MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
10/03/2004
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 13010 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (82-80) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 9 2
Chicago Cubs (70-92) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
Braves Subdue Chicago, 6-5
Despite a fine performance by third baseman Mike Lowell, the Chicago Cubs lost to the Atlanta Braves, 6-5. Lowell went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Dan Haren went 6.2 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. The right-hander, who is tied for 10th in the NL in quality starts with 22, struck out 6 and walked 1. With the win, he's now 11-12 this season. Francisco Cordero picked up the save, his 25th.

The Braves got a big at-bat from pitcher Dan Haren. For the game, Haren threw 6.2 innings allowing 5 runs. In the top of the sixth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a grand slam home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Atlanta a 6-4 lead.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Haren.

The victory gives Atlanta a record of 82-80.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .323 9 75
H. Ramirez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 11 81
D. Ortiz 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 31 101
C. Utley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .290 20 92
L. Nix CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 21 85
J. Nix 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290 10 33
K. Youkilis RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .250 9 67
   b-K. Garcia RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 10 35
T. Oglesby C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .165 3 22
D. Haren P 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 .229 2 12
   F. Francisco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Ross PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 24 72
   T. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6 3 9 11      
a - D. Ross pinch hit for F. Francisco in the 8th
b - K. Garcia substituted for K. Youkilis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (61, 5th Inning off J. Contreras, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Haren (2, 6th Inning off J. Contreras, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 2 , H. Ramirez , D. Ortiz , L. Nix , J. Nix , K. Youkilis , T. Oglesby 2 , D. Haren 4
2-out RBI: D. Haren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford , D. Ortiz , L. Nix
Hit by Pitch: C. Utley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Nix (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Utley (16) , K. Youkilis (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Nix-Ortiz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dunn 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .259 18 54
F. Vina 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .268 2 46
D. Erstad CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333 6 33
M. Lowell 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 4 .261 15 70
E. Hinske LF, RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .243 16 90
C. Gomez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 3 34
H. Quintero C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 4 30
J. Mather RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 3 23
   b-B. Higginson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 7 23
   H. Kuo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Contreras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 6
   J. Witasick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-L. Bigbie PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .373 2 9
   T. Buchholz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Hairston RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 0 1
Totals 37 5 10 5 1 10 12      
a - L. Bigbie pinch hit for J. Witasick in the 7th
b - B. Higginson pinch hit for J. Mather in the 8th
c - S. Hairston substituted for T. Buchholz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Vina (27, 1st Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Erstad (13, 4th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dunn (30, 5th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Quintero (18, 8th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lowell (15, 4th Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Hinske (16, 4th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dunn 2 , F. Vina 2 , D. Erstad 3 , M. Lowell 5 , E. Hinske 5 , H. Quintero 2 , L. Bigbie
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , M. Lowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Lowell 2 , E. Hinske , B. Higginson
GIDP: H. Quintero
Team LOB: 6
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Haren W (11-12) 6.2 9 5 5 1 6 2 100 3.77   
F. Francisco H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.49   
T. Walker H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.00   
F. Cordero SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Haren 41
Batters Faced: D. Haren 30, F. Francisco 1, T. Walker 4, F. Cordero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Haren 7-6, F. Francisco 0-0, T. Walker 2-0, F. Cordero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Haren 100-71, F. Francisco 4-3, T. Walker 8-6, F. Cordero 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Francisco 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras L (6-18) 5.2 7 6 6 2 5 1 98 6.28   
J. Witasick 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 6.89   
T. Buchholz 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.65   
H. Kuo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 34
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 27, J. Witasick 4, T. Buchholz 6, H. Kuo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 4-8, J. Witasick 2-0, T. Buchholz 0-2, H. Kuo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 98-59, J. Witasick 14-9, T. Buchholz 22-13, H. Kuo 11-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Contreras
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Lowell
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 29691
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