ATLANTA BRAVES (44-76) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (70-49)

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1 ATLANTA BRAVES (44-76) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (70-49) RH Rob Whalen (1-1, 7.31) vs. RH Reynaldo Lopez (1-1, 5.74) Game No. 121 Home Game No. 60 August 18, 2016 Turner Field Atlanta, Ga. FSSO Braves vs. Nationals All-Time Overall (since 1969) at Atlanta at Turner Field at Montreal/Washington at Washington at Nationals Park Braves Breakdown Overall Home Road Day Night Current Streak... L4 Last 5 Games Last 10 Games April May June July August Vs. LHSP Vs. RHSP Series Opener Series Opener at Home Series Opener on Road By Series By Home Series By Road Series Rubber Games Sweeps/Were Swept Scored First Opponent Scored First run games Comeback Wins Final At-Bat Wins Walkoff Wins Extra Innings Led After Led After Led After Tied After Tied After Tied After Behind After Behind After Behind After Division Games Vs. Other Divisions Vs. A.L. Teams Vs. N.L. Teams Hit 0 HR Hit 1+ HR Scored 3 or Fewer Runs Scored 4 or More Runs Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs Allowed 4 or More Runs More Hits than Opponent Fewer Hits than Opponent Committed No Errors Committed 1 or More Errors Upcoming Milestones Needs For Freddie Freeman 24 RBI 500 Matt Kemp 35 Hits 1, B HR 250 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Anthony Recker 8/29/83 34 Freddie Freeman 9/12/89 27 Matt Wisler 9/12/92 24 Gordon Beckham 9/16/86 30 Matt Kemp 9/23/84 32 John Schuerholz 10/1/40 76 Brian Snitker 10/17/55 61 BRAVES VS. NATIONALS: The Braves and Nationals meet for the 10th time this season in the opener of a four-game series...the Braves lost two-ofthree to the Nationals last weekend in Washington, but stopped a seven-game losing streak against the Nats with an 8-5 win in the series opener. The Braves are just 1-8 against the Nats this season. The Braves win last Friday was the club s first at Nationals Park since September 10, UPS & DOWNS: Atlanta has lost four games in a row and six of its last seven, while being outscored in this stretch...this streak comes on the heels of the club winning six-of-seven and outscoring its opponents (from August 3-9). ROSTER MOVE: The Braves today activated RHP Arodys Vizcaino from his major-league rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list...in order to make room on the active roster the club optioned RHP Jason Hursh to Gwinnett (AAA). Vizcaino appeared in two rehabilitation games with Rome and the GCL Braves, allowing one run on two hits, with three strikeouts, in 2.0 IP. HOMER HAPPY: The Braves have hit 54 home runs in their last 56 games (0.96 per game) since June 15...The Braves hit just 27 homers in their first 64 games (0.42 per game) while going in that stretch. The Braves have gone (.464) since June 15, the third-best record in the NL East in that period, behind WSH (30-24,.556) and MIA (28-27,.509). DANSBY S DEBUT: Yesterday the Braves selected the contract of SS Dansby Swanson from Double-A Mississippi, just over a year after Arizona selected him with the top overall selection in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Swanson made his MLB debut last night and went 2-for-4 with a fourth-inning single to right field and a ninth-inning single to center field. Swanson, 22, became the 61st Atlanta Braves player to collect a hit in his first MLB game and just the 14th with a multi-hit debut Tommy La Stella did so last, going 2-for-4 on May 28, 2014 at BOS Swanson is just the sixth Braves player since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966 to start at shortstop in his MLB debut (also, Andrelton Simmons, Tyler Pastornicky, Brent Lillibridge, Rafael Furcal and Leo Foster). Swanson is the first 1:1 draft selection to debut in the season following his draft year since RHP Stephen Strasburg, who pitched in the majors in 2010 after the Nationals took him first in CAREER HIGH FOR FREDDIE: 1B Freddie Freeman belted his career-high 24th homer of the season last night with a two-run shot in the third inning...his previous single-season high was 23 homers in 2012 & 13. Since June 1, Freeman is hitting.316 (80-for-253) with 43 extra-base hits and a OPS in 69 games...his OPS since that date ranks second in the NL, while his batting average ranks 12th. Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Fri., Aug. 19. vs. WSH RH Julio Teheran (3-9, 2.81) vs. RH Tanner Roark (13-6, 2.81) FSSO 7:35 Sat., Aug. 20. vs. WSH RH Tyrell Jenkins (2-3, 4.89) vs. RH Max Scherzer (12-7, 2.95) FSSO 7:10 Sun., Aug. 21. vs. WSH RH Joel De La Cruz (0-6, 3.72 ) vs. LH Gio Gonzalez (8-9, 4.28) FSSO 1:35 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network PTV-Peachtree TV; FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-SportSouth Freeman has scored a run in 10 of his last 11 games, scoring 14 total in that period. Freeman s 59 extra-base hits ranks fourth in the NL this season...his 332 XBH since the 2011 season rank sixth in the NL. INCIARTE HEATING UP: OF Ender Inciarte went 2-for-4 last night and has hit safely in 26 of his last 27 games and in 32 of his last 34...Over the 34-game stretch, which dates to July 8, Inciarte is hitting.341 (46-for-135) with a.384 OBP...His batting average ranks seventh in the NL in that period. Since the All-Star break, Inciarte is hitting.350 (43- for-123), the fourth-best mark in the NL among all players with at least 100 ABs...His 22 runs since the break are T9th most in the league, and three behind Freddie Freeman for the team lead. Inciarte has reached base safely via hit, walk or hitby-pitch in a career-best 27 consecutive games... He has a.390 on-base percentage over this stretch (since 7/19). OUTFIELD ASSISTS: OF Ender Inciarte collected his 13th outfield assist of the season last night, throwing out Trevor Plouffe at second base in the ninth inning. The Braves lead the NL, and rank third in the majors, with 31 outfield assists this season. Since entering the league in 2005, Jeff Francoeur has a MLB-high 134 outfield assists...teammate Nick Markakis is second with 101 in that timeframe. STARTERS: The Braves have used 14 different starting pitchers this season...atlanta is tied with Cincinnati and San Diego for the most different starting pitchers used in all of baseball. The 14 different starters are the most for the Braves in a single season since the 1975 team used an Atlanta-franchise record 15. LOCKING IT DOWN: Jim Johnson has allowed three hits and no runs while converting his last eight save chances...since returning from the 15-day DL on June 3, he has 10 saves and a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP). BRIAN SNITKER: In his 40th season in the Braves organization, Brian Snitker was named Atlanta s interim manager on May 17...He earned his first win on May 18 (at Pittsburgh) and his first home win on May 27 vs. Miami...The Braves are under Snitker.

