MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/15/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 557 - SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (5-9) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 9 0
Chicago Cubs (11-5) 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 8 10 0
Victory Over Braves Takes Chicago to 11-5
The Chicago Cubs relied on the hitting of center fielder Michael A. Taylor to stop the Atlanta Braves, 8-5. For the game, Taylor went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Masahiro Tanaka earned the win to go to 2-1. He allowed 3 earned runs on 8 hits, with no walks and 7 strikeouts. The Braves drop to 5-9 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2018 season.

The Cubs got a big at-bat from left fielder Justin Upton. For the game, Upton went 1 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Chicago a 2-0 lead.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Upton.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .190 1 3
D. Santana RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .241 3 7
M. Sano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .233 4 10
G. Bird 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .278 3 7
H. Renfroe LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .250 3 7
I. Desmond SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .295 3 9
L. Garcia 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .406 1 5
J. Alfaro C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 0 3
M. Estrada P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Valaika PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 0 2
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-H. Pence PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 1
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 1
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 9 11      
a - P. Valaika pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 5th
b - H. Pence pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 7th
c - K. Suzuki pinch hit for J. Shields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bird (4, 4th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Santana (3, 6th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Santana (3, 4th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out) L. Garcia (1, 9th Inning off M. Moore, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alfaro , I. Desmond 2 , M. Smith , G. Bird 2 , D. Santana 6 , L. Garcia 5
2-out RBI: M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Renfroe 2 , M. Smith
Sac Fly: J. Alfaro
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bird-Desmond-Shields)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .278 1 5
S. Piscotty RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .327 4 15
C. Bellinger 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .262 3 9
J. Upton LF 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .273 8 20
W. Contreras C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .314 1 7
M. Taylor CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .281 4 12
P. DeJong SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 4 9
Z. Cozart 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .176 1 4
M. Tanaka P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 0 2
   C. Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Bautista PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   M. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8 4 6 17      
a - J. Bautista pinch hit for C. Capps in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Cozart 2 (3, 2nd Inning off M. Estrada, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Taylor (4, 7th Inning off M. Lorenzen, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Upton (8, 1st Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tanaka , P. DeJong , S. Piscotty , W. Contreras , M. Taylor 5 , Z. Cozart 4 , J. Upton 4 , J. Bautista
2-out RBI: S. Piscotty , M. Taylor , J. Upton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Moncada , C. Bellinger , Z. Cozart
GIDP: Y. Moncada
Team LOB: 5
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Estrada L (0-3) 4.0 6 5 5 3 2 1 63 35 6.00   
B. Johnson 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 23 4.35   
P. Moylan 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 4.76   
E. Romero 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00   
M. Lorenzen 0.1 2 3 3 0 0 1 9 6 17.55   
J. Shields 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Estrada 29
Batters Faced: M. Estrada 21, B. Johnson 7, P. Moylan 1, E. Romero 1, M. Lorenzen 3, J. Shields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Estrada 1-9, B. Johnson 2-1, P. Moylan 0-0, E. Romero 0-0, M. Lorenzen 1-0, J. Shields 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Estrada 63-35, B. Johnson 35-23, P. Moylan 5-1, E. Romero 4-3, M. Lorenzen 9-6, J. Shields 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Romero 1-0 , M. Lorenzen 1-0
WP: M. Estrada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka W (2-1) 6.1 8 3 3 0 7 1 90 62 3.80   
C. Capps H (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 16 0.00   
M. Moore 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 9 10.29   
N. Burdi 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 52
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 26, C. Capps 5, M. Moore 3, N. Burdi 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 4-7, C. Capps 1-2, M. Moore 0-1, N. Burdi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 90-62, C. Capps 24-16, M. Moore 15-9, N. Burdi 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Capps 1-0
WP: M. Tanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael A. Taylor
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 19367
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