6/26 at TOL W, /27 at TOL L, /28 at TOL L, /3 at CHA 7:05 PM

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1 Gwinnett Braves (40-41, 2 nd in IL South, 9.5 GB) RHP Aaron Blair (5-4, 5.22 ERA) AT Charlotte Knights (36-45, 3 rd in IL South, 13.5 GB) RHP Chris Volstad (1-3, 6.39 ERA) Monday, July 3, :05 PM BB&T Ballpark, Charlotte, NC Game #82 of 142 Road Game #43 Radio Broadcast: 97.7 FM Tonight s Game: The Gwinnett Braves conclude an eight-game, two-city road trip tonight with the finale of a four-game series vs. the Charlotte Knights (Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox). South Standings: At 40-41, Gwinnett trails Durham (50-32) by a season-high 9.5 games for first place in the International League South Division. The G-Braves, winners of the IL South in 2016, lead third-place Charlotte (36-45) by 4.0 games and fourth-place Norfolk (35-48) by 6.0 games. All Time vs. Charlotte: Gwinnett is (.487) in 193 games vs. Charlotte since 2009, and has won the season series three times in that span (13-8 in 2011, 13-9 in 2013, 13-9 in 2014). Wisler s Shutout Leads G-Braves to Split: After falling 8-3 in the completion of Saturday s suspended game, the G-Braves beat the Charlotte Knights 7-0 in game two yesterday at BB&T Ballpark. RHP Matt Wisler (W, 4-5) Road Trip (2-5) DATE RESULT held the Knights to just three singles over 7.0 scoreless innings, 6/26 at TOL W, 11-4 walked none and struck out two for the complete-game shutout. 6/27 at TOL L, 1-5 All seven Gwinnett runs came via the long-ball, as DH Rio Ruiz 6/28 at TOL L, 4-5 (1-for-3, HR, R, RBI) went deep for a 1-0 lead in the first inning, 6/29 at TOL L, 5-12 SS Ozzie Albies (3-for-4, HR, 2 R, RBI, SB) made it 2-0 with a 6/30 at CHA L, 2-6 solo homer in the third, RF Kyle Kubitza (2-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI) 7/1 at CHA L, 3-8 blasted a three-run shot in the fourth and LF Xavier Avery (1-for- 7/2 at CHA W, 7-0 3, HR, R, 2 RBI) added a two-run clout to cap a five-run fourth. The four homers a single-game season high for the G-Braves 7/3 at CHA 7:05 PM all came off Knights RHP Lucas Giolito (L, 2-8), who yielded seven runs on nine hits over 3.2 innings. Wisler, While He Works: Matt Wisler recorded the second complete-game shutout of his career yesterday (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 SO, 77 pitches/52 strikes), his first since 7/1/12 with Class-A Fort Wayne at Lake County (6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 SO in rain-shortened 4-0 win). Wisler is 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA (5 ER in 24.1 IP) over his last four outings with Gwinnett, lowering his season ERA from 5.01 to 3.84 (10 th in IL) he s now fourth among IL starters in lowest BB/9.0 IP ratio (1.92). Power Surge: After hitting just nine home runs over a 20-game span from 6/1-6/22, the G-Braves have combined to hit 17 homers over the last 10 games. The 17 clouts belong to Xavier Avery (4, #4-7), Ozzie Albies (3, #5-7), Carlos Franco (3, #3-5), Sean Kazmar Jr. (2, #6-7), Rio Ruiz (2, #5-6), Matt Tuiasosopo (2, #6-7) and Kyle Kubitza (1, #4). Thanks to the power surge, Gwinnett has moved from tied for eighth in the IL in homers on 6/23 (52) to sixth in the league in homers (69). Freeman on Rehab: Freddie Freeman, on the Atlanta Braves 10-day disabled list since 5/18 with a left wrist fracture, is scheduled to play his second rehab game with Gwinnett tonight. On 7/1, he started at 3B for the first time since 8/24/07 in the GCL and went 0-for-1 (BB, SO) at the plate. Career with Gwinnett: Including his 2010 Triple-A debut and two other rehab stints (strained right oblique in 2013 and 2015), Freeman has combined to bat.323 (155-for-480, 38 2B, 2 3B, 18 HR, 76 R, 91 RBI, 6 SB) in 130 career games with the G-Braves. X-Factor: Xavier Avery enters play riding a season-best 17-game on-base streak he s batting.345 (19-for-55, 4 2B, 2 HR, 14 R, 13 RBI, 3 SB) on the streak dating back to 6/10. In 70 total games this season, Avery is batting.279 (62-for-222, 16 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 44 R, 25 RBI, 12 SB) he ranks tied for 10 th in the IL in runs scored and leads Gwinnett in OBP (.356), SLG (.473) and OPS (.829). Ozz-Feast: Ozzie Albies tallied his team-leading 23 rd multi-hit game of the year yesterday. He has reached base safely in 29 of his last 30 games since 5/25, batting.308 (40-for-130, 4 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 19 R, 20 RBI, 6 SB) in that span he posted a team-best 24-game on-base streak from 5/25-6/26 (.291, 30-for-103, 4 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 15 R, 16 RBI, 7 BB,.348 OBP). Albies, Sims Named Triple-A All-Stars: On 6/29, the IL selected INF Ozzie Albies and RHP Lucas Sims to represent the G-Braves in the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game (7/12 in Tacoma, WA). Albies: The 20-year-old is batting a team-best.285 (88-for-309, 15 2B, 7 3B, 7 HR, 48 R, 34 RBI, 20 SB) in 73 games during his second season with Gwinnett. He ranks among IL offensive leaders in stolen bases (2 nd ), triples (2 nd ), at-bats (3 rd ), hits (T-3 rd ), total bases (T-5 th, 138) and runs (6 th ). Sims: The 23-year-old Lawrenceville, GA native is 6-3 with a 4.00 ERA (40 ER in 90.0 IP) in 16 starts during his second season with Gwinnett. He leads the IL in strikeouts (96) and is also among league leaders in starts (T-1 st ), SO/9.0 IP ratio for starters (2 nd, 9.60), innings (3 rd ), WHIP (5 th, 1.19), fewest baserunners/9.0 IP ratio for starters (5 th, 11.00), lowest BAA (6 th,.230) and wins (T-9 th ) RECORD BREAKDOWN Current Streak: Won 1 Last 10 Games: 4-6 Long Winning Streak: 6 Games (4/11-4/16) Long Losing Streak: 5 Games (2x, last: 6/27-7/1) Record Since 2009: (.489) Home: Leading after 6: 35-5 Road: Leading after 7: 35-2 Day Games: 11-9 Leading after 8: 32-1 Night Games: Tied after 6: 3-7 Extra Innings: 3-4 Tied after 7: 2-7 Doubleheaders: 3-1 Tied after 8: 3-7 Shutout W/L: 7-3 Trailing after 6: 2-29 Last AB W/L: 7-10 Trailing after 7: 2-32 Walk-Off W/L: 3-6 Trailing after 8: 1-33 Score First: With a HR: Score Last: 23-8 Without a HR: Run Games: Allow a HR: Run Games: 10-7 Allow no HR: Run Games: 3-8 With an Error: Run Games: Without an Error: April: 14-9 Vs. LH Starter: May: Vs. RH Starter: June: Vs. Rehab Starter: 2-1 July: 1-1 Pre All-Star: August: 0-0 Post All-Star: 0-0 September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: VS. CHARLOTTE (94-99 Since 2009) Offense vs. CHA Home: , 11 HR, 49 RBI Road: Pitching vs. CHA Overall: ERA,.246 BAA TEAM IL RANKINGS Batting:.256 (8 th ) ERA: 4.18 (10 th ) Runs: 359 (6 th ) Runs: 360 (5 th ) Hits: 697 (7 th ) ER: 329 (T-5 th ) 2B: 135 (7 th ) Innings: (7 th ) 3B: 20 (T-2 nd ) SO: 684 (3 rd ) HR: 69 (6 th ) BB: 275 (8 th ) RBI: 329 (9 th ) CG: 2 (T-5 th ) Steals: 69 (4 th ) SHO: 7 (T-6 th ) OBP:.320 (11 th ) Holds: 31 (T-3 rd ) SLG:.396 (8 th ) Saves: 22 (T-3 rd ) OPS:.716 (9 th ) WHIP: 1.36 (8 th ) TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) AVG: Albies (.285) ERA: Wisler (3.84) OBP: Avery (.356) WHIP: Sims (1.19) SLG: Avery (.473) Wins: 2 Tied (6) OPS: Avery (.829) IP: Sims (90.0) Hits: Albies (88) SO: Sims (96)* HR: 4 Tied (7) QS: Sims (8) Runs: Albies (48) CG: 2 Tied (1) RBI: 2 Tied (34) Holds: Dirks (6) Steals: Albies (20) Saves: Da. Peterson (5) Heating Up: Kyle Kubitza is batting.325 (27-for-83, 3 2B, 3 HR, 18 R, 13 RBI, SB) in his last 27 games, raising his season average from.181 to.245. After hitting.244 (1 HR, 5 RBI) over his first 12 games with Gwinnett, Carlos Franco is batting.250 (26-for-104, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI) in his last 28 games he leads the Atlanta Braves system in homers (16) and RBI (56). Since rejoining the G-Braves on 6/23, Rio Ruiz is batting.282 (11-for-39, 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI) in 10 games. Pen Performers: Akeel Morris was named Gwinnett s Pitcher of the Month for June by Atlanta (0-0, 2.19 ERA, 3 ER in 12.1 IP, 5 BB, 17 SO in 8G). Enrique Burgos has posted a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 10.1 IP) and a.032 BAA (1-for-31, 7 BB, 13 SO) in 10 outings since joining Gwinnett on 5/28. Evan Phillips has posted a 0.71 ERA (1 ER in 12.2 IP) and a.163 BAA (7-for-43, 9 BB, 11 SO) in 11 games since joining Gwinnett for his Triple-A debut on 5/30. David Peterson (1-1, 3.63 ERA, teamhigh 5 saves in 31 games) currently ranks among IL relief leaders in lowest BB/9.0 IP ratio (3 rd, 1.13) and games (T-4 th ). Media Contact: Dave Lezotte ( ) Live video stream at MiLB.TV All Times Eastern, Dates/Times Subject to Change UPCOMING PROBABLES Live audio stream at TuneIn Radio App Date Time Opponent Gwinnett Starter Opponent Starter Broadcast Tuesday, July 4 7:05 PM vs. Norfolk LHP Andrew Albers (6-3, 3.99) RHP Jordan Kipper (3-4, 4.45) 97.7 FM Wednesday, July 5 7:05 PM vs. Norfolk RHP Kris Medlen (0-2, 7.01) LHP Chris Lee (3-4, 5.84) 97.7 FM Thursday, July 6 12:05 PM vs. Norfolk RHP Lucas Sims (6-3, 4.00) LHP Jayson Aquino (2-7, 4.46) 97.7 FM Friday, July 7 7:05 PM vs. Indianapolis RHP Matt Wisler (4-5, 3.84) TBA 97.7 FM

2 NOTES, ETC. Monday, July 3, 2017 at Charlotte Page 2 Winkler on Rehab: Atlanta Braves RHP Dan Winkler, on the disabled list since 3/30 following 2016 surgery on his right elbow, is 0-0 with an ERA (6 ER in 3.0 IP) in three rehab outings with Gwinnett, his Triple-A debut. The 27- year-old reliever is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA (7 ER in 7.0 IP) in seven rehab outings between Class-A Rome (0-0, 9.00 ERA in 1G), Advanced-A Florida (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 3G) and Gwinnett this season. Kazmar Climbs Gwinnett Career Lists: Sean Kazmar Jr. is in his fifth season with the G-Braves in He s batting.269 (388-for-1440, 85 2B, 9 3B, 20 HR, 172 R, 157 RBI, 18 SB) in 416 games with Gwinnett since Passing Canizares: Kazmar tallied his 157 th RBI with Gwinnett on 7/1 at Charlotte (solo HR off LHP Matt Purke), passing Barbaro Canizares (156 RBI from ) for fourth place on the G-Braves all-time RBI list. Sean Kazmar Jr. Among GWN Career Leaders CATEGORY HITTER NO. Doubles 1. Sean Kazmar Jr Ernesto Mejia 72 Games 1. Sean Kazmar Jr Jose Constanza 368 At-Bats 1. Jose Constanza 1, Sean Kazmar Jr. 1,440 Hits 1. Jose Constanza Sean Kazmar Jr Jose Constanza 13 Triples T-2. Ozzie Albies 10 T-2. Todd Cunningham 10 T-4. Sean Kazmar Jr. 9 RBI 1. Ernesto Mejia 2. Stefan Gartrell 3. Joey Terdoslavich 4. Sean Kazmar Jr Prospecting: Gwinnett s active roster includes five members of the MLB.com Atlanta Braves Top 30 Prospects list: INF Ozzie Albies (No. 1), OF Dustin Peterson (No. 17), RHP Lucas Sims (No. 18), 3B Rio Ruiz (No. 22) and RHP Akeel Morris (No. 26). Albies is the lone member of the group to be ranked on MLB.com s Top 100 Prospects list (No. 7). Major Promotions: The Atlanta Braves have recalled or purchased 12 members of the Gwinnett roster in 2017: INF Johan Camargo (4/11-4/20, 5/17-5/20, 6/2-current), RHP Jason Hursh (4/12-4/14, 6/11-6/27), RHP Luke Jackson (4/14-4/20, 5/20-current), RHP Aaron Blair (4/20-4/23), RHP Matt Wisler (4/23-5/4, 5/25-6/2, 6/10-6/11), OF Lane Adams (4/25-5/9, 6/7-current), RHP Jason Motte (4/27-current), LHP Sam Freeman (5/4-current), 3B Rio Ruiz (5/18-6/22), LHP Sean Newcomb (6/10-current), INF Jace Peterson (6/22- current) and LHP Rex Brothers (6/29-current). MLB Debuts: Of that group, Camargo and Newcomb are the only two to make their Major League debuts this season. Camargo debuted as a pinch hitter on 4/11 at Miami (0-1, SO), and Newcomb debuted as the starting pitcher on 6/10 vs. New York (loss, 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO). Berryhill at the Helm: Former Atlanta Braves catcher Damon Berryhill is the sixth manager in the nine-year history of the G-Braves. He is (.517) in 886 games across nine seasons as a MiLB manager, including stops at Advanced-A Bakersfield (Texas Rangers, 2008), Rookie-level Ogden (Los Angeles Dodgers, ), Triple-A Albuquerque (Dodgers, 2014) and Triple-A Oklahoma City (Dodgers, 2015). Berryhill was named the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year in 2015 after guiding Oklahoma City to a leaguebest record and the American Northern Division title. Meet the Staff: Berryhill is joined by pitching coach Reid Cornelius (1 st season), hitting coach John Moses (3 rd season), coach Jose Mota (3 rd season), coach Billy Nicholson (8 th season), certified athletic trainer Nick Flynn (1 st season) and strength & conditioning coach Jason Curry (4 th season). Cornelius: Joins the Braves organization after spending the last 14 seasons with the Florida/Miami Marlins, including the last seven seasons as the Marlins Major League bullpen coach ( ). Moses: Returns to the hitting coach position after making his managerial debut with Gwinnett in 2016 he led the G-Braves to a (.444) record over 81 regular-season games and guided the club to the IL South title. Last, But Not Least: The G-Braves are 7-10 (.412) in 17 games decided in the last at-bat this season, including 3-6 (.333) in nine walk-off decisions. Six different players have tallied last at-bat GWRBI for Gwinnett in 2017: 2017 Last At-Bat Wins (7) DATE SCORE GAME-WINNING PLAY 4/16 at DUR 7-5 (9 th ) Rojas Jr. 2-run single past 2B. 4/19 vs. ROC 7-6 (9 th ) Adams 2-run walk-off single past SS. 4/29-G2 vs. PAW 3-1 (9 th ) Ruiz 2-run walk-off homer to RF. 5/5 at CHA 5-4 (9 th ) Camargo sacrifice fly to CF. 5/29 vs. SYR 4-3 (10 th ) Adams walk-off single to RF. 6/3 at IND 6-4 (11 th ) Albies 2-run HR to RF. 6/14 at TOL 5-4 (9 th ) J. Peterson 2-run single to CF. VS. THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Home Road Total Vs. Charlotte Vs. Durham Vs. Norfolk Vs. IL South Vs. Buffalo Vs. Lehigh Valley Vs. Pawtucket Vs. Rochester Vs. Scranton/WB Vs. Syracuse Vs. IL North Vs. Columbus Vs. Indianapolis Vs. Louisville Vs. Toledo Vs. IL West TEAM DEFENSE (8 th in IL) % G PO A E TC DP PB CATCHERS CS SB ATT PCT PB W-L Freitas Lalli Recker Schlehuber TOTAL: OUTFIELD ASSISTS (8 Total): Kubitza (3), Rojas Jr. (3), Adams (1), Du. Peterson (1) PITCHER PICKOFFS (6 Total): Sims (2), Albers (1), E. Franco (1), Newcomb (1), Wisler (1) CATCHER PICKOFFS (1 Total): Lalli (1) RECENT TRANSACTIONS (See All on Page 12) 6/10 LHP Sean Newcomb had his contract selected by ATL from GWN. RHP Matt Wisler recalled by ATL from GWN. RHP Jason Hursh optioned to GWN by ATL. OF Stephen Gaylor activated off MIS disabled list, assigned to GWN. 6/11 RHP Matt Wisler returned to GWN by ATL. RHP Jason Hursh recalled by ATL from GWN. 6/12 RHP Caleb Dirks activated off GWN temporary inactive list. RHP Wes Parsons transferred to MIS from GWN. 6/13 INF Ozzie Albies activated off the GWN disabled list. INF Emerson Landoni placed on the GWN disabled list. 6/17 RHP Caleb Dirks placed on the GWN disabled list. 6/18 LHP Rex Brothers assigned to GWN from MIS. 6/20 RHP Patrick Weigel placed on the GWN disabled list. C Braeden Schlehuber retires from his playing career. INF Emerson Landoni activated off the GWN disabled list. 6/22 3B Rio