ATLANTA BRAVES (66-93) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (86-73)

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1 ATLANTA BRAVES (66-93) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (86-73) RHP Aaron Blair (1-7, 8.02) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (9-6, 4.88) Game No. 160 Home Game No. 80 October 1, 2016 Turner Field Atlanta, Ga. FSSO Braves vs. Tigers All-Time Overall at Atlanta at Detroit Braves Breakdown Overall Home Road Day Night Current Streak... L1 Last 5 Games Last 10 Games April May June July August September 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 Longest Atlanta Braves Hitting Streaks Games Player Year 33 Dan Uggla Rico Carty Freddie Freeman Rowland Office Marquis Grissom 1996 Longest Single-Season Hitting Streaks by MLB First Basemen: 41 George Sisler, STL-AL George Sisler, STL-AL George McQuinn, STL-AL Hal Chase, NY-AL Cal McVey, CHI-NL Freddie Freeman, ATL 2016 BRAVES VS. TIGERS: The Braves and Tigers play the second game of a three-game series tonight, as the Braves close out Turner Field this weekend in preparation for their move to SunTrust Park in The two clubs are meeting for the first time since 2013, when the Tigers swept a three-game series at Detroit...This is the first series meeting in Atlanta since The Braves have gone just 6-13 in 19 meetings against the Tigers and Atlanta s.316 winning pct. against Detroit is its worst against any opponent since interleague play began in Atlanta has gone 6-12 against the AL this season. The Braves entered this series having won four straight series (WSH, at NYM, at MIA, PHI), including two by virtue of a series sweep. The Braves have won 10 of their last 12 games, 18 of their last 28 and 22 of their last 36 (since August 21). Atlanta lost a 6-2 decision to Detroit last night to snap a five-game home winning streak...the Braves scoring came on a pair of solo homers by PH Brandon Snyder (#4) and OF Matt Kemp (#35). FINAL COUNTDOWN: The Braves are playing the final series at Turner Field this weekend...their next home series is slated for April 14-17, 2017, against the San Diego Padres at SunTrust Park. The Braves.587 winning pct. ( ) at Turner Field marks the third-best home record in the majors in the 20-year span of the park, behind only the New York Yankees (.624) and St. Louis Cardinals (.594)... The Braves (.372) record at Turner Field this season is their worst in their 20 years at the park. SNYDER GOES DEEP: INF Brandon Snyder clubbed a seventh-inning pinch-homer last night, his fourth homer of the season and his third in the pinch... His pinch homers are the most by a Brave since Evan Gattis had four in Ten of Snyder s 11 hits this season have gone for extra bases. HOMERLESS STREAK SNAPPED: RHP Brandon Cunniff allowed a seventh-inning homer last night to Justin Upton, snapping a streak of 62.1 homerless innings pitched by Braves relievers...atlanta s bullpen has allowed an NL-low 41 home runs this season, including just two in the month of September...The pen has allowed a MLB-low eight home runs since the start of August. RHP Mauricio Cabrera has begun his career with 38.1 homerless innings. SWANSON GETS ON: Rookie SS Dansby Swanson collected a hit and walk last night and has reached base safely in 22 of the 27 games in which he s had an at-bat. SECOND-HALF HIT MAN: OF Ender Inciarte has gone hitless in three of his last four games, but since the All-Star break he is T2nd in the majors with 99 hits (Joey Votto, 103)...Inciarte is T2nd w/freddie Freeman with 58 runs scored since the break and is seven hits shy of tying the Atlanta-era record for most hits after the ASB, held by Terry Pendleton (106 in 1991). KEMP S IMPACT: Matt Kemp clubbed his 35th home run of the season last night after driving home the game-winning RBI with an eighth-inning double on Thursday...He ranks fourth in the NL in homers and is T2nd in RBI (108)...Kemp has played in all 54 games for the Braves since joining the lineup on August 2 and has hit.288 (60-for-208) with 35 runs, 12 home runs and 39 RBI...Five of those homers have either tied the game or given Atlanta a lead. Kemp has has hit safely in 21 of his last 27 games, going 36-for-105 (.343) with nine homers and 23 RBI...The Braves have gone in this stretch. DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sun., Oct. 2 DET RH Julio Teheran (6-10, 3.33) vs. RH Justin Verlander (16-8, 3.10) FSSO 3:10 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 Since Kemp joined the lineup, the Braves have scored 283 runs (5.2 per game) and have hit.280 as a team...they rank third in the majors in runs per game and third in team batting avg. in that stretch. QUITE A YEAR: 1B Freddie Freeman went hitless last night (0-for-3 with a walk) for the second straight game after snapping his career-high 30-game hitting streak Thursday night...it marked the first time since August 4-5 that he had back-to-back hitless games...his hitting streak run was the longest in the majors since 2011, when Dan Uggla hit safely in an Atlanta franchise-record 33 straight games...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Freeman became the ninth player in MLB history to have a 30-game hitting streak in a season in which he hit at least 30 home runs. Freeman had a career-high 46-game on-base streak snapped Thursday...He posted a.390 Avg. and a.512 OBP during the streak, which equaled the longest in the majors this season (WSH s Jayson Werth). Freeman s 82 extra-base hits are tied for the NL lead and T2nd in the majors. Freeman is only the second player in Atlanta history (since 1966) to tally 80 extra-base hits in a season... Chipper Jones established the Atlanta record with 87 during his NL MVP season of Since the All-Star break, Freeman has scored 58 runs (T2nd in majors), and is hitting.442 (23-for- 52) with runners in scoring position (second in majors)...his.441 OBP since the break ranks third. With 33 home runs, 43 doubles and six triples, Freeman is only the second player in Braves franchise history to record at least 30/40/5 in a season... Hank Aaron did it in 1959, when he established the franchise record of 92 extra-base hits in a season (39 HR, 46 2B & seven 3B). FLOWERS BLOSSOMS: C Tyler Flowers is hitting.298 (31-for-104) with nine 2B, 20 RBI and a.379 OBP in 29 games since returning from the DL on 8/18...He has safely in 13 of his last 15 starts (since 9/6). 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. Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers

