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Braves' Giles is Roman's soldier
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
A night after being shut out, the Cubs managed just one run. Greg Maddux allowed five in his return to Atlanta and Derrek Lee left early with a sore shoulder. Todd Hollandsworth drove in the lone run on a homer.
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Roman Colon earned his first Major League win as a starting pitcher. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Roman Colon allowed just a solo homer, yielding seven hits and striking out four in seven innings to earn the win. Meanwhile, Marcus Giles went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored to lead the offense. Kelly Johnson chipped in with an RBI and two runs.
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CHC
Chi Cubs (40-42)
Lost 6 		Atlanta 5, Chi Cubs 1   ATL
Atlanta (47-37)
Won 3
July 5, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi Cubs
 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 8 0
Atlanta
 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X   5 9 0
Standings through 7/5/05  |  Gameday  |  Cubs Stats  |  Braves Stats
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Perez, SS4010004.269
Walker, 2B-1B4010000.288
Lee, 1B1000012.377
Hairston, 2B3000010.272
Burnitz, RF4010002.276
Ramirez, 3B3010101.304
Hollandsworth, LF4121001.283
Patterson, CF4000012.232
Blanco, C4010000.162
Maddux, P2010000.182
a-Macias, PH1000013.264
Novoa, P0000000.000
Remlinger, P0000000.000
Totals341811415 

a-Struck out for Maddux in the 7th.

BATTING
HR: Hollandsworth (5, 2nd inning off Colon, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Perez; Walker; Burnitz; Ramirez; Hollandsworth 5; Blanco; Maddux.
RBI: Hollandsworth (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Perez 2.
GIDP: Burnitz.
Team LOB: 7.
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS3100110.235
Johnson, LF3221100.252
Giles, 2B4133000.294
Jones, A, CF4011023.280
LaRoche, 1B4000021.265
Estrada, C4020010.274
Langerhans, RF4000022.244
Betemit, 3B3110012.291
Colon, P1000011.000
a-Orr, PH1000000.302
Brower, P0000000.000
Reitsma, P0000000.000
Totals315952109 

a-Flied out for Colon in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Johnson (4, Maddux), Estrada (20, Maddux), Giles (26, Maddux).
TB: Johnson 3; Giles 4; Jones, A; Estrada 3; Betemit.
RBI: Giles 3 (30), Johnson (21), Jones, A (62).
2-out RBI: Johnson; Giles 2; Jones, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche; Colon; Jones, A.
S: Colon.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Giles (12, 2nd base off Maddux/Blanco).
CS: Jones, A (2, 2nd base by Maddux/Blanco).

FIELDING
DP: (Furcal-LaRoche).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Maddux (L, 7-6)6.08551605.02
Novoa 1.01001202.57
Remlinger 1.00000205.09
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Colon (W, 1-4)7.07111415.35
Brower 1.01000005.54
Reitsma 1.00000003.60

Pitches-strikes: Maddux 86-56, Novoa 22-14, Remlinger 13-9, Colon 84-58, Brower 19-12, Reitsma 8-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Maddux 7-4, Novoa 0-1, Remlinger 1-0, Colon 9-8, Brower 0-3, Reitsma 2-1.
Batters faced: Maddux 26, Novoa 5, Remlinger 3, Colon 28, Brower 4, Reitsma 3.
Umpires: HP: Troy Fullwood. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 2:12 (1:59 delay, 0).
Att: 34,698.

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