2 Tonight s Starting Pitcher #63 Rob Whalen RHP yrs 2016 Record: 1-1, 7.31 ERA 2015 Record (MiLB): 5-7, 3.35 ERA Tonight s Game vs. RHB:.243 (9-37), 2 HR vs. LHB:.240 (6-25), 2 HR Set to make his fourth MLB start tonight after the Braves selected his contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on August 3...Began the season at Double-A Mississippi before a promotion to the G-Braves on July 14. One of 14 different pitchers to start for the Braves this season...atlanta is tied with Cincinnati and San Diego for the most starters used in all of baseball this season...the 14 different starters are the most for the Braves in a single season since the 1975 team used an Atlanta-franchise (since 1966) record 15. Became one of 10 Braves pitcher this season to make his first career start with the team (also, Aaron Blair, Bud Norris, Jhoulys Chacin, Casey Kelly, John Gant, Joel De La Cruz, Lucas Harrell, Tyrell Jenkins and Roberto Hernandez)...Blair, Gant, De La Cruz and Jenkins also made their MLB starting debut. One of nine Braves pitchers to make his MLB debut this season, joining Mauricio Cabrera, John Gant, Tyrell Jenkins, Aaron Blair, Hunter Cervenka, Joel De La Cruz, Madison Younginer and Jason Hursh Recap Including his time in the minors, owns a 8.54 K/9 rate this season...compiled a 6.3 mark last season. Suffered his first loss on 8/13 at WSH, allowing six runs, earned, over 5.0 to drop a 7-6 decision. Collected his first MLB hit on 8/8 at MIL, singling in the fifth inning. Earned his first quality start, 8/8 at MIL, but was left with a no-decision in a 4-3, 12-inning win...struck out seven and allowed three runs, earned, in 6.0 innings. Went 5.0 innings in his Major League debut, 8/3 vs. PIT, allowing four hits, four runs and four walks while striking out five All four runs he surrendered came in the first, before tossing four consecutive scoreless frames to close his effort. Has allowed four home runs at the big league level...allowed four home runs total over MiLB innings. Became just the fourth Braves pitcher since 1913 to allow four or more earned runs and earn the win in his Major Legaue debut, joining RHP Wenty Ford (9/10/73), LHP Jimmy Freeman (9/1/72 [2]) and RHP Lou Fette (4/26/37). Went a combined 7-6 with a 2.40 ERA (32 ER/120.0 IP) in 21 games for Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett... Struck out 112, walked 44 and allowed four home runs. For Gwinnett, went 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA (4 ER/18.2 IP) in three starts. Went a season-best 7.2 innings on 7/22 at Buffalo in his second Triple-A start... Received a no-decision after allowing four hits and one run, earned. Opened the season with the M-Braves, going 7-5 with a 2.49 ERA (28 ER/101.1 IP), a.232 batting average against (87-for-375, 4 HR) and 11 quality starts in 18 turns before his promotion on July 14. At the time of his promotion, ranked among Southern League pitching leaders in strikeouts (1st, 94), starts (T-1st, 18), ERA (3rd, 2.49), innings (4th, 101.1) and lowest batting average against (4th,.232). Worked at least 5.0 innings in 14 of his 18 starts with Mississippi, including 6.0-plus innings 12 times and 7.0-innings four times...in his 11 quality starts, he went 7-1 with a 1.03 ERA (8 ER in 70.0 IP). Atlanta named Whalen Mississippi s Pitcher of the Month for June after he went 2-1 with a 1.41 ERA (5 ER/32.0 IP) and a.200 BAA (23-for-115) in five starts during the month Recap Combined to go 5-7 with a 3.35 ERA (36 ER/96.2 IP) in 18 games, 17 starts, between High-A St. Lucie in the New York Mets organization and High-A Carolina in the Braves organization. On 7/24, the Mets traded him to Atlanta along with RHP John Gant in exchange for 3B Juan Uribe, LF Kelly Johnson and cash. Following the trade, made three starts for the Mudcats, going 1-2 with a 3.29 ERA (5 ER/13.2 IP)...His lone win with Carolina came on 7/31 at Wilmington (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO). Placed on the disabled list on 8/11 and missed the remainder of the season following bilateral patella tendon repair surgery. Career Recap Entering 2016, went with a 2.48 ERA in 45 career minor league outings (41 starts) over four seasons. Selected by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Haines City High School (Haines City, FL). Went 3-2 with a 1.87 ERA (15 ER/72.1 IP) in 12 starts for rookie-level Kingsport in 2013, earning the club s Sterling Award (given to the top players at each level of the Mets organization)...led the Appalachian League in innings and batting average against (.187) while ranking second in strikeouts (76) and WHIP (0.926). Posted a 9-1 record and a 2.01 ERA (14 ER in 62.2 IP) in 11 games (10 starts) for Class-A Savannah in Whalen s Harrel s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/10 PNS# ND, L, /15 at MTG# W, /20 CHA# L, /25 BLX# L, April Totals (4) 1-2, 4.05 ERA * 5/1 at JAX# L, /7 at TNS# ND, L, /12 MOB# W, /17 at PNS# L, /22 at MOB# ND, W, 3-2 (16) /28 JAX# W, May Totals (6) 2-2, 2.43 ERA * 6/3 at BLX# W, /9 TNS# ND, W, 3-0 (11) /14 JXN# ND, W, /19 at BIR# W, /25 JAX# L, June Totals (5) 2-1, 1.41 ERA * 7/1 at JXN# W, /6 MTG# W, /11 at MOB# ND, L, /17 SWB^ ND, L, /22 at BUF^ ND, W, /28 IND^ L, July Totals (6) 2-1, 2.34 ERA * 8/3 PIT W, /8 at MIL ND, W, 4-3 (12) /13 at WSH L, ^With Triple-A Gwinnett #With Double-A Mississippi *Average Pitches ROB WHALEN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 (MiLB) Career WHALEN VS. WASHINGTON W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career Last Win vs. WSH: None WHALEN S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched , 8/8/16 at MIL Most Strikeouts , 8/8/16 at MIL Most Runs Allowed , 8/13/16 at WSH Most Home Runs Allowed , 8/13/16 at WSH Longest Winning Streak , 8/3/16 Longest Losing Streak , 8/13-present 10+ Strikeout Games None Career Complete Games None Low-Hit Complete Game None WHALEN S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC Career Last HR: None Tomorrow s Starting Pitcher JULIO TEHERAN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career TEHERAN VS. WASHINGTON W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career Last Win vs. WSH: 4/5/14 at WSH (6-2) 2016 Starting Pitcher Stats Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran (6.1) 43 (2.0) Matt Wisler (6.0) 50 (2.5) Mike Foltynewicz (5.2) 43 (2.7) Aaron Blair (4.2) 16 (1.4) Bud Norris (5.2) 23 (2.3) Williams Perez (5.1) 21 (2.3) Tyrell Jenkins (5.0) 11 (1.6) Joel De La Cruz (5.0) 3 (0.5) Jhoulys Chacin (5.0) 11 (2.2) Lucas Harrell (5.2) 15 (3.0) John Gant (4.2) 5 (1.3) Rob Whalen (5.1) 9 (3.0) Roberto Hernandez (4.1) 7 (3.5) Casey Kelly (5.0) 0 (0.0) Team Totals (5.2) 257 (2.1) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.) 2016 Backstop Breakdown Errors Pick-offs Catcher F-T-C PB CCS-SB (Attempts) 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA Record Flowers (36) / Pierzynski (54) / Recker (21) / Pitchers Totals (111) /

