 7, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 5/7)

Game 1: Monday, May 7
Atlanta	1	Final
Chi Cubs	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 8
Atlanta	3	Final
Chi Cubs	1	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 9
Atlanta	0	Final
Chi Cubs	1	Final
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Braves 1

(18-12, 10-7 away)

Cubs 5

(12-17, 8-9 home)

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Coverage: WCIU

8:05 PM ET, May 7, 2012

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
CHC	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	-	5	9	0

W: J. Samardzija (4-1)

L: T. Hanson (3-3)

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	2	0	1	0	2	1	26	.333	.404	.405
M Prado LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	18	.264	.347	.396
F Freeman 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	20	.291	.318	.530
B McCann C	4	0	0	0	0	3	18	.237	.301	.419
D Uggla 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	15	.261	.341	.409
C Jones 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	9	.329	.377	.586
J Heyward RF	3	1	1	1	0	1	16	.269	.376	.473
T Pastornicky SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	9	.271	.311	.376
T Hanson P	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.091	.167	.091
a-E Hinske PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.389	.421	.528
E O'Flaherty P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Durbin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-M Diaz PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.290	.395	.516
Totals	31	1	6	1	4	11	150
a-lined out to first for T Hanson in the 7th b-struck out swinging for C Durbin in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Jones (3, J Russell) HR: J Heyward (4, 2nd inning off J Samardzija 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Heyward (13) 2-out RBI: J Heyward GIDP: M Prado Braves RISP: 0-8 (T Pastornicky 0-1, E Hinske 0-1, J Heyward 0-1, D Uggla 0-1, M Diaz 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 0-1, F Freeman 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn 2 (11, 2nd base off J Samardzija/G Soto, 3rd base off C Marmol/G Soto)
FIELDING DP: 1 (T Pastornicky-D Uggla-F Freeman).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Hanson (L, 3-3)	6.0	5	2	2	2	3	2	91-58	3.63
E O'Flaherty	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	22-12	6.55
C Durbin	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	19-14	8.25
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	3	132-84
PITCHING HBP: R Johnson (By T Hanson); D DeJesus (By E O'Flaherty) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hanson 18/25; E O'Flaherty 5/7; C Durbin 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hanson 16-5-18-19; E O'Flaherty 3-3-2-4; C Durbin 3-1-5-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hanson 8-7; E O'Flaherty 2-0; C Durbin 2-1 Game Scores: T Hanson 55

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D DeJesus RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	26	.242	.359	.313
T Campana CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	12	.341	.396	.409
S Castro SS	4	0	2	1	0	1	12	.350	.363	.462
B LaHair 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	13	.388	.479	.800
I Stewart 3B	3	1	1	1	1	1	16	.208	.283	.354
R Johnson LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	.175	.250	.325
D Barney 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	12	.245	.287	.343
G Soto C	4	1	2	2	0	0	9	.167	.259	.333
J Samardzija P	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.083	.000
a-J Baker PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.231	.300	.308
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-A Cardenas PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000
J Russell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	5	9	5	3	4	132
a-grounded to second for J Samardzija in the 7th b-lined out to second for C Marmol in the 8th
BATTING 2B: T Campana (3, T Hanson) HR: B Lahair (8, 4th inning off T Hanson 0 on, 0 Out); I Stewart (3, 4th inning off T Hanson 0 on, 0 Out); G Soto (3, 8th inning off C Durbin 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B LaHair (17), I Stewart (11), S Castro (19), G Soto 2 (5) 2-out RBI: S Castro GIDP: D Barney Cubs RISP: 1-4 (S Castro 1-2, I Stewart 0-1, D Barney 0-1) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING DP: 2 (S Castro-D Barney-B LaHair, B LaHair-S Castro).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Samardzija (W, 4-1)	7.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	105-66	3.03
C Marmol (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	25-13	5.06
J Russell	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-13	0.79
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	4	11	1	150-92
PITCHING WP: C Marmol HBP: J Heyward (By J Samardzija) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Samardzija 15/27; C Marmol 2/5; J Russell 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Samardzija 14-12-23-17; C Marmol 6-2-4-1; J Russell 3-2-6-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Samardzija 9-4; C Marmol 0-1; J Russell 0-1 Game Scores: J Samardzija 68

Scoring Summary

			ATL	CHC
	2nd	J Heyward homered to right (367 feet).	1	0
	4th	B LaHair homered to right (391 feet).	1	1
	4th	I Stewart homered to right (393 feet).	1	2
	7th	S Castro singled to center, D DeJesus scored, T Campana to third.	1	3
	8th	G Soto homered to center (419 feet), D Barney scored.	1	5
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Game Notes

BRAVES MANAGER FREDDI GONZALEZ WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE CHRIS CONROY FOR ARGUING A WARNING GIVEN TO PITCHER ERIC O'FLAHERTY.
BRYAN LAHAIR AND IAN STEWART HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	36,307 (88.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:45
Weather	56 degrees, overcast
Wind	1 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chris Conroy, First Base - Dan Bellino, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Bob Davidson