Ruiz optioned to GWN by ATL. INF Jace Peterson recalled by ATL from GWN. 6/27 RHP Dan Winkler, on the ATL disabled list since 3/30, had his rehab assignment transferred to GWN from FLA. 6/28 RHP Jason Hursh optioned to GWN by ATL. 6/29 LHP Rex Brothers had his contract selected by ATL from GWN. 7/1 INF Freddie Freeman, on the ATL disabled list since 5/18, assigned to rehab with GWN IL AND ORGANIZATION AWARDS PLAYER AWARD STATS Lane Adams IL Batter of the Week (4/10-16).450 (9-20), 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI Lucas Sims IL Pitcher of the Week (4/17-23) 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 SO in 1 start Mel Rojas Jr. GWN Player of the Month (April).250 (22-88), 5 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBI Lucas Sims GWN Pitcher of the Month (April) 2-0, 2.66 ERA, 21 SO in 4 starts Johan Camargo GWN Player of the Month (May).337 (30-89), 10 XBH, 14 RBI Caleb Dirks GWN Pitcher of the Month (May) 1-0, 1.62 ERA, 25 SO in 11G Ozzie Albies IL Mid-Season All-Star.271, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 18 SB in 69G Lucas Sims IL Mid-Season All-Star 6-3, 3.98 ERA, 92 SO in 15 starts Ozzie Albies GWN Player of the Month (June).312 (29-93) 11 XBH, 16 RBI Akeel Morris GWN Pitcher of the Month (June) 0-0, 2.19 ERA, 17 SO in 8G

3 STARTING PITCHER Monday, July 3, 2017 at Charlotte Page 3 Aaron Blair RHP #36 HT/WT: 6-4 / 250 BORN: 5/26/92 in Las Vegas, NV RESIDES: Las Vegas, NV OBTAINED: Via trade with Arizona on 12/9/15 in a deal that included RHP Shelby Miller Year Team W/L ERA G/GS CG/SH IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO BAA WHIP GO/AO 2016 ATLANTA (MLB) /15 0/ Gwinnett (AAA) /13 0/ Gwinnett (AAA) /14 1/ MiLB Career: /90 3/ MLB Career: /15 0/ Tonight s Start: 25-year-old right-hander Aaron Blair makes his 15 th start of the season tonight in the finale of this four-game series at Charlotte. It is his 92 nd career minor league appearance (91 st start). Career with Gwinnett: In 27 games (all starts) with the G-Braves since the start of 2016, Blair is 10-8 with a 4.93 ERA (77 ER in IP). Vs. Charlotte: Blair faces Charlotte for the third time this season and the seventh time in his career tonight. He s 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA (13 ER in 28.1 IP) in six previous starts vs. the Knights, all with Gwinnett, in 2016 (0-1, 6.35 ERA in 4 starts) and 2017 (1-0, 0.79 ERA in 2 starts). Vs. Chicago: He has not faced the Knights parent club the Chicago White Sox in his 15-game Major League career with Atlanta. Last Start: On 6/28 at Toledo, Blair pitched 5.1 innings (8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO) in a no-decision. He left with the game tied at 4-4 in the sixth inning, and Gwinnett went on to lose 5-4 to the Mud Hens. Last Win: On 6/23 vs. Norfolk, Blair pitched a rain-shortened 6.0-inning complete game (3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO) and earned the win, leading Gwinnett to a 4-3 victory. The outing was Blair s first CG as a G-Brave and the third of his minor league career. It was also the club s first CG since a 7.0-inning effort by Matt Wisler in game one of a doubleheader on 8/19/16 vs. Charlotte (win, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 SO in 7-5 victory). BLAIR S 2017 GAME LOG Gwinnett Braves (AAA) DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF NP-S 4/6/17 DUR L, W, L, /10/17 TOL W, L, /26/17 SYR W, /6/17 NOR /11/17 CHA W, L, /23/17 NOR W, with Atlanta: The Atlanta Braves recalled Blair on 4/20, but he did not appear in a game before being optioned back to Gwinnett on 4/23. About 2016: Blair split the season between Gwinnett and Atlanta, going 2-7 with a 7.59 ERA in 15 starts over four stints on his MLB debut (4/24-5/17, 5/28-6/24, 8/28, 9/18-10/2) and 5-4 with a 4.65 ERA in 13 starts for the G-Braves. IL Pitcher of the Week: Named IL Pitcher of the Week for 4/18-4/24 after going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 7.0 IP) and 10 strikeouts in one start. MLB Debut: Selected by Atlanta on 4/24, Blair made his MLB debut that day vs. the New York Mets (loss, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER in 3-2 loss). IL Playoffs: After being placed on DL on 8/29 with a left knee strain, he made two rehab starts for the G-Braves during the IL Playoffs, going 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA (6 ER in 13.1 IP). The win came in Game 1 of the Governors Cup Finals at Scranton/WB on 9/13 (7.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO in 7-4 win). First MLB Win: Promoted to Atlanta again on 9/18, Blair earned his first Major League win on 9/19 at the Mets, working 6.0 innings (4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO) in a 7-3 Braves victory. MiLB Career Highlights: Entering 2017, Blair was with a 3.46 ERA in 77 career minor league outings (76 starts) over four seasons. Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round (36 th overall) in the 2013 June free agent draft out of Marshall University (Huntington, WV). Made his professional debut in 2013, going 1-3 with a 3.14 ERA in 11 starts between Short-A Hillsboro and Class-A South Bend. Named D-backs MiLB Pitcher of the Month for June 2014 (3-0, 3.06 ERA in 5 starts) and Southern League Pitcher of the Week for 7/21/14-7/28/14. Earned Arizona s 2014 MiLB Pitcher of the Year Award and was named a D-backs Organization All-Star by MiLB.com after going 9-5 with a 3.56 ERA in 27 starts between South Bend, Advanced-A Visalia and Mobile. Named Arizona s MiLB Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season in 2015 after going 13-5 with a 2.92 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno also named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star. Blair ranked among Diamondbacks MiLB pitching leaders in wins (T-1 st ), strikeouts (4 th, 120) and ERA (5 th ). Arizona traded Blair to Atlanta along with OF Ender Inciarte and SS Dansby Swanson in exchange for RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier on 12/9/ SEASON SPLITS (With Gwinnett) Vs. Left.257 (36-140), 5 HR, 23 RBI, 18 BB, 24 SO Vs. Right:.260 (33-127), 2 HR, 15 RBI, 17 BB, 29 SO Home: 3-1, 4.50 ERA (15 ER in 30.0 IP),.265 BAA Road: 2-3, 5.77 ERA (25 ER in 39.0 IP),.253 BAA Day: 1-0, 3.09 ERA (4 ER in 11.2 IP),.267 BAA Night: 4-4, 5.65 ERA (36 ER in 57.1 IP),.257 BAA Holding Runners: 2 CS, 12 SB, 14 ATT (.143), 0 Pickoffs With the Bat:.500 (1-2) CAREER HIGHS & LOWS Innings: 8.0 (9/1/15 w/reno at Sacramento) Most Walks: 6 (2x, last: 6/2/15 w/mobile vs. Pensacola) Most Strikeouts: 12 (4/27/14 w/south Bend vs. Lake County) Low-Hit 9.0-inning CG: None Low-ER 9.0-inning CG: None GWINNETT STARTING PITCHERS *At least 6.0 IP, no more than 3 ER ^Runs scored while starter is in the game Pitcher W-L, ERA Last Gwinnett Start / Final Line Team W-L Quality* Run Support^ Albers 4-2, 3.70 TOL (L): 5.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HB, 1 BB, 4 SO (80p/56s) RPG (34 Total) Blair 5-4, 5.22 TOL (ND): 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO (101p/64s) RPG (41 Total) Medlen 0-2, 7.01 CHA (L): 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO (91p/56s) RPG (4 Total) Sims 6-3, 4.00 CHA (ND): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 SO (58p/39s) RPG (68 Total) Wisler 4-5, 3.84 CHA (W): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO (77p/52s in CG SHO) RPG (35 Total) OTHERS (E. Franco, Jackson, Newcomb, Parsons, Weigel): RPG (61 Total) TEAM TOTALS: RPG (243 Total)