3 Braves Bullpen Briefs Mauricio Cabrera RHP yrs #62 Saves/Opp: 3/3 Holds: 5 1st Batter/retired: 23/16 Inherited Runners/Scored: 13/1 Over his last 12 appearances, has a 2.13 ERA (3 ER/12.2 IP), one save, his first five career holds and a win. Saved his third career game, 8/9 at MIL, retiring each of his three batters faced. Earned his first career win, 7/19 at CIN...Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings. Is averaging mph with his fastball, the highest average pitch velocity in baseball...has registered a pitch this season at mph according to MLB s Statcast...The only other big-leaguer this season to reach 103 is NYY s Aroldis Chapman. Collected his second save of the season, 7/7 at CHI, entering with the tying and winning run on base and no outs...has left 12 of 13 inherited runners on base. Earned his first save, 6/30 vs. MIA...Retired the only batter he faced to leave runners on second and third. Made his MLB debut, 6/27 vs. CLE...Stranded one of two inherited runners and tossed a scoreless inning with one hit allowed. Recalled from Double-A Mississippi earlier that day. Jim Johnson RHP yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 10/13 Holds: 8 1st Batter/retired: 44/29 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/2 Since returning from the DL, is 2-1 with 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and 10 saves in 29 games. Over his last nine games, has allowed three hits and no runs with eight saves and 13 strikeouts. Tied for third in the NL with eight saves after the All-Star break. Named the NL Player of the Week for the week ending July Tied for the Major League lead in saves, converting each of his four save opportunities while not allowing a run over his 4.0 innings pitched...held opponents to just one hit and issued only two walks last week while striking out five. Went 0-4 with a 7.90 ERA (12 ER/13.2 IP) in 15 games prior to the DL... Went to the 15-day disabled list on 5/10 with a right groin strain...activated on 6/3. Led the American League in saves in back-to-back seasons, collecting 51 saves in 2012 and 50 rescues during the 2013 season. Became just the second pitcher in Major League history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons, joining LAD s Eric Gagne ( ). Ian Krol LHP yrs #46 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 7 1st Batter/retired: 43/32 Inherited Runners/Scored: 36/12 Has limited lefties to a.211 average (12-for-57) with three extra-base hits... Allowed his only home run to a lefthanded hitter, 7/20 at CIN (Joey Votto). Went 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA (7 ER/24.2 IP) in 28 games prior to the All-Star break. Opponents are hitting.220 (9-for-41) with runners in scoring position. Collected his first hold since 7/21/15 on 5/21 at PHI...Has collected six holds since 7/27 at MIN. Earned his first win with ATL, 5/27 vs. MIA, retiring both batters he faced and also picking off an inherited runner. Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 5/10 and tossed a scoreless inning in his Braves debut. Eric O Flaherty LHP yrs #34 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 39/19 Inherited Runners/Scored: 24/9 Has allowed eight earned runs (nine total), six walks and 14 hits in 12 games since returning from the 15-day disabled list, 7/16...Missed 27 games with a right knee strain...compiled a 1.50 ERA in six rehabilitation games with Gwinnett (AAA), Rome (A) and the rookie-level GCL Braves. Lefties are 19-for-66 (.288) against him with five doubles, a triple, two walks and a home run. Did not lose from (104 appearances), but has lost four times this year...earned his first win, 5/28 vs. MIA. Acquired on March 27 from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. Jose Ramirez RHP yrs #40 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 12/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/3 The Braves selected his contract on 7/28 for his second stint with the Braves...Made his first Opening Day roster before being designated for assignment on 4/11. Nine of his 10 appearances since returning (10.0 IP; 1.80 ERA) have been scoreless...two of his last four outings, 8/10 at MIL and 8/8 at MIL, have both been 2.0 IP. Went 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA (10 ER/41.1 IP) in 36 games with the G-Braves. Went 14 consecutive scoreless outings, 6/16-7/20, before allowing a run in each of his last two Triple-A outings. Made his season debut on 4/9 vs. StL and allowed two hits, a walk and one run in 1.0 inning. Acquired by the Braves from Seattle in exchange for a player to be named later (Ryne Harper) on 12/4/15. Chaz Roe RHP yrs #50 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 5/4 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/1 Joined the team on 8/8, after the club claimed him on outright waivers from the Baltimore Orioles, 8/7. All five of his outings with Atlanta have been scoreless...collected his first hold with Atlanta, 8/9 at MIL... Entered in the 8th inning with a runner on second base and retired his only batter faced (groundout). Went 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA (4 ER/9.2 IP) in nine games out of the bullpen for Baltimore this season. Began the year with Triple-A Norfolk, going 1-2 with a 2.39 ERA and four saves in 33 games in relief...joined Baltimore on 6/30. Made his MLB debut in 2013 before pitching with the Yankees in Joined Baltimore in 2015 and made a career-high 36 appearances for the Orioles bullpen last season. Before joining the Braves, compiled a 6-2 record with a 4.18 ERA (35 ER/75.1 IP) in 69 big league games. Arodys Vizcaino RHP yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 10/13 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 39/26 Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/3 Returns to the active roster today after missing 30 games with a right oblique strain...went to the 15-day disabled list on July 16...Pitched twice during his major league rehabilitation assignment, allowing one run over 2.0 IP. Has converted 19 of his 23 save opportunities (83%) since last season. Walked 15 batters over his final 16 games before landing on the DL...Compiled a 5.84 ERA (8 ER/12.1 IP) and four losses over the stretch...walked seven in his first 23 games of the season, while going 1-0 with a 1.52 ERA (4 ER/23.2 IP). The right-hander a career-high K/9 rate (11.8; 47 K)...Struck out a batter in 20 consecutive appearances, 4/14-6/5, becoming just the second Braves reliever since 1966 with as long a streak. Struck out the only batter he faced on 6/26 vs. NYM to record his career-high 10th save of the season. Suffered his first blown save of the season 5/1 at CHI, but picked up his first win when the Braves won 4-3 in The blown save was his first since 9/4/15 at WSH, and snapped a string of seven straight conversions. Made his first Opening Day roster this year...tossed a scoreless inning on Opening Day with two strikeouts. Ryan Weber RHP yrs #48 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 9/6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/5 Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA) on 8/13...Made his first appearance (since being recalled) and eighth overall with ATL on Sunday, 8/14 and gave up a solo home run to the first batter he faced. Worked as both a starter and reliever for the G-Braves, going 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA (19 ER/62.0 IP) in 26 games, five starts at Triple-A. This is his 5th stint with ATL this season...also with the team from 4/18-4/26, 5/31-6/2, 6/13-6/14, and 7/29-8/2. Madison Younginer RHP yrs #54 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 5/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/3 Stranded the bases loaded, 8/16 vs. MIN...Marked his second time coming into a bases loaded situation (also, 8/11 at MIL). The Braves selected his contract from Gwinnett (AAA) on Sunday, 8/7...Made his MLB debut that afternoon, allowing two runs, earned, and three hits while recording two outs...became the ninth Braves player to make his big league debut this season...recorded his first career hold, 8/9 at MIL. Went 0-3 with a 3.46 ERA (20 ER/52.0 IP) and 15 saves in 42 games between Mississippi (AA) and Gwinnett (AAA). Began the season with the G-Braves, before going to Missisippi for 35 games...compiled a 2.98 ERA and 14 saves in his three decisions with the M-Braves before returning to Gwinnett for one game on 8/4. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: SV-OPP: ERA: 4.13 IP: R: 207 ER: 189 HITS/HR: 398/37 BB: 201 SO: 402 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 434/284 (65%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 223/70 (30%) Braves Bullpen By Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April May June July August Sept October Most Recent Appearances MAURICIO CABRERA 7/26 at MIN H, /27 at MIN H, /29 PHI H, /31 PHI W, /3 PIT H, /5 at STL ND /6 at STL ND /8 at MIL ND /9 at MIL S, /12 at WAS H, /16 MIN ND JIM JOHNSON 7/23 at COL ND /26 at MIN S, /27 at MIN S, /29 PHI S, /31 PHI S, /3 PIT ND /5 PIT S, /7 at STL S, /8 at MIL S, /12 at WAS S, IAN KROL 7/23 at COL ND /27 at MIN H, /29 PHI H, /30 PHI ND /31 PHI ND /3 PIT H, /6 at STL H, /7 at STL ND /9 at MIL H, /12 at WAS H, /16 MIN ND /17 MIN ND ERIC O FLAHERTY 7/20 at CIN ND /21 at COL ND /24 at COL ND /30 PHI ND /6 at STL ND /7 at STL ND /10 at MIL ND /11 at MIL ND /14 at WSH ND /16 MIN ND /18 MIN L, JOSE RAMIREZ 7/30 PHI ND /31 PHI ND /2 PIT ND /5 at STL ND /6 at STL ND /8 at MIL ND /10 at MIL ND /12 at WAS ND /16 MIN ND CHAZ ROE 8/9 at MIL H, /10 at MIL ND /13 at WAS ND /16 MIN ND /17 MIN ND ARODYS VIZCAINO 8/13 YAN! ND /16 HAG+ ND RYAN WEBER 7/30 PHI ND /5 at DUR* S, /9 at NOR* ND /14 at WSH ND /17 MIN ND MADISON YOUNGINER 7/30 BIR^ ND /1 at PNS^ L, /4 CHA* ND /7 at STL ND /9 at MIL H, /11 at MIL ND /14 at WSH ND /16 MIN ND *At Triple-A Gwinnett ^At Double-A Mississippi +At Single-A Rome!At rookie-level GCL #As Starter

4 Gordon Beckham INF yrs #7 MIN Series:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 7/19 at CIN (Lorenzen) Homestand:.000 (0-3) Current Streak: 0-17 Season-Long Streak: 4 games, 3x, last: 5/25-28 ( , 2 HR) Is 13-for-87 (.149) in 29 games since being reinstated from the 15-day disabled list, 7/7. Placed on the DL, 6/2 with a left hamstring strain, missed 32 games. It was his second DL stint due to a left hamstring injury, also on /10 (also a strain). Hit.286 (20-for-70) with a.390 on-base percentage in 21 games between his DL stints. Has a.385 on-base percentage (2 hits, 3 walks) as a pinch-hitter. Came off the bench on 5/25 in the 6th inning and drove a 3-2 pitch over the CF wall for his first career pinch-home run. Is 2-for-8 (.250) as a pinch-hitter. Chase d Arnaud INF yrs #23 MIN Series:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 7/1 vs. MIA (Nicolino) Homestand:.000 (0-3) Current Streak: 0-8 Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 2x. last: 6/15-19 (5-17,.294) Collected two hits in the ninth inning, 8/6 at STL. Became the first Braves pinchhitter with two hits in an inning since 4/19/11 when Eric Hinske did it. Leads all pinch-hitters (min. 18 at-bats as a pinch-hitter) with a.389 (7-for- 18) average. Is 9-for-27 (.333) as a PH in his career. Since 6/10, is batting.185 (23-for-124) in 43 games. Hit.345 (29-for-84) with seven doubles and had a.402 on-base percentage in his first 25 games with ATL (5/2-6/8). Has played third base (18 g, 15 starts), second base (9 g, 9 starts), shortstop (18 g., 13 starts), right field (1 g, 1 start), centerfield (4 g, 3 starts), left field (8 g, 5 starts). Tyler Flowers C yrs #25 MIN Series:.DNP Last HR: 7/8 at CWS (Sale) Homestand: DNP Current Streak: 0-3 Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 5/13-19 (8-20,.400, HR) Reinstated today from the 15-day disabled list after missing the last 30 games (placed on the DL on 7/15, retroactive 7/10) with a left hand fracture. Went 3-for-13 over four rehabilitation games with the Gulf Coast League Braves (R, 1), Gwinnett (AAA, 1) and Rome (High-A, 1). Was batting.286 (16-for-56) with five doubles, four home runs and nine RBI in 15 games prior to landing on the DL. Singled the go-ahead run with two outs in the 11th inning 7/7 at CHI. Four of his last nine RBI have come in the 7th inn. or later & tied the game or put the Braves ahead. Is batting.341 (14-for-41) with a.471 OBP with runners in scoring position. Sixteen of his last 29 hits (9 doubles, 7 home runs) have gone for extra bases after not having an extra-base hit in his first 19 games (15 singles in 61 at-bats). Batting.274 (26-for-95) vs. RHP, compared to.228 (18-for-79) vs. LHP. Five of his seven home runs have been hit off of a right-handed pitcher. Jeff Francoeur OF yrs #18 MIN Series:.000 (0-2) Last HR: 7/31 vs. PHI (Bailey) Homestand:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: 0-2 Season-Long Streak: 8 games, 7/4-15 (9-29,.310, 2 HR) Batting.280 (33-for-118) vs. LHP, the second best mark on the team. Smacked a seventh-inning 0-2 pitch over the RF wall on 7/31 vs. PHI, giving the Braves a 2-0 lead. The HR was his first as a Brave at Turner Field since 6/24/09. Eight of his last 9 HR at Turner Field have either tied the game or given his team the lead. Has made 55 starts (44 in LF, 9 in RF, 3 at DH). Is batting.257 (55-for-214) as a starter. In 2015, led all MLB players with a.367 (11-for-30) pinch average. Leads the Majors with 133 OF assists since the start of 2005 (ML debut year). Teammate Nick Markakis is second with 101. Freddie Freeman 1B yrs #5 MIN Series:.400 (2-5), 1 HR Last HR: 8/17 vs. MIN (Gibson) Homestand:.400 (2-5), 1 HR Current Streak: 7 games (11-19,.579, 5 HR) Season-Long Streak: 7 games, 2x, last: (11-for-19,.579, 5 HR) Set a career high with his 24th home run last night - a two-run shot in the third inning that tied the game. His previous career high was 23 (2012 & 2013). Has hit in a season high-matching seven games dating to 8/10. Has a.579 BAvg., a.701 OBP and a OPS. Seven of his 11 hits have been XBH. Walked twice last night (one IBB) and has been issued a walk in eight straight games. Since 6/1, ranks second in MLB with 43 extra-base hits...his.417 OBP since that date ranks sixth, while his.636 SLG% is third. Is batting.365 (31-for-85) with a.491 on-base percentage and a OPS in his last 24 games, dating to 7/22 at COL. 16 of his 31 hits in that time span have gone for extra bases, including seven doubles, two triples and seven home runs. Scored a run in 8 straight (12 total) games, 8/6-13, the longest such streak of his career. Reached base in all four of his plate appearances, 8/10 at MIL, the NL-high fourth time this season the first baseman has reached at least four times without making out. Matched career highs in both hits (4, sixth time) and RBI (5, fifth time) 7/27 at MIN. Hitting.298 (45-for-151) against left-handed pitchers -- the seventh-highest mark in the majors among qualifying left-handed batters. Hitting.222 (20-for-90) with runners in scoring position. Has hit.312 (183-for-586) with runners in scoring position over the last five seasons ( ). Led the Majors in 2015 with a.376 (35-for-93) batting average with runners in scoring position. Hit two HR, 8/10 at MIL, his 8th multi-homer game and 2nd of 2016 (5/20 at PHI). Became one of 11 Braves players since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966 to reach the 20-homer mark in four different seasons. Named NL Player of the Week on 6/20 (for the week ending 6/19). Hit for the cycle on 6/15 vs. CIN becoming the first