Quality Starts The most quality starts by Major League staffs in 2014: Braves All-Time Save Leaders

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1 Atlanta Braves (68-61) at Cincinnati Reds (61-68) Game No. 130 August 23, 2014 Great American Ball Park Cincinnati, Oh. RHP Ervin Santana (13-6, 3.71) vs. RHP Mike Leake (9-11, 3.65) TONIGHT S GAME: The Braves and Reds play the third game of a four-game set and the sixth of seven meetings between the two clubs this season...atlanta trails in the all-time series, but swept a threegame set from Cincinnati at Turner Field in April...ROAD WARRIORS: The Braves are currently on a 10-game, 11-day road trip, including stops in Pittsburgh (2-1), Cincinnati (2-0) and New York (three games)...following this trip, the Braves return home for a six-game homestand against Miami and Philadelphia (three games each). HOT HAND: OF Justin Upton is currently riding a 13-game hitting streak (.413, 19-for-46, 5 HR, 20 RBI) since August 10...ONE SWING, TWO MILESTONES: Last Sunday (8/10) Upton drilled his 21st homer of the season to lead off the fourth inning against WSH s Gio Gonzalez...It marked his 1,000th career base hit and his 500th career RBI...GOOD COMPANY: Upton, who turns 27 years old on August 25, is one of only five active players who reached 1,000 hits and 500 RBI before their 27th birthday, joining Alex Rodriguez, Adrian Beltre, Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera...SUMMER HEAT: Since the start of July, Upton owns a.321 (53-for-165) batting average with nine homers and 40 RBI in 46 games...upton drove in two runs in the Braves 3-1 extra-inning victory last night at Cincinnati, increasing his total to 23 RBI in 20 games since August 1...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the total is the top monthly RBI total of Upton s career...he drove in 22 runs in July 2011 while playing in 26 games for the Diamondbacks. AUGUSTUS CAESAR: OF Justin Upton s 12th-inning two-run home run last night snapped a 1-1 tie and propelled the Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Reds...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Upton has knocked in 23 runs in 20 games this August, tying Houston s Chris Carter for the Major League RBI lead this month...dead RED: Upton has also seen recent success against the Reds...Since 2012, he is batting.435 (27-for-62) against the Reds, the highest batting average vs. Cincinnati (min. 50 at-bats) for any Major Leaguer in that span. CENTER OF ATTENTION: The Braves lead the National League with a 19-8 (.704) record against teams from the NL Central...The St. Louis Cardinals rank second with a (.612) mark...braves pitchers also lead the league with a 2.69 ERA against the NL Central division...the 19 wins against the division are the most among non-nl Central teams (Washington is 17-16). BRAVES OF LATE: The Braves went 6-4 on their recent 10-game homestand, which came on the heels of an 0-8 road trip to Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle...The Braves have won seven of their last eight games, but have lost 13 of their last 23 games overall and are since the All-Star break (they went before the break)... Atlanta is in the month of August after going in July, in June, in May and 17-9 in March/ April...IN THE STANDINGS: The Braves entered play today in second place in the NL East division standings, seven games behind Washington...Atlanta has been in first place a total of 86 days this season. HOT CORNERS: Tuesday night LF Justin Upton homered and drove in five runs, while RF Jason Heyward notched three RBI in the Braves 11-3 victory at Pittsburgh...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time that both Atlanta s starting corner outfielders drove in at least three runs in a game since May 2, 2010 vs. Houston, when Heyward and LF Melky Cabrera each accomplished the feat. DON T BURY THE LEAD: Monday night OF Jason Heyward and SS Andrelton Simmons led off the game with back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning at PNC Park...According to STATS, LLC. and SABR, it marked the fifth time in franchise history that Braves batters have hit back-to-back homers to lead off a game, joining Martin Prado and Nate McLouth on May 14, 2011 vs. Philadelphia, Rafael Furcal and Mark DeRosa on May 28, 2003 vs. Cincinnati, Roberto Kelly and Jeff Blauser on June 22, 1994 vs. New York (NL) and Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler on August 6, 1937 at Chicago (NL, Game 1 of DH)...According the Elias Sports Bureau, the Braves are the fourth team this season to hit back-to-back homers to begin a game...the other one-two combos this year are COL s Charlie Blackmon and Corey Dickerson (May 10 at Cincinnati), PHI s Jimmy Rollins and Wil Nieves (May 18 vs. Cincinnati) and MIN s Danny Santana and Brian Dozier (June 9 at Toronto). ON A ROLL: 1B Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 last night, and clubbed his 17th homer of the season on Friday night vs. OAK...Over the last 19 games (since 8/2), he has gone 28-for-70 (.400)...He went 14-for-35 (.400) on the last homestand...extra, EXTRA!! Freeman collected his 35th double of the season on Saturday night and has eclipsed his career high of 33, set in Freeman has 56 extra-base hits on the year and ranks sixth in the majors and third in the NL in that category...he is on pace for 74 XBHs this season, which would easily eclipse his career high of 58 in A Braves player has reached at least 70 extra-base hits only 39 times since 1900, the last being Chipper Jones, who collected 75 in INNINGS EATER: Freeman leads the majors this season with 1,166.0 innings played in the field (all but two of the Braves 1,168.0 team innings in 129 games this season)...sf s Hunter Pence is second with 1,141.0 innings played...full TIMERS: Freeman and Pence are the only two players in the National League who have started all of their team s games this season. BASERUNNERS BEWARE: On Saturday night RHP Julio Teