How They Scored

ATLANTA 1ST:   R Furcal homered to left center.  M Giles struck out looking.  
G Sheffield grounded out to first.  C Jones grounded out to third. 
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  ATLANTA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ATLANTA 2ND:   A Jones grounded out to shortstop.  J Franco doubled to right. 
 V Castilla doubled to left center, J Franco scored.  H Blanco struck out 
swinging.  G Maddux struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  
ATLANTA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND:   M Alou grounded out to shortstop.  H Choi struck out 
swinging.  A Gonzalez homered to right.  J Hernandez struck out swinging. 
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  ATLANTA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD:   P Bako safe at first on error by second baseman M Giles.  
S Estes sacrificed to pitcher, P Bako to second.  T Goodwin singled to right, 
P Bako scored.  T Goodwin stole second. M Grudzielanek reached on infield single 
to shortstop, T Goodwin to third.  S Sosa singled to center, T Goodwin scored, 
M Grudzielanek to second.  M Alou grounded out to second, M Grudzielanek to 
third, S Sosa to second.  H Choi hit by pitch.  A Gonzalez struck out swinging. 
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)  ATLANTA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ATLANTA 5TH:   V Castilla homered to left center.  H Blanco walked.  G Maddux 
bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, H Blanco out at second.  R Furcal 
struck out looking.  M Giles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, 
G Maddux out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  ATLANTA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ATLANTA 6TH:   G Sheffield walked.  C Jones walked, G Sheffield to second.  
A Jones struck out swinging.  G Sheffield stole third. J Franco singled to right, 
G Sheffield scored, C Jones to third.  V Castilla singled to center, C Jones 
scored, J Franco to third.  D Veres relieved S Estes. H Blanco hit sacrifice 
fly to center, J Franco scored.  G Maddux singled to center, V Castilla to 
second.  R Furcal struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  
ATLANTA 6, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ATLANTA 8TH:   K Farnsworth relieved D Veres. A Jones singled to right.  
J Franco singled to right, A Jones to third.  V Castilla hit sacrifice fly to 
center, A Jones scored, J Franco to second.  H Blanco safe at first on error by 
shortstop A Gonzalez, J Franco scored.  M Franco hit for K Gryboski. M Franco 
walked, H Blanco to second.  R Furcal walked, H Blanco to third, M Franco to 
second.  A Alfonseca relieved K Farnsworth. M Giles singled to right, H Blanco 
scored, M Franco to third, R Furcal to second.  D Bragg reached on infield 
single to shortstop, M Franco scored, R Furcal to third, M Giles to second.  
C Jones hit sacrifice fly to deep left, R Furcal scored, M Giles to third.  
A Jones struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error)  ATLANTA 11, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ATLANTA 9TH:   T O'Leary in left field. J Franco struck out swinging.  
V Castilla doubled to deep right center.  H Blanco homered to left center, 
V Castilla scored.  R Fick hit for R Hernandez. R Fick grounded out to second.  
R Furcal grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  
ATLANTA 13, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

Game Story

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Vinny Castilla had four hits and knocked 
in four runs and Greg Maddux pitched six effective innings,
leading the Atlanta Braves to a 13-3 rout of the Chicago Cubs.

Sparked by Castilla, who went 4-for-4 with a homer, the Braves
extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games.

Julio Franco added three hits and scored three runs and Henry
Blanco belted a two-run homer for Atlanta, which owns baseball's
best record at 59-31.

"I think we have a great lineup," Castilla said.  "We got good
defense and our pitching is coming together.  We have a chance
to go all the way."

Maddux (7-8) benefited from the offensive support, allowing
three runs - two earned - and six hits.  The veteran righthander
struck out seven without a walk in improving to 10-3 against
his former team.

"You have to keep it down and take advantage of the grass here,"
said Maddux, a former Cub who improved to 5-1 against the Cubs
at Wrigley Field.  "I didn't get many groundouts but that's what
you want to do.  You can be more aggressive in the strike zone
when the wind blows in."

Cubs starter Shawn Estes (6-8) was ripped for six runs and six
hits in 5 1/3 innings. The lefthander walked three and struck
out five.

With the game tied, 3-3, Estes worked himself into trouble in
the sixth by issuing consecutive walks to Gary Sheffield and
Chipper Jones.  Andruw Jones struck out but Sheffield stole
third and Franco laced an RBI single into right field. Castilla
ended Estes' afternoon with a run-scoring single, giving the
Braves a 5-3 advantage.  Blanco greeted Dave Veres with a
sacrifice fly.

The Braves broke open the game in the eighth, scoring five times
off hard-throwing righthander Kyle Farnsworth.  Castilla and
Chipper Jones had sacrifice flies in an inning that also
featured RBI singles by Marcus Giles, Darren Bragg and an error
by shortstop Alex Gonzalez that allowed another run to cross.

Blanco provided the final margin in the ninth with his first
homer of the season.

After Estes departed, Veres, Farnsworth and Antonio Alfonseca
combined to get ripped for seven runs and seven hits in 3 2/3
innings.

"Maddux was beatable today, Estes wasn't all that bad but they
really took it to our bullpen," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said.

Atlanta banged out 13 hits and had each regular, including
Maddux, reach base.

"You knew it was day for some runs," Braves manager Bobby Cox
said. "Anybody who could put the ball in the air had a chance of
putting it at."

Rafael Furcal got the Braves off to a good start, leading off
the contest with his 12th homer of the season.  Castilla
extended the lead in the second with an RBI double.

But with the wind blowing out, Gonzalez got a run back for the
Cubs in the second, lofting a 2-2 pitch from Maddux over the
right field wall for his 12th homer.

"The wind is blowing out so you know that you're gonna give up a
couple," Maddux said. "You just try to stay out of the big
inning and hope your team has one before them."

The Cubs took a 3-2 lead in the third on run-scoring singles by
Tom Goodwin and Sammy Sosa.

"It looked like we had him on the ropes but lile the great
pitcher he is, he managed to survive," Gonzalez said.  "Even
when he doesn't have his good stuff.  Maddux is a brilliant
pitcher and still knows how to win."

But Castilla tied it to start the fifth, hammering a 1-0 pitch
over the left field wall for his 14th homer.