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Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

1990-08-24 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 20922 · night, dry · 2:14

Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 3–0. Steve Avery earned the win. Ron Gant went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Steve Avery L: Greg Maddux SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Bill Hohn · 2B: Dutch Rennert · 3B: Greg Bonin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jerome Walton	2	0	2	0
Ryne Sandberg	4	2	0	0
Mark Grace	4	0	0	0
Andre Dawson	4	0	0	2
Luis Salazar	4	0	0	0
Shawon Dunston	4	1	0	1
Hector Villanueva	4	0	0	3
Doug Dascenzo	4	2	0	1
Greg Maddux	2	1	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Oddibe McDowell	3	2	1	0	1	0
Jeff Treadway	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Gant	3	1	2	1	1	1
David Justice	4	0	0	1	0	2
Tommy Gregg	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Presley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Whitt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andres Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Avery	3	0	2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Maddux	8.0	6	2	6

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Avery	9.0	6	2	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerome Walton: 43/G4
Ryne Sandberg: S8/G6M
Mark Grace: SB2
Mark Grace: 8/F8D.2-3
Andre Dawson: K

Bot 1

Oddibe McDowell: W
Jeff Treadway: BK.1-2
Jeff Treadway: 7/F7L
Ron Gant: W
David Justice: K
Tommy Gregg: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
Jim Presley: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 2

Luis Salazar: E5/G5.B-1
Shawon Dunston: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Hector Villanueva: 8/F8D

Bot 2

Ernie Whitt: 63/G6M
Andres Thomas: K
Steve Avery: 7/L7L

Top 3

Doug Dascenzo: S7/F78S
Greg Maddux: 14/SH/BG13.1-2
Jerome Walton: W
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P3S/FL
Mark Grace: 7/L7S

Bot 3

Oddibe McDowell: S7/G5
Jeff Treadway: 5/P5D/FL
Ron Gant: S9/G34.1-3
David Justice: 43/G4.3-H;1-2
Tommy Gregg: 8/F8D

Top 4

Andre Dawson: 8/F78
Luis Salazar: 13/G1
Shawon Dunston: 5/L5

Bot 4

Jim Presley: 13/G1
Ernie Whitt: 8/F8
Andres Thomas: 43/G4

Top 5

Hector Villanueva: K
Doug Dascenzo: S8/G6M
Greg Maddux: S8/P4D.1-3
Jerome Walton: W.1-2
Ryne Sandberg: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Steve Avery: S6/G4MS
Oddibe McDowell: 43/G4S.1-2
Jeff Treadway: 31/G3D.2-3
Ron Gant: K

Top 6

Mark Grace: 63/G6M
Andre Dawson: K
Luis Salazar: E1/TH/G1.B-2
Shawon Dunston: K

Bot 6

David Justice: 43/G4
Tommy Gregg: K23
Jim Presley: 53/G5

Top 7

Hector Villanueva: K
Doug Dascenzo: 3/G3
Greg Maddux: K

Bot 7

Ernie Whitt: 8/F8D
Andres Thomas: 6/L6D
Steve Avery: S8/L6MD
Oddibe McDowell: E4/G4.1-2;B-1
Jeff Treadway: 5/P5F

Top 8

Jerome Walton: 53/G5
Ryne Sandberg: S9/L89S
Mark Grace: 8/F8D
Andre Dawson: 13/G1

Bot 8

Ron Gant: HR/F7D
David Justice: K
Tommy Gregg: 7/F78S
Jim Presley: K

Top 9

Luis Salazar: 6/P6D
Shawon Dunston: S7/L6D
Hector Villanueva: K
Doug Dascenzo: K