4 BRAVES BULLPEN Monday, July 3, 2017 at Charlotte Page 4 STARTERS: RELIEVERS: TOTALS: PITCHING BREAKDOWN W/L ERA Quality SO/9.0 IP BB/9.0 IP IP H R ER HR BB SO W/L ERA SV/Opp Holds IR/Scored IP H R ER HR BB SO / / W/L ERA BAA SO/9.0 IP BB/9.0 IP IP H R ER HR BB SO Enrique Burgos RHP #39 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 0-0, 0.00 ERA,.032 BAA, 1 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.0, last: 6/26), SO (4, on 6/26), BB (3, on 4/8), H (2, last: 5/13), ER (2, last: 5/13) Last HR Allowed: 5/14/17, Reno vs. New Orleans (Isaac Galloway, solo) Last Win: 5/8/17, SAC MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 24-20, 4.28 ERA (209 ER in IP), 64 saves in 252 games (52 starts). Last Loss: 5/9/17, SAC MLB Career (entering 2017): 3-4, 5.27 ERA (40 ER in 68.1 IP), 3 saves in 73 games (0 starts) with Arizona from Last Save: 6/24/17, GWN vs. NOR In 10 outings with Gwinnett, is posting a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 10.1 IP) and a.032 BAA (1-for-31, 7 BB, 13 SO). Sv/Opp*: 1/1 Acquired by Atlanta from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations on 5/20. Holds*: 2 Prior to the trade, logged 11 outings with Triple-A Reno, going 1-1 with a 6.23 ERA (9 ER in 13.0 IP) and 1 save (1-for-1). IR/Scored*: 5/1 Made 43 MLB appearances with Arizona in 2016, going 1-2 with a 5.66 ERA (26 ER in 41.1 IP) and 1 save (1-for-4). Also pitched 24 times for Reno in 2016, going 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA (6 ER in 27.2 IP) and 1 save (1-for-3). Made MLB debut with the D-backs in 2015, going 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA (14 ER in 27.0 IP) and 2 saves (2-for-4) in 30 games. *With Gwinnett His father, Enrique Sr., played for Kansas City (1993) and San Francisco (1995) first father/son MLB duo from Panama. Originally signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as a non-drafted free agent on 7/19/07 out of Panama City, Panama. TOL Stranded 2 of 2 IR for Cabrera. Mauricio Cabrera RHP #48 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 2-2, 8.06 ERA,.256 BAA, 3 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.0, last: 6/9), SO (2, last: 6/24), BB (3, last: 6/5), H (4, on 6/29), ER (4, last: 6/29) Last HR Allowed: 6/13/17, Toledo (Michael Almanzar, solo) Last Win: 5/29/17, GWN vs. SYR MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 14-24, 4.43 ERA (188 ER in IP), 8 saves in 160 games (50 starts). Last Loss: 6/16/17, COL MLB Career (entering 2017): 5-1, 2.82 ERA (12 ER in 38.1 IP), 6 saves in 41 games (0 starts) with Atlanta in Last Save: 5/27/17, GWN vs. SYR Earned first career Triple-A win on 5/5 at CHA (2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER), first Triple-A save on 5/11 vs. TOL (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R). Sv/Opp*: 3/4 Activated off rehab assignment (on DL since 3/30 with strained right elbow) by Atlanta and optioned to Gwinnett on 5/7. Holds*: 2 On rehab assignment with G-Braves from 5/2-5/6, went 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA (2 ER in 3.0 IP) in 2 games (Triple-A debut). IR/Scored*: 0/0 Also made 2 scoreless rehab appearances (0 ER in 3.0 IP) for Advanced-A Florida from 4/26-4/29. Made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, going 5-1 with a 2.82 ERA and 6 saves (6-for-7) in 41 relief outings. *With Gwinnett Opened 2016 with Double-A Mississippi, going 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA and 4 saves (4-for-7) in 25 relief appearances. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/10 out of Las Matas de Farfan, D.R. TOL (4) Has allowed 5 ER in last 2 games, 1.2 IP. Rhiner Cruz RHP #30 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide) 1-4, 2.70 ERA,.217 BAA, 3 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.0, last: 6/25), SO (4, on 4/7), BB (3, on 5/6), H (3, last: 6/25), ER (2, on 4/25) Last HR Allowed: 6/3/17, Indianapolis (Joey Terdoslavich, solo) Last Win: 4/15/17, DUR MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 17-25, 3.56 ERA (174 ER in IP), 51 saves in 299 games (1 start). Last Loss: 6/25/17, GWN vs. NOR MLB Career (entering 2017): 1-3, 5.31 ERA (45 ER in 76.1 IP), 0 saves in 72 games (0 starts) with Houston in Last Save: 6/14/17, TOL In his 3 saves this season, has allowed just 1 hit and no walks over 3.1 scoreless innings while striking out 7. Sv/Opp: 3/6 In 9 May outings, went 0-0 with a 1.74 ERA (2 ER in 10.1 IP), a.118 BAA (4-for-34, 15 SO) and 2 saves (2-for-3). Holds: 2 Earned his first MiLB win since 4/29/14 with Oklahoma City on 4/15 at Durham (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO). IR/Scored: 13/2 Played for Yucatan and Laguna of Mexican League in 2016, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA and 3 saves (3-for-4) in 8 games. Spent all of 2015 with Rakuten of the Japan Pacific League, going 1-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 52 relief appearances. Pitched for the Houston Astros in 2012 (1-1, 6.05 ERA in 52 games) and 2013 (0-2, 3.38 ERA in 20 games). Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 12/1/16 originally signed by Detroit as an international FA on 9/30/03. 6/25 vs. NOR L, (1) Lost for the 2 nd straight outing. Caleb Dirks RHP #34 (full bio on Page 30 of Media Guide) 2-2, 3.06 ERA,.202 BAA, 2 SV 17 Highs: IP (3.0, last: 6/8), SO (5, on 5/18), BB (2, on 4/21), H (4, on 4/16), ER (3, on 4/16) Last HR Allowed: 5/5/17, Charlotte (Adam Engel, solo) Last Win: 5/10/17, GWN vs. TOL MiLB Career (as of 6/17/17): 11-7, 1.66 ERA (33 ER in IP), 21 saves in 133 games (0 starts). Last Loss: 6/5/17, GWN vs. NOR Placed on the Gwinnett disabled list on 6/17. Last Save: 6/8/17, GWN vs. CHA Named Gwinnett s Pitcher of the Month for May by Atlanta (1-0, 1.62 ERA,.183 BAA, 3 holds, 1 save in 11 games). Sv/Opp: 2/6 Made 21 appearances with Double-A Mississippi in 2016, going 2-1 with a 0.91 ERA and 2 saves (2-for-3). Holds: 6 Pitched 3 times for the M-Braves in the 2016 Southern League Playoffs (0-1, 4.91 ERA). IR/Scored: 22/7 Re-acquired by the Braves from the LA Dodgers in exchange for RHP Bud Norris, OF Dian Toscano on 6/30/16. Opened last season with Double-A Tulsa (LA Dodgers), going 3-2 with a 1.44 ERA and 6 saves (6-for-7) in 28 games. Selected to the 2016 Texas League All-Star Game after going 2-2 with a 1.53 ERA in 26 first-half games with Tulsa. Originally selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 15 th round of the 2014 draft (California Baptist University, Riverside, CA). TOL Stranded 2 of 2 IR for Medlen. Jason Hursh RHP #40 (full bio on Page 30 of Media Guide) 2-2, 5.12 ERA,.341 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.2, on 4/7), SO (4, on 4/29), BB (2, on 5/22), H (5, on 5/3), ER (3, on 5/3) Last HR Allowed: 5/7/17, Charlotte (Adam Engel, solo) Last Win: 6/22/17, ATL vs. SF MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 21-18, 3.46 ERA (146 ER in IP), 10 saves in 134 games (50 starts). Last Loss: 7/1/17, CHA MLB Career (as of 6/28/17): 1-0, 7.71 ERA (6 ER in 7.0 IP), 0 saves in 8 games (0 starts) with Atlanta from Last Save: 6/5/17, MIS vs. BLX Optioned to Gwinnett on 6/28 is 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA (1 ER in 5.2 IP) in 6 relief outings with Atlanta this season. Sv/Opp*: 0/2 Earned first career MLB win on 6/22 vs. San Francisco (0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO in win). Holds*: 3 Opened 2017 with Gwinnett, going 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA (9 ER in 17.1 IP) in 10 games sent to Mississippi on 5/11. IR/Scored*: 1/1 In 10 games with the M-Braves from 5/12-6/5, went 0-0 with a 1.23 ERA (2 ER in 14.2 IP) and 5 saves (5-for-5). Made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, going 0-0 with a ERA in 2 relief appearances. Went 3-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 3 saves (3-for-5) in 43 outings between Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett last year. *With Gwinnett Appeared 3 times in relief for the G-Braves during the 2016 Governors Cup Playoffs (0-0, 2.45 ERA, 1 hold). Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1 st round (31 st overall) of the 2013 draft (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK). CHA L, (2) First outing with Gwinnett since 5/9.

