MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/11/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2004 - SATURDAY, JULY 11TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (46-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Atlanta Braves (51-44) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 6 8 0
Cubs Fall to Braves, 6-2
Atlanta beat Chicago on the strength of starter Bryse Wilson's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-2. Atlanta reliever Mark Melancon got the win, raising his record to 7-2. Zac Grotz was tagged with the loss. With the victory, the Braves upped their record to 51-44.

Ronald Acuna Jr., who is tied for 4th in the NL with a .395 on-base percentage, came through for Atlanta with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the sixth. The right fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 3 runs batted in.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Acuna Jr. said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .273 12 40
K. Bryant 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .255 13 52
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 21 62
J. Baez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 18 57
K. Schwarber LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .251 20 45
J. Heyward CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .198 3 24
V. Caratini C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .271 2 21
M. Joyce RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .241 1 7
K. Hendricks P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .171 0 3
   Z. Grotz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Kipnis PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 2 14
   B. Wieck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Sadler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 14 12      
a - J. Kipnis pinch hit for Z. Grotz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Caratini (13, 5th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) J. Baez (28, 2nd Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Kipnis (10, 7th Inning off M. Melancon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber , K. Hendricks , V. Caratini 2 , K. Bryant , J. Baez 2 , A. Rizzo , J. Kipnis 2
2-out RBI: K. Hendricks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Caratini , J. Heyward
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .304 11 38
A. Hechavarria SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .236 6 30
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .285 9 39
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .313 16 61
A. Riley LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .288 8 28
J. Camargo 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .260 6 45
C. Pache CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .349 3 21
T. Flowers C 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .141 3 17
B. Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 1
   M. Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Ozuna PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 11 40
   C. Sobotka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Inciarte PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325 3 26
   W. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6 3 5 13      
a - M. Ozuna pinch hit for M. Melancon in the 7th
b - E. Inciarte pinch hit for C. Sobotka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. (21, 6th Inning off Z. Grotz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. (16, 8th Inning off B. Wieck, 1 on, 1 out) A. Riley (8, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 6 , A. Hechavarria 2 , C. Pache 2 , A. Riley 5
2-out RBI: A. Riley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hechavarria , E. Inciarte
Sac Fly: J. Camargo , T. Flowers
Hit by Pitch: J. Camargo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Pache (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pache (Kipnis at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Hendricks 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 38 27 4.89   
Z. Grotz L (2-1) 2.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 21 14 2.25   
B. Wieck 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 1 25 18 6.96   
C. Sadler 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hendricks 53
Batters Faced: K. Hendricks 16, Z. Grotz 9, B. Wieck 7, C. Sadler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hendricks 4-6, Z. Grotz 4-2, B. Wieck 0-2, C. Sadler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hendricks 38-27, Z. Grotz 21-14, B. Wieck 25-18, C. Sadler 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Grotz 1-0 , C. Sadler 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Sadler
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Wilson 5.1 4 1 1 0 11 0 85 56 3.27   
M. Melancon W (7-2) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 25 15 2.98   
C. Sobotka H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 6.00   
W. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wilson 67
Batters Faced: B. Wilson 20, M. Melancon 8, C. Sobotka 3, W. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wilson 3-2, M. Melancon 1-2, C. Sobotka 1-2, W. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wilson 85-56, M. Melancon 25-15, C. Sobotka 11-6, W. Smith 9-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryse Wilson
Ballpark: Truist Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 40732
Special Notes: SP Kyle Hendricks was injured while pitching.
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