Saturday, August 5th, 2023 1:20PM CST
In a rain-affected contest on Saturday, August 5th, 2023, the Chicago Cubs secured an 8-6 victory over the major league-leading Atlanta Braves. Dansby Swanson hit a home run facing his former club as part of the Cubs' significant five-run first inning, and Chicago's bullpen successfully managed to hold off the Braves' offense later in the game.
Date: Saturday, August 5th, 2023
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,201
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
ATL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Candelario (34, Elder); Bellinger (17, Minter)
Home Runs: Candelario (17, 1st inning off Elder 0 on, 2 Out); Swanson (17, 1st inning off Elder 1 on, 1 Out); Happ (13, 7th inning off Minter 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Candelario (55), Bellinger (52), Swanson 2 (53), Happ (51), Madrigal (19), Morel (54)
2-out Runs Batted In: Candelario
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Gomes 0-2, Candelario 0-1, Bellinger 0-1, Swanson 1-2, Happ 0-2, Madrigal 1-1, Hoerner 0-1, Morel 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hoerner 1; Morel 1

Balks: Alzolay
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fulmer 3/5; Leiter Jr. 1/4; Alzolay 2/5; Merryweather 1/7; Palencia 1/4; Assad 5/17
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fulmer-3-5-5-3; Leiter Jr.-3-2-2-2; Alzolay-3-1-4-5; Merryweather-1-5-9-5; Palencia-3-1-1-1; Assad-12-4-19-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fulmer 1-1; Leiter Jr. 0-1; Alzolay 2-1; Merryweather 3-1; Palencia 1-0; Assad 4-3
Game Scores: J Assad 44

Double Plays: 2 (Hoerner-Swanson-Candelario , Swanson-Hoerner-Candelario)
Assists: Bellinger (Acuña Jr. at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Bellinger (16, 2nd base off Elder/Murphy)

Doubles: Arcia (15, Assad)
Home Runs: Olson (38, 9th inning off Alzolay 1 on, 1 Out); Albies (25, 3rd inning off Assad 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Arcia (39), Olson 2 (94), Albies (77), Acuña Jr. (66), Harris II (34)
2-out Runs Batted In: Acuña Jr.
Sacrifice Flies: Arcia; Harris II
Ground Into Double Play: Olson; Acuña Jr.
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Rosario 0-1, Olson 1-3, Albies 0-1, Riley 0-2, Acuña Jr. 1-1, Harris II 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Arcia 2; Riley 1; Harris II 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tonkin 4/5; Johnson 3/4; Minter 2/5; Elder 12/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tonkin-5-0-5-3; Johnson-4-0-5-3; Minter-2-2-4-4; Elder-21-9-7-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tonkin 2-1; Johnson 2-0; Minter 1-1; Elder 6-5
Game Scores: B Elder 25

Errors: Olson (8, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Albies (8, 2nd base off Fulmer/Gomes); Acuña Jr. (52, 2nd base off Assad/Gomes)
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