MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2855 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Hammers (67-86) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Chicago Cubs (72-81) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 11 0
Cubs Hand Atlanta 7-4 Loss
Eric Stewart knocked in 4 runs to help Chicago beat Atlanta, 7-4. The Buena Park, California native tallied 1 single and 1 home run. Orlando Romero picked up the save for Chicago, his 42nd of the year. After today's action, Chicago sits at 72-81; Atlanta slips to 67-86.

With Chicago trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Stewart hit a sinker from Mike Whiteford for a grand slam home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 4-2.

Stewart told a Chicago Observer reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .245 5 33
A. Bailey DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .248 20 54
M. Bickerton RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .256 0 2
J. Bowers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 18 63
T. Hanna CF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254 14 51
   a-G. Reyes PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
R. Edwards LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 4 18
W. Flores 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 10 57
W. Ramey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 0 32
E. James SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .165 0 11
Totals 33 4 9 4 1 10 15      
a - G. Reyes pinch hit for T. Hanna in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Turner (19, 1st Inning off J. Branch, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bickerton (2, 1st Inning off J. Branch, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Hanna (19, 1st Inning off J. Branch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Bailey (20, 5th Inning off J. Branch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Turner 3 , A. Bailey 4 , M. Bickerton 3 , T. Hanna 3 , R. Edwards , E. James
2-out RBI: T. Hanna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Edwards , W. Ramey
GIDP: J. Bowers , W. Ramey
Sac Bunt: R. Edwards
Hit by Pitch: T. Hanna
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hanna (4) , E. James (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Barreto 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 7 44
R. Snyder SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .293 0 55
E. Stewart LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .315 9 36
R. Hicks RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 14 64
D. Williams DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .209 7 41
K. Wilson 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .281 5 67
B. Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 10 48
T. Green CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 9 43
J. Bly C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 2 48
Totals 35 7 11 7 0 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Wilson 2 (28, 3rd Inning off M. Whiteford, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Moore, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Stewart (9, 3rd Inning off M. Whiteford, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Barreto , R. Snyder , E. Stewart 5 , R. Hicks , D. Williams 2 , K. Wilson 5 , J. Bly
2-out RBI: K. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Collins 2 , T. Green
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hicks (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Barreto-Snyder-Collins, Barreto-Snyder-Collins)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Whiteford L (8-8) 2.2 7 5 5 0 4 1 15 62 3.82   
C. Jackson 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 40 4.52   
L. Taylor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 3.12   
B. Moore 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 18 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Whiteford 24
Batters Faced: M. Whiteford 15, C. Jackson 11, L. Taylor 3, B. Moore 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Whiteford 2-2, C. Jackson 5-5, L. Taylor 2-0, B. Moore 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Whiteford 62-38, C. Jackson 40-24, L. Taylor 12-8, B. Moore 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jackson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Branch W (3-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 22 107 4.35   
N. Richards H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 5.36   
J. Hall H (18) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 30 4.31   
O. Romero SV (42) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Branch 41
Batters Faced: J. Branch 22, N. Richards 4, J. Hall 7, O. Romero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Branch 3-5, N. Richards 1-1, J. Hall 1-2, O. Romero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Branch 107-62, N. Richards 15-9, J. Hall 30-20, O. Romero 9-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Branch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Stewart
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 25506
Wednesday, September 16th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76