Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves

Friday, April 16th, 2021 1:20PM CST

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Game Recap

The Atlanta Braves secured a strange 5-2 victory over Chicago on Friday. Atlanta pitcher Kyle Wright hit four Cubs batters but still departed the game with his team in the lead. The unusual win concluded when Will Smith, recently called up, came in to face the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and managed to strand all three runners, preserving the narrow Atlanta advantage.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 16th, 2021

Time: 1:20PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 10,343

Line Score

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Chicago CubsCHC 010010000
Atlanta BravesATL 001300100

Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Home Runs: Contreras (3, 5th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Sogard (2), Contreras (6)

Sacrifice Flies: Sogard

Sacrifice Hit: Davies

Ground Into Double Play: Bryant

Team Left On Base: 12

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Sogard 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Pederson 0-2, Contreras 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Happ 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pederson 4; Contreras 1; Bryant 1; Happ 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Wild Pitches: Maples

Hit By Pitch: Albies (by Steele)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Strop 2/5; Brothers 2/3; Maples 3/6; Adam 0/4; Davies 11/22; Steele 1/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Strop-6-2-3-2; Brothers-3-1-2-2; Maples-5-2-2-3; Adam-3-2-5-0; Davies-8-6-21-18; Steele-1-3-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Strop 1-0; Brothers 1-1; Maples 1-1; Davies 7-4; Steele 1-1

Game Scores: Z Davies 30


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Contreras-Bryant , Bryant-Sogard-Rizzo)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Bote (1, 2nd base by Newcomb/d'Arnaud)

Stolen Bases: Báez (4, 2nd base off Wright/d'Arnaud)



Atlanta Braves Batting

Braves Batting

Doubles: Albies (4, Maples); Wright (1, Davies)

Runs Batted In: d'Arnaud (6), Adrianza (4), Ozuna (5), Acuña Jr. 2 (16)

2-out Runs Batted In: d'Arnaud, Ozuna, Acuña Jr. 2

Sacrifice Flies: Adrianza

Ground Into Double Play: Adrianza

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (d'Arnaud 1-4, Ozuna 1-2, Albies 0-1, Heredia 0-1, Acuña Jr. 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: d'Arnaud 3; Albies 1; Heredia 1; Acuña Jr. 1


Atlanta Braves Pitching

Braves Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Tomlin pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Hit By Pitch: Báez 2 (by Wright 2); Contreras (by Wright); Duffy (by Wright)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tomlin 2/6; Smith 4/6; Dayton 2/2; Newcomb 3/3; Minter 2/2; Wright 13/22

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tomlin-3-0-2-5; Smith-4-6-8-0; Dayton-1-3-3-1; Newcomb-2-1-14-1; Minter-3-0-5-0; Wright-16-9-10-11

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tomlin 1-2; Dayton 0-1; Newcomb 0-1; Wright 5-3

Game Scores: K Wright 52


Atlanta Braves Fielding

Braves Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Albies-Freeman)


Atlanta Braves Baserunning

Braves Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Swanson (1, 3rd base by Adam/Contreras)


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