5 BRAVES BULLPEN Monday, July 3, 2017 at Charlotte Page 5 Akeel Morris RHP #22 (full bio on Page 42 of Media Guide) 0-2, 2.79 ERA,.230 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (3.0 IP, last: 5/25), SO (4, last: 6/18), BB (2, last: 6/21), H (4, on 6/25), ER (2, last: 6/25) Last HR Allowed: 6/25/17, Gwinnett vs. Norfolk (Pedro Alvarez, 2-run) Last Win: 7/21/16, TNS MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 17-18, 2.78 ERA (116 ER in IP), 42 saves in 204 games (26 starts). Last Loss: 5/31/17, LOU MLB Career (entering 2017): 0-0, ERA (5 ER in 0.2 IP), 0 saves in 1 game (0 starts) with NY Mets in Last Save: 4/18/17, MIS vs. MOB Named Gwinnett s Pitcher of the Month for June by Atlanta (0-0, 2.19 ERA, 3 ER in 12.1 IP, 5 BB, 17 SO in 8G). Sv/Opp*: 0/1 Did not allow a run to his own line over 5 consecutive outings, 9.1 innings from 5/17-5/29. Holds*: 1 Promoted to Gwinnett on 4/25 made his Triple-A debut on 4/28 at Pawtucket (3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 SO). IR/Scored*: 13/2 Opened 2017 with Double-A Mississippi, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 7.2 IP) and 4 saves (4-for-4) in 6 games. Is currently ranked the Braves No. 26 prospect by MLB.com. Made 25 relief appearances for Mississippi last season, going 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA and 0 saves (0-for-1). Appeared four times for the M-Braves in the 2016 Southern League Playoffs (1-1, ERA). *With Gwinnett Acquired by Atlanta from the New York Mets in exchange for 2B Kelly Johnson and cash on 6/8/16. Originally selected by the Mets in the 10 th round of the 2010 draft (Charlotte Amalie HS, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands). TOL Stranded 2 of 2 IR for Blair. David Peterson RHP #25 (full bio on Page 45 of Media Guide) 1-1, 3.63 ERA,.256 BAA, 5 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.0, last: 6/16), SO (3, on 4/18), BB (1, last: 6/19), H (6, on 4/27), ER (3, last: 6/19) Last HR Allowed: 6/16/17, Columbus (Richie Shaffer, 2-run) Last Win: 6/24/17, GWN vs. NOR MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 13-10, 3.59 ERA (90 ER in IP), 36 saves in 159 games (4 starts). Last Loss: 4/27/17, ROC As of 7/3, ranks among IL relief leaders in lowest BB/9.0 IP ratio (3 rd, 1.13) and games (T-4 th, 31). Last Save: 5/16/17, NOR Earned his first win of the season on 6/24 vs. Norfolk (1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO in 5-3 win). Sv/Opp: 5/9 Allowed just 2 unearned runs (both on 4/8 vs. Durham) over his first 7 outings from 4/6-4/26 (0.00 ERA in 10.0 IP). Holds: 4 Opened 2016 with Gwinnett, going 0-2 with a 9.17 ERA and 3 saves (3-for-6) in 15 relief outings. IR/Scored: 17/4 Spent time with Advanced-A Carolina (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 3G) and Double-A Mississippi (2-3, 3.93 ERA in 27G) in Converted 7-of-8 save chances and stranded 15-of-19 inherited runners for the M-Braves last year. Pitched 3 times for MIS during the 2016 Southern League Playoffs, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 3.2 IP). Combined to go 5-0 with a 2.28 ERA in 38 appearances across 3 levels in 2015, finishing with Triple-A debut at Gwinnett. Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 8 th round of the 2012 draft (College of Charleston, SC). CHA Threw 10 pitches, 6 for strikes. Evan Phillips RHP #33 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 0-2, 0.71 ERA,.163 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.1, last: 6/17), SO (4, last: 6/17), BB (3, last: 6/25), H (5, on 4/13), ER (6, on 4/13) Last HR Allowed: 5/7/17, Birmingham (Cameron Seitzer, 2-run) Last Win: 4/9/17, MIS vs. JAX MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 11-10, 3.57 ERA (50 ER in IP), 13 saves in 87 games (0 starts). Last Loss: 6/28/17, TOL Has posted a 0.71 ERA (1 ER in 12.2 IP) and a.163 BAA (7-for-43, 9 BB, 11 SO) in 11 games with Gwinnett. Last Save: 4/28/17, MIS vs. TNS Promoted to Gwinnett from Mississippi on 5/30, made his Triple-A debut on 5/31 at Louisville (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R). Sv/Opp*: 0/0 Made 15 relief appearances with the M-Braves, going 1-1 with an 8.14 ERA (19 ER in 21.0 IP) and 1 save (1-for-2). Holds*: 2 Over his final 5 outings in Double-A, posted a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 7.2 IP) and a.080 BAA (2-for-25, 3 BB, 10 SO). IR/Scored*: 10/1 Logged 22 outings with Mississippi in 2016, going 6-3 with a 4.46 ERA (17 ER in 34.1 IP) and 2 saves (2-for-5). Made 2 appearances for the M-Braves during the 2016 Southern League Playoffs (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 ER in 2.0 IP). Opened 2016 with Advanced-A Carolina, going 2-1 with a 1.27 ERA (4 ER in 28.1 IP) and 8 saves (8-for-10) in 21 games. Was a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star in 2016 (2-1, 0.99 ERA, 8 saves in 20 first-half outings). *With Gwinnett Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 17 th round of the 2015 draft (UNC Wilmington, NC). CHA Caught stealing stranded 1 of 1 IR for Albers. Dan Winkler RHP #56 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 0-0, ERA,.438 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (1.0, last: 7/1), SO (2, last: 7/1), BB (1, last: 6/30), H (4, on 7/1), ER (4, on 7/1) Last HR Allowed: 7/1/17, Charlotte (Rob Brantly, 3-run) Last Win: 5/9/14, ARK MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17): 33-22, 3.44 ERA (167 ER in IP), 0 saves in 83 games (76 starts). Last Loss: 5/15/14, TUL vs. SPR MLB Career (entering 2017): 0-0, 4.50 ERA (2 ER in 4.0 IP), 0 saves in 5 games (0 starts) with Atlanta ( ). Last Save: None Had rehab assignment transferred to Gwinnett on 6/27, made Triple-A debut that night at Toledo (1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 SO). Sv/Opp*: 0/0 Has also appeared on rehab with Advanced-A Florida (0-0, 0.00 in 3G) and Class-A Rome (0-0, 9.00 in 1G) this season. Holds*: 0 On the Atlanta Braves 60-day disabled list since 5/4 (moved from 10-day DL) following right elbow surgery. IR/Scored*: 0/0 Made 3 appearances for Atlanta in 2016 (0-0, 0.00 ERA) before suffering season-ending right elbow fracture on 4/10/16. Returned from 2014 Tommy John surgery to make MLB debut with Atlanta in 2015 (0-0, ERA in 2 relief outings). Selected by the Braves from the Colorado Rockies in the MLB phase of the 2014 Rule 5 Draft. Named Texas League Mid-Season All-Star with Tulsa prior to injury in 2014 (5-2, 1.41 ERA, 71 SO in 70.0 IP in 12 starts). *With Gwinnett Was California League Pitcher of the Year in 2013 with Modesto (12-5, 2.97 ERA, 152 SO in IP in 22 starts). Originally selected by the Rockies in the 20 th round of the 2011 draft (University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL). CHA (4) Has allowed 6 ER in last 2 games, 2.0 IP.

