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Errors, power pitching
frustrate Atlanta effort

By Mark Bowman / MLB.com

For more than a decade, the Braves have benefited from the age-old theory that good pitching will overcome good hitting. While the theory still holds true, Friday night showed how it is not working in the Braves' favor during this year's playoffs. Greg Maddux, who was once the young Cubs pitching phenom that Mark Prior has become, was impressive, allowing two earned runs on six hits in six innings, but he needed to be nearly perfect on this evening. Full story >

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• First person: Ray King
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Cox on the Game 3 loss

Giles' sac fly

Fick pops up to end game

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Two-hit October debut
has Cubs on NLCS brink

By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com

It was pitcher perfect. A four-time Cy Young winner faced a Cy Young waiting to happen, and the young phenom came out ahead. Mark Prior, in his first career postseason appearance, threw a two-hitter to outduel Atlanta's Greg Maddux and move the Cubs closer to capturing their first NLDS. Randall Simon's two-run single in the first and Aramis Ramirez's RBI double in the eighth gave the Cubs all the offense they needed to take a 2-1 series lead. Full story >

• Molony: Passing the torch
• Ex-Bucs help Cubs seek treasure
• Simon says: Cubs win
• Cubs fans signing in the rain
• Cubs hottest ticket in town
• Clement set for Game 4 start
• Cubs notes: Time for a change

Simon: "Best fans in the world"

Prior on his memorable night

Grudzielanek records final out

Aramis Ramirez's RBI double

Simon singles in two runs

Box Score: CHC 3, ATL 1

October 3, 2003

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4
Cubs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	8	0

Gameday | Braves Stats| Cubs Stats

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Furcal, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167
Giles, 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.500
Sheffield, RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.100
Jones, C, LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.091
Lopez, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.333
Jones, A, CF	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	.111
Fick, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
Castilla, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Maddux, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Wright, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-DeRosa, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Gryboski, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	28	1	2	1	4	7	10
a-Doubled for Wright in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: DeRosa (2, Prior). TB: Giles; DeRosa 2. RBI: Giles (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez. SF: Giles. GIDP: Fick. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Lopez (1, throw), Castilla (1, fielding), Furcal (1, fielding), Jones, A (1, fielding).

Chi. Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333
Grudzielanek, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.083
Sosa, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333
Alou, LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.417
Simon, 1B	4	0	1	2	0	1	3	.333
Ramirez, 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.400
Gonzalez, SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000
Miller, C	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000
Prior, P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	33	3	8	3	2	3	13
BATTING 2B: Ramirez (1, Gryboski). TB: Lofton 2; Grudzielanek; Alou 2; Simon; Ramirez 3. RBI: Simon 2 (2), Ramirez (1). 2-out RBI: Simon 2, Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, Grudzielanek, Simon, Miller. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Lofton 2 (3, 3rd base off Maddux/Lopez, 2nd base off Maddux/Lopez), Alou (1, 2nd base off Gryboski/Lopez). CS: Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by Maddux/Lopez). FIELDING DP: (Grudzielanek-Gonzalez-Simon).

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Maddux (L, 0-1)	6.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	3.00
Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gryboski	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	3.86

Chi. Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Prior (W, 1-0)	9.0	2	1	1	4	7	0	1.00

WP: Maddux, Prior.
IBB: Gonzalez (by Gryboski).
HBP: Sheffield (by Prior).
Pitches-strikes: Maddux 90-62, Wright 8-4, Gryboski 26-15, Prior 133-89.
Ground outs-fly outs: Maddux 11-5, Wright 1-2, Gryboski 1-0, Prior 12-9.
Batters faced: Maddux 26, Wright 3, Gryboski 6, Prior 34.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Larry Young. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Bill Welke. LF: John Hirschbeck. RF: Bill Miller.
Weather: 54 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:43 (:31 delay).
Att: 39,982.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner

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