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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1996-08-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 38691 · 78°F, sunny, dry · Wind 12 mph from RF · 2:54

Chicago Cubs defeated Atlanta Braves 12–0. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 7th. Frank Castillo earned the win and Terry Adams picked up the save. Ozzie Timmons went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
CHN	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	4		12	12

W: Frank Castillo L: Denny Neagle SV: Terry Adams

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Steve Rippley · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Mark Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Marquis Grissom	4	0	0	0
Terry Pendleton	4	0	0	1
Chipper Jones	3	2	1	1
Fred McGriff	4	0	0	2
Ryan Klesko	4	0	0	1
Jermaine Dye	3	1	1	2
Javy Lopez	2	0	1	0
Mark Lemke	2	0	1	0
Denny Neagle	2	0	0	1
Mike Mordecai	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	3	4	2	3	2	1
Ozzie Timmons	5	2	3	4	0	0
Mark Grace	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ryne Sandberg	4	0	0	2	0	0
Leo Gomez	3	0	0	0	2	0
Scott Servais	4	0	1	2	0	1
Luis Gonzalez	4	2	2	1	0	0
Jose Hernandez	4	2	2	0	0	0
Frank Castillo	1	1	0	0	1	0
Terry Adams	1	0	0	0	1	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Neagle	5.2	3	3	2
Brad Clontz	0.1	2	1	1
Dean Hartgraves	2.0	7	2	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Castillo	6.2	2	4	7
Terry Adams	2.1	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marquis Grissom: 6/L6
Terry Pendleton: K
Chipper Jones: W
Fred McGriff: K

Bot 1

Brian McRae: K
Ozzie Timmons: 7/F7D
Mark Grace: K

Top 2

Ryan Klesko: K
Jermaine Dye: W
Javy Lopez: 16(1)3/GDP/G15

Bot 2

Ryne Sandberg: 43/G4
Leo Gomez: 9/F9M
Scott Servais: 63/G6

Top 3

Mark Lemke: 8/F8LD
Denny Neagle: 8/F8LM
Marquis Grissom: 63/G6

Bot 3

Luis Gonzalez: 43/G34
Jose Hernandez: 4/L4
Frank Castillo: W
Brian McRae: HR/F7D.1-H
Ozzie Timmons: 63/G6M

Top 4

Terry Pendleton: 31/G3D
Chipper Jones: S9/G34
Fred McGriff: K+SB2/R6
Ryan Klesko: 31/G34

Bot 4

Mark Grace: 43/G4
Ryne Sandberg: 7/F7D
Leo Gomez: 8/F8RD

Top 5

Jermaine Dye: K
Javy Lopez: 43/G4M
Mark Lemke: W
Denny Neagle: K

Bot 5

Scott Servais: 43/G4D
Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7LS
Jose Hernandez: 8/F8LD

Top 6

Marquis Grissom: 8/L8LM
Terry Pendleton: 43/G4
Chipper Jones: K

Bot 6

Frank Castillo: 3/P3DF
Brian McRae: W
Ozzie Timmons: S8/L8LS/R6.1-2
Mark Grace: S8/L6MD/R3.2-3;1-2
Ryne Sandberg: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.3-H;2-3;B-1
Leo Gomez: W.1-2
Scott Servais: K

Top 7

Fred McGriff: 31/G3
Ryan Klesko: 31/G3D
Jermaine Dye: D7/L7DW
Javy Lopez: W
Mark Lemke: 43/G4

Bot 7

Luis Gonzalez: S5/G5D/R3
Jose Hernandez: S9/L34D.1-2
Terry Adams: W.2-3;1-2
Brian McRae: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ozzie Timmons: S8/P4D.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mark Grace: 12(3)/FO/G15S.2-3;1-2;B-1
Ryne Sandberg: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Leo Gomez: W.2-3;1-2
Scott Servais: D7/G5.3-H;2-H;1XH(752)

Top 8

Mike Mordecai: K
Marquis Grissom: 53/G5S
Terry Pendleton: 43/G4

Bot 8

Luis Gonzalez: HR/L9D
Jose Hernandez: S5/G6S
Terry Adams: K
Brian McRae: S9/L4D/R4.1-2
Ozzie Timmons: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
Mark Grace: S9/L89S/R6
Ryne Sandberg: 9/F9LM/R4
Leo Gomez: 8/F8LM

Top 9

Chipper Jones: S7/G5
Fred McGriff: 36(1)/FO/G34/R1.B-1
Ryan Klesko: 54(1)/FO/G56/R3.B-1
Jermaine Dye: K