The Atlanta Braves dominated the Chicago Cubs, 11 to 5, on April 5, 1997.

Final

Cubs

0-5

5

Braves

3-2

11

CHC

ATL

1

0

2

3

0

3

0

1

4

0

5

0

5

6

1

0

7

1

0

8

0

3

9

0

R

5

11

H

9

17

E

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

CHC

ATL

Single by Fred McGriff; Kenny Lofton scored.

0

1

Sacrifice fly by Ryan Klesko; Chipper Jones scored.

0

2

Top 2nd

CHC

ATL

Double by Shawon Dunston; Dave Clark scored.

1

2

Single by Tyler Houston; Dave Hansen and Shawon Dunston scored.

3

2

Bottom 3rd

CHC

ATL

Single by Javy Lopez; Ryan Klesko scored.

3

Bottom 5th

CHC

ATL

Double by Javy Lopez; Fred McGriff scored.

3

4

Sacrifice fly by Mark Lemke; Ryan Klesko scored.

3

5

Single by Jeff Blauser; Javy Lopez scored.

3

6

Single by Kenny Lofton; Jeff Blauser scored.

3

7

Single by Michael Tucker; Tony Graffanino scored.

3

8

Top 6th

CHC

ATL

Tyler Houston grounded out; Dave Clark scored.

4

8

Top 7th

CHC

ATL

Double by Brant Brown; Ryne Sandberg scored.

5

8

Bottom 8th

CHC

ATL

Home run by Javy Lopez; Ryan Klesko scored.

5

10

Single by Kenny Lofton; Jeff Blauser scored.

5

11

Cubs

Braves

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Brian McRae CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryne Sandberg 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	3
Brant Brown 1B	4	0	2	1	1	0	3
Sammy Sosa RF	5	0	1	0	0	1	1
Dave Clark LF	5	2	1	0	0	0	1
Dave Hansen 3B	2	1	1	0	1	0	1
Shawon Dunston SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	2
Tyler Houston C	4	0	1	3	0	0	1
Dave Swartzbaugh P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Casian P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kent Bottenfield P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Turk Wendell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Patterson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Castillo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ramon Tatis P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	5	9	5	3	4	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dave Swartzbaugh	4.0	6	3	3	4	1	0
Larry Casian (L)	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0
Kent Bottenfield	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
Turk Wendell	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
Bob Patterson	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Castillo	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	1
Ramon Tatis	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.0	17	11	11	6	4	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Kenny Lofton CF	5	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	4
Michael Tucker RF,LF	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Chipper Jones 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Fred McGriff 1B	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2
Ryan Klesko LF	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	5
Paul Byrd P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Javy Lopez C	4	2	3	4	1	1	0	0	7
Keith Lockhart 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Lemke PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Embree P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Belliard PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Brad Clontz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Bielecki P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andruw Jones PH,RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Blauser SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
John Smoltz P	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
Tony Graffanino PH,2B	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Totals	39	11	17	11	1	6	4	1	24

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
John Smoltz (W)	5.0	4	3	2	2	4
Alan Embree	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
Brad Clontz	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Mike Bielecki	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Byrd	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	9	5	4	3	4

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More Braves Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Ozuna

RBI

31

Ozuna

AVG

.344

Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Minter

K

33

Sale

ERA

0.72

López

Team Rankings

HR

29

7th

R

143

3rd

SO

195

28th

ERA

3.73

11th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	18	6	.750
Phillies	17	10	.630	2.5
Mets	13	12	.520	5.5
Nationals	11	14	.440	7.5
Marlins	6	21	.222	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Sun 4/28	CLE	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Mon 4/29	ATL	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Tue 4/30	ATL	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 5/1	ATL	@	SEA	3:40 PM

Last Game

Braves

18-6

6

Final

2

Guardians

18-8

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0