2 Tonight s Starting Pitcher #36 Aaron Blair RHP yrs 2016 Record: 1-7, 8.02 ERA 2015 Record (MiLB): 13-5, 2.92 ERA vs. RHB:.288 (36-125), 6 HR vs. LHB:.328 (42-128), 7 HR Tonight s Game Makes his third start with Atlanta since being activated off the disabled list on 9/18... Was placed on the disabled list on 9/3 (retroactive to 8/29) with a left knee strain... Missed 17 games in total. Makes the 15th start of his Major League career, all of which have come this season...made 13 starts for Triple-A Gwinnett this year, going 5-4 with a 4.65 ERA (37 ER/71.2 IP) and 71 strikeouts. Has never faced an American League team. Is 0-4 with 8.18 ERA (30 ER/33.0 IP) in seven starts at Turner Field Recap Suffered a 6-4 loss in his last start, 9/24 at MIA, allowing five runs, earned over 3.1 innings...has failed to pitch at least 5.0 innings in seven of his 14 starts. Earned the first Major League win of his career on 9/19 at NYM...Held the Mets to four hits and two runs as Atlanta won Became the eighth Braves pitcher to collect to earn the first of his career (Jed Bradley, Mauricio Cabrera, Hunter Cervenka, John Gant, Tyrell Jenkins, Ryan Weber and Rob Whalen). Made a pair of rehabilitation starts with Triple-A Gwinnett during his DL stint, combining to allow 11 hits and six runs over 13.1 innings (4.05 ERA)...Made his last MiLB start in Game 1 of the Governers Cup Championship Series against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (9/13) and earned the win after yielding four runs over 7.1 innings...three of the runs he allowed came after he exited the game in the eighth inning. Started for Atlanta on 8/28 at SF, allowing eight hits and five runs over 4.0 innings to fall to 0-6 on the season...three of the eight hits he allowed were home runs. Returned to the Braves from Triple-A Gwinnett to face SF on 8/28, his first MLB start since 6/24...Optioned to the G-Braves following that last start...went 2-4 with a 5.98 ERA (33 ER/49.2 IP) and 45 strikeouts (8.2 K/9) in nine games for Gwinnett after being optioned. Is in his third stint with the Braves...Went 0-5 with a 7.99 ERA (45 ER/50.2 IP) in 11 starts from 4/24-6/24...Began the season with the G-Braves, going 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA (4 ER/22.0 IP) in four starts before the Braves selected his contract on 4/24...Compiled an 0-3 record and 7.59 ERA (18 ER/21.1 IP) in five starts before returning to the G-Braves...Recalled on 5/28 and went 0-2 with an 8.28 ERA (27 ER/29.1 IP) in six games. Allowed 12 home runs over his last eight MLB starts...surrendered one in his first six games, while allowing more than three earned runs once over that stretch. Went to the MiLB DL on 8/3 with IT band tendonitis in his left knee...returned on 8/18. Went 4.0 innings and allowed five hits and six runs to drop his fourth consecutive decision, 6/2 vs. SF...Allowed three two-run home runs in the fifth inning after giving up one homer in 27.0 innings entering the start...became the second Braves pitcher to surrender three homers in an inning Mike Foltynewicz allowed three in the first inning on 5/2 at NYM. Struck out a career-best five batters over 5.2 innings, 5/28 vs. MIA...Took his second consecutive no-decision in the eventual 7-2 win. Fell to 0-3 with the Braves after going 1.1 innings and allowing nine runs, earned, on 5/17 at Pittsburgh...Became just the third Braves pitcher since 1913 to allow as many runs in as few innings...buzz Capra allowed nine runs, three earned, while getting two outs at St. Louis in the second game of a doubleheader on 7/12/74, while Taylor Phillips allowed nine runs, all earned, in 1.0 inning on July 15, 1957 at Brooklyn...Blair allowed seven first-inning runs, the most by a Braves pitcher in a single inning since September 12, 2012, when Paul Maholm allowed eight in the fifth inning at Milwaukee. Received a no-decision in his second big league start, going 6.0 innings and limiting the Cubs to two hits and one run, earned, on 4/29 at Wrigley Field. Lost his MLB debut, 3-2, to the New York Mets at Turner Field...Went 5.1 innings and allowed six hits, three runs, earned, and two walks...struck out one. Went 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA in three starts to open the season with the G-Braves before his contract was selected by Atlanta on 4/24. Tossed 7.0 no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts in his final start for Gwinnett before his big league debut, a 7-2 win over Durham on 4/19 at Coolray Field...Allowed one walk (in the sixth to Carlos Corporan) to end his perfect game bid...struck out six consecutive batters, all swinging, from the second to the fourth inning. At time of his promotion, tied for the International League lead with three wins, while his 1.42 ERA ranked eighth among qualifying pitchers...ranked fourth with 22 strikeouts and a 0.79 WHIP Recap Pitched at the Double-A and Triple-A levels in 2015, going a combined 13-5 with a 2.92 ERA spanning 26 appearances (25 starts). Career Recap Acquired by the Braves along with OF Ender Inciarte and INF Dansby Swanson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier on December 8, Wisler s Blair s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/9 at NOR^ W, /14 NOR^ W, /16 DUR^ W, /24 NYM L, /29 at CHI ND, L, April Totals (2) 0-1, 3.18 ERA * 5/6 ARI L, /12 PHI ND, L, 7-4 (10) /17 at PIT L, /21 at CHA^ ND, W, /28 MIA ND, W, May Totals (4) 0-2, 9.19 ERA * 6/2 SF L, /7 at SD ND, L, /13 CIN ND, L, /18 at NYM ND, W /24 NYM L, /29 at IND^ L, June Totals (5) 0-2, 9.51 ERA * 7/4 NOR^ L, /9 at CHA^ ND, L, /16 SWB^ L, /21 at BUF^ ND, W, /27 IND^ W, July MiLB Totals (5) 1-2, 5.46 ERA * 8/1 CHA^ ND, W, /19 CHA^ L, /23 BUF^ W, /28 at SF L, August Totals (1) 0-1, ERA * 9/8 at COL^ ND, L, /13 at SWB^ W, /19 at NYM W, /24 at MIA L, September Totals (2) 1-1, 6.75 ERA * ^with Triple-A Gwinnett *Average Pitches AARON BLAIR - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career BLAIR vs. DETROIT W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Has Never Faced Detroit BLAIR S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched , three times, last: 9/19 at NYM Most Strikeouts , 5/28 vs. MIA Most Runs Allowed , 5/17 at PIT Most Home Runs Allowed , twice, last: 8/28 at SF Longest Winning Streak , 9/19 Longest Losing Streak , 4/24-8/28 BLAIR S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC Career Last HR: None Tomorrow s Starting Pitcher AARON BLAIR - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career BLAIR vs. DETROIT W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Has Never Faced Detroit 2016 Starting Pitcher Stats Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran (6.0) 69 (2.4) Matt Wisler (6.0) 67 (2.6) Mike Foltynewicz (5.2) 80 (3.6) Aaron Blair (4.2) 26 (1.9) Williams Perez (4.2) 25 (2.3) Bud Norris (5.2) 23 (2.3) Joel De La Cruz (5.0) 10 (1.1) Tyrell Jenkins (5.0) 14 (1.8) John Gant (4.1) 11 (1.6) Jhoulys Chacin (5.1) 11 (2.2) Lucas Harrell (5.2) 15 (3.0) Rob Whalen (4.2) 13 (2.6) Josh Collmenter (6.1) 12 (4.0) Roberto Hernandez (4.1) 7 (3.5) Ryan Weber (4.0) 1 (0.5) Casey Kelly (5.0) 0 (0.0) Team Totals (5.1) 384 (2.4) *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 (62) / Pierzynski (55) / Recker (36) / Pitchers Totals (153) ,429.2/