Brave to do so since Mark Kotsay on 8/14/2008. He is the third player in Atlanta history joining Kotsay & Albert Hall (9/23/87), and the seventh player to do it in franchise history. Adonis Garcia INF/OF yrs #13 MIN Series:.250 (2-8) Last HR: 8/6 at STL (Martinez) Homestand:.250 (2-8) Current Streak: 2 games (2-8,.250) Season-Long Streak: 10 games, 7/17-27 (17-42,.405, 3 HR) Over 38 games since July 1 is hitting.304 (45-for-148). Has 18 extra-base hits over this stretch. Drove in the winning run, 8/9 at MIL with an RBI-single in the 7th. Has 11 RBI in his last 20 games with seven doubles and two home runs. Batted.405 (17-for-42) over a career-long 10-game hitting streak, 7/ Hit the go-ahead homer on 7/26 at MIN. Five of his nine homers this season and 10 of 19 in his career have either tied the game or given the Braves a lead. Hit.337 (32-for-95) with 10 doubles and three home runs in 24 July games. Batting.264 (67-for-254) with 8 HR in 67 games since being recalled from GWN, 5/27. Opened the 2016 season with Atlanta and batted.260 (27-for-104) with 2 2B, 1 HR and 8 RBI over 28 games prior to being optioned to GWN following the 5/6 game. Braves Bits Ender Inciarte OF yrs #11 MIN Series:.333 (3-9) Last HR: 8/6 at STL (Broxton) Homestand:.333 (3-9) Current Streak: 6 games (10-30,.333) Season-Long Streak: 19 games, 7/19-8/9 (28-76,.368) Has hit safely in 26 of his last 27 games going 39-for-109 (.349). Has also hit in 32 of his last 34 (46-for-135;.341). Has reached safely via hit, walk or HBP in a career-best 27 straight games (.390 OBP), dating to 7/19. His 27-game on-base streak is the second-longest active streak among all ML players behind WSH s Jayson Werth s 45-game stretch. Had a career-high 19-game hitting streak (28-for-76,.368), 7/19-8/9. Hitting.350 (43-for-123) after the All-Star break, with a.391 on-base percentage in that same span. Hit.227 (52-for-229) before the break. Had five consecutive games of two-plus hits (.579, 11-for-19), 7/30-8/4. Ranks second in the NL with 12 outfield assists and is five off the MLB lead. Ranked 2nd in MLB in 15 with 29 defensive runs saved (to TB s Kevin Kiermaier). Matt Kemp OF yrs #27 MIN Series:.250 (2-8) Last HR: 8/6 at STL (Broxton) Homestand:.250 (2-8) Current Streak: 2 games (2-8,.250) Season-Long Streak: 11 games, 7/15-7/26 (15-47,.319) Joined the team on 8/2 after being acquired along with cash considerations from San Diego on 7/30, in exchange for OF Hector Olivera. Collected his first hit (2B in the 5th) and RBI (SF in the 6th) as a Brave on 8/3 vs. PIT. Hit his first home run with Atlanta, 8/6 at STL. Has hit safely in eight of his last nine starts (11-for-40,.275) with one HR and six RBI. Is 12-for-54 (.222) in 15 games with the Braves. Has seven walks in 15 games with the Braves...Walked 16 times in 100 games with SD. Has seven go-ahead RBI since the All-Star break, tied for the second most in the NL. Started in left field, 8/2, went 0-for-4. It was his first start in LF since 7/20/14. Ranks tied for T10th in the NL with 24 home runs. In 28 games since the All-Star break, is hitting.269 (29-for-108) with 8 HR, 7 2B and 18 RBI. The eight home runs are four off the ML lead. Is a two-time All-Star (2011 & 2012) and won both the Rawlings Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award in 2009 and He finished second in the National League MVP voting in 2011 after leading the NL with 39 home runs, 126 RBI, 115 runs. Nick Markakis OF yrs #22 MIN Series:.286 (2-7), 1 HR Last HR: 8/17 vs. MIN (Gibson) Homestand:.286 (2-7), 1 HR Current Streak: 2 games (2-7,.286, 1 HR) Season-Long Streak: 7 games, 2x, last: 7/27-8/3 (10-26,.385, 1 HR) Batting.304 (17-for-56) with three doubles, three homers, five multi-hit games and 12 RBI in 15 games since 8/2 (the day Matt Kemp joined the Braves starting lineup). Has 17 RBI in his last 24 games. Has reached base safely via hit or walk in 32 of his last 38 contests for a.367 on-base pct. Tied for the team lead with 29 doubles. Had 6 consecutive doubles, 4/9-11. Had 3 doubles, 4/10 vs. STL, tying his career high. He and 1B Freddie Freeman (29 doubles), are only pair of NL teammates who both have at least 29 doubles. Ranks tied for 5th in the NL with 29 two-out RBI. Batting.301 (40-for-133) with RISP, the best mark among qualifiers on the team. Led off 4/28 at BOS with a double, tying a Braves franchise record for the most doubles (11) in the month of April (Hank Aaron, 1969 and M. Giles, 2003). Jace Peterson INF yrs #8 MIN Series:.000 (0-6) Last HR: 8/12 at WAS (Strasburg) Homestand:.000 (0-6) Current Streak: 0-7 Season-Long Streak: 13 games, 6/19-7/2 (19-53,.358, 3 HR) Is just 3-for-33 in his last 12 games (dating to 8/4). In 46 games from 6/10 to 8/3, batted.304 (48-for-158) with eight doubles, five home runs and 23 runs scored. Since returning from Triple-A Gwinnett on 6/10, has hit.267 (51-for-191) with a.357 on-base percentage, six HR and 27 runs scored in 58 games. All 6 of his HR have come since his recall from Gwinnett (AAA) on 6/10. Hit in a career-best 13 consecutive games 6/19-7/2, (19-for-53,.358). Has made 60 total starts with ATL, including 48 at second base, 11 in left field and one at third base. Made his first career start in LF, 4/14 at WSH. Recalled on 6/10 from Triple-A Gwinnett. Opened the season on ATL s roster and played in 21 games with ATL before being optioned to GWN on 5/2 (.188, 18-for-97). Anthony Recker C yrs #20 MIN Series:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 8/12 at WAS (Belisle) Homestand:.000 (0-4) Current Streak: 0-8 Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 7/30-8/9 (8-16,.500) Hitting.317 (13-for-41) with eight RBI in his last 13 games. Hit a two-run home run, 8/12 at WSH. The blast was his first in the majors since a twohomer game on 5/14/15 at CHI. Made his first start with ATL, 7/17 vs. COL in the team s shutout win. Is batting. 300 (15- for-50) with five doubles, eight RBI and a Has a.390 OBP in 17 games with ATL. ATL selected his contract from Gwinnett, (AAA) 7/15. Pinch hit and singled that night. Began the season with Columbus (AAA) in CLE s organization before ATL acquired him for cash considerations on 5/9. Hit.243 (33-for-136) with six HR in 40 games for GWN. Dansby Swanson INF yrs #2 MIN Series:.500 (2-4) Last HR: None Homestand:.500 (2-4) Current Streak: 1 game (2-4,.500) Season-Long Streak: 1 game (2-4,.500) Had his contract selected yesterday from Double-A Mississippi and made his Major League debut when he started at shortstop and batted in the No. 8 spot. Went 2-for-4 in his MLB debut last night to become the 14th Atlanta Braves player (since 1966) to record at least two hits in his MLB debut and the first since Tommy La Stella did so on 5/28/14 at BOS. Last night he became the first No. 1 pick to make his MLB debut in the season immediately following the year he was drafted (2015) since WSH s Stephen Strasburg, Played in 105 games between Carolina (A) and Mississippi (AA) this season, batting a combined.275 (113-for-411) with 25 doubles, 68 runs scored and a.362 OBP. Batted.261 (87-for-333) over 89 games with 13 doubles, five triples, eight home runs, 45 RBI and 54 runs scored with MIS. Reached base via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 24 of his last 27 games with MIS, while scoring 17 runs. Opened the 2016 campaign with Atlanta s High-A affiliate (Carolina) and hit.333 (26- for-78) with 12 doubles, 10 RBI, 14 runs scored and a.441 on-base percentage in 21 games before a promotion to Carolina on 4/30. Made 126 starts in the minors - all at shortstop - and owns a.977 career fielding percentage. This season, is fielding at a.978 mark.

