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1 Atlanta Braves (2-0) at Miami Marlins (0-2) Game No. 3 April 8, 2015 Marlins Park Miami, Fla. RHP Shelby Miller (10-9, 3.74 in 2014) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (10-10, 3.81 in 2014) TONIGHT S GAME: The Braves and Marlins play the finale of a three-game season-opening series and the third of 19 contests between the two clubs this season (nine at Marlins Park and 10 at Turner Field)...The Marlins claimed a 10-9 edge in last season s series, but the Braves hold an all-time advantage of over the Fish, including a mark in Miami and a 21-9 record at Marlins Park... SEEKING THE SWEEP: A win tonight would give the Braves their first season-opening series sweep since 2007, when they took three games at Philadelphia to open the campaign...the Braves last swept the Marlins in a three-game series May 30-June 1, 2014, at Marlins Park. ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Braves put seven runs on the board in the first inning en route to a 12-2 win over the Marlins last night...atlanta collected swix hits and three walks in the first frame...freddie Freeman and Andrelton Simmons has three hits each, while Nick Markakis and Chris Johnson had two hits apiece...lhp Alex Wood went 5.0 IP and allowed two runs on four hits, with four strikeouts...seventh HEAVEN: The seven runs scored in the first by the Braves last night marked their largest first-inning output since June 10, 2014, when they plated seven in the first at Colorado en rout to a win...no HOMERS NEEDED: According to STATS, Inc., the last time the Braves scored 12-or-more runs in a game without the benefit of a home run was June 29, 2007, at Florida (a 12-3 win). THEY RE IN THE BOOKS: Rookie pitchers Brandon Cunniff and Cody Martin both made their Major League debut last night, as Cunniff tossed a scoreless sixth inning (1 K, 1 BB) and Martin threw two scoreless frames (7th and 8th), with four strikeouts and one hit allowed...the Braves had two players make their MLB debut in the same game twice last season - on opening day at Milwaukee (Gus Schlosser and Ian Thomas) and June 20 at Washington (Ryan Buchter and Juan Jaime). LOOKING AHEAD: Following an off day tomorrow, the Braves will begin their first homestand of the season against the New York Mets, with a three-game weekend series...the Braves will finish out the homestand with three games against the Marlins, April FAMILIAR FOES: The Braves will battle the Marlins for six of their first nine games and will play 12 of their first 15 games against the Marlins and Mets...Eighteen of Atlanta s first 21 games will be against teams from the National League East division. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Today marks the 41st anniversary of Hank Aaron s 715th career home run, on April 8, 1974, which broke Babe Ruth s career record...a sold-out crowd of 53,775 was on hand as the Braves faced the Los Angeles Dodgers and LHP Al Downing...Aaron walked to lead off the second inning and scored later in the inning to break Willie Mays NL record for runs scored...in the fourth inning, Aaron faced Downing again...with Darrell Evans on first base, no outs and the Dodgers up, 3-1, Downing threw a 1-0 fastball, which Aaron sent into the Braves bullpen in left-center...the homer came at 9:07 p.m. STOCKING UP: On Monday afternoon, the Braves acquired the Arizona s Competitive Balance Round B pick (75th overall) in the 2015 free agent draft in exchange for minor-league OF Victor Reyes...The Braves now have five of the top 75 picks in the 2015 draft, including selections 14, 28, 41, 54 and 75. CHECK YOUR SCORECARD: Three Braves players switched uniform numbers from the spring training roster, including RHP Brandon Cunniff (now number 50), RHP Cody Martin (57) and INF Jace Peterson (8)... Newly-acquired OF Cameron Maybin is number 25. ROAD OPENERS: The Braves opened the season on the road for the ninth time in the last 11 seasons (since 2005)...Over that stretch, the only seasons that they opened at home came in 2010 and th SEASON IN ATLANTA: The Braves are in their 140th season of play in the National League and their 50th season in Atlanta... The Braves were in Boston for 77 years ( ), in Milwaukee for 13 years ( ) and have been in Atlanta sine BRAVES/MARLINS LID LIFTERS: This marked just the second time the Braves and Marlins matched up in the season opener, and the first time since 2005 (also at Miami)...The 2005 contest resulted in a 9-0 Marlins win...atlanta s full list of opening day results can be found on pages of the media guide. THE SKIPPER: Manager Fredi Gonzalez is in his fifth season at the helm of the Braves and his ninth season as a Major League manager...the Braves went last season (T2nd in NL East ) and in 2013, Gonzalez led the Braves to a mark and the NL East title (Atlanta s first division crown since 2005)...He owns a career mark of (.527), including (.554) with the Braves and in three-plus seasons ( ) with the Marlins...In Gonzalez s twnure with the Braves, Atlanta ranks as the NL s third-winningest team behind St. Louis ( ) and Washington ( ) and is fifth in the majors...getting DEFENSIVE: Since his arrival in 2011, manager Fredi Gonzalez has stressed strong defense and fundamentals...the Braves own the second-best team fielding percentage in the majors during Gonzalez s tenure, with a mark of.986 (CIN is No. 1, at.987)...four of the top five season fielding percentages in franchise history have come under Gonzalez (see chart at right). HOW THE ROSTER SHAPES UP: The Braves season-opening roster includes 12 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and five outfielders...only six players were on the opening day roster last season...the roster includes five rookies, including RHP Brandon Cunniff, LHP Cody Martin, INF Jace Peterson, RHP Juan Jaime and LHP Andrew McKirahan (Cunniff, Martin and McKirahan will be making their Major League debut)...fifteen players are donning a Braves uniform for the first time in their career...in addition, the Braves placed a total of five players on the disabled list...lhp Mike Minor was placed on the 15-day DL (left shoulder inflammation), as well as outfielder Joey Terdoslavich (left wrist sprain, retroactive to April 2)...Three pitchers were placed on the 60-day disabled list including left-hander Josh Outman (thoracic outlet syndrome) and right-handers Shae Simmons and Dan Winkler, who are both recovering from Tommy John surgery. THE START OF SOMETHING: Atlanta s best record to open a season is 13-0 in Their worst season-opening mark is 0-10 in OUT OF THE GATE: The Braves started last season with a 2-0 loss at Milwaukee, but rebounded to go 4-2 on their season-opening road trip and went 17-9 in the month of April...They started the 2013 season with a 12-1 record en route to a 17-9 mark in the month of April. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS AND TV SCHEDULE DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Thu., April 9 OPEN DATE Fri., April 10 NYM LH Eric Stults (8-17, 4.30 in 14) vs. LH Jonathon Niese (9-11, 3.40 in 14) FSS 7:35 Sat., April 11 NYM RH Julio Teheran (1-0, 1.50) vs. RH Dillon Gee (7-8, 4.00 in 14) SS 7:10 Sun., April 12 NYM LH Alex Wood vs. RH Bartolo Colon (1-0, 1.50) FSS 1:35 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network PTV-Peachtree TV; FSS-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth Braves vs. Marlins All-Time Overall at Atlanta at Turner Field ( 97) at Miami at Marlins Park ( 12) The Defense Never Rests Four of the top fi ve team season fi elding percentages in Braves franchise history have come in manager Fredi Gonzalez s tenure ( ): Season Fld Pct. PO/AST E TC / / / / / How the 2015 Braves Were Built Drafted/Developed: Trade: Free Agency/Waivers: Recent Braves Transactions April 6: Acquired the Arizona Diamondbacks Competitive Balance Round B pick (75th overall) in the 2015 First-Year Player Draftin exchange for minorleague OF Victor Reyes. April 6: Recalled RHP Brandon Cunniff from Gwinnett (AAA); Placed LHP JOsh Outman on the 60- day disabled list, retroactive to 3/27 (thoracic outlet syndrome); Designated OF Carlos Quentin for assignment. April 5: Acquired OFs Cameron Maybin and Carlos Quentin, as well as minor-league OF Jordan Paroubeck, minor-league RHP Matt Wisler and the Padres Competitive Balance pick (41st overall selection) in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, in exchange for OF Melvin Upton, Jr., and RHP Craig Kimbrel; April 5: Purchased the contracts of RHP Cody Martin, LHP Eric Stults, OF Kelly Johnson and OF Eric Young, Jr.; Re-assigned INF Pedro Ciriaco to Gwinnett (AAA); Placed two players on the 15-day disabled list, including LHP Mike Minor (left shoulder inflammation), OF Joey Terdoslavich (left wrist sprain, retroactive to April 2); Placed three pitchers on the 60-day disabled list, RHP Shae Simmons and RHP Dan Winkler (both recovering from Tommy John surgery): RHP Arodys Vizcaino and OF Dian Toscano were both placed on the restricted list. April 4: Optioned OF Todd Cunningham and RHP Mike Foltynewicz to Gwinnett (AAA); Re-assigned OF Joe Benson to Gwinnett. April 3: Gave LHP Wandy Rodriguez and C Jesus Flores their unconditional release; Re-assigned RHP Chien-Ming Wang to minor league camp. April 2: Acquired RHP Trevor Cahill and cash considerations from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for OF Josh Elander; Optioned RHP Brandon Cunniff to Gwinnett (AAA); Added OF Joe Benson to the Non-Roster Invitation list for the remainder of Major League camp. April 1: Claimed LHP Andrew McKirahan off waivers from the Miami Marlins. Upcoming Milestones Needs For Jonny Gomes 34 Runs 500 Jason Grilli 53 Games 500 Kelly Johnson 66 At-Bats 4, Hits 1, RBI Walks 500 Nick Markakis 133 Games 1,500 9 Home Runs 150 Cameron Maybin 7 Stolen Bases 100 A.J. Pierzynski 13 Home Runs 200 Eric Stults 98 Strikeouts 500 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Alberto Callaspo 4/19 32 Eddie Perez 5/4 47 Jace Peterson 5/9 25 Eric Young, Jr. 5/25 30 Jim Johnson 6/27 32 Terry Pendleton 7/16 55