3 Braves Bullpen Briefs Jed Bradley LHP yrs #72 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 6/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3 Had his contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett on 9/1 and made his MLB debut 9/3, at PHI...Earned his first career victory after the Braves offense plated two runs in the 10th frame. With his win on 9/3, became the Braves second pitcher to earn his first career win in his MLB debut this season, joining Rob Whalen (8/3 vs. PIT), and he also became the first ATL reliever to earn the win in his debut since Ryan Buchter did so on 6/20/14 vs. WSH. Pitched for three different MiLB teams this season, compiling a 9-5 record with a 3.09 ERA in 35 games, 13 starts. The Braves traded for him on 6/2 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Compiled a 6-3 record and a 2.17 ERA (20 ER/83.0 IP) with 88 strikeouts in 18 games, 13 start in the Braves system. Mauricio Cabrera RHP yrs #62 Saves/Opp: 6/7 Holds: 8 1st Batter/retired: 40/25 Inherited Runners/Scored: 21/4 Has six saves and five wins to become the eighth Braves rookie in Atlanta franchise history to have at least five wins and five saves in a season Mike Stanton did it last in 1991, winning five times and saving seven games. Has begun his career with 38.1 homerless innings...his homerless streak is the fifth longest active run in the NL. Has allowed just four of his 21 (19%) inherited runners to score. Earned his first career win, 7/19 at CIN...Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings. Is averaging mph with his fastball, the second-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 Aroldis Chapman (with NYY). 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 that day. Brandon Cunniff RHP yrs #39 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 15/12 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/2 Nine of his 10 appearances have been scoreless (0.82 ERA) since returning from Gwinnett (AAA) on 9/3. Joined the Braves for the third time after his latest recall...also with the team from 8/25-8/30 and 8/3-8/11... Appeared in three games during his first stretch with Atlanta and two in his second stint. Has allowed runs in just three of his outings, but surrendered four runs twice (8/28 at SF and 8/11 at MIL). Began the season with the G-Braves and also appeared in eight games with Double-A Mississippi...In 43 combined MiLB games this season, went 3-4 with a 3.25 ERA (20 ER/55.1 IP). Joel De La Cruz RHP yrs #60 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 13/8 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/1 Shifted to the bullpen after making seven starts from 7/31-9/2...Also made two starts from 6/29-7/4 before pitching in relief for seven games, 7/8-7/28...Has gone 0-6 with a 5.09 ERA (26 ER/46.0 IP) in nine starts and 0-1 with 4.32 ERA (8 ER/16.2 IP) in 13 relief appearances. Has gone more than 1.0 inning in seven of his 13 relief outings. Started on 6/29 vs. CLE in his MLB debut...went 6.0 innings and allowed three runs to take a 3-0 loss. With the Braves for the third time this season (also 4/11-4/12 and 5/20-5/22). John Gant RHP yrs #52 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 13/9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/3 Is working out of the bullpen after making three starts from 9/3-9/16...Has gone 1-3 with a 4.80 ERA (16 ER/30.0 IP) in seven starts and is 0-1 with a 4.95 ERA (11 ER/20.0 IP) in 13 games out of the bullpen. Has gone more than 1.0 inning in six of his 13 relief outings. Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett, 8/30...This is his seventh stint with the team. Went to the DL from 6/28-8/21 with a left oblique strain...missed 47 games. Named to his first Opening Day roster this season...made his MLB debut, 4/6 vs. WAS with a scoreless inning. Tyrell Jenkins RHP yrs #61 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 6/4 Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/0 Left last night s game with ulnar neuritis. The Braves recalled him 9/17 from Triple-A Gwinnett...Was also with the team 6/16-8/20. Went 2-3 with a 6.30 ERA (28 ER/40.0 IP) in eight starts for the Braves...Lost his only decision as a reliever while compiling a 4.50 ERA in five games. Appeared in 17 games with the G-Braves, making 12 starts...went 9-3 with a 2.47 ERA (23 ER/83.2 IP). Jim Johnson RHP yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 18/21 Holds: 8 1st Batter/retired: 63/45 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/2 Protected a one-run save chance for the seventh time and for the third straight opportunity, 9/27 vs. PHI. Since returning from the DL on 6/3, is 2-2 with 1.65 ERA (9 ER/49.0 IP) and 18 saves in 48 games. Struck out at least one batter in a career-best 15 straight games, 7/23-8/25 (21 total)...his K/9 rate of 9.5 is a career-best...his previous best was 7.5 in 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...was activated on 6/3. Named the NL Player of the Week for the week ending July 31...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. Ian Krol LHP yrs #46 Saves/Opp: 0/2 Holds: 10 1st Batter/retired: 63/45 Inherited Runners/Scored: 47/17 Since joining the team on 5/10, has made 62 appearances, which is 2nd in MLB and three off leader Brad Hand. Has limited LHB to just five XBH in 87 at-bats... Allowed his only HR to a LHB on 7/20 at CIN (J. Votto). Went 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA (7 ER/24.2 IP) in 28 games prior to the All-Star break. Has a career high-tying 10 holds...also had 10 in 2014 with Detroit. Was recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 5/10 and tossed a scoreless inning in his Braves debut. Jose Ramirez RHP yrs #40 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 31/18 Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/4 Has compiled a 2.20 ERA (10 ER/28.2 IP) over 29 games since returning to the roster on 7/28...Has struck out 27 and earned his first two wins with ATL (8/21 vs. WSH, 8/23 at ARI) over this stretch. 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. Went 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA (10 ER/41.1 IP) in 36 games with the G-Braves. Made his season debut on 4/9 vs. StL and allowed two hits, a walk and one run in 1.0 inning. Chaz Roe RHP yrs #50 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 20/17 Inherited Runners/Scored: 16/3 Joined the team on 8/8, after the club claimed him on outright waivers from the Baltimore Orioles, 8/7. Seventeen of his 20 appearances with Atlanta have been scoreless...allowed eight combined runs, all earned, in his other three outings. Went 2.2 scoreless innings on 9/13 vs. MIA, the club s longest scoreless outing by a reliever this season. 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 in 33 games...joined Baltimore on 6/30. Shae Simmons RHP yrs #68 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 7/6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Made his first appearance since 7/26/14 on 9/1...Tossed a perfect 8th inning. Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on 8/30 and returned to the Braves active roster for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery that reconstructed the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on 2/12/15. Pitched at three different levels of the Braves minor-league system this season, compiling a 1.96 ERA (4 ER/18.1 IP) and 23 strikeouts in 19 games... Made his season debut with Gwinnett on 5/16, but tendinitis in his right shoulder stopped his rehabilitation assignment...restarted on 7/23 and was optioned to Gwinnett on 8/8. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: SV-OPP: ERA: 3.97 IP: R: 274 ER: 248 HITS/HR: 532/42 BB: 254 SO: 538 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 581/380 (65%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 286/89 (31%) 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 JED BRADLEY 9/3 at PHI& W, /5 at WSH ND /7 at WSH L, /11 NYM ND /16 WSH ND /24 at MIA ND MAURICIO CABRERA 9/9 NYM BS, 1; L, /12 MIA H, /14 MIA ND /19 at NYM ND /22 at MIA S, /23 at MIA S, /27 PHI W, /29 PHI W, BRANDON CUNNIFF 9/10 NYM ND /11 NYM ND /14 MIA ND /17 WSH ND /21 at NYM ND /23 at MIA W, /30 DET ND JOEL DE LA CRUZ 9/14 MIA ND /24 at MIA ND /28 PHI ND /30 DET ND JOHN GANT 9/16 WSH# L, /21 at NYM ND /24 at MIA ND /28 PHI ND /30 DET ND TYRELL JENKINS 9/15 SWB* L, /27 PHI ND /30 DET ND JIM JOHNSON 9/10 NYM ND /12 MIA ND /17 WSH ND /19 at NYM ND /20 at NYM S, /21 at NYM S, /27 PHI S, /29 PHI ND IAN KROL 9/10 NYM ND /12 MIA ND /16 WSH ND /18 WSH ND /20 at NYM H, /21 at NYM W, /23 at MIA ND /27 PHI ND /29 PHI ND JOSE RAMIREZ 9/10 NYM ND /12 MIA H, /14 MIA ND /17 WSH ND /19 at NYM ND /20 at NYM ND /27 PHI ND /29 PHI ND CHAZ ROE 9/12 MIA BS, 1;W, /13 MIA ND /16 WSH ND /18 WSH H, /21 at NYM ND /22 at MIA ND /28 PHI ND SHAE SIMMONS 9/3 at PHI ND /6 at WSH ND /10 NYM ND /13 MIA ND /16 WSH ND /18 WSH ND &Major League Debut; *At Triple-A Gwinnett; ^At Double-A Mississippi +At Single-A Rome;!At rookie-level GCL; #As Starter

