The Atlanta Braves handily defeated the Chicago Cubs, 9 to 5, on August 18, 1987.

1987 Atlanta Braves

Final

CHC

Cubs

60-59

5

ATL

Braves

51-68

9

CHC

ATL

1

0

4

2

0

0

3

4

1

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

1

1

7

0

0

8

0

3

9

0

R

5

9

H

6

11

E

2

0

Bottom 1st

CHC

ATL

Braves

Single by Ken Oberkfell; Dion James scored.

0

1

Braves

Single by Ozzie Virgil; Gerald Perry and Dale Murphy scored.

0

3

Braves

Single by Jeff Blauser; Ken Griffey scored.

0

4

Top 3rd

CHC

ATL

Cubs

Andre Dawson grounded out; Dave Martinez scored.

1

4

Cubs

Double by Rafael Palmeiro; Ryne Sandberg scored.

2

4

Cubs

Single by Manny Trillo; Andre Dawson and Rafael Palmeiro scored.

4

4

Bottom 3rd

CHC

ATL

Braves

Jeff Blauser ground ball; Error by Luis Quinones; Dale Murphy scored.

4

5

Top 6th

CHC

ATL

Cubs

Home run by Ryne Sandberg.

5

5

Bottom 6th

CHC

ATL

Braves

Dion James grounded out; Ozzie Virgil scored.

5

6

Bottom 8th

CHC

ATL

Braves

Home run by Dion James; Jeff Blauser and Glenn Hubbard scored.

5

9

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Dave Martinez CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Leon Durham 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Andre Dawson RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rafael Palmeiro LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Keith Moreland 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manny Trillo 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
Luis Quinones SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jody Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Les Lancaster P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jerry Mumphrey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Lynch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Dernier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Maddux P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5 1 7 8 0 0 11

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Les Lancaster 4.0 7 5 4 2 2 0
Ed Lynch (L) 1.2 0 1 0 3 1 0
Drew Hall 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Greg Maddux 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1
Totals 8.0 11 9 7 5 6 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Dion James CF 5 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 6
Ken Oberkfell 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Gerald Perry 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Dale Murphy RF 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Ken Griffey LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Ozzie Virgil C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
Jeff Blauser SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
David Palmer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Mahler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Graig Nettles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Acker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 11 8 1 5 6 1 1 17

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
David Palmer 2.1 3 4 4 4 1 0
Rick Mahler (W) 3.2 3 1 1 2 4 1
Jim Acker (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Totals 9.0 6 5 5 7 8 1

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Team Batting Leaders

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HR

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI

29

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

AVG

.344

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Minter

A.J. Minter

K

27

Sale

Chris Sale

ERA

0.72

López

Reynaldo López

Team Rankings

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HR

28

6th

R

137

4th

SO

186

28th

ERA

3.80

10th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Braves Braves
17 6 .739
Phillies Phillies
16 10 .615 2.5
Mets Mets
13 11 .542 4.5
Nationals Nationals
10 14 .417 7.5
Marlins Marlins
6 20 .231 12.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Mon
4/29
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Tue
4/30
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM

Last Game

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ATL Braves

17-6

4

Final

3

MIA Marlins

6-20

Wed 24 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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10

Trout

Mike Trout

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

8

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

RBI Leaders

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29

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

25

Perez

Salvador Perez

23

García

Adolis García

Batting Average Leaders

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.374

Betts

Mookie Betts

.365

Contreras

William Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

Hit Leaders

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40

Betts

Mookie Betts

39

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

37

Altuve

Jose Altuve

Run Leaders

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27

Betts

Mookie Betts

23

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

23

Contreras

William Contreras

OBP Leaders

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.477

Betts

Mookie Betts

.446

Contreras

William Contreras

.430

Soto

Juan Soto

SLG Leaders

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.678

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.649

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

SB Leaders

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15

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

12

Turang

Brice Turang

11

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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4

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

4

Minter

A.J. Minter

4

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

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46

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

44

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

42

Castillo

Luis Castillo

ERA Leaders

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0.66

Crawford

Kutter Crawford

0.72

López

Reynaldo López

1.23

Berríos

José Berríos

WHIP Leaders

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0.70

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.74

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.74

Cease

Dylan Cease

K/9 Leaders

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12.13

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.10

Jones

Jared Jones

12.07

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

K/BB Leaders

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13.00

Eflin

Zach Eflin

9.75

Jones

Jared Jones

9.50

Ryan

Joe Ryan

Walk Leaders

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2

Eflin

Zach Eflin

3

Kirby

George Kirby

4

Jones

Jared Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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462.9

Betts

Mookie Betts

436.6

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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351

Betts

Mookie Betts

331

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

319

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/24
OAK OAK
@
NYY NYY
3-1
Wed
4/24
LAD LAD
@
WSH WSH
2-1
Wed
4/24
HOU HOU
@
CHC CHC
1-3
Wed
4/24
SEA SEA
@
TEX TEX
4-3
Wed
4/24
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
9-10

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
4/26
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Fri
4/26
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Fri
4/26
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
7:10 PM
Fri
4/26
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM