Braves 3, Cubs 1
Mark Prior allowed three runs or less for the 18th time in 21 starts. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Mark Prior was nearly unhittable going into the seventh inning, allowing just one hit, but he then yielded three hits and committed a throwing error that led to three runs in the decisive frame. Aramis Ramirez exited with a strained left quad after trying to beat out a double play in the first.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 24, 2005
Atlanta 3, Chi Cubs 1
Today's Boxes 8/24/05
LAA 3, BAL 1
WSH 5, CIN 3
OAK 9, DET 2
STL 8, PIT 3
TOR 9, NYY 5
TB 13, CLE 3
MIL 6, FLA 4
TEX 8, SEA 1
KC 4, BOS 3
CWS 6, MIN 4
SD 7, HOU 4
COL 2, LAD 1
NYM 18, ARI 4
PHI 7, SF 4
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Standings through 8/24/05 | Gameday | Braves Stats | Cubs Stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .275
Giles , 2B3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .304
Jones, C , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304
Jones, A , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272
Franco , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .292
Francoeur , RF3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .360
Langerhans , LF3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .249
Farnsworth , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McCann , C3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .277
Sosa , P2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .053
a-LaRoche , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
Boyer , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Foster , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson , LF1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Totals 32 3 5 3 4 9 15
BATTING TB : Furcal; Giles; Jones, A; Francoeur 2.RBI : Furcal 2 (48), Giles (46).2-out RBI : Furcal 2; Giles.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Langerhans; Giles.S : Langerhans.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Furcal 2 (38, 2nd base off Prior/Blanco, 2nd base off Prior/Blanco).FIELDING E : Sosa (3, missed catch).DP : (Furcal-Giles-Franco).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lawton , LF2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267
b-Hairston , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Walker , 2B4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .303
Lee , 1B3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .353
Ramirez , 3B1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
Macias , 3B2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282
Burnitz , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
Perez , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
Patterson , CF3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .227
Blanco , C3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
c-Barrett , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
Prior , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Ohman , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hollandsworth , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
Novoa , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wood , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 8 13
BATTING 2B : Walker (20, Sosa), Lee 2 (42, Sosa, Farnsworth).TB : Walker 3; Lee 4; Blanco.RBI : Walker (31).2-out RBI : Walker.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Macias 2; Walker; Perez; Barrett.S : Macias.GIDP : Ramirez.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Lawton (17, 2nd base off Sosa/McCann).FIELDING E : Prior (1, throw).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sosa (W, 9-2)6.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 2.56
Boyer (H, 6)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.00
Foster (H, 10)0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46
Farnsworth (S, 7)1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2.26
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Prior (L, 9-5)6.2 4 3 3 4 7 0 3.68
Ohman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Novoa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
Wood 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.29
WP : Prior.IBB : Lee (by Sosa).Pitches-strikes : Sosa 93-55, Boyer 15-10, Foster 8-6, Farnsworth 29-15, Prior 131-82, Ohman 8-5, Novoa 16-11, Wood 15-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Sosa 7-8, Boyer 0-1, Foster 1-1, Farnsworth 1-0, Prior 8-5, Ohman 1-0, Novoa 1-1, Wood 1-1.Batters faced : Sosa 24, Boyer 3, Foster 2, Farnsworth 6, Prior 29, Ohman 1, Novoa 4, Wood 3.Inherited runners-scored : Ohman 1-0.Umpires : HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Mike DiMuro.Weather : 72 degrees, sunny.Wind : 15 mph, In from RF.T : 2:53.Att : 38,033.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