5 Braves Blasts HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo Opponent Solo Braves 2-Run Opponent 2-Run Braves 3-Run Opponent 3-Run Braves Grand Slams Opponent Grand Slams Braves Total Opponent Total BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opposing Pitchers(s) 6/10 CHI 2 Garcia/Flowers Hammel MULTI-HOMER GAMES Kemp 9 2 7/22/16 at WSH Freeman 8 2 8/10/16 at MIL Francoeur 7 0 4/9/10 vs. WAS Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Markakis 3 1 7/7/16 at CHI Flowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK Smith 1 1 5/17/16 at PIT Aybar 1 0 9/18/11 at BAL Beckham 1 0 6/1/12 vs. SEA Inciarte 1 0 9/27/15 at SD Recker 1 0 5/14/16 at CHI LEAD-OFF HOMERS Aybar 4 0 5/4/14 vs. TEX (Darvish) Markakis 3 0 8/1/15 at PHI (Nola) Beckham 2 0 5/14/14 at OAK (Milone) Inciarte 1 0 8/22/15 at CIN (DeSclafani) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Kemp 6 0 7/18/2012 ((Diekman) Freeman 3 1 6/1/15 vs. SF (Law) Francoeur 3 0 7/19/15 vs MIA (Ramos) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Beckham 1 0 6/21/15 vs. TEX (Claudio) Flowers 1 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK (Chavez) Garcia 1 0 8/3/15 vs. SF (Vogelsong) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) Kemp 6 0 6/4/11 at CIN (Ondrusek) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Francoeur 2 0 6/6/15 vs. SF (Bumgarner) Flowers 1 0 8/28/11 at SEA (Vargas) Peterson 1 0 5/16/15 at MIA (Latos) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Pierzynski 5 0 6/3/15 at ARI (Ziegler) Kemp 3 0 6/10/11 at COL (Belisle) Snyder 2 1 6/24/16 vs. NYM (Matz) Beckham 1 1 5/25/16 vs. MIL (Capuano) Francoeur 1 0 7/17/15 vs. MIA (Dunn) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Braves Recent Transactions August 18: Optioned RHP Jason Hursh to Gwinnett (AAA). Returned RHP Arodys Vizcaino from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. August 17: Placed C A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Returned C Tyler Flowers from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. Selected the contract of INF Dansby Swanson from Mississippi (AA). Designated INF/OF Mike Aviles for assignment. August 16: Acquired INF/OF Mike Aviles and minor league C Kade Scivicque from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Erick Aybar. August 13: Recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP Akeel Morris to Mississippi (AA). HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player Total Hits Career High Hits Aybar , 7/3/15 Beckham , 5x, last: 5/6/14 Bonifacio , 4/2/14 Brignac , 9/14/09 Castro , 5x, last: 4/24/16 d Arnaud , 3x, last: 6/8/16 Flowers , 3x, last: 4/19/16 Francoeur , 12x, last: 5/27/16 Freeman , 5x, last: 6/19/16 Garcia , 7/8/16 Inciarte , 5x, last: 9/27/15 Johnson , 11x, last: 5/27/13 Kemp , 8/2/10 Markakis , 7/3/11 Olivera , 2x, last: 9/27/15 Peterson , 6x, last: 9/7/15 Pierzynski , 2x, last: 5/15/12 Recker , 5/25/14 Smith , 3x, last: 5/14/16 Snyder , 2x, last: 5/7/12 Stubbs , 2x, last: 5/3/13 Swanson , 8/17/16 Teheran , 6x, last: 6/25/16 Tuiasosopo , 2x, 5/15/13 Wisler , 7/28/16 Totals HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI Inciarte 7/19-8/ (28-for-76) 1 4 Aybar 7/26-8/ (20-for-52) 0 5 Peterson 6/19-7/ (19-for-53) 3 7 Garcia 7/ (17-for-42) 3 6 RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games GW 2-Out Player Total RBI RBI* Career High RBI Aybar , 4x, last: 9/2/13 Beckham , 3x, last: 6/20/12 Bonifacio , 4x, last: 9/1/11 Brignac , 7/17/10 Chacin , 2x, 9/20/13 Castro , 2x, last: 4/20/16 d Arnaud , 5x, last: 8/6/16 Flowers , 2x, last: 9/2/14 Foltynewicz , 5/1/15 Francoeur , 4/12/08 Freeman , 4x, last: 9/23/15 Garcia , 5x, last: 8/6/16 Inciarte , 4./13/15 Johnson , 2x, last: 5/27/13 Kemp , 2x, last: 4/9/16 Markakis , 6/10/11 Olivera , 9/7/15 Peterson , 5/16/15 Pierzynski , 6/12/03 Recker , 6x, last: 9/21/14 Smith , 5/17/16 Snyder , 5/7/12 Stubbs , 7/4/10 Swanson Teheran , 2x, last: 5/15/15 Tuiasosopo , 4/26/13 Wisler , 3x, last: 7/23/16 Totals (*145 total 2-out runs) August 12: Designated RHP Roberto Hernandez for assignment. Optioned RHP Brandon Cunniff to Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contract of RHP Jason Hursh from Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Akeel Morris from Mississippi (AA). Claimed INF/OF Kyle Kubitza on waivers from the Texas Rangers and optioned him to Gwinnett (AAA). Designated LHP Manny Banuelos for assignment and released him. August 10: Claimed RHP Wilfredo Boscan on waivers from the Pirrsburgh Pirates. Transferred OF Mallex Smith to the 60-day disabled list. August 8: Activated RHP Chaz Roe. Placed RHP Chris Withrow on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation. Returned RHP Shea Simmons from his rehabilitation assignment, reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Gwinnett (AAA). August 7: Selected the contract of RHP Madison Younginer from Gwinnett (AAA). Designated OF/INF Brandon Snyder for assignment. Claimed RHP Chaz Roe on outright waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. August 6: Selected the contract of RHP Roberto Hernandez from Gwinnett (AAA). Acquired minor-league LHP Michael Mader and minor-league SS Anfernee Seymour from Miami in exchange for LHP Hunter Cervenka. August 3: Selected the contract of RHP Rob Whalen and RHP Brandon Cunniff from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP Ryan Weber and INF Daniel Castro to Gwinnett. Transferred RHP Dan Winkler to the 60-day disabled list. August 2: Placed RHP Julio Teheran on the 15-day disabled list with a right lat strain. Activated OF Matt Kemp. Tomahawk Chops Braves Disabled/Inactive List Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Ender Inciarte OF Left hamstring strain 15-day 4/10 (retroactive to 4/9) 5/7 26 Gordon Beckham INF Left hamstring strain 15-day 4/18 (retroactive 4/17) 5/10 18 Manny Banuelos LHP Left elbow inflammation 15-day 4/2 (retroactive to 3/25) 5/23 42 Jim Johnson RHP Right groin strain 15-day 5/10 6/3 23 Erick Aybar INF Right foot contusion 15-day 5/28 6/12 14 Gordon Beckham INF Left hamstring strain 15-day 6/2 7/7 32 Eric O Flaherty LHP Right knee strain 15-day 6/13 7/16 28 Hector Olivera OF Placed on Major League Baseball s Restricted List - 4/13 7/30 (traded to LAD) 98 Mike Foltynewicz RHP Right elbow soreness 15-day 6/4 (retroactive to 5/31) 6/30 28 Shea Simmons RHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 15-day 4/2 8/8 111 Tyler Flowers C Left hand fracture 15-day 7/15 (retroactive to 7/10) 8/17 30 Paco Rodriguez LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 2/ Jesse Biddle LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/ Andrew McKirahan LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/ Dan Winkler RHP Fractured right elbow 60-day 4/ Williams Perez RHP Right rotator cuff strain 60-day 6/8 (retroactive to 6/7) Mallex Smith OF Fractured left thumb 15-day 6/21 (retroactive to 6/20) John Gant RHP Left oblique strain 15-day 6/ Arodys Vizcaino RHP Right oblique strain 15-day 7/ Matt Marksberry LHP Left rotator cuff inflammation 15-day 7/ Julio Teheran RHP Right lat strain 15-day 8/2 (retroactive to 7/31) Chris Withrow RHP Right elbow inflammation 15-day 8/ A.J. Pierzynski C Left hamstring strain 15-day 8/