2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER SHELBY MILLER RHP yrs # , 3.74 ERA (2014) vs. LHB:.238 (73-for-307), 10 HR vs. RHB:.235 (87-for-371), 12 HR Is making his 64th career start and his 70th overall appearance. Makes his Braves debut after being acquired by Atlanta along with minor-league prospect RHP Tyrell Jenkins from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for OF Jason Heyward and RHP Jordan Walden. Tonight is his second career start and appearance against the Marlins. His record is 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA, with each of his two appearances vs. MIA coming in This is his second career start at MIA (last, 8/11/14, 5 ER/5.0 IP) SPRING RECAP Made six spring starts, going 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA. Posted 16 strikeouts in 23.1 IP RECAP Established single-season personal highs with innings pitched, 32 appearances and 14 quality starts. Ranked 10th in the National League with a.236 opponents batting average and 10th in hits allowed/9.0 IP (7.87). Posted a career-best 17.2-inning scoreless streak, 9/3-13 (2-0, 8 hits, 3 walks, 12 strikeouts). Notched a career-best six-game winning streak from 4/15-5/17, tied for the longest such streak by a Cardinals pitcher last year (Pat Neshek). Led the NL with 13 sacrifice bunts and tied for the MLB lead. CAREER RECAP Started 31 games in each of his first two Major League seasons and posted backto-back 10 wins seasons. Finished third in the 2013 National League Rookie of the Year voting behind Jose Fernandez (MIA) and Yasiel Puig (LAD). Named to Baseball Digest and Baseball America 2013 Rookie All-Star teams. MILLER - MOST RECENT GAME RESULTS DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (6) 1-2, *average pitches MILLER - SEASON & CAREER Career MILLER vs. MARLINS Career Last win vs. MIA: None MILLER S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched (Starter) , twice, last: 6/7/14 at TOR Most Pitches Thrown , three times, last: 5/10/13 vs. COL Most Strikeouts , 5/10/13 vs. COL Most Walks Allowed , 8/16/14 vs. SD Most Hits Allowed , twice, last: 7/5/14 vs. MIA Most Runs Allowed , 5/28/14 vs. NYY Most Home Runs Allowed , 4/4/14 at PIT Longest Winning Streak games, 4/15-5/17/14 Longest Losing Streak games, twice, last: 6/19-7/10/ Strikeout Games games, last: 6/12/13 at NYM (10) Career Complete Games games, last: 6/7/14 at TOR (W, 5-0) FRIDAY S STARTING PITCHER ERIC STULTS - SEASON & CAREER Career STULTS vs. METS Career Last win vs. MIA: 8/18/13 vs. NYM (4-3) BULLPEN BRIEFS Luis Avilan LHP yrs #43 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 1/1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 Entered with the bases loaded and 0 outs on 4/6 at MIA and used three pitches to induce a DP. Made 62 appearances (43.1 IP) out of the bullpen in 2014, going 4-1 with 4.57 ERA in his third Major League season. Owns a career mark of 10-1 with a 2.56 ERA over 168 relief appearances. Allowed just 11-of-48 (22.9%) inherited runners to score in 2014, the 14th-best mark in the N.L. Suffered his first career loss on 4/10/14 vs. NYM in his 110th career game. According to Elias, his 110 outings without a loss to open his career was the fifth-longest streak in Major League history (since 1900). Trevor Cahill RHP yrs #34 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Made 170 starts over a six-year MLB career, going with a 4.11 ERA over innings. In 16 career relief outings, pitched to a 2.60 ERA (8 ER/27.2 IP) with 29 strikeouts and one save. Brandon Cunniff RHP yrs #50 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 1/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Made his MLB debut with a hitless sixth inning, 4/7 at MIA. Fanned Michael Morse looking for his first major league strikeout is his fourth pro season. Pitched to a 4.50 ERA (4 ER/8.0 IP) while striking out six over seven spring appearances. Compiled a 1.58 ERA and a.187 opponents batting average between Lynchburg (A) and Mississippi (AA) last season, both of which stood as the third-lowest mark in all of minor league baseball. Jason Grilli RHP yrs #39 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 1/1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Earned his first career Opening Day save on 4/6 at MIA, tossing 1.0 perfect inning with two strikeouts. Ranks eighth among N.L. relievers with a strikeouts/9.0 IP ratio over the last three seasons, from 2012 to Fanned 221 batters over IP in that span. Struck out 11 over 8.0 spring IP. Split the 2014 season between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles (AL), combining to go 1-5 with a 4.00 ERA over 62 appearances between the two clubs. Converted 12 of 17 save chances. Was a 2013 National League All-Star, his fi rst such distinction. Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning. Juan Jaime RHP yrs #56 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 1/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Tossed a scoreless ninth in his season debut, 4/7 at MIA. Allowed 1 run over his final seven spring games. Compiled a 5.84 ERA (8 ER/12.1 IP) over 16 outings with Atlanta last season in his fi rst MLB season. Led Braves minor league relievers with 18 saves in 2014 on his way to earning Triple-A Gwinnett s Pitcher of the Year honors. Also earned Gwinnett s Most Outstanding Reliever award for the season. Jim Johnson RHP yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 1/1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 Made his 7th Opening Day appearance on 4/6 at MIA by tossing 1.1 scoreless innings and stranding two runners. Induced a foulout with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd to end the 7th. Led the A.L. in saves in back-to-back seasons in 2012 (51) and 2013 (50) while with BAL. Became the second pitcher in Major League history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons (LAD s Eric Gagne; ). Since the start of the 2012 season, he s converted 88.8% (103-for-116) of his save opportunities, the 10th-best mark in the majors in that span. 103 saves rank as the eighth most in that time frame. Save percentage of 94.4 ranked third in the majors and second in the A.L. in Cody Martin RHP yrs #57 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 1/1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Struck out four over two scoreless innings in his MLB debut, 4/7 at MIA. The last Braves reliever to go at least two scoreless innings in his Major League debut was Cory Gearrin on 4/25/11 at SD. The last to accomplish the feat with four Ks was Don McMahon, who fanned seven over 4.0 innings, 6/30/57 [2]. Pitched to a record with a 3.07 ERA in 100 career minor league outings (67 starts). Andrew McKirahan LHP yrs #52 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Was claimed by ATL off waivers from MIA on 4/1/15. Selected by MIA from CHI in the 2014 Rule 5 draft on 12/11/14. His first appearance will be his Major League debut. Posted 10 saves and a 2.08 ERA in 44 games (all in relief) last season in the Cubs organization. TEAM BULLPEN TOTALS W-L: 0-0 SV-OPP: 1-1 ERA: 0.00 IP: 7.0 R: 0 ER: 0 HITS/HR: 1/0 BB: 2 SO: 9 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 6/4 (67%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/0 (0%) BRAVES BULLPEN BY MONTH Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April MOST RECENT APPEARANCES LUIS AVILAN Spring Totals (9) 0-0, /6 at MIA H, TREVOR CAHILL Spring Totals (4) 0-0, BRANDON CUNNIFF Spring Totals (7) 0-1, /7 at MIA ND JASON GRILLI Spring Totals (8) 1-0, /6 at MIA S, JUAN JAIME Spring Totals (9) 0-0, /7 at MIA ND JIM JOHNSON Spring Totals (7) 0-0, /6 at MIA H, CODY MARTIN Spring Totals (4) 1-0, /7 at MIA ND ANDREW McKIRAHAN Spring Totals (9) 1-1,

3 2015 BRAVES BITS Christian Bethancourt C yrs #27 MIA Series:.125 (1-8) Streak: 1 game (1-4,.250) Road Trip:.125 (1-8) Last HR: None Went 1-for-4 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored last night. This marked his fi rst career appearance on an Opening Day roster. Last name is pronounced BETH-ann-kort. Batted.286 (12-for-542) with 6 2B, 1 HR and 7 RBI in 15 spring contests. Was sidelined for several spring games, from 3/12 through the end of camp, due to a minor knee contusion, being diagnosed with the flu and having two wisdom teeth pulled. Entered 2015 ranked by Baseball America as the organization s fifth-best prospect. Also tabbed by BA as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Braves system. Split time between ATL and the Gwinnett Braves (AAA) in 2014, appearing in 31 games over two stints, 6/28-7/21 and 9/2 through the remainder of the season. Batted.248 (28-for-113) with 3 2B and 9 RBI, while starting 29 of 31 contests. Collected first Major League hit 6/28 at PHI with an INF 1B to SS in 6th inning. Named to 2014 MLB All-Star Futures Game World Team (w/atl at time of game). Alberto Callaspo INF yrs #1 MIA Series:.500 (2-4) Streak: 2 games (2-4,.500) Road Trip:.500 (2-4) Last HR: 8/24/14 vs. LAA (Weaver) with OAK Came off the bench to stroke an RBI pinch single in the 9th inning last night. Made his 8th career appearance on an Opening Day roster & his 2nd OD start. Batted.261 (18-for-69) with 1 2B & 5 RBI while playing 2B & 3B in 23 spring contests. Appeared in 127 games with OAK in 15 and batted.223 (90-for-404) with 19 XBH and 39 RBI. Made 108 total starts: 41 at 2B, 17 at 1B, 16 at 3B. Has a career average of plate appearances per strikeout, the 5thbest mark in the majors since the start of the 2006 season. Over his nine-year career, has played in 538 games at third base and 295 games at second base. Has also made appearances at 1B, SS and the OF. Signed by ATL to a one-year contract as a free agent on December 16, The Braves are his fifth Major League organization (ARI, KC, LAA, OAK). Originally signed by the Los Angeles Angels as a non-drafted free agent in Freddie Freeman INF yrs #5 MIA Series:.444 (4-9) Streak: 5 games (8-for-20,.400) dating to 14 Road Trip:.444 (4-9) Last HR: 9/5/14 at MIA (Cosart) Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI last night, his 58th career game with 3+ hits. Monday marked his fifth straight Opening Day start. Batted.339 (20-for-59) with 5 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI & a.420 OB% in 24 spring games. Was one of four Major Leaguers to play in all 162 regular-season games in 2014, joining KC s Alcides Escobar, TB s Evan Longoria and SF s Hunter Pence. Set Braves franchise mark in 14 & led the majors with 1,449 innings played. Produced a.288 (175-for-607) batting average in 2014 with 65 extra-base hits, including 18 home runs