Braves @ Cubs - Fri, Aug 04

Game Status: Final - Score: 8-0 Braves

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• Current conditions at Wrigley Field: 82°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 12 mph, In From CF
• TV: National: MLBN (out-of-market only), Braves: Bally Sports Southeast, Cubs: Marquee Sports Network
• Radio: Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan, Cubs: TUDN WRTO 1200 (es), 670 The Score
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	Braves Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Acuña Jr. - RF	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.338	.422	.587
2	Albies - 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.257	.317	.500
3	Riley, A - 3B	5	1	1	2	0	1	2	.275	.335	.508
4	Olson - 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.262	.369	.597
5	Murphy, S - C	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.275	.376	.536
6	Ozuna - DH	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.232	.307	.474
7	Rosario, E - LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.246	.294	.458
8	Arcia, Or - SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.295	.348	.449
9	Harris II, M - CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.283	.329	.466
	Totals	37	8	11	8	2	5	10

Braves
BATTING: 2B: Albies (20, Hendricks); Olson (20, Hendricks); Arcia, Or (14, Hendricks). 3B: Acuña Jr. (2, Hendricks). HR: Murphy, S (18, 4th inning off Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out); Ozuna (23, 4th inning off Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out); Riley, A (26, 7th inning off Wesneski, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Acuña Jr. 5; Albies 2; Arcia, Or 2; Harris II, M; Murphy, S 4; Olson 2; Ozuna 4; Riley, A 4; Rosario, E. RBI: Acuña Jr. (65); Harris II, M (33); Murphy, S 2 (60); Olson (92); Ozuna (50); Riley, A 2 (68). 2-out RBI: Harris II, M; Acuña Jr.; Riley, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris II, M; Albies. GIDP: Arcia, Or. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Arcia, Or-Olson; Albies-Arcia, Or-Olson).

	Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Madrigal - 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.281	.346	.368
2	Swanson - SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.263	.347	.449
	Morel - SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.278	.339	.543
3	Happ - LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.247	.378	.413
4	Bellinger - CF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.319	.369	.538
	Tauchman - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.371	.434
5	Gomes - DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.277	.316	.446
6	Suzuki, S - RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.249	.328	.389
7	Candelario - 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.272	.354	.493
8	Wisdom - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.195	.290	.493
9	Amaya - C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.264	.375	.414
	Totals	29	0	4	0	1	11	6

Cubs
BATTING: TB: Amaya; Bellinger 2; Madrigal. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swanson. GIDP: Gomes 2. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING: DP: (Morel-Madrigal-Wisdom).

Braves Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Fried (W, 3-1)	6.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	72-49	1.69
Hand	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	4.42
Jiménez, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-10	2.54
McHugh	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	3.80
Totals	9.0	4	0	0	1	11	0

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Hendricks (L, 4-6)	4.0	8	7	7	0	3	2	72-48	4.09
Wesneski	3.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	50-33	4.52
Cuas	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	13-6	4.33
Barnhart	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	2	5	3

Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Fried 72-49; Hand 17-12; Jiménez, J 12-10; McHugh 17-9; Hendricks 72-48; Wesneski 50-33; Cuas 13-6; Barnhart 6-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Fried 7-2; Hand 2-0; Jiménez, J 1-0; McHugh 2-0; Hendricks 5-2; Wesneski 2-4; Cuas 1-0; Barnhart 1-1.
Batters faced: Fried 20; Hand 3; Jiménez, J 3; McHugh 4; Hendricks 20; Wesneski 11; Cuas 4; Barnhart 4.
Umpires: HP: John Tumpane. 1B: Ryan Blakney. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.
Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 1:20 PM.
T: 2:09.
Att: 36,225.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
August 4, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 4	Austin Riley grounds out, second baseman Nick Madrigal to first baseman Patrick Wisdom. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Ozzie Albies to 3rd.	1-0 ATL
Top 4	Matt Olson doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Ozzie Albies scores.	2-0 ATL
Top 4	Sean Murphy homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Olson scores.	4-0 ATL
Top 4	Marcell Ozuna homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field.	5-0 ATL
Top 4	Michael Harris II singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Orlando Arcia scores.	6-0 ATL
Top 4	Ronald Acuna Jr. triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Michael Harris II scores.	7-0 ATL
Top 7	Austin Riley homers (26) on a fly ball to center field.	8-0 ATL

Team	Highlight
CHC	Bullpen availability for Chicago, August 4 vs Braves (00:00:07)
ATL	Bullpen availability for Atlanta, August 4 vs Cubs (00:00:07)
ATL	Fielding alignment for Atlanta, August 4 vs Cubs (00:00:11)
CHC	Starting lineups for Braves at Cubs - August 4, 2023 (00:00:09)
CHC	Breaking down Hendricks’ pitches (00:00:08)
CHC	Hendricks K’s Albies (00:00:07)
ATL	Max Fried K’s Dansby Swanson (00:00:06)
CHC	Ian Happ’s sliding catch (00:00:11)
ATL	Austin Riley’s RBI groundout (00:00:11)
ATL	Matt Olson’s RBI double (00:00:29)
ATL	Sean Murphy’s two-run homer (18) (00:00:18)
ATL	Marcell Ozuna’s solo homer (23) (00:00:26)
ATL	Michael Harris II’s RBI single (00:00:19)
ATL	Ronald Acuña Jr.'s RBI triple (00:00:43)
ATL	Murphy, Ozuna go back-to-back (00:00:45)
ATL	Braves’ seven-run 4th inning (00:02:29)
ATL	Austin Riley’s solo homer (26) (00:00:25)
ATL	Max Fried’s 8th K (00:00:07)
ATL	Hand induces inning-ending DP (00:00:12)
ATL	[Max Fried’s dominant return (00:01:44)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/04/ \ # Truncated, post length limit reached.