4 Braves Braves Bullpen Bullpen Briefs, Briefs cont d. Ryan Weber RHP yrs #48 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 14/8 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/7 Owns a 1.53 ERA (3 ER/17.2 IP) in his last nine relief appearances. Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA) on 8/13...Made his first appearance since being recalled on 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. Chris Withrow RHP yrs #51 Saves/Opp: 0/3 Holds: 12 1st Batter/retired: 46/32 Inherited Runners/Scored: 20/7 Returned from the 15-day disabled list, Thursday, 9/1...Placed on the DL on 8/8 and missed 22 games with right elbow inflammation. Picked up his 12th hold, 9/4 at PHI to extend his season-best total...he had six in Thirty-eight of his 46 games with the Braves have been scoreless. Allowed career highs with six runs and five hits while getting one out, 6/12 at CHI...In his other outings, has compiled a 2.17 ERA (9 ER/37.1 IP). Joined the team, 5/26, for his second stint with the club and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings that night...originally recalled on 4/10, before being optioned to Gwinnett (AAA), 4/30. Acquired by Atlanta in a six-player trade with LAD on 5/27/15, but spent the entire season on the 60-day disabled list recovering from 2014 right elbow surgery. Most Recent Appearances RYAN WEBER 8/9 at NOR* ND /14 at WSH ND /17 MIN ND /20 WSH ND /23 at ARI ND /28 at SF ND /5 at WSH# L, /12 MIA ND /16 WSH ND /21 at NYM# ND CHRIS WITHROW 7/27 at MIN H, /31 PHI H, /3 PIT ND /4 PIT H, /25 BUF* ND /28 AUG+ ND /30 NOR* BS,1; L, /2 at PHI ND /4 at PHI H, /7 at WSH ND /10 NYM W, /13 MIA ND /17 WSH ND *At Triple-A Gwinnett ^At Double-A Mississippi +At Single-A Rome!At rookie-level GCL #As Starter Emilio Bonifacio INF/OF yrs #64 DET Series: DNP Last HR: 9/28/14 at PHI (Hamels) Homestand:.333 (1-3) Current Streak: 0-2 Season Long Streak: 3 games, 9/18-present (3-3, 1.000) Drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out pinch-single in Tuesday s (9/27) 8th inning. Had a streak of three straight pinch hits snapped last Saturday, 9/24 at MIA; Collected a key pinch hit Friday at MIA and scored the winning run in the ninth inning. Has gone 4-for-7 as a pinch-hitter since having his contract selected on 9/17 from Gwinnett (AAA). This is his second stint on the roster this season (also 6/21-7/7). Spent the majority of the 2016 season with GWN:.298 (125-for-420) with 14 doubles, two home runs, 37 stolen bases and 40 RBI in 107 games. The Braves designated him for assignment on 4/2, granted him his unconditional release on 4/9 before signing him to a minor league contract on 4/11. Daniel Castro INF yrs #14 DET Series:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 10/2/15 vs. STL (Garcia) Homestand:.375 (3-8) Current Streak: 0-4 Season Long Streak: 6 games (career long), 4/19-24 (10-28,.357) Started at second base and went 3-for-4 with three RBI Wednesday (9/28). His three RBI set a career high and his three hits matched his career high for the sixth time. Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett for the third time this season on 9/10. Played in 61 games for GWN and batted.257 (55-for-214) with three HR and 20 RBI. Had a career-best six-game hitting streak with Atlanta, 4/19-24 (.357, 10-for-28). Has committed just one error in 233 total chances while playing 2B, 3B and shortstop at the ML level ( seasons) for a.996 fielding percentage. Chase d Arnaud INF yrs #23 DET Series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 7/1 vs. MIA (Nicolino) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-4 Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 2x. last: 6/15-19 (5-17,.294) Ranks tied for second in MLB with a.360 (9-for-25) average as a pinch-hitter. His.429 OBP as a pinch-hitter ranks as the fifth highest mark in the majors. Since 6/10, is batting.188 (28-for-149) in 59 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 (19 g, 16 starts), second base (10 g, 10 starts), shortstop (21 g., 16 starts), right field (1 g, 1 start), centerfield (4 g, 3 starts), left field (8 g, 5 starts). Tyler Flowers C yrs #25 DET Series:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 9/27 vs. PHI (Garcia) Homestand:.333 (4-12), 1 HR Current Streak: 4 games (6-16,.375, 1 HR) Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 2x, last: 9/12-current (6-17,.353) Clubbed his 8th homer Tuesday (9/27), a two-out, three-run shot in the 6th inning. Poked 17th & 18th doubles, 9/23, 9/27, surpassing his career high for 2B in a season (16, 2014). Is batting.354 (23-for-65) with a.459 on-base percentage with RISP. Twenty-six of his last 59 hits (18 doubles, 8 home runs) have gone for extra bases. Is batting.298 (31-for-104) with 9 2B, 20 RBI and a.379 OBP in 29 games since returning from the DL on 8/18. Missed 30 games with a left hand fracture, 7/10-8/18. Freddie Freeman 1B yrs #5 DET Series:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 9/27 vs. PHI (Eickhoff) Homestand:.250 (3-12), 1 HR Current Streak: 0-7 Season-Long Streak: 30 games, 8/24-current (43-for-112,.384, 7 HR) Ended his career-high on-base streak at 46 straight games (.512 OBP) Thursday (9/28) night after failing to reach base in four plate appearances. The streak dated to 8/6 and was tied for the longest on-base streak in MLB this season. It ranked as the third longest streak in Atlanta history and was the longest by a Braves player since Gary Sheffield set the Atlanta record in 2002 (52 games). Also on Thursday snapped his career-best hitting streak at 30 games (dating to 8/24). Hit.384 with 7 home runs, 27 RBI and a.485 OBP during his streak. His streak was the longest in MLB since 2011, when Dan Uggla hit in an ATL franchise-record 33 straight. Named the NL Player of the Week for the week ending 9/25, his third such honor this season and fifth in his career. Also won for the weeks ending 6/19 & 9/4. Went 2-for-3 Tuesday night vs. PHI, with his 33rd homer (T5th in NL). Has 17 since the AS break, T5th in NL. This is Freeman s first 30-HR season. Tied for the NL lead (T2nd in MLB) with 82 extra-base hits. Is just the second Atlanta player to post 80 XBH in a season; C. Jones had 87 in his NL MVP season in With 33 home runs, 43 doubles and six triples this season, Freeman joins Hank Aaron (1959) as the only two players in Braves franchise history to record at least 30/40/5. Has hit.319 (200-for-627) with runners in scoring position over the last five seasons ( ). Led MLB in 2015 with a.376 (35-for-93) batting average with RISP. Hit for the cycle on 6/15 vs. CIN becoming the first Brave to do so since Mark Kotsay on 8/14/2008. Freeman is the third player in Atlanta history. Braves Bits Adonis Garcia INF/OF yrs #13 DET Series:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 9/21 at NYM (Gsellman) Homestand:.167 (2-12) Current Streak: 2 games (2-8,.250) Season-Long Streak: 10 games, 7/17-27 (17-42,.405, 3 HR) Went 3-for-5 with a 2B and the game-winning RBI, 9/23 at NYM. Ranks second on the club in GW-RBI (9) and two-out RBI (25) and is third in go-ahead RBI (18). Had another three-hit, three-rbi game 9/20 at NYM, his second such outing (9/18) in a three-game span. The 3 RBI matched his career high, 8th time, 6th in Is batting.287 (79-for-275) with 19 doubles, nine home runs and 37 RBI in 65 games after the All-Star break. batted.249 (62-for-249) in 67 games before the break. Stroked a home run 9/20 at NYM, a three-run shot in the seventh inning that gave ATL a 5-1 lead. Has 24 RBI in his last 36 games, dating to 8/20. Six of his 14 HR this season and 11 of 24 in his career have either tied the game or given the Braves a lead. Eight of his HR have come in the 8th inning or later. Hitting.271 ( ) with 13 home runs and 55 RBI in 104 games since returning from GWI on 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. Ender Inciarte OF yrs #11 DET Series:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 8/19 vs. WSH (Roark) Homestand:.167 (2-12) Current Streak: 0-6 Season-Long Streak: 19 games, 7/19-8/9 (28-76,.368) Went 3-for-5 last Sat., 9/24 at MIA, his eighth game this season with 3+ hits. His 99 hits since the All-Star break rank tied for second in the majors. Is batting.346 (99-for-286) since the All-Star break, the fourth-highest mark in the majors in that time span. Hit just.227 (52-for-229) before the break. Has hit safely in 57 of his last 65 games (with an AB), dating to 7/19:.346 (94-for-272). Produced an 18-game hitting streak, 8/19-9/7. Batted.413, 33-for-80 with a.478 OBP during the streak. Also had a career-best 19-game hitting steak 7/19-8/9. Became the first Braves player in Atlanta franchise history to have two hitting streaks of at least 17 games in a single season. Since returning to lead-off spot on 8/5, is hitting.335 (72-for-215) with 43 runs. Had a career-best 27-game on-base streak, 7/19-8/18 (.390 OBP). Ranks tied for third in MLB with 14 outfield assists, four off the lead. Matt Kemp OF yrs #27 DET Series:.250 (1-4), 1 HR Last HR: 9/30 vs. DET (Rondon) Homestand:.308 (4-13), 2 HR Current Streak: 3 games (4-12,.333, 2 HR) Season-Long Streak: 12 games, 9/7-20 (20-48,.417, 3 HR) Drove in the go-ahead run in Thursday night s 8th inning with an RBI-double. Has 30 RBI in his last 31 starts, dating to 8/23. Poked home run #35 last night. Has reached the 30 HR for the second time in his career - he had a career-best 39 in Ranks fourth in the NL with 35 home runs. His 19 HR since the All-Star break rank in the NL. Stroked two homers in 9/22 s 6-3 win at MIA, his 10th career multi-hr game, his third this season and first with ATL. Drove in his 100th RBI on 9/20 at NYM, marking his fourth 100-RBI season. Hit.417 (20-for-48) with seven of his 20 hits in that span going for extra bases (4 2B 3 HR) during a season-high 12-game hitting streak, 9/7-20. Has hit.288 (60-for-208) with 11 HR and 38 RBI in 54 games since joining ATL, 8/2. Five of his Braves HR have either tied the game or given Atlanta a lead. Joined the Braves on 8/2 after being acquired along with cash considerations from the San Diego Padres on 7/30, in exchange for OF Hector Olivera. Is a two-time All-Star (2011, 2012) and won both the Rawlings Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award in 2009 and Finished second in the NL MVP voting in 2011.

5 Blake Lalli C/1B yrs #74 DET Series: DNP Last HR: None Homestand:.500 (1-2) Current Streak: 1 game (1-1, 1.000) Season-Long Streak: 1 game, 9/14, (1-1, 1.000) Drove in a run in Wedensday s 7th inning, his first RBI since 4/20/13. Singled in the eighth inning on 9/14 vs. MIA for his first major league hit since singling as a pinch-hitter on 5/2/13, with MIL. Pinch-hit (0-1) and played first base on 9/11, his first appearance in the majors since 5/14/13 with MIL. Played 16 games that season for the Brewers. Also appeared in six games with CHI in Had his contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett on 9/11. Hit.256 (89-for-348) with one home run and 36 RBI in 109 games with Triple-A Gwinnett this season. Caught 45 games for GWN, making 42 starts. Also played 60 games at first base, 52 starts. Nick Markakis OF yrs #22 DET Series:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 9/14 vs. MIA (Fernandez) Homestand:.222 (2-9) Current Streak: 0-3 Season-Long Streak: 11 games, 9/7-current (16-42,.381, 3 HR) Is hitting.312 (24-for-77) with 6 extra-base hits (4 2B, 3 HR) with 13 RBI and a.404 on-base percentage in his last 21 games (dating to 9/5). Had a season-best, 11-game hitting streak 9/7-19. Batted.381 (16-for-42) with a.458 OBP and had a.438 avergae when batting with runners in scoring position during the streak. Batted.301 (31-for-103) with a.376 OBP over a 26-game span, 8/22-9/19. Is batting.308 (53-for-172) with RISP, the best mark among qualifiers on the team. Has double-digit home runs (12) for the 10th time in 11 seasons. Ranks 2nd on the team and tied for ninth in the NL with 38 doubles. Since joining the Braves last season, has 76 doubles, rank as the fifth-most in the NL. Had 6 consecutive doubles, 4/9-11. 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). Has 151 three-hit games since entering the league in 2006, tied for the fourth-most in baseball over that time frame. He has 13 this season. Jace Peterson INF yrs #8 DET Series: DNP Last HR: 8/21 vs.wsh (Kelley) Homestand:.500 (3-6) Current Streak: 2 games (3-6,.500) Season-Long Streak: 13 games, 6/19-7/2 (19-53,.358, 3 HR) His RBI-single in last night s 8th inning put Atlanta ahead 3-1. Is hitting.289 (28-for-97) with a.400 OBP in his last 27 starts (since 8/20). Owns a.274 (76-for-277) BAvg. with a.375 OBP in 75 starts since returning from Triple-A, 6/10. Since returning from Triple-A Gwinnett on 6/10, has hit.268 (80-for-299) with a.367 on-base percentage, seven HR and 38 runs scored in 92 games. His.367 on-base pct. since 6/10 ranks 15th in the NL while his 47 walks are T12th. All 7 of his HR have come since his recall from Gwinnett (AAA) on 6/10. Smacked his first career game-ending home run with a two-out solo HR in the 10th inning, 8/21 vs. WSH. His game-ending homer was his career-high 7th of the season. Hit in a career-best 13 consecutive games 6/19-7/2, (19-for-53,.358). Has made 88 starts: 2B (75 games), LF (11), 3B (1), CF (1). Opened the season with Atlanta and played 21 games (.182, 8-for-44) before being optioned to GWI on 5/2 (.188, 18-for-97). Anthony Recker C yrs #20 DET Series: DNP Last HR: 9/21 at NYM (Colon) Homestand:.500 (1-2) Current Streak: 4 games (5-14,.357, 1 HR) Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 7/30-8/9 (8-16,.500) Poked a two-run home run in the seventh inning on 9/21 at NYM, his second HR in Has hit safely in eight of his last 10 starts (since 8/21), while reaching base at a.415 clip. Finished with two hits and two RBI on 9/17, marking his third multi-hit and multi-rbi game this season. Hit a two-run homer, 8/12 at WSH. The blast was his first in the majors since a twohomer game on 5/14/15 at CHI. Hitting.287 (25-for-87) with 8 doubles, 15 RBI and a.400 OBP in 32 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. Braves Bits, cont d. September 27: Acquired minor-league infielder Rich Rodriguez from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for