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Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves

1997-04-06 Β· Day game Β· Turner Field Β· Att: 41318 Β· 69Β°F, cloudy, wet Β· Wind 8 mph L to R Β· 1:47

Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 4–0. Greg Maddux earned the win. Jeff Blauser went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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W: Greg Maddux   L: Terry Mulholland   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bruce Dreckman Β· 1B: Gary Darling Β· 2B: Charlie Reliford Β· 3B: Dana DeMuth Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Brian McRae400001
Brant Brown401001
Ryne Sandberg400002
Sammy Sosa301002
Dave Clark300000
Kevin Orie300000
Scott Servais300000
Rey Sanchez200000
Terry Mulholland201000
Shawon Dunston100000
Dave Hansen100001

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Kenny Lofton400000
Tony Graffanino411001
Chipper Jones412100
Fred McGriff401000
Andruw Jones401100
Ryan Klesko300001
Eddie Perez310000
Jeff Blauser313200
Greg Maddux300001

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Terry Mulholland7.0702
Mel Rojas1.0101

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Greg Maddux8.0305
Mark Wohlers1.0002

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Brian McRae: K
  • Brant Brown: 63/G6
  • Ryne Sandberg: 63/G6M

Bot 1

  • Kenny Lofton: 3/G3
  • Tony Graffanino: 9/F9D
  • Chipper Jones: S7/L78M/R4.B-2(E7)
  • Fred McGriff: E4/G4.2-3;B-1
  • Andruw Jones: 43/G4

Top 2

  • Sammy Sosa: K
  • Dave Clark: 341/G34D
  • Kevin Orie: 63/G6M

Bot 2

  • Ryan Klesko: 3/G3
  • Eddie Perez: 8/F8RS
  • Jeff Blauser: D7/L7D/R4
  • Greg Maddux: 63/G6M

Top 3

  • Scott Servais: 43/G4
  • Rey Sanchez: 43/G4
  • Terry Mulholland: 43/G4M

Bot 3

  • Kenny Lofton: 53/G5S
  • Tony Graffanino: E1/TH/BG13
  • Chipper Jones: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 4

  • Brian McRae: 6/P6
  • Brant Brown: S9/L9S/R4
  • Ryne Sandberg: K/C
  • Sammy Sosa: S9/G34/R6.1-2
  • Dave Clark: 43/G34D

Bot 4

  • Fred McGriff: S9/G3L.BX2(96)
  • Andruw Jones: 53/G5L
  • Ryan Klesko: 6/P6D

Top 5

  • Kevin Orie: 43/G4M
  • Scott Servais: 43/G4
  • Rey Sanchez: 9/F9M

Bot 5

  • Eddie Perez: E6/TH/G6.B-2
  • Jeff Blauser: S7/L6D.2-H(UR)
  • Greg Maddux: 5/BP25
  • Kenny Lofton: 64(1)/FO/G6M
  • Tony Graffanino: PO1(13)

Top 6

  • Terry Mulholland: S8/L6M/R6
  • Brian McRae: 9/L9M
  • Brant Brown: 3/G3L.1-2
  • Ryne Sandberg: 8/F89D

Bot 6

  • Tony Graffanino: S7/L7M/R6
  • Chipper Jones: 5/L5
  • Fred McGriff: 7/F78D
  • Andruw Jones: D7/G5L/R6.1-H
  • Ryan Klesko: K

Top 7

  • Sammy Sosa: K
  • Dave Clark: 13/G13
  • Kevin Orie: 13/G15

Bot 7

  • Eddie Perez: 53/G5S
  • Jeff Blauser: HR/L7LD
  • Greg Maddux: K
  • Kenny Lofton: 7/L7M

Top 8

  • Scott Servais: 63/G56
  • Shawon Dunston: 8/F8RD
  • Dave Hansen: K

Bot 8

  • Tony Graffanino: K/C
  • Chipper Jones: HR/L89XD
  • Fred McGriff: 13/G15
  • Andruw Jones: 63/G56

Top 9

  • Brian McRae: 43/G4M
  • Brant Brown: K
  • Ryne Sandberg: K