MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
05/16/2014
BNN Index | ML | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 537 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (20-15) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 11 1
Atlanta Braves (17-18) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cubs Clip Braves in Tight Contest, 3-2
Chicago turned a good effort from starter Clark Griffith into a win over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The final score was 3-2. Sean Marshall closed it out for his 7th save. Chicago is now 20-15, Atlanta 17-18.

Chicago relied on the hitting of Kiki Cuyler to pick up the win. The designated hitter ripped a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cubs on top, 3-2. For the game, Cuyler had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"You have to trust that what you're doing is going to produce results," said Griffith.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cuyler DH 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .179 1 10
H. Wilson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .370 3 26
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .394 6 29
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 8 29
S. Sosa RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273 5 16
G. Hartnett C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 6
J. Evers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
W. English 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 0 3
   a-M. Grace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 0 4
   b-R. Santo 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 4 15
J. Tinker SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310 2 23
   c-R. Stephenson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288 1 10
   d-R. Sandberg SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 4
Totals 34 3 11 3 2 5 17      
a - M. Grace pinch hit for W. English in the 7th
b - R. Santo substituted for M. Grace in the 7th
c - R. Stephenson pinch hit for J. Tinker in the 9th
d - R. Sandberg substituted for R. Stephenson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. Cuyler (5, 5th Inning off P. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cuyler 4 , H. Wilson , B. Williams , S. Sosa 2 , G. Hartnett , W. English , R. Santo , J. Tinker , R. Stephenson
2-out RBI: , K. Cuyler 2 , R. Stephenson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cuyler , H. Wilson 2 , A. Rizzo , W. English
GIDP: A. Rizzo , S. Sosa
Sac Bunt: J. Evers
Hit by Pitch: A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Cuyler (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Tinker (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tinker-Evers-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .336 1 9
H. Aaron RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .248 6 19
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .302 8 25
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 2 11
W. Berger LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .122 0 8
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 5 18
M. Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 4 18
R. Furcal SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .281 0 10
J. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 3
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. (4, 4th Inning off C. Griffith, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jones (4, 7th Inning off C. Griffith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Duffy 2 , H. Aaron 2 , R. Acuna Jr. 2 , C. Jones 2
2-out RBI: H. Duffy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Freeman 2 , R. Furcal
GIDP: H. Aaron
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Acuna Jr. (9) , R. Furcal (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Giles-Furcal-Freeman, Giles-Furcal-Freeman)
PB: J. Lopez
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Griffith W (5-0) 8.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 106 2.51   
S. Marshall SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Griffith 67
Batters Faced: C. Griffith 31, S. Marshall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Griffith 12-5, S. Marshall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Griffith 106-69, S. Marshall 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro 8.0 7 1 1 2 4 0 99 3.29   
C. Kimbrel L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 27 2.77   
J. Smoltz 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 66
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 31, C. Kimbrel 5, J. Smoltz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 6-11, C. Kimbrel 1-0, J. Smoltz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 99-65, C. Kimbrel 27-15, J. Smoltz 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smoltz 2-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Niekro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clark Griffith
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 24323
Tuesday, January 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82