6 BRAVES BATTERS Monday, July 3, 2017 at Charlotte Page 6 Ozzie Albies 2B #1 (full bio on Page 12 of Media Guide).285, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 20 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, on 5/23), HR (1, last: 7/2), RBI (4, on 6/26), SB (2, on 6/14) Last HR: 7/2/17, Charlotte, solo (off RHP Lucas Giolito) CHA: 3-4, HR, 2 R, RBI, SB MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.305 (443-for-1453), 76 2B, 28 3B, 14 HR, 143 RBI, 101 SB in 366 games. Streak: 5G (10-23, 6/28-Current) As of 7/3, ranks among IL top 10 in SB (2 nd, 20), 3B (2 nd, 7), AB (3 rd, 309), H (T-3 rd, 88), TB (T-5 th, 138), R (6 th, 48). Long Streak: 13G (18-58, 4/7-4/20) Selected to 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game is a mid-season All-Star for 2 nd time in his career (2015, South Atlantic). Has 4 career leadoff homers for Gwinnett, including 3 this season (5/2 vs. Durham, 5/16 at Norfolk, 6/28 at Toledo). CHA Series: 6-13 (.462), HR, 2 RBI, SB Reached base safely in 24-straight games from 5/25-6/26, batting.291 (30-for-103, 4 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 15 R, 16 RBI, 4 SB). Road Trip: (.394), 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, On 6/3 at Indianapolis, blasted a game-winning 2-run HR (#3) in the 11 th for a 6-4 win (2-for-5, 3B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI). 2 SB Posted a team-best 13-game hitting streak from 4/7-4/20, batting.310 (18-for-58, 6 2B, 2 3B, 10 R, 7 RBI, 6 SB). 20-year-old is ranked the Braves No. 1 prospect and the No. 7 prospect in MiLB by MLB.com. Won the Southern League Batting Title with Double-A Mississippi in 2016 (.321, 22 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR, 56 R, 33 RBI, 21 SB). Also made his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett in 2016, batting.248 (11 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 27 R, 20 RBI, 9 SB) in 56 games. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/13 out of Willemstad, Curacao. Xavier Avery OF #7 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).279, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 12 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 6/24), HR (2, on 6/24), RBI (4, on 6/24), SB (2, on 4/16) Last HR: 7/2/17, Charlotte, 2-run (off RHP Lucas Giolito) CHA: 1-3, HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SO MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.265 (1064-for-4017), 195 2B, 36 3B, 54 HR, 341 RBI, 249 SB in 1090 games. Streak: 4G (5-13, 6/29-Current) MLB Career (entering 2017):.223 (21-for-94), 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 SB in 32 games with Baltimore in Long Streak: 8G (13-30, 4/8-4/19) As of 7/3, ranks among IL top 10 in runs (T-10 th, 44). Has reached base safely in 17-straight games since 6/10, batting.345 (19-for-55, 4 2B, 4 HR, 14 R, 13 RBI, 3 SB). CHA Series: 3-9 (.333), 2 HR, 3 RBI On 6/24 vs. Norfolk, matched career highs in homers (2) and RBI (4), going 3-for-3 with a pair of 2-run blasts (#4-5). Road Trip: 8-23 (.348), 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, On 5/14 vs. Columbus, fell a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a double (#8), HR (#3) and 2 RBI (#6-7). SB Posted an 8-game hitting streak from 4/8-4/19, batting.433 (13-for-30, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 11 R, RBI, 5 SB) in that span. Spent all of 2016 with Triple-A Norfolk (Baltimore), batting.248 (15 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 18 SB) in 101 games. Has previously played in the International League with Norfolk ( , 2016), Toledo (2015) and Rochester (2015). Signed by Atlanta as MiLB FA on 1/18/17 originally Baltimore s 2 nd -round pick in 2008 (Cedar Grove HS, Ellenwood, GA). Carlos Franco INF #58 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).248, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, on 6/26), HR (2, on 6/26), RBI (5, on 4/10), SB (0) Last HR: 6/26/17, Toledo, solo (off LHP Kyle Ryan, 2 nd of game) CHA: 3-3, R, BB MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.245 (658-for-2688), 119 2B, 17 3B, 49 HR, 338 RBI, 50 SB in 772 games. Streak: 1G (3-3, 7/2-Current) As of 7/3, leads the Atlanta Braves system in HR (16) and RBI (56). Long Streak: 5G (2x, last: 6/11-6/16) On 6/26 at Toledo, set single-game career highs in hits (4) and runs (4), posted 2 nd career 2-homer game (4-for-5, 2 RBI). Promoted to Gwinnett from Double-A Mississippi on 5/19 notched first Triple-A hit on 5/20 at Durham (1-for-3). CHA Series: 3-10 (.300) Opened 2017 with the M-Braves, batting.293 (44-for-150, 7 2B, 11 HR, 20 R, 38 RBI) in 41 games. Road Trip: (.385), 2 HR, 2 RBI As of 5/19, ranked among Southern League leaders in HR (1 st ), RBI (1 st ), TB (1 st, 84), SLG (2 nd,.560), XBH (T-2 nd, 18). Spent all of 2016 with Mississippi, batting.255 (108-for-424, 14 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 37 R, 53 RBI, 3 SB) in 121 games. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 5/9/09 out of Bani, Dominican Republic. Freddie Freeman INF #15.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, last: 4/17), HR (2, last: 4/17), RBI (3, last: 5/15), SB (1, last: 4/29) Last HR: 5/16/17, Toronto, 2-run (off RHP Marco Estrada) CHA: DNP MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.302 (486-for-1610), 105 2B, 9 3B, 51 HR, 277 RBI, 13 SB in 433 games. Streak: -1G (0-1) MLB Career (as of 5/18/17):.290 (995-for-3433), 217 2B, 15 3B, 152 HR, 540 RBI, 23 SB in 946 games with ATL. Long Streak: 0G Began rehab assignment on 7/1 at Charlotte, making first start at 3B since 2007 in the GCL (0-for-1, BB, SO). On Atlanta s 10-day DL since 5/18 (left wrist fracture) batted.341 (46-for-135, 11 2B, 3B, 14 HR, 25 RBI) in 37 games. CHA Series: 0-1 (.000) Current rehab assignment is the 3 rd of his career with Gwinnett (strained right oblique in 2013 and 2015). Road Trip: 0-1 (.000) Played 158 games with Atlanta in 2016, hitting.302 (178-for-589, 43 2B, 6 3B, 34 HR, 102 R, 91 RBI, 6 SB). In 129 career Triple-A games, all with GWN, batting.324 (155-for-479, 38 2B, 2 3B, 18 HR, 76 R, 91 RBI, 6 SB). Is a 2-time National League All-Star, in 2013 (.319, 23 HR, 109 RBI) and 2014 (.288, 18 HR, 78 RBI). Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2 nd round of the 2007 draft (El Modena High School, Orange, CA). David Freitas C #32 (full bio on Page 26 of Media Guide).245, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 6/15), HR (1, last: 5/23), RBI (2, on 5/23), SB (0) Last HR: 5/23/17, Gwinnett vs. Buffalo, 2-run (off LHP TJ House) CHA: DNP MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.272 (605-for-2228), 151 2B, 1 3B, 56 HR, 324 RBI, 8 SB in 643 games. Streak: -2G (0-7) After batting.286 (22-for-77, 2 HR, 5 RBI) in 24 games in April/May, hit.210 (13-for-62, 0 HR, 4 RBI) in 18 June games. Long Streak: 6G (2x, last: 5/3-5/18) On 5/23 vs. Buffalo, notched his lone multi-rbi game of the season, going 1-for-4 with a 2-run HR (#2), 2 RBI (#4-5). Has posted a pair of 6-game hitting streaks, 4/14-4/27 (.368, 2 2B, HR, RBI) and 5/3-5/18 (.474, 2B, RBI). CHA Series: 0-7 (.000) Reached base safely in his first 11 games of the year from 4/7-4/27 (.324, 11-for-34, 2 2B, HR, 7 R, RBI, 8 BB). Road Trip: 1-13 (.077), 2B, 2 RBI Batted.321 (27-for-84, 7 2B, 2 HR, 7 R, 15 RBI, 3 SB) in 25 games with Triple-A Iowa (Chicago Cubs) in Opened and closed 2016 with Double-A Tennessee, batting.286 (71-for-248, 20 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 38 RBI) in 66 games. Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 11/16/16 originally Washington s 15 th -round pick in 2010 (University of Hawaii). Stephen Gaylor OF #26 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).265, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 6/19), RBI (1, on 6/15), HR (0), SB (1, last: 6/19) Last HR: 8/26/16, Biloxi, 2-run (off RHP Stephen Kohlscheen) CHA: 1-3, SO MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.260 (173-for-665), 14 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 31 RBI, 40 SB in 219 games. Streak: 1G (1-3, 7/2-Current) On 6/19 vs. Charlotte, posted his first multi-hit game at the Triple-A level (3-for-4, R, SB). Long Streak: 3G (3-11, 6/21-6/25) In his first Triple-A game of 2017 on 6/11 vs. Charlotte, went 1-for-4 with his first career Triple-A stolen base. Promoted to Gwinnett on 6/10 after batting.118 (4-for-34, 4 R, SB) in 13 games with Double-A Mississippi. CHA Series: 1-3 (.333) Made his Triple-A debut with the G-Braves in 2016, playing in 1 game (5/31 vs. Pawtucket, 1-for-3, R, BB). Road Trip: 1-6 (.167) Also made his Double-A debut with Mississippi last season, batting.250 (27-for-108, 2B, HR, 16 R, 7 RBI, 4 SB) in 49G. Opened 2016 with Advanced-A Carolina, batting.241 (46-for-191, 4 2B, 3B, 29 R, 9 RBI, 14 SB) in 59 games. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 8/12/14 (Berry College, Mount Berry, GA). Sean Kazmar Jr. INF #4 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide).283, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 4 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 7/1), HR (1, last: 7/1), RBI (3, on 5/8), SB (1, last: 6/10) Last HR: 7/1/17, Charlotte, solo (off LHP Matt Purke) CHA: DNP MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.258 (1326-for-5149), 273 2B, 30 3B, 81 HR, 569 RBI, 80 SB in 1419 games. Streak: 5G (8-21, 6/26-Current) MLB Career (entering 2017):.205 (8-for-39), 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB in 19 games with San Diego in Long Streak: 7G (12-31, 5/14-5/21) Has HR (#6-7) in back-to-back games, 6/30 at CHA (solo, off RHP Tyler Danish) and 7/1 at CHA (solo, off LHP Matt Purke). In 416 career games with Gwinnett, is batting.269 (388-for-1440, 85 2B, 9 3B, 20 HR, 172 R, 157 RBI, 18 SB). CHA Series: 4-8 (.500), 2 HR, 2 RBI Ranks among G-Braves career leaders in games (1 st ), doubles (1 st ), at-bats (2 nd ), hits (2 nd ), RBI (4 th ) and triples (T-4 th ). Road Trip: 8-21 (.381), 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI Posted a season-best 7-game hitting streak from 5/14-5/21, batting.387 (12-for-31, 3 2B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, SB) in that span. Set season highs in hits (3) and XBH (2) on 5/18 at Durham, going 3-for-5 with a double (#2), HR (#5), RBI (#14). In 2016, his fourth-straight year with Gwinnett, hit.263 (16 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 35 R, 37 RBI, SB) in 93 games. Batted a team-best.387 (12-for-31, 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) in 8 Governors Cup Playoff games in Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 1/19/13 originally San Diego s 5 th -round pick in 2004 (College of Southern Nevada).

7 BRAVES BATTERS Monday, July 3, 2017 at Charlotte Page 7 Kyle Kubitza INF/OF #17 (full bio on Page 37 of Media Guide).245, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 3 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, on 4/7), HR (2, on 6/15), RBI (4, on 6/15), SB (1, last: 6/8) Last HR: 7/2/17, Charlotte, 3-run (off RHP Lucas Giolito) CHA: 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, 2 SO MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.260 (656-for-2526), 160 2B, 44 3B, 47 HR, 309 RBI, 79 SB in 730 games. Streak: 1G (2-4, 7/2-Current) MLB Career (entering 2017):.194 (7-for-36), 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB in 19 games with LA Angels in Long Streak: 5G (6-18, 4/12-4/19) Batting.325 (27-for-83, 3 2B, 3 HR, 18 R, 13 RBI, SB) in last 27 games, raising season average from.181 to.245. Launched a pair of 2-run homers (#2-3) on 6/15 at Toledo, his 3 rd career multi-hr game (3-for-5, season-high 4 RBI). CHA Series: 3-7 (.429), 2B, HR, 3 RBI Blasted his first homer as a G-Brave on 4/19 vs. Rochester, a solo shot off RHP Jose Berrios (1-for-4, 2 R, RBI). Road Trip: 6-18 (.333), 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI Matched a career high with 4 hits on 4/7 vs. Durham went 4-for-6 with 4 singles in 13-inning game. With Gwinnett in 2016, hit.157 (2B, 3B, 4 RBI) in 20 regular-season games,.200 (2B, R, SB) in 6 playoff games. Played 98 games between Salt Lake (LAA) and Round Rock (TEX) in the PCL in 2016, batting.220 (6 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB). Traded by the Braves to the LA Angels along with RHP Nate Hyatt in exchange for LHP Ricardo Sanchez on 1/8/15. Claimed by Atlanta off waivers from Texas on 8/12/16 originally Braves 3 rd round pick in 2011 (Texas State University). Emerson Landoni INF #27 (full bio on Page 40 of Media Guide).174, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (2, last: 6/28), RBI (2, on 6/6), HR (0), SB (0) Last HR: 8/11/15, Biloxi (2-run, off RHP Martin Viramontes) CHA: 0-3, SO MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.267 (627-for-2348), 91 2B, 15 3B, 14 HR, 229 RBI, 39 SB in 760 games. Streak: -1G (0-3) Batted.286 (6-for-21, R, 5 RBI) in 6 games in June drove in a run in 3-straight games from 6/21-6/28. Long Streak: 4G (5-13, 5/17-6/11) Made his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett in 2016, batting.261 (29-for-111, 4 2B, 10 R, 5 RBI, SB) in 49 games. Also pitched twice in relief for the G-Braves last season, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 2.0 IP). CHA Series: 0-3 (.000) Was active on Gwinnett s Governors Cup Playoff roster, but did not play placed on the disabled list on 9/13/16. Road Trip: 2-7 (.286), RBI Opened 2016 with Double-A Mississippi, batting.222 (8-for-36, 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI) in 14 games. Named Mississippi s Player of the Year for 2015 (.297, 23 2B, 4 3B, HR, 53 R, 45 RBI, 4 SB in 118 games). Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 12/20/11 originally signed by Florida as a NDFA on 12/1/06 out of Maracay, VZ. Dustin Peterson OF #18 (full bio on Page 46 of Media Guide).245, 0 HR, 20 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 5/30), HR (0), RBI (4, on 6/21-G1), SB (0) Last HR: 9/1/16, Mississippi vs. Biloxi, solo (off RHP Tristan Archer) CHA: DNP MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.258 (467-for-1809), 101 2B, 8 3B, 30 HR, 267 RBI, 14 SB in 455 games. Streak: 1G (2-5, 7/1-Current) On 6/21-G1 vs. Charlotte, set single-game season highs in doubles (2, #7-8) and RBI (4, #15-18), going 2-for-3 in 6-0 win. Long Streak: 6G (8-24, 5/30-6/4) Opened 2017 on the DL activated on 5/19 and made his Triple-A debut that night at Durham (1-for-2, 2B). In his 4 th Spring Training game with Atlanta on 3/1 at NYY, suffered a left hamate bone injury underwent surgery on 3/3. CHA Series: 2-9 (.222), 2B Is currently ranked the Atlanta Braves No. 17 prospect by MLB.com. Road Trip: 5-25 (.200), 2B, 2 RBI Was the Braves Minor League Player of the Year in 2016 (.282, 38 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 88 RBI in 132G with Mississippi). Also named a Southern League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star, MiLB.com Braves Organization All-Star for Ranked among SL leaders in 2B (1 st ), XBH (2 nd, 52), TB (2 nd, 226), RBI (T-2 nd ), H (3 rd ), SLG (4 th,.431), and batting (8 th ). In 7 games with Double-A Mississippi during the 2016 SL Playoffs, batted.345 (10-for-29, HR, 6 R, 3 RBI). Acquired by Atlanta via trade with San Diego on 12/19/14 originally Padres 2 nd -round pick in 2013 (Gilbert HS, AZ). Anthony Recker C #20 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide).214, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 6/5), HR (1, last: 5/28), RBI (2, on 5/15), SB (1, on 6/16) Last HR: 5/28/17, Gwinnett vs. Syracuse, solo (off RHP Cody Satterwhite) CHA: 0-3, R, BB, 2 SO, GIDP MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.268 (802-for-2997), 178 2B, 17 3B, 120 HR, 449 RBI, 23 SB in 852 games. Streak: -1G (0-3) MLB Career (as of 4/27/17):.199 (110-for-552), 28 2B, 0 3B, 18 HR, 70 RBI, 3 SB in 206 games with 4 teams. Long Streak: 4G (2x, last: 6/11-6/16) Hit.250 (14-for-56, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI) in 16G in June after batting.212 (11-for-52, 5 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI) in 16G in May. On 5/28 vs. Syracuse, matched a season high with 2 extra-base hits, going 2-for-4 with a double (#5) and solo HR (#4). CHA Series: 0-3 (.000) Homered twice (#2-3) in a 4-game stretch from 5/12-5/16, batting.385 (5-for-13, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI) in that span. Road Trip: 2-10 (.200), 3B, RBI Opened 2017 with Atlanta, batted.143 (1-for-7, R) in 6 games before being optioned to Gwinnett on 4/27. Played in 33 MLB games with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, batting.278 (25-for-90, 8 2B, 2 HR, 6 R, 15 RBI, SB). Also logged 59 Triple-A games between Columbus (Cleveland) and Gwinnett, batting.244 (11 2B, 8 HR, 30 R, 28 RBI, SB). In addition to Atlanta, has also played in MLB with Oakland ( ), Chicago Cubs (2012) and New York Mets ( ). Acquired by Atlanta via trade with Cleveland on 5/9/16 originally Oakland s 18 th -round pick in 2005 (Alvernia College, PA). Rio Ruiz 3B #14 (full bio on Page 52 of Media Guide).267, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 1 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 6/24), RBI (3, on 4/15), HR (1, last: 7/2), SB (1, on 4/30) Last HR: 7/2/17, Charlotte, solo (off RHP Lucas Giolito) CHA: 1-3, HR, R, RBI, BB, SO MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.265 (565-for-2132), 139 2B, 11 3B, 45 HR, 287 RBI, 22 SB in 590 games. Streak: 1G (1-3, 7/2-Current) MLB Career (as of 6/22/17):.184 (16-for-87), 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB in 36 games with Atlanta ( ). Long Streak: 6G (8-26, 4/6-4/11) Since rejoining the G-Braves, batting.282 (11-for-39, 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI) in 10 games. Optioned back to Gwinnett on 6/22 after hitting.175 (14-for-80, 3 2B, 2 HR, 14 R, 9 RBI) in 31 games with Atlanta. CHA Series: 1-11 (.091), HR, 2 RBI With Atlanta on 6/9 vs. NY Mets, tallied walk-off GWRBI, a 9 th -inning pinch-hit single off LHP Josh Edgin for a 3-2 win. Road Trip: 7-28 (.250), 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI Opened 2017 with GWN, hit.262 (37-for-141, 12 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 15 R, 16 RBI, SB) before being recalled by ATL on 5/17. In doubleheader sweep on 4/29 at Pawtucket, went 3-for-7 with 2 game-winning HRs (solo in G1, 2-run walk-off in G2). Is currently ranked the Atlanta Braves No. 22 prospect by MLB.com. Made his Major League debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, batting.286 (2-for-7, 3B, R, 2 RBI, SB) in 5 games. Was G-Braves 2016 Player of the Year (.271, 24 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 52 R, 62 RBI, SB in 133G on Triple-A debut). In 8 Governors Cup Playoff games with the G-Braves in 2016, hit.045 (1-for-22, 2B, R). Acquired by Atlanta from Houston via trade on 1/14/15 originally Astros 4 th -round pick in 2012 (Bishop Amat H.S., CA). Matt Tuiasosopo 1B #5 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide).210, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 1 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 6/25), HR (1, last: 6/25), RBI (4, last: 6/25), SB (1, on 4/21) Last HR: 6/25/17, Gwinnett vs. Norfolk, 3-run (off LHP Chris Lee) CHA: 0-4 MiLB Career (as of 7/3/17):.252 (1106-for-4381), 230 2B, 21 3B, 128 HR, 602 RBI, 52 SB in 1233 games. Streak: -1G (0-4) MLB Career (entering 2017):.206 (74-for-360), 15 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 0 SB in 155 games with SEA, DET, ATL. Long Streak: 6G (2x, last: 6/7-6/13) As of 7/3, ranks among IL leaders in walks (T-8 th, 37). Batted season-best.263 (25-for-95, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 17 R, 14 RBI) in 28 games in June, raising average from.182 to.216. CHA Series: 1-10 (.100) On 6/25 vs. Norfolk, notched season-high 3 hits and tied season-high with 4 RBI (#31-34), going 3-for-5 with 3-run HR (#7). Road Trip: 4-27 (.148) Posted a 17-game on-base streak from 6/3-6/21, batting.298 (17-for-57, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 13 R, 9 RBI) in that span. Has produced a pair of 6-game hitting streaks, from 4/11-4/16 (.348, 2 2B, 6 RBI) and 6/7-6/13 (.381, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI). Logged 64 games with Gwinnett in an injury-shortened 2016 season, batting.246 (52-for-211, 17 2B, 11 HR, 33 R, 28 RBI). Led the G-Braves in homers last year (11) despite spending 7/4-9/6 on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. Activated off Gwinnett s disabled list for the 2016 Governors Cup Playoffs and hit.000 (0-for-11, 2 R) in 3 games. Also saw limited MLB action with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, pinch hitting 3 times (0-for-3) from 5/4-5/8. Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 11/10/15 originally Seattle s 3 rd -round pick in 2004 (Woodinville High School, WA).