6 Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 4/4 WSH H-D L, 4-3 (10) Treinen-O Flaherty-Papelbon 48,282* 0-1 T /5 OPEN DATE 0-1 T /6 WSH H-N L, 3-1 Strasburg-Norris-Papelbon 18, /7 OPEN DATE /8 STL H-N L, 7-4 Siegrist-O Flaherty-Rosenthal 24, /9 STL H-N L, 12-2 Martinez-Teheran-None 33, /10 STL H-D L, 12-7 Oh-Johnson-Rosenthal 23, /11 at WSH R-N L, 6-4 Scherzer-Norris-Papelbon 18, /12 at WSH R-N L, 2-1 Treinen-Johnson-Rivero 18, /13 at WSH R-N L, 3-0 Roark-Wisler-Papelbon 19, /14 at WSH R-D L, 6-2 Strasburg-Teheran-None 21, /15 at MIA R-N W 6-3 Ogando-Phelps-Vizcaino 18, /16 at MIA R-N W, 6-4 Norris-Koehler-Grilli 33, /17 at MIA R-D W, 6-5 (10) Grilli-Jackson-Wisler 24, /18 OPEN DATE /19 LAD H-N W, 8-1 Weber-Wood-None, 14, /20 LAD H-N L, 5-3 (10) Blanton-Grilli-Jansen 16, /21 LAD H-D L, 2-1 (10) Hatcher-Ogando-Jansen 18, /22 NYM H-N L, 6-3 Harvey-Norris-Familia 21, /23 NYM H-N L, 8-2 Matz-Chacin-None 35, /24 NYM H-D L, 3-2 degrom-blair-familia 32, /25 BOS H-N L, 1-0 Porcello-Teheran-Kimbrel 22, /26 BOS H-N L, 11-4 Price-Wisler-None 23, /27 at BOS R-N L, 9-4 Wright-Norris-None 33, /28 at BOS R-N W, 5-3 Chacin-Buchholz-Vizcaino 32, /29 at CHI R-D L, 6-1 Strop-Johnson-None 34, /30 at CHI R-D PPD (Re-scheduled for July 7) APRIL TOTALS 331,710 (25,516 average in 13 dates) /1 at CHI R-D W, 4-3 Vizcaino-Rondon-Grilli 40, /2 at NYM R-N L, 4-1 Colon-Foltynewicz-None 23, /3 at NYM R-N W, 3-0 Wisler-Harvey-Vizcaino 27, /4 at NYM R-D L, 8-0 Matz-Chacin-None 31, /5 OPEN DATE /6 ARI H-N L, 7-2 Greinke-Blair-None 23, /7 ARI H-N L, 3-2 Miller-Norris-Ziegler 22, /8 ARI H-D L, 5-3 Delgado-Johnson-Ziegler 17, /9 OPEN DATE /10 PHI H-N L, 3-2 Morgan-Wisler-Gomez 14, /11 PHI H-N W, 5-1 Perez-Eickhoff-None 13, /12 PHI H-N L, 7-4 (10) Bailey-Grilli-Gomez 15, /13 at KC R-N L, 5-1 Volquez-Teheran-None 33, /14 at KC R-N W, 5-0 Foltynewicz-Gee-None 36, /15 at KC R-D L, 4-2 (13) Wang-O Flaherty-None 33, /16 at PIT R-N L, 8-5 Niese-Perez-Melancon 16, /17 at PIT R-N L, 12-9 Nicasio-Blair-Melancon 19, /18 at PIT R-N W, 3-0 Teheran-Liriano-Vizcaino 18, /19 at PIT R-N L, 8-2 Locke-Foltynewicz-None 23, /20 at PHI R-N W, 5-1 Wisler-Nola-None 27, /21 at PHI R-D W, 2-0 Perez-Morgan-Vizcaino 20, /22 at PHI R-D L, 5-0 Eickhoff-Kelly-None 23, /23 OPEN DATE /24 MIL H-N L, 2-1 Blazek-Norris-Jeffress 15, /25 MIL H-N L, 3-2 (13) Blazek-Kelly-Torres 12, /26 MIL H-N L, 6-2 Peralta-Wisler-Torres 14, /27 MIA H-N W, 4-2 Krol-Phelps-Vizcaino 19, /28 MIA H-D W, 7-2 O Flaherty-Urena-None 33, /29 MIA H-N L, 7-3 Koehler-Teheran-None 50,247* /30 SF H-D W, 5-3 Foltynewicz-Samardzija-None 23, /31 SF H-N L, 4-0 Peavy-Wisler-None 15, MAY TOTALS 291,951 (20,854 average in 14 dates) /1 SF H-N W, 5-4 (11) Withrow-Law-None 15, /2 SF H-D L, 6-0 Bumgarner-Blair-None 15, /3 at LAD R-N L, 4-2 Maeda-Teheran-Jansen 46, /4 at LAD R-N L, 4-0 Kershaw-Norris-None 47, /5 at LAD R-D L, 12-6 Kazmir-Wisler-None 47, /6 at SD R-N L, 7-2 Friedrich-Perez-None 20, /7 at SD R-N L, 4-3 Thornton-Vizcaino-None 22, /8 at SD R-D W, 4-2 Teheran-Pomeranz-Vizcaino 22, /9 OPEN DATE /10 CHI H-N W, 5-1 Norris-Hammel-None 30, /11 CHI H-D L, 8-2 Arrieta-Wisler-None 43, /12 CHI H-D L, 8-2 Lester-Gant-None 31, /13 CIN H-N L, 9-8 Ohlendorf-Vizcaino-Cingrani 13, /14 CIN H-N L, 3-1 Finnegan-Teheran-Wood 13, /15 CIN H-N W, 9-8 (13) Ogando-Simon-None 14, /16 CIN H-D W, 7-2 Wisler-Straily-None 21, /17 at NYM R-N W, 5-1 Gant-Harvey-None 40, /18 at NYM R-N W, 4-3 Alvarez-Reed-Johnson 32, /19 at NYM R-D W, 6-0 TEHERAN-deGrom-None 41, /20 OPEN DATE /21 at MIA R-N W, 3-2 (10) Withrow-Barraclough-Vizcaino 19, /22 at MIA R-D L, 3-0 Conley-Gant-Ramos 22, /23 NYM H-N W, 4-3 Johnson-Reed-Vizcaino 22, /24 NYM H-N L, 8-6 Robles-Blair-Familia 25, /25 NYM H-N l, 1-0 (11) Reed-Alvarez-Familia 40, /26 NYM H-D W, 5-2 Norris-Colon-Vizcaino 20, /27 CLE H-N L, 8-3 Bauer-Jenkins-None 15, /28 CLE H-N L, 5-3 Kluber-Vizcaino-Allen 19, /29 CLE H-N L, 3-0 Salazar-De La Cruz-Allen 16, /30 MIA H-N W, 8-4 Alvarez-Chen-None 16, JUNE TOTALS 376,281 (22,134 average in 17 dates) /1 MIA H-N L, 7-5 (12) Wittgren-Kelly-McGowen 32, /2 MIA H-D W, 9-1 Harrell-Fernandez-None 23, /3 MIA H-N L, 5-2 Conley-Wisler-None 12, /4 at PHI R-D L, 8-2 Eickhoff-De La Cruz-None 19, /5 at PHI R-N L, 5-1 Eflin-Foltynewicz-None 18, /6 at PHI R-D L, 4-3 Neris-Vizcaino-Gomez 19, /7 at CHI R-N W, 4-3 (11) Alvarez-Patton-Cabrera 41, /8 at CWS R-N W, 11-8 Wisler-Sale-None 26, /9 at CWS R-D L, 5-4 Quintana-Teheran-Jones 23, /10 at CWS R-D W, 2-0 Foltynewicz-Shields-Johnson 29, Schedule and Results Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK /12 87th ALL-STAR GAME American League 4, National League /13 ALL-STAR BREAK /14 ALL-STAR BREAK /15 COL H-N L, 11-2 De La Rosa-Harrell-None 27, /16 COL H-N L, 4-3 Logan-Johnson-Estevez 28, /17 COL H-D W, 1-0 Johnson-Germen-None 18, /18 at CIN R-N L, 8-2 Finnegan-Wisler-None 21, /19 at CIN R-N W, 5-4 (11) Cabrera-Cingrani-None 23, /20 at CIN R-D L, 6-2 DeSclafani-Harrell-None 22, /21 at COL R-N L, 7-3 Bettis-Foltynewicz-None 36, /22 at COL R-N L, 4-3 Gray-De La Cruz-Estevez 35, /23 at COL R-N L, 8-4 Anderson-Wisler-None 46, /24 at COL R-D L, 7-2 Chatwood-Jenkins-None 34, /25 OPEN DATE /26 at MIN R-N W, 2-0 Harrell-Santana-Johnson 26, /27 at MIN R-N W, 9-7 Foltynewicz-Duffy-Johnson 29, /28 PHI H-N L, 7-5 Nola-Wisler-Gomez 22, /29 PHI H-N W, 2-1 Jenkins-Velasquez-Johnson 27, /30 PHI H-N L, 9-5 Hellickson-Teheran-None 38, /31 PHI H-D W, 2-1 Cabrera-Bailey-Johnson 21, JULY TOTALS 191,845 (23,980 average in 8 dates) /1 OPEN DATE /2 PIT H-N L, 5-3 Cole-Foltynewicz-Watson 20, /3 PIT H-N W, 8-4 Whalen-Locke-None 19, /4 PIT H-N W, 5-2 Cervenka-Vogelsong-Johnson 20, /5 at STL R-N L, 1-0 Garcia-De La Cruz-Oh 42, /6 at STL R-N W, 13-5 Hernandez-Martinez-Nonw 45,468* /7 at STL R-D W, 6-3 Foltynewicz-Wainwright-Johnson 42, /8 at MIL R-N W, 4-3 (12) Cunniff-Torres-Johnson 20, /9 at MIL R-N W, 2-1 Jenkins-Peralta-Cabrera 20, /10 at MIL R-N L, 4-3 Anderson-De La Cruz-Thornburg 20, /11 at MIL R-D L, 11-3 Garza-Hernandez-None 30, /12 at WSH R-N W, 8-5 Foltynewicz-Strasburg-Johnson 29, /13 at WSH R-N L, 7-6 Lopez-Whalen-Melancon 38,490* /14 at WSH R-D L, 9-1 Roark-Jenkins-None 29, /15 OPEN DATE /16 MIN H-N L, 4-2 Santana-De La Cruz-Kintzler 17, /17 MIN H-N L, 10-3 Gibson-Foltynewicz-None 19, /18 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 8/20 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/21 WSH H-D 1:35p 8/22 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/23 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/26 at SF R-N 10:15p 8/27 at SF R-N 9:05p 8/28 at SF R-D 4:05p 8/30 SD H-N 7:10p 8/31 SD H-N 7:10p AUGUST TOALS 97,356 (19,471 average in 5 dates) 7-8 9/1 SD H-D 12:10p 9/2 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/3 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/4 at PHI R-D 1:35p 9/5 at WSH R-D 4:05p 9/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/8 OPEN DATE 9/9 NYM H-N 7:35p 9/10 NYM H-N 7:10p 9/11 NYM H-D 1:35p 9/12 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/13 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/14 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/15 OPEN DATE 9/16 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/17 WSH H-D 1:05p 9/18 WSH H-D 1:35p 9/19 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/20 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/22 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/23 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/24 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/25 at MIA R-D 1:10p 9/26 OPEN DATE 9/27 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/28 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/29 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/30 DET H-N 7:35p SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 DET H-N 7:10p 10/2 DET H-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game

