09/04/1980 - Cubs Score Late, Top Braves, 5-2
The Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, in NL action at Wrigley Field. The player of the game was Chicago pitcher Mike Krukow. Krukow got the win, improving to 10-14. He allowed 9 hits and walked 0 over 9 innings. Krukow allowed 2 earned runs. The Cubs' win now puts them at 51-81.
Lenny Randle aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the second baseman drove in one run.
"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Randle told the Chicago Daily News.
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Count: 0-0
SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD), Distance : 390 ft
Season HR #33 - Career HR #373
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