INF Gordon Beckham. September 18: Returned RHP Aaron Blair from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. Rio Ruiz 3B yrs #32 DET Series: DNP Last HR: None Homestand:.333 (2-6) Current Streak: 2 games (2-5,.400) Season Long Streak: 1 game, 9/28 (1-1, 1.000) Drove in his first two career RBI Thursday with a two-rbi single in the 8th inning. Collected his first MLB hit Wednesday (9/28) with a triple in the 8th inning. Had his first official MLB at-bat as a pinch hitter on 9/24 at MIA (pop out to 3B). His contract was selected on 9/17 from Triple-A Gwinnett and he made his MLB debut on 9/18, when he was announced as a pinch-hitter in the 7th inning, but did not bat due to the game being called following a second rain delay. Entered the 2016 campaign ranked by Baseball America as ATL s 19th-best prospect. Played the entire 2016 season with Gwinnett and batted.271 (126-for-133) with 10 home runs, while leading the club with 24 doubles and 62 RBI in 133 games. Selected by the organization as the Gwinnett Braves Player of the Year for Completed his fifth minor league campaing in 2016 and owns a career batting average of.265 (517-for-543) with 126 doubles, 39 home runs and 266 RBI. Acquired by ATL in a five-player trade on January 14, Mallex Smith OF yrs #17 DET Series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 5/17 at PIT [2] (Nicasio & Caminero) Homestand:.154 (2-13) Current Streak: 0-9 Season Long Streak: 4 games, 2x, last: 5/20-25 (4-14,.286) Is 2-for-4 with two walks in 6 PA as a pinch-hitter since returning from the DL. Has been successful on nine of his last 10 stolen base attempts after starting his career 6-for-13. Is the first Braves rookie to steal at least 15 bases in a season since Rafael Furcal in 2000 (40). Reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on 9/16 and singled as a PH in the 7th inning that evening. Placed on, 6/21 (retroactive, 6/20) w/a fractured left thumb. Missed 77 games. In 43 games prior to landing on the disabled list (dating to 4/28), hit.272 (34-for-125) with 11 XBH, 16 RBI, a.440 slugging pct., 12 SB and 21 runs scored. Hit two home runs, 5/17 at PIT, becoming just the third Atlanta player (fourth time) in franchise history with a two-homer game from the ninth spot in the starting lineup. Made his Major League debut 4/11 at WSH, hit leadoff (1-for-3) and played CF. Brandon Snyder INF yrs #19 DET Series: (1-1), 1 HR Last HR: 9/30 vs. DET (Norris) Homestand:.500 (1-2), 1 HR Current Streak: 1 game (1-1, 1.000, 1 HR) Season-Long Streak: 2 games, 6/18-24 (2-5,.400) Smacked a 3-2 pitch over the left-center field wall in last night s 7th inning for his 4th career pinch-home run and 3rd this season. Is 9-for-33 (.273) with 3 HR as a pinch hitter. His first eight hits this season were all XBH (4 2B, 3 HR, 1 3B) making him the first Braves player in the modern era (since 1900) whose first eight hits of a season all went for extra bases (Elias). Overall, nine of his 11 hits this season have gone for extra bases. Had his contract selected from Gwinnett (AAA), 8/26, for his second stint with the Braves this season. Was also up from 6/2-8/9. Dansby Swanson INF yrs #2 DET Series:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 9/29 vs. PHI (Murray) Homestand:.308 (4-13), 1 HR Current Streak: 3 games (3-6,.500, 1 HR) Season-Long Streak: 4 games, 3x, last: 9/18-21 (7-15,.467) Batting.353 (24-for-68) with 8 XBH, a.416 OB% and 14 runs scored in his last 21 games. Has reached base safely in 22 of his last 28 games (w/an AB) with 16 runs scored. Had four consecutive multi-hit games, 9/6-10 (9-for-15,.600). Has multi-hit efforts in seven of his last 20 games with an at-bat and 11 of his first 35 games overall. Hit an inside-the-park homer for his first career home run, 9/6 at WSH becoming the second Atlanta player to do so (also, Paul Runge; 7/28/85). Added his second home run the next night, 9/7 at WSH to become the eighth player in Atlanta franchise history to hit his first two home runs in consecutive games. Adonis Garcia did it last in 2015, while Braves Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones also accomplished the feat. Had his contract selected on 8/17 from Double-A Mississippi and made his Major League debut that night - started at shortstop and batted 8th. Went 2-for-4 in his MLB debut on 8/17 to become the 14th Atlanta Braves player (since 1966) to record at least two hits in his MLB debut. 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 S. Strasburg, Played in 105 games between Carolina (A) and Mississippi (AA) this season, and batted a combined.275 (113-for-411) with 25 doubles, 68 runs scored and a.362 OBP. Acquired by Atlanta in a five-player trade with Arizona on 12/8/15. September 17: Recalled RHP Tyrell Jenkins from Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contract of INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio from Gwinnett. Selected the contract of 3B Rio Ruiz from Gwinnett. Transferred C A.J. Pierzynski to the 60-day disabled list. Transferred RHP Rob Whalen to the 60-day disabled list. September 16: Returned OF Mallex Smith from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. Selected the contract of Josh Collmenter from Gwinnett (AAA). September 11: Placed C A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Selected the contract of C/1B Blake Lalli from Gwinnett (AAA). September 9: Recalled INF Daniel Castro from Gwinnett (AAA). September 3: Placed RHP Aaron Blair on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to 8/29) with a left knee strain. Recalled RHP Brandon Cunniff from Gwinnett (AAA). September 1: Returned RHP Williams Perez from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day disabled list to the active roster. September 1: Returned C A.J. Pierzynski from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. Returned RHP Chris Withrow from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. Selected the contract of LHP Jed Bradley from Gwinnett (AAA). Transferred LHP Eric O Flaherty from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. August 30: Placed RHP Arodys Vizcaino on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to August 25. Optioned RHP Brandon Cunniff to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Shae Simmons from Gwinnett. August 28: Recalled RHP Aaron Blair from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP John Gant to Gwinnett. Recent Braves Transactions August 25: Placed RHP Rob Whalen on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder fatigue. Optioned RHP Madison Younginer to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Matt Wisler from Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Brandon Cunniff from Gwinnett. Selected the contract of INF/OF Brandon Snyder from Gwinnett. August 24: Acquired minor-league INF Dylan Moore from Texas and minor-league C Matt Foley from Miami in a three-team trade. Sent OF Jeff Francoeur to Miami and International Bonus Pool Slot No. 93 to Texas. August 21: Optioned RHP Tyrell Jenkins to Gwinnett (AAA). Returned RHP John Gant from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. August 19: Placed LHP Eric O Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow neuritis. Returned RHP Julio Teheran from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list to the active roster. 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.