and 78 RBI. His.288 batting average ranked tied for 2nd among National League first basemen, while his.386 OB % ranked T1st. Collected a career-high 43 doubles in 2014, tops among NL first basemen, fifth overall in the majors and second in the NL. Reached base safely multiple times in 89 games in 14, most in the majors. Owns the 12th-best mark in the NL with a.315 (130-for-413) batting avg. with runners in scoring position over the last 4 seasons ( ). Owns a.294 (324-for-1101) batting average with 67 doubles, 44 homers and 183 RBI in 314 career games played at Turner Field. Agreed to terms on an eight-year contract w/atl through the 2021 season on 2/4/14. Finished 5th in the 2013 N.L. Most Valuable Player of the Year voting. Finished 2nd in the 2011 N.L. Rookie of the Year voting (to teammate C. Kimbrel). Jonny Gomes OF yrs #7 MIA Series:.000 (0-1) Streak: 0-1 Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 7/18/14 vs. KC (Downs) with BOS Made his ninth career appearance on an Opening Day roster. Batted.179 (10-for-56) with one 2B, one HR and 8 RBI in 21 spring contests. Opened the 2014 season with the Boston Red Sox and played in 78 games before being traded to the Oakland Athletics as a part of a three-player trade on 7/31. Posted identical batting averages for each club last season, with a.234 average (64-for-273). Went 49-for-209 for BOS and 15-for-64 for OAK. Played in 105 total games in 2014, including 84 appearances (59 starts) in LF. Is a.244 (787-for-3232) career hitter with 155 home runs and 500 RBI. Has participated in the postseason in four of the past five seasons, advancing to the PS with OAK (2014 and 2012), BOS (WS Champions, 2013) and CIN (2010). Signed by the Braves to a one-year contract as a free agent on February 3, Atlanta is his sixth Major League organization & his third National League team. Phil Gosselin INF yrs #11 MIA Series:.--- Streak: None Road Trip:.--- Last HR: 8/15/14 vs. OAK (J. Chavez) Made his fi rst career appearance on an Opening Day roster. Batted.262 (16-for-61) while playing every defensive position other than catcher and pitcher over 27 spring contests. For the second consecutive season, split time between the Major League club and the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves in Combined to hit.324 (164-for-506) with 33 doubles and 75 runs 142 games between to two levels. Appeared in 46 games over two stints for the Braves in 14, 7/26 through the end of the season and batted.266 (34-for-128). Recalled 7/13 and optioned 7/17. Earned GWI s MVP team award after leading the club in BAvg. & OPS (.866). Selected to the 2014 International League All-Star team. Named to the 2014 International League postseason All-Star squad. Named as the All-Star Utility Player after receiving votes at 2B, SS, 3B, OF and DH. Selected by ATL in the 5th round of the 2010 June free agent draft. Chris Johnson INF yrs #23 MIA Series:.400 (2-5) Streak: 2 games (3-9,.333) dating to 14 Road Trip:.400 (2-5) Last HR: 9/26/14 vs. PHI (Williams) Appeared on an Opening Day roster for the fifth time. Hit.236 (13-for-55) in 22 spring contests. Collected 1 double, 2 HR and 5 RBI. In 2nd season with ATL, hit.263 (153-for-582) with 27 2B, 10 HR & 58 RBI in 14. Logged his sixth consecutive season of at least 20 doubles and his 3rd consecutive campaign with more than 25 doubles last season. Collected 18 doubles in 92 games prior to the All-Star break and nine doubles in 61 contests after the break. Has played in 296 games in his two seasons with ATL, posting a.291 (320-for-1101) average with 62 doubles, 22 home runs and 128 RBI. Is a career.310 (181-for-583) hitter vs. LHP compared to a.274 (478-for- 1747) avg. vs. RHP. Hit.395 (45-for-114) vs. LHP in Acquired by ATL in a 7 player trade on 1/24/13. The Braves are his 3rd ML org. Kelly Johnson OF yrs #24 MIA Series:.000 (0-5) Streak: 0-5 Road Trip:.000 (0-5) Last HR: 9/23/14 at NYY (McCarthy) with BAL Needs just 17 hits for 1,000 in his career. Made his 10th career appearance on an Opening Day roster & 9th start. Batted.309 (17-for-55) with 7 extra-base hits, including 4 2B and 9 RBI in 22 spring contests. Saw time at 2B, 3B, 1B, RF and LF. Played in 106 games between the NYY, BOS and BAL in 14. Batted a combined.215 (57-for-265) with 23 XBH, including 7 HR & 27 RBI between the three clubs. Returns to the Braves for his 2nd stint with the organization in his 10th ML season. Was originally drafted by ATL in the compensation round (38th overall) of the 2000 first-year player draft and remained with the org. through 09 season. Since the start of 2010, ranks 5th among ML second basemen with 86 HR. Has hit the double-digit home run mark in six of his eight full seasons. Has been a part of seven different Major League organizations, including five different teams over the last three seasons (since 2012). Nick Markakis OF yrs #22 MIA Series:.375 (3-8) Streak: 3 games (5-12,.417) dating to 14 Road Trip:.375 (3-8) Last HR: 9/25/14 at NYY (Kuroda) with BAL Collected RBI-singles in the 1st inning in each of the first two games. Made his 10th career appearance on an Opening Day roster and his 8th OD start. Went 5-for-25 (.200) in 8 official spring games. Made his first appearance of the spring on 3/23 and in addition to his 8 games with the ML club, played in a handful of minor league games, logging approx. 