MLB PRO
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/28/2023
 
CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2956 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (62-97) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Atlanta Braves (101-58) 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 X 9 11 0
Cubs Stumble, Lose to Braves
Atlanta starter Robinson Rivera kept the Chicago hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 9-0. In 6 innings, Rivera surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 12 and walking 0. He allowed no runs. The win gives Atlanta a season record of 101-58.

Daulton Varsho chipped in for Atlanta with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"We had a good game plan," Rivera said, "and we were able to execute it."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hightower SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .314 7 24
   a-J. Estrada PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 2 8
C. Cannon 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .247 7 39
G. Lux 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .250 18 76
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .237 32 101
R. Domínguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .239 2 4
E. Vallés 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .272 14 59
T. Hill LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .280 6 30
J. Harvey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .208 4 12
C. Moore CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .222 3 12
Totals 35 0 9 0 1 16 21      
a - J. Estrada pinch hit for D. Hightower in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hightower (13, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hightower 3 , C. Cannon 2 , E. Jimenez , R. Domínguez , T. Hill 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jimenez , R. Domínguez 2 , C. Moore 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cannon (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hill(Varsho at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vega CF 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 .237 10 56
N. Schnell LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .288 19 68
M. Thomas SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .262 27 77
   a-A. Bohm PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 3 22
   b-N. Madrigal SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 14
T. Sparks 3B 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .311 34 109
M. Ohayashi DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .237 38 107
B. Bichette 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .280 18 77
J. Fromm 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .310 15 45
D. Varsho C 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .188 7 28
Totals 33 9 11 9 8 10 18      
a - A. Bohm pinch hit for M. Thomas in the 7th
b - N. Madrigal substituted for A. Bohm in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fromm (8, 3rd Inning off A. Bergner, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Schnell (1, 6th Inning off R. Rolison, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Varsho (7, 3rd Inning off A. Bergner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vega , N. Schnell 2 , M. Thomas , A. Bohm , M. Ohayashi 2 , B. Bichette , J. Fromm 3 , D. Varsho 5
2-out RBI: J. Vega , M. Thomas , A. Bohm , J. Fromm , D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , T. Sparks , M. Ohayashi
Sac Bunt: N. Schnell
Hit by Pitch: M. Thomas
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Thomas (17)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Bergner L (2-8) 2.2 4 5 5 5 3 1 75 40 6.72
A. O'Day 2.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 44 27 3.50
R. Rolison 0.2 4 3 3 0 2 0 23 13 9.08
R. Beasley 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 33 17 9.64
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bergner 24
Batters Faced: A. Bergner 18, A. O'Day 10, R. Rolison 6, R. Beasley 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bergner 2-3, A. O'Day 2-2, R. Rolison 0-0, R. Beasley 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bergner 75-40, A. O'Day 44-27, R. Rolison 23-13, R. Beasley 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beasley 2-2
WP: A. Bergner
Hit Batsmen: A. Bergner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Rivera W (8-8) 6.0 6 0 0 0 12 0 90 62 3.79
T. Mass 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 34 21 3.86
H. Richardson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 1.79
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 72
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 24, T. Mass 10, H. Richardson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 3-3, T. Mass 1-2, H. Richardson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 90-62, T. Mass 34-21, H. Richardson 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Richardson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robinson Rivera
Ballpark: Truist Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 41071
Thursday, September 28th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89