6 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 /22/16 at MIA Freeman 9 3 8/22/16 at ARI Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Markakis 3 1 7/7/16 at CHI Garcia 2 1 9/3/16 at PHI Flowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK Smith 1 1 5/17/16 at PIT 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 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) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Peterson 1 1 8/21/16 vs. WSH (Kelley) 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) 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 3 2 9/30/16 vs. DET (Norris) Beckham 1 1 5/25/16 vs. MIL (Capuano) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Swanson* 1 1 9/6/16 at WSH (Gonzalez) * First career home run Braves Blasts Tomahawk Chops 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 , 6x, last: 9/28/16 d Arnaud , 3x, last: 6/8/16 De La Cruz , 2x, last: 8/26/16 Flowers , 3x, last: 4/19/16 Foltynewicz , 7x, last: 9/1/16 Francoeur , 12x, last: 5/27/16 Freeman , 7x, last: 9/19/16 Garcia , 7/8/16 Inciarte , 6x, last: 8/24/16 Johnson , 11x, last: 5/27/13 Kemp , 8/2/10 Markakis , 7/3/11 Olivera , 2x, last: 9/27/15 Peterson , 8x, last: 9/12/16 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 , 2x, last: 9/19/16 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 Freeman 8/24-9/ (43-for-112) 7 27 Inciarte 7/19-8/ (28-for-76) 1 4 Inciarte 8/19-9/ (33-for-80) 1 10 Aybar 7/26-8/ (20-for-52) 0 5 Peterson 6/19-7/ (19-for-53) 3 7 Kemp 9/ (20-for-48) 3 6 Freeman 8/ (17-for-35) 7 15 Markakis 9/ (16-for-42) 3 11 Garcia 7/ (17-for-42) 3 6 Kemp 8/ (13-for-41) 1 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 , 9/28/16 d Arnaud , 8/20/16 Flowers , 3x, last: 9/12/16 Foltynewicz , 5/1/15 Francoeur , 4/12/08 Freeman , 5x, last: 7/27/16 Garcia , 8x, last: 9/21/16 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 Ruiz , 9/29/16 Smith , 5/17/16 Snyder , 5/7/12 Stubbs , 7/4/10 Swanson , 3x, last: 9/19/16 Teheran , 2x, last: 5/15/15 Tuiasosopo , 4/26/13 Wisler , 3x, last: 7/23/16 Totals (*211 total 2-out runs) 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 A.J. Pierzynski C Left hamstring strain 15-day 8/17 9/1 14 Chris Withrow RHP Right elbow inflammation 15-day 8/8 9/1 22 Williams Perez RHP Right rotator cuff strain 60-day 6/8 (retroactive to 6/7) 9/2 77 Julio Teheran RHP Right lat strain 15-day 8/2 (retroactive to 7/31) 8/19 18 John Gant RHP Left oblique strain 15-day 6/28 8/21 46 Mallex Smith OF Fractured left thumb 15-day 6/21 (retroactive to 6/20) 9/16 77 Aaron Blair RHP Left knee strain 15-day 9/3 (retroactive 8/29) 9/18 17 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/ Arodys Vizcaino RHP Right oblique strain 15-day 7/ Matt Marksberry LHP Left rotator cuff inflammation 15-day 7/ Eric O Flaherty LHP Left elbow neuritis 60-day 8/ Rob Whalen RHP Right shoulder fatigue 60-day 8/ Arodys Vizcaino RHP Right shoulder inflammation 15-day 8/ A.J. Pierzynski C Left hamstring strain 60-day 9/

7 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 (10) 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 (8) 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 12,582* /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 L, 8-3 Lopez-Whalen-None 24, /19 WSH H-N L, 7-6 Glover-Johnson-Melancon 30, /20 WSH H-N L, 11-9 Scherzer-Jenkins-Melancon 42, /21 WSH H-D W, 7-6 (10) Ramirez-Kelley-None 25, /22 at ARI R-N L, 9-8 Burgos-Gant-None 15, /23 at ARI R-N W, 7-4 Ramirez-Barrett-Johnson 18, /24 at ARI R-N L, 10-9 (11) Corbin-Ramirez-None 15, /25 at ARI R-N W, 3-1 Wisler-Ray-Johnson 18, /26 at SF R-N L, 7-0 Samardzija-De La Cruz-None 41,283* /27 at SF R-N W, 3-1 Foltynewicz-Suarez-Johnson 41,635* /28 at SF R-D L, 13-4 Bumgarner-Blair-None 41,675* /29 OPEN DATE /30 SD H-N W, 7-3 Teheran-Jackson-None 20, /31 SD H-N W, 8-1 Wisler-Clemens-None 20, AUGUST TOALS 260,717 (23, 701 average in 11 dates) /1 SD H-D W, 9-6 Foltynewicz-Cozart-Johnson 22, /2 at PHI R-N W, 8-4 Cabrera-Gomez-None 17, /3 at PHI R-N W, 6-4 (10) Bradley-Ramos-Cabrera 19, /4 at PHI R-D W, 2-0 Teheran-Thompson-Johnson 21, /5 at WSH R-D L, 6-4 Scherzer-Weber-None 26, /6 at WSH R-N L, 9-6 Glover-Ramirez-Melancon 17, /7 at WSH R-N L, 5-4 (11) Latos-Bradley-None 19, /8 OPEN DATE /9 NYM H-N L, 6-4 Robles-Cabrera-Familia 28, /10 NYM H-N W, 4-3 (10) Withrow-Goeddel-None 47, /11 NYM H-D L, 10-3 Lugo-Perez-None 32, /12 MIA H-N W, 12-7 Roe-Ellington-None 18, /13 MIA H-N L, 7-5 Nicolino-Wisler-Ramos 20, /14 MIA H-N L, 7-5 Fernandez-Teheran-Ramos 21, /15 OPEN DATE /16 WSH H-N L, 7-2 Scherzer-Gant-None 33, /17 WSH H-D W, 7-3 Collmenter-Gonzalez-None 36, /18 WSH H-D W, 6-2 (7) Wisler-Ross-None 37, /19 at NYM R-N W, 7-3 Blair-Syndergaard-None 29, /20 at NYM R-N W, 5-4 Teheran-Gsellman-Johnson 30, /21 at NYM R-N W, 4-3 Krol-Familia-Johnson 32, /22 at MIA R-N W, 6-3 Collmenter-Urena-Cabrera 22, /23 at MIA R-N W, 3-2 Wisler-Ramos-Cabrera 23, /24 at MIA R-N L, 6-4 Ellington-Blair-Ramos 26, /25 at MIA R-D Game cancelled due to the passing of MIA P Jose Fernandez 9/26 OPEN DATE /27 PHI H-N W, 7-6 Cabrera-Hernandez-Johnson 22, /28 PHI H-N W, 12-2 Foltynewicz-Morgan-None 22, /29 PHI H-N W, 5-2 Cabrera-Gomez-None 32, /30 DET H-N L, 6-2 Norris-Wisler-None 41, SEPTEMBER TOTALS 393,941 (30,303 average in 13 dates) /1 DET H-N 7:10p 10/2 DET H-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game

8 Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: Organizational Pitcher of the Year: Patrick Weigel Organizational Player of the Year: Dustin Peterson Gwinnett Braves International League (AAA) 65-78, 1st* (+0.5), South Division *Clinched division title Pitcher of the Year: Rob Wooten Player of the Year: Rio Ruiz Postseason Governers Cup Semifinals: Defeated Columbus 3-1 Governers Cup Finals: Lost to S/WB 3-1 Mississippi Braves Southern League (AA) First Half: 34-35, 3rd (-6.5), South Division Second Half*: 39-30, 2nd (-0.5) *Clinched wild card Pitcher of the Year: Rob Whalen Player of the Year: Dustin Peterson Postseason SL Division Series: Defeated Pensacola 3-1 SL Championship Series: Lost to Jackson 3-0 Carolina Mudcats Carolina League (High-A) First Half: 29-41, 3rd (-14.5), Southern Division Second Half: 23-46, 4th (-23.0) Pitcher of the Year: Matt Withrow Player of the Year: Keith Curcio Rome Braves South Atlantic League (Single-A) First Half: 27-42, 6th (-15.0), Southern Division Second Half: 43-27, 1st* (+2.5) *Clinched division title Pitcher of the Year: Patrick Weigel Player of the Year: Austin Riley Postseason SAL Semifinals: Defeated