30 at-bats between the Majors and minors. Owns 330 straight errorless games in the OF (dating to 8/11/12). The MLB mark for consecutive errorless games by an OF is 392, by Darren Lewis ( ). Underwent successful fusion surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck on 12/17/14. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steven Wray in Atlanta, Ga. Posted a.276 (177-for-642) BAvg. with 27 2B, 14 HR & 50 RBI in 155 games in 14. Signed a four-year contract with ATL on 12/5/14 after playing nine seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (was BAL s seventh overall selection in 2003 draft). Cameron Maybin OF yrs #25 MIA Series:.333 (1-3) Streak: 1 game (1-2,.500) Road Trip:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 5/30/14 at CWS (Danks) with SD Acquired Sunday as part of a six-player trade with SD. The Braves are his 4th Major League organization. Celebrated his 28th birthday Sat. (4/4). Made his seventh career appearance on an Opening Day roster. Batted.301 (16-for-53) with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 SB in 17 spring games. Played in 95 games for the Padres in 2014, batting.235 with 13 doubles, four triples, one home run and 15 RBI. Missed the first 25 games of the 2015 campaign after suffering a ruptured left biceps tendon during spring training. Committed just two errors last season, his first on 9/8, which snapped a streak of 189 consecutive games ( innings) without an error. Was a first-round (10th overall) selection by DET in the 2005 draft. Jace Peterson INF yrs #8 MIA Series:.167 (1-6) Streak: 0-5 Road Trip:.167 (1-6) Last HR: None Made his first career appearance on an Opening Day roster Monday and went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Had two walks and a run scored in last night s win. Batted.324 (22-for-68) with 5 2B, a.410 OB% and 3 SB in 25 spring contests. Entered 15 ranked by Baseball America as ATL s 9th-best prospect, as well as the Best Athlete & possessing the Best Strikezone Discipline among ATL farmhands. Made his Major League debut in 2014, having been called up to the majors on 4 different occasions. Started 18 games total for the Padres, 10 at 2B & 8 at 3B. Had his contract selected from San Antonio (AA) on 4/25 & made his ML debut that night at WSH: came off the bench to go 1-for-2 with a 1B off S. Strasburg. In 86 games combined between El Paso (AA) and San Antonio (AAA) last season, batted.307 (99-for-322) with 24 2B, 6 3B, 16 SB and a.402 OB %. Acquired by the Braves from the Padres in a six-player trade on 12/19/14. A.J. Pierzynski C yrs #15 MIA Series:.--- Streak: None Road Trip:.--- Last HR: 8/8/14 at BAL (Tillman) with STL Made his 15th career appearance on an Opening Day roster. Went 15-for-41 (.366) over 16 spring contests. Played in 102 games (.251/5/37) between Boston (72) and St. Louis (30) in Signed by STL on 7/26 after being released by BOS on 7/16. Started at catcher for Games 3 and 4 of the NLCS vs. SF (.167, 1-for-6). Leads active major leaguers with 1,765 career games behind the plate. His 14,172.2 career innings caught rank 12th in MLB since the start of the divisional era in Signed by the Braves to a one-year contract as a free agent on 1/7/15. Andrelton Simmons INF yrs #19 MIA Series:.333 (3-9) Streak: 1 game (3-5,.600) Road Trip:.333 (3-9) Last HR: 8/21/14 at CIN (Holmberg) Went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI last night. Made his third career Opening Day start. In 18 spring contests:.340 (18-for-53) with four extra-base hits and 13 RBI. Earned second career Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top defensive shortstop in the National League last season (also Platinum Glove Winner in 13). Named the 14 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year among Major League shortstops and named by ESPN as the Defensive Player of the Year. His defensive WAR mark of 3.89 last season ranked best in the majors. In 2014, ranked as third-toughest player in the NL to strike out (once every 9.60 PA). Compiled a def. WAR of 5.4, the highest single-season mark in ML history in Agreed to terms on a 7-year contract with ATL through the 2020 season on 2/20/14. Eric Young, Jr. OF yrs #4 MIA Series:.222 (2-9) Streak: 2 games (2-9,.222) Road Trip:.222 (2-9) Last HR: 5/12/14 at NYY (Aceves) with NYM Made Opening Day roster for the 4th time (2nd career OD start) and went 1-for-4 and scored the game-winning run on a fielder s choice in the sixth inning. Ranked 2nd in the NL with 25 hits in 24 spring contests. Posted a.321 avg. with 8 XBH & 7 SB. Had contract purchased and was added to the ML roster on 4/5. Spent his first full season with NYM in 2014, hitting.229 (64-for-280) with 10 doubles, five triples and 30 stolen bases in 100 games. His 30 SBs tied for sixth in the NL in Has combined to steal 76 bases over the last 3 seasons ( ), tops in the NL and fourth-most in the majors in that span. Signed by ATL as a minor-league free agent on 2/13/15 after spending 10 years in the COL organization ( ) and parts of two seasons with NYM ( ).

