Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves

Friday, April 29th, 2016 1:20PM CST

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Game Recap

A decisive five-run performance in the eighth inning propelled the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. That key inning featured Matt Szczur's memorable hit, the first grand slam of his major league career.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 29th, 2016

Time: 1:20PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 34,007

Line Score

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Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Báez (2, Blair); La Stella (5, J. Johnson)

Home Runs: Szczur (2, 8th inning off Withrow 3 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Ross (6), Rizzo (24), Szczur 4 (10)

Ground Into Double Play: Lester; Ross

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Ross 1-2, Fowler 0-1, Báez 0-1, Szczur 1-1, Zobrist 1-1, Rizzo 1-2, Russell 0-1, Soler 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Soler 2


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Wild Pitches: Lester

Intentional Walks: Russell (By Ogando)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 18-28; Strop 2-3; Rondón 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 21-14-20-16; Strop 4-2-3-1; Rondón 1-1-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-4; Strop 1-0; Rondón 1-1

Game Scores: J Lester 67


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo-Russell-Lester)



Atlanta Braves Batting

Braves Batting

Home Runs: Freeman (3, 4th inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Freeman (7)

Ground Into Double Play: García

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Stubbs 0-2, Aybar 1-1, Markakis 0-1, Peterson 0-1, García 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Stubbs 1; Markakis 2


Atlanta Braves Pitching

Braves Pitching

Pitcher Notes: O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blair 10-21; Ogando 2-5; J. Johnson 1-4; O'Flaherty 0-1; Withrow 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blair 14-7-13-14; Ogando 2-0-2-3; J. Johnson 1-1-3-3; O'Flaherty 1-0-0-1; Withrow 4-2-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blair 7-7; Ogando 3-0; J. Johnson 1-0; O'Flaherty 0-0; Withrow 0-2

Game Scores: A Blair 64


Atlanta Braves Fielding

Braves Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (Blair-Castro-Freeman, Aybar-Freeman, Aybar-Castro-Freeman)


Atlanta Braves Baserunning

Braves Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Castro (1, 2nd base by Lester/Ross)


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