Charleston 2-1 SAL Championship Series: Defeated Lakewood 3-1 Danville Braves Appalachian League (Rookie) 31-36, 4th (-10.5), Eastern Division Pitcher of the Year: Jhon Martinez Player of the Year: Ramon Osuna Gulf Coast League Braves Gulf Coast League (Rookie) 28-28, 1st* (+6.0), Northern Division *Clinched division title Pitcher of the Year: Kyle Muller Player of the Year: Anthony Concepcion Postseason GCL Semifinals: Lost to GCL Phillies 1-0 Season Recap: The G-Braves 2016 campaign saw them earn the first IL South title in team history and advance to the Governers Cup Championship Series, where they fell to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY) three-games-to-one... Gwinnett won the IL South Division on the strength of a record and topped Columbus (CLE) three-gamesto-one in the semifinals...gwinnett Player of the Year Rio Ruiz batted.271 (126-for-465) and led the G-Braves in doubles (24) and RBI (62)...RHP Rob Wooten earned Pitcher of the Year honors in his first season in the organization, after going 3-5 with a 3.58 ERA. Next Game: Season completed on 9/16 Season Recap: Mississippi capped their season by advancing to the Southern League Championship Series for the first time since 2008, where they were swept by Jackson (SEA) The M-Braves entered the playoffs as the wild card and defeated Pensacola (CIN) 3-1 in the semifinals... OF Dustin Peterson, named by the Braves as Organizational Player of the Year, spent the full season with Mississippi and batted.282 (148-for-524) with 38 doubles, 12 home runs and 88 RBI, most among Atlanta farmhands... INF Ozzie Albies, who batted.321 (106-for-330) with the M-Braves, won the Southern League batting title. Next Game: Season completed on 9/15 Season Recap: Carolina won five straight games to conclude its 2016 season and finished the year with a record...after a mark prior to the All-Star break, the Mudcats went in the season s second half...rhp Matt Withrow went 9-6 with a 3.80 ERA (51 ER/120.2 IP) to pace the Mudcats pitching staff, while OF Keith Curcio batted.271 (124-for-458) with a team-best 29 doubles...of Braxton Davidson tied his career high with 10 homers and drove home a career-best 63 to lead the Mudcats in both categories. Next Game: Season completed on 9/5 Season Recap: The Rome Braves beat Lakewood (PHI) 6-1 in Game 4 of the South Atlanta League Championship Series to earn their first title since Rome topped the BlueClaws three-games-to-one in the best-of-five championship series...rome entered the playoffs after going in the season s second half and claiming the Southern Division title...rhp Patrick Weigel earned Player of the Year honors after going 10-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 22 games for Rome before a promotion to Mississippi...3B Austin Riley garnered the Player of the Year award after batting.271 with 39 doubles, 80 RBI and a farmhand-best 20 home runs. Next Game: Season completed 9/16 Season Recap: Danville hovered around.500 for most of the season before dropping five of its last six games to end the year with a record...rhp Ian Anderson, selected by Atlanta with the third overall pick in the 2016 draft, spent part of his first professional season with the D-Braves and went 0-2 with a 3.74 ERA (9 ER/21.2 IP) in five starts for the club...lhp Jhon Martinez paced the pitching staff with four wins, going 4-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 12 starts...inf Ramon Osuna led the offense with 16 extra-base hits in 47 games, batting.276 (45-for-163) with 28 RBI. Next Game: Season Completed on 9/1 Season Recap: The GCL Braves went to claim the Gulf Coast League Northern Division championship before falling to the GCL Phillies in the opening game of the playoffs by a 4-3 score...lhp Kyle Muller led the pitching staff after being selected by Atlanta with the 44th overall pick in the 2016 draft, going 1-0 with a 0.65 ERA (2 ER/27.2 IP) in 10 games (nine starts)...of Anthony Concepcion paced the GCL Braves offense in doubles (12), home runs (4) and RBI (36) while batting.272 on the season. Next Game: Season completed on 9/4 W: Tyrell Jenkins, 9 S: Maikel Cleto/Bradley Roney, 4 K: Chris Ellis, 65 Starter ERA: Tyrell Jenkins, 2.47 (23 ER/83.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Maikel Cleto, 2.14 (5 ER/21.0 IP) AVG: Emilio Bonifacio,.298 (125-for-420) HR: Matt Tuiasosopo, 11 RBI: Rio Ruiz, 62 SB: Emilio Bonifacio, 37 W: Sean Newcomb, 8 S: David Peterson, 7 K: Sean Newcomb, 152 Starter ERA: Lucas Sims, 2.67 (27 ER/91.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Caleb Dirks, 0.91 (3 ER/29.2 IP) AVG: Ozzie Albies,.321 (106-for-330) HR: Dustin Peterson/Jacob Schrader, 12 RBI: Dustin Peterson, 88 SB: Ozzie Albies, 21 W: Matt Withrow, 9 S: Sean McLaughlin, 7 K: Matt Withrow, 131 Starter ERA: Matt Withrow, 3.80 (51 ER/120.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Sean McLaughlin, 3.08 (21 ER/61.1 IP) AVG: Keith Curcio,.271 (124-for-458) HR: Braxton Davidson, 10 RBI: Braxton Davidson, 63 SB: Keith Curcio, 24 W: Mike Soroka, 9 S: Devan Watts, 8 K: Touki Toussaint, 128 Starter ERA: Mike Soroka, 3.02 (48 ER/143.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Devan Watts, 0.92 (2 ER/19.2 IP) AVG: Luke Dykstra,.304 (98-for-322) HR: Austin Riley, 20 RBI: Austin Riley, 80 SB: Ray-Patrick Didder, 37 W: Jhon Martinez, 4 S: Brandon S. White, 7 K: Jaret Hellinger, 47 Starter ERA: Luis Gamez, 2.93 (9 ER/27.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Tyler Hyssong, 1.56 (3 ER/17.1 IP) AVG: Cristian Pache,.333 (38-for-114) HR: Ryan O Malley, 5 RBI: Brett Cumberland, 30 SB: Matt Gonzalez, 7 W: Odalvi Javier, 5 S: Ryan Schlosser, 6 K: Alan Rangel, 47 Starter ERA: Kyle Muller, 0.65 (2 ER/27.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Ryan Schlosser, 1.04 (2 ER/17.1 IP) AVG: Randy Ventura,.284 (55-for-194) HR: Anthony Concepcion, 4 RBI: Anthony Concepcion, 36 SB: Randy Ventura, 15 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 SAL Mid-Season All-Star RHP Patrick Weigel SAL Mid-Season All-Star C Jonathan Morales SAL Mid-Season All-Star INF Luke Dykstra SAL Mid-Season All-Star OF Ray-Patrick Didder SAL Mid-Season All-Star 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 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) Player Award OF Dustin Peterson SL Post-Season All-Star LHP Sean Newcomb SL Pitcher of the Week (8/28-4) RHP Enderson Franco CL Pitcher of the Week (8/29-5) INF Ozzie Albies SL Batting Title (2016) ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages ).***