4 BRAVES BREAKDOWN STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeeman-2 2B Peterson-2 3B Callaspo-1; Johnson, C-1 SS Simmons-2 LF Johnson, K-2 CF Young, Jr.-2 RF Markakis-2 C Bethancourt-2 P Teheran-1, Wood-1 DH --- STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Young-2 2 Peterson-2 3 Markakis-2 4 Freeman-2 5 Bethancourt-2 6 Johnson, K-2 7 Callaspo-1, Johnson-1 8 Simmons-2 9 Pitcher-2 Number of different lineups used: 1 (does not include pitcher s slot) BRAVES RECORD BREAKDOWN Braves Score First Opponent Scores First Shutout games Score in 1 inning Score in 2 diff. innings Score in 3 diff. innings Score in 4 diff. innings Score in 5> innings Leading after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Tied after 6 innings Tied after 7 innings Trailing after 6 innings Trailing after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Score 2 or Fewer Runs Tied after 8 innings Score 3 Runs Trailing after 8 innings Score 4 or More Runs First Game of Series Last Game of Series First Game of Homestand Last Game of Homestand First Game of Road trip Last Game of Road trip Following an Off Day Run Decisions Final At-Bat Decisions Run Decisions In Errorless Games Run Decisions With a Homer Allow a Homer With no Homers Allow no Homers BRAVES BY DAY & MONTH Day Home Road Month Home Road Monday April (22 games) Tuesday May (29 games) Wednesday June (27 games) Thursday July (26 games) Friday August (28 games) Saturday September (27 games) Sunday October (4 games) Total Total BRAVES BY SERIES Home Road Braves Opp. Series Type Won-Lost-Split Won-Lost-Split Sweeps Sweeps 2-Game Game Game Doubleheaders RUNNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT Bethancourt Callaspo Freeman Gomes Gosselin C. Johnson K. Johnson Markakis Maybin Peterson Pierzynski Simmons Young, Jr Team Totals TOMAHAWK CHOPS 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 Total Opponent Total HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player Total Hits Career High Hits Bethancourt , 2x, last: 9/3/14 Callaspo , 4x, last: 6/16/14 Freeman , 2x, last: 7/31/13 Gomes , 6x last: 6/6/13 Gosselin , 2x, last: 9/17/14 C. Johnson , 7x, last: 8/31/13 K. Johnson , 11x, last: 5/27/13 Maybin , 8x, last: 8/21/12 Markakis , 7/3/11 Peterson , 4/6/15 Pierzynski , 2x, last: 5/15/12 Simmons , 5/8/13 Young, Jr , 24x, last: 9/10/14 Totals RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games 2-Out GW Player Total RBI RBI Career High RBI Bethancourt , 2x, last: 9/17/14 Callaspo , 4/18/10 Freeman , 3x, last: 9/2/13 Gomes , 6/12/10 Gosselin , 8/15/14 C. Johnson , 5/2/12 K. Johnson , 2x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis , 6/10/11 Maybin , 8x, last: 8/19/12 Peterson Pierzynski , 6/12/03 Simmons , 3x, last: 7/15/14 Young, Jr , 8/29/13 Totals (*-- total 2-out runs) BRAVES BLASTS 2015 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opp. Pitcher(s) MULTI-HOMER GAMES Gomes 9 0 4/16/11 vs. PIT Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Freeman 5 0 4/1/14 at MIL C. Johnson 3 0 7/12/14 at CHC Markakis 2 0 9/14/08 vs MIN Simmons 2 0 9/22/13 at CHI Callaspo 1 0 4/18/10 at MIN Maybin 1 0 5/13/11 at COL LEAD-OFF HOMERS K. Johnson 9 0 7/6/11 at MIL (Gallardo) Simmons 3 0 7/23/13 at NYM (Torres) Markakis 2 0 9/25/14 at NYY (Kuroda) Maybin 1 0 8/27/10 at ATL (Hanson) Young, Jr 1 0 8/8/12 at LAD (Billingsley) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Gomes 4 0 7/3/13 vs. SD (Gregerson) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Freeman 2 0 6/17/13 vs. NYM (Gee) Young, Jr /2/13 vs. KC (Mendoza) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) Gomes 5 0 5/3/14 vs OAK (Milone) K.Johnson 4 0 7/8/11 at STL (Lohse) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Callaspo 2 0 5/26/12 at SEA (F.Hernandez) C. Johnson 2 0 7/30/12 at LAD (Harang) Simmons 1 0 6/10/14 at COL (Nicasio) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Gomes 9 0 7/18/14 vs. KC (Downs) Pierzynski 4 0 9/1/13 vs. MIN (Burton) Callaspo 2 0 9/19/13 vs. MIN (Duensing) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) C. Johnson 1 0 9/20/11 at CIN (Bray) K.Johnson 1 0 4/5/08 vs. NYM (Sosa) Young, Jr /8/12 at WAS (Burnett) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Maybin 1 0 5/31/10 vs MIL (Estrada) Young, Jr /8/12 at LAD (Billingsley)

5 2015 BRAVES SCHEDULE AND RESULTS H/R Time/ GA Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB 4/6 at MIA R-D W, 2-1 Teheran-Alvarez-Grilli 36,969* 1-0 T /7 at MIA R-N W, 12-2 Wood-Latos-None 17, /8 at MIA R-N 7:10 PM 4/9 OPEN DATE 4/10 NYM H-N 7:35 PM 4/11 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 4/12 NYM H-D 1:35 PM 4/13 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 4/14 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 4/15 MIA H-D 12:10 PM 4/16 OPEN DATE 4/17 at TOR R-N 7:07 PM 4/18 at TOR R-D 1:07 PM 4/19 at TOR R-D 1:07 PM 4/20 OPEN DATE 4/21 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 4/22 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 4/23 at NYM R-D 1:10 PM 4/24 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 4/25 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 4/26 