MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
10/10/2008
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 7465 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 15 0
Chicago Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0
Braves Clip Cubs 4-3 in DS Contest
With starter Wandy Rodriguez leading the charge, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in Game 3 of the Divisional Series today. The left-hander threw 8.0 innings of 2-hit ball at Wrigley Field 1979-2005 to help Atlanta take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Rodriguez, a native of Dominican Republic, was dealing all game. He kept Chicago hitters off-balance, while giving the Braves 8 quality innings. Rodriguez threw 99 pitches, allowing 2 hits and striking out 7.

"We put together a nice win," Rodriguez said.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Wrigley Field 1979-2005 in Chicago.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .250 1 4
I. Suzuki RF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .370 1 3
M. Lowell 3B 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .317 1 8
B. McCann C 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 .400 3 7
C. Blake DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .545 0 1
   b-J. Giambi DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 2 5
F. Sanchez 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .375 0 2
R. Winn CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 1 4
J. Pierre LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .220 0 2
   a-D. DeJesus LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
M. Aviles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 0 1
Totals 41 4 15 4 2 10 24      
a - D. DeJesus substituted for J. Pierre in the 8th
b - J. Giambi inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (3, 1st Inning off J. Sanchez, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Sanchez (1, 5th Inning off J. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Blake (2, 5th Inning off J. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Suzuki (3, 9th Inning off B. Jenks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 5 , M. Lowell 4 , B. McCann 2 , C. Blake 3 , J. Giambi , F. Sanchez 2 , J. Pierre 2
2-out RBI: M. Lowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCann , F. Sanchez , R. Winn , M. Aviles
GIDP: B. McCann
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aviles-Bartlett-Sanchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303 0 3
M. Cabrera RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .194 0 5
C. Jones DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .387 0 5
D. Ortiz 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .233 3 7
A. Dunn LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .375 3 10
M. Mora 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154 0 1
R. Ankiel CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 1 9
   a-D. Buford PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Brignac SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 1
H. Blanco C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 5
   b-E. Hinske PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
Totals 28 3 3 3 1 8 1      
a - D. Buford pinch hit for R. Ankiel in the 8th
b - E. Hinske pinch hit for H. Blanco in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Castillo (1, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Ortiz (3, 1st Inning off W. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Castillo 3 , D. Ortiz 4 , M. Mora
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz
GIDP: R. Ankiel
Sac Fly: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brignac-Castillo-Ortiz)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Rodriguez W (1-0) 8.0 2 2 2 1 7 1 99 2.61   
J. Nathan SV (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Rodriguez 76
Batters Faced: W. Rodriguez 26, J. Nathan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Rodriguez 8-8, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Rodriguez 99-67, J. Nathan 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sanchez L (1-1) 5.0 11 3 3 2 4 0 93 3.48   
K. Olsen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
O. Perez 2.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 29 4.70   
B. Jenks 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 13.50   
J. Isringhausen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sanchez 35
Batters Faced: J. Sanchez 28, K. Olsen 3, O. Perez 6, B. Jenks 4, J. Isringhausen 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sanchez 4-7, K. Olsen 1-1, O. Perez 0-0, B. Jenks 0-1, J. Isringhausen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sanchez 93-59, K. Olsen 10-6, O. Perez 29-21, B. Jenks 19-12, J. Isringhausen 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Olsen 1-0 , J. Isringhausen 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wandy Rodriguez
Ballpark: Wrigley Field 1979-2005
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 58159
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