MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/27/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1541 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (38-45) 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 1
Chicago Cubs (35-46) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Valaika Slugs Braves to 5-3 Win
Getting a good performance from second baseman Pat Valaika, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-3. Valaika slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Braves. The third-place Cubs have lost 4 straight games.

Atlanta took a 5-3 lead on Valaika's 4th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Masahiro Tanaka in the top of the seventh, propelled Atlanta to the win.

Valaika attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .252 1 20
R. Grossman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .103 1 2
M. Sano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 17 42
L. Duda 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .175 13 35
D. Santana RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .189 17 35
J. Murphy C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .171 4 8
A. Hechavarria SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .265 4 26
P. Valaika 2B 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 .162 4 14
C. Hamels P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 2
   M. Wisler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Desmond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 4
   D. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Dull P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
Totals 33 5 6 5 0 11 4      
a - I. Desmond pinch hit for M. Wisler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (12, 1st Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Valaika 2 (4, 2nd Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Murphy , P. Valaika 8 , M. Smith 2 , A. Hechavarria , L. Duda
2-out RBI: P. Valaika , L. Duda
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wisler (1)
OF assists: 1 (Smith (Lowe at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 11 37
S. Piscotty RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .202 8 42
C. Bellinger 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .244 21 51
J. Upton LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 16 43
   a-D. Span LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 3
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245 11 30
B. Lowe 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .258 6 18
J. Gyorko 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .280 3 15
E. Adrianza SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .301 3 22
M. Tanaka P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .148 0 1
   b-Y. Moncada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 7 25
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. DeJong PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 9 21
Totals 35 3 8 3 4 12 21      
a - D. Span substituted for J. Upton in the 7th
b - Y. Moncada pinch hit for M. Tanaka in the 7th
c - P. DeJong pinch hit for N. Burdi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Adrianza (24, 5th Inning off C. Hamels, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Bellinger (21, 1st Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tanaka , C. Bellinger 4 , S. Piscotty , W. Contreras , J. Gyorko , E. Adrianza 2 , B. Lowe 2
2-out RBI: C. Bellinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bellinger , J. Gyorko , E. Adrianza
Team LOB: 9
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hamels 5.1 6 3 3 2 6 1 90 53 3.22   
M. Wisler W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 2.95   
D. Hudson H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 3.12   
R. Dull H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 11 3.28   
M. Lorenzen SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 15 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 48
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 23, M. Wisler 3, D. Hudson 3, R. Dull 5, M. Lorenzen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 5-4, M. Wisler 2-0, D. Hudson 1-0, R. Dull 0-1, M. Lorenzen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 90-53, M. Wisler 10-8, D. Hudson 8-7, R. Dull 20-11, M. Lorenzen 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wisler 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka L (4-9) 7.0 6 5 5 0 8 2 103 71 5.56   
N. Burdi 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 15 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 53
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 27, N. Burdi 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 6-7, N. Burdi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 103-71, N. Burdi 20-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Valaika
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 32121
Special Notes: Justin Upton was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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