at PHI R-D 1:35 PM 4/27 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 4/28 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 4/29 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 4/30 CIN H-N 7:10 PM APRIL TOTALS 2-0 5/1 CIN H-N 7:35 PM 5/2 CIN H-N 7:10 PM 5/3 CIN H-D 1:35 PM 5/4 PHI H-N 7:10 PM 5/5 PHI H-N 7:10 PM 5/6 PHI H-N 7:10 PM 5/7 OPEN DATE 5/8 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 5/9 at WSH R-D 4:05 PM 5/10 at WSH R-D 1:35 PM 5/11 at CIN R-N 7:10 PM 5/12 at CIN R-N 7:10 PM 5/13 at CIN R-N 7:10 PM 5/14 OPEN DATE 5/15 at MIA R-N 7:10 PM 5/16 at MIA R-D 4:10 PM 5/17 at MIA R-D 1:10 PM 5/18 OPEN DATE 5/19 TB H-N 7:10 PM 5/20 TB H-N 7:10 PM 5/21 MIL H-N 7:10 PM 5/22 MIL H-N 7:35 PM 5/23 MIL H-N 7:10 PM 5/24 MIL H-D 1:35 PM 5/25 at LAD R-N 8:10 PM 5/26 at LAD R-N 10:10 PM 5/27 at LAD R-N 10:10 PM 5/28 at SF R-N 10:15 PM 5/29 at SF R-N 10:15 PM 5/30 at SF R-N 10:05 PM 5/31 at SF R-D 4:05 PM MAY TOTALS 6/1 at ARI R-N 9:40 PM 6/2 at ARI R-N 9:40 PM 6/3 at ARI R-D 3:40 PM 6/4 OPEN DATE 6/5 PIT H-N 7:35 PM 6/6 PIT H-N 7:15 PM 6/7 PIT H-D 1:35 PM 6/8 SD H-N 7:10 PM 6/9 SD H-N 7:10 PM 6/10 SD H-N 7:10 PM 6/11 SD H-D 12:10 PM 6/12 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 6/13 at NYM R-D 4:10 PM 6/14 at NYM R-D 1:10 PM 6/15 at BOS R-N 7:10 PM 6/16 at BOS R-D 4:05 PM 6/17 BOS H-N 7:10 PM 6/18 BOS H-N 7:10 PM 6/19 NYM H-N 7:35 PM 6/20 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 6/21 NYM H-N 5:05 PM 6/22 OPEN DATE 6/23 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 6/24 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 6/25 at WSH R-D 4:05 PM 6/26 at PIT R-N 7:05 PM 6/27 at PIT R-D 4:05 PM 6/28 at PIT R-D 1:35 PM 6/29 OPEN DATE 6/30 WSH H-N 7:10 PM JUNE TOTALS 7/1 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 7/2 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 7/3 PHI H-N 7:35 PM 7/4 PHI H-N 7:15 PM 7/5 PHI H-D 1:35 PM 7/6 at MIL R-N 8:10 PM 7/7 at MIL R-N 8:10 PM 7/8 at MIL R-D 2:10 PM H/R Time/ GA Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB 7/9 at COL R-N 8:40 PM 7/10 at COL R-N 8:10 PM 7/11 at COL R-D 4:10 PM 7/12 at COL R-D 4:10 PM 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 86th ALL-STAR GAME, GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK, CINCINNATI, OH 7/15 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 CHI H-N 7:35 PM 7/18 CHI H-N 7:10 PM 7/19 CHI H-N 5:05 PM 7/20 LAD H-N 7:10 PM 7/21 LAD H-N 7:10 PM 7/22 LAD H-D 12:10 PM 7/23 OPEN DATE 7/24 at STL R-N 8:15 PM 7/25 at STL R-N 7:15 PM 7/26 at STL R-D 2:15 PM 7/27 at BAL R-N 7:05 PM 7/28 at BAL R-N 7:05 PM 7/29 at BAL R-N 7:05 PM 7/30 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 7/31 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM JULY TOTALS 8/1 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 8/2 at PHI R-D 1:35 PM 8/3 SF H-N 7:10 PM 8/4 SF H-N 7:10 PM 8/5 SF H-N 7:10 PM 8/6 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 8/7 MIA H-N 7:35 PM 8/8 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 8/9 MIA H-N 5:05 PM 8/10 OPEN DATE 8/11 at TB R-N 7:10 PM 8/12 at TB R-N 7:10 PM 8/13 OPEN DATE 8/14 ARI H-N 7:35 PM 8/15 ARI H-N 7:10 PM 8/16 ARI H-D 1:35 PM 8/17 at SD R-N 10:10 PM 8/18 at SD R-N 10:10 PM 8/19 at SD R-D 3:40 PM 8/20 at CHI R-N 8:05 PM 8/21 at CHI R-D 4:05 PM 8/22 at CHI R-D 4:05 PM 8/23 at CHI R-D 2:20 PM 8/24 COL H-N 7:10 PM 8/25 COL H-N 7:10 PM 8/26 COL H-N 7:10 PM 8/27 OPEN DATE 8/28 NYY H-N 7:35 PM 8/29 NYY H-N 7:10 PM 8/30 NYY H-N 1:35 PM 8/31 MIA H-N 7:10 PM AUGUST TOTALS 9/1 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 9/2 MIA H-D 12:10 PM 9/3 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 9/4 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 9/5 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 9/6 at WSH R-N 1:35 PM 9/7 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 9/8 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 9/9 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 9/10 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 9/11 NYM H-N 7:35 PM 9/12 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 9/13 NYM H-D 1:35 PM 9/14 OPEN DATE 9/15 TOR H-N 7:10 PM 9/16 TOR H-N 7:10 PM 9/17 TOR H-N 7:10 PM 9/18 PHI H-N 7:35 PM 9/19 PHI H-N 7:10 PM 9/20 PHI H-D 1:35 PM 9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 9/22 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 9/23 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 9/24 OPEN DATE 9/25 at MIA R-N 7:10 PM 9/26 at MIA R-D 4:10 PM 9/27 at MIA R-D 1:10 PM 9/28 OPEN DATE 9/29 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 9/30 WSH H-N 7:10 PM SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 10/2 STL H-N 7:35 PM 10/3 STL H-N 7:10 PM 10/4 STL H-D 3:05 PM OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game BRAVES 2015 DISABLED LIST Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Joey Terdoslavich OF Left wrist sprain 15-Day 4/5 (retro 4/2) Mike Minor LHP Left shoulder infl ammation 15-Day 4/ Shae Simmons RHP Tommy John surgery (2/12/15) 60-Day 4/ Dan Winkler RHP Tommy John surgery (7/1/14) 60-Day 4/ Josh Outman LHP Thoracic outlet syndrome 60-Day 4/6 (retro 3/27) --- 2