The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 16-5 Monday afternoon, scoring eight runs off Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano in just 1 1/3 innings of work. The six-seven hitters for the Braves, Yunel Escobar and Jason Heyward combined for nine RBI, Heyward homering in his first at bat in the majors, and Escobar adding a single and a double. The three Braves hitters in front of them, Chipper Jones, Brian McCann and Troy Glaus, reached base nine times to set up the lower part of the order.
Lower Nine
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