7 Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: Yesterday s Record: 2-2 August 18, 2016 International League (AAA) 55-69, 1st (+0.5), South Division Yesterday: Gwinnett 9, Charlotte 4 WP: Chris Ellis (4-4, 6.27) LP: Juan Minaya (3-3, 4.43) S: None Southern League (AA) First Half: 34-35, 3rd (-6.5), South Division Second Half: 32-18, 1st (+6.0) Yesterday: Mississippi 6, Pensacola 3 WP: Sean Newcomb (7-7, 4.10) LP: Jackson Stephens (8-11, 3.29) S: David Peterson (7) Carolina League (High-A) First Half: 29-41, 3rd (-14.5), Southern Division Second Half: 16-37, 4th (-18.0) Yesterday: Salem 5, Carolina 1 WP: Daniel McGrath (7-5, 3.96) LP: Wes Parsons (0-1, 4.54) S: None South Atlantic League (Single-A) First Half: 27-42, 6th (-15.0), Southern Division Second Half: 29-22, 2nd (-4.0) Yesterday: PPD WP: N/A LP: N/A S: N/A Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Carolina Mudcats Rome Braves Appalachian League (Rookie) 25-26, 4th (-5.5), Eastern Division Yesterday: OFF WP: N/A LP: N/A S: N/A Danville Braves Gulf Coast League Braves Gulf Coast League (Rookie) 23-24, 1st (+2.0), Northern Division Yesterday: GCL Yankees West 5, GCL Braves 4 WP: Brignel Mendez (2-0, 4.50) LP: Tucker Davidson (0-3, 1.53) S: None Recap: Gwinnett scored five runs in the top of the seventh to power a 9-4 win over Charlotte (CWS) last night and jump back into first place in the IL South... RHP Chris Ellis earned his fourth win with the G-Braves after yielding three hits, four runs and three walks over 6.0 innings in the start, striking out six...three Gwinnett pitchers allowed just four Charlotte hits on the night... OF Brandon Snyder paced the G-Braves offense with a 3-for-5 night, including two doubles, two RBI and a run... OF Kyle Kubitza went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI. Next Game: 8/18 vs. Charlotte, 7:05 p.m. RH Aaron Blair (4-3, 4.04) vs. RH David Holmberg Recap: Mississippi used a four-run fifth to earn a comefrom-behind, series-opening 6-3 win over Pensacola (CIN) yesterday...lhp Sean Newcomb earned his team-best seventh win after tossing 5.0 innings of three-run baseball, surrendering six hits and just one walk while fanning seven...rhp Akeel Morris struck out five in 2.0 perfect innings of relief...1b Jacob Schrader led the offensive effort with the second two-homer game of his career, going 3-for-4 with three RBI...2B Ozzie Albies had two hits, including a double, two runs and his 17th stolen base. Next Game: 8/18 vs. Pensacola, 8:00 p.m. LH Michael Mader (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Barrett Astin Recap: Two Salem (BOS) pitcheres held Carolina to just one hit as the Red Sox topped the Mudcats 5-1 last night...2b Travis Demeritte (1-for-4, R) tripled in Carolina s first at-bat of the game, but the Mudcats were held hitless over the final eight innings... RHP Wes Parsons took his first loss of the season after allowing three runs (two earned), five hits and a pair of walks over 4.2 innings in the start, striking out four... RHP Andrew Thurman followed with 3.1 innings of two-run relief. Next Game: 8/18 at Salem, 7:05 p.m. RH Caleb Beech (2-7, 4.53) vs. RH Michael Kopech Recap: Rome and Hagerstown (WSH) saw the second game of their three-game set postponed last night due to unplayable field conditions...the two are set to play a doubleheader tonight, with first pitch slated for 5:00 p.m. Next Game: 8/18 vs. Hagerstown, 5:00 p.m. LH Ricardo Sanchez (6-9, 5.20) vs. TBD - GM 1 LH Oriel Caicedo (2-5, 5.13) vs. TBD - GM 2 Recap: Danville enjoyed its final scheduled day off of the season yesterday, before kicking off a six-game homestand tonight...the D-Braves are slated to host Greeneville (HOU) for three games beginning this evening, before a three-game set versus Bluefield (TOR) Next Game: 8/18 vs. Greeneville, 7:00 p.m. LH Jaret Hellinger (2-3, 4.66) vs. RH Forrest Whitley Recap: The GCL Yankees West scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and top the GCL Braves 5-4 yesterday afternoon...rhp Alan Rangel started for the Braves and was touched for six hits and three runs over 2.2 innings, matching walks and strikeouts with two apiece...lhp Tucker Davidson was saddled with the loss after 3.0 innings of two-run relief...of Anthony Concepcion went a perfect 3-for-3 with his teambest fourth home run, and drove in three of the Braves four runs...c Alan Crowley went 2-for-4. Next Game: 8/18 vs. GCL Yankees West, 12:00 p.m. TBD vs. TBD W: Aaron Blair/Chris Ellis, 4 S: Maikel Cleto/Bradley Roney, 4 K: Aaron Blair, 67 Starter ERA: Casey Kelly, 3.53 (29 ER/74.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Rob Wooten, 3.03 (20 ER/59.1 IP) AVG: Ronnier Mustelier,.292 (108-for-370) HR: Matt Tuiasosopo, 11 RBI: Rio Ruiz, 45 SB: Emilio Bonifacio, 36 W: Sean Newcomb, 7 S: David Peterson, 7 K: Sean Newcomb, 133 Starter ERA: Lucas Sims, 2.54 (20 ER/71.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Caleb Dirks, 1.33 (3 ER/20.1 IP) AVG: Ozzie Albies,.336 (86-for-256) HR: Jacob Schrader, 12 RBI: Dustin Peterson, 81 SB: Ozzie Albies, 17 W: Matt Withrow, 7 S: Sean McLaughlin, 5 K: Matt Withrow, 104 Starter ERA: Matt Withrow, 4.24 (48 ER/102.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Sean McLaughlin, 2.78 (17 ER/55.0 IP) AVG: Keith Curcio,.278 (111-for-399) HR: Braxton Davidson, 10 RBI: Braxton Davidson, 61 SB: Keith Curcio, 22 W: Patrick Weigel, 10 S: Josh Graham/Devan Watts, 6 K: Patrick Weigel, 135 Starter ERA: Patrick Weigel, 2.51 (36 ER/129.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Josh Graham, 3.16 (13 ER/37.0 IP) AVG: Luke Dykstra,.304 (98-for-322) HR: Austin Riley, 15 RBI: Austin Riley, 62 SB: Ray-Patrick Didder, 32 W: Jhon Martinez, 4 S: Brandon S. White, 6 K: Jhon Martinez, 36 Starter ERA: Luis Gamez, 2.93 (9 ER/27.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Tyler Hyssong, 0.75 (1ER/12.0 IP) AVG: Ramon Osuna,.348 (40-for-115) HR: Ryan O Malley, 5 RBI: Brett Cumberland/Ramon Osuna, 23 SB: Matt Gonzalez, 7 W: Odalvi Javier, 4 S: Ryan Schlosser, 4 K: Alan Rangel, 42 Starter ERA: Kyle Muller, 0.76 (2 ER/23.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Ryan Schlosser, 0.69 (1 ER/13.0 IP) AVG: Anthony Concepcion,.291 (43-for-148) HR: Anthony Concepcion, 4 RBI: Anthony Concepcion, 31 SB: Randy Ventura, 10 Player Award RHP Max Povse CL Pitcher of the Week (4/7-17) RHP Aaron Blair IL Pitcher of the Week (4/18-4/24) RHP Williams Perez IL Pitcher of the Week (5/2-8) RHP Mike Soroka RHP Patrick Weigel C Jonathan Morales INF Luke Dykstra OF Ray-Patrick Didder RHP Evan Phillips Carolina League All-Star RHP Max Povse Carolina League All-Star RHP Chris Ellis Southern League All-Star 2016 Players of the Week/Month Awards Player Award C Willians Astudillo Southern League All-Star INF Dansby Swanson Southern League All-Star OF Dustin Peterson Southern League All-Star INF Joey Meneses CL Player of the Week (6/6-12) OF Dustin Peterson SL Player of the Week (6/13-19) OF Ronnier Mustelier International League All-Star INF Ozzie Albies SL Player of the Week (7/4-10) LHP Kolby Allard Appy League Pitcher of the Week (7/11-17) OF Dustin Peterson SL Player of the Week (7/18-24) INF Carlos Franco SL Player of the Week (8/1-7) LHP Jed Bradley SL Pitcher of the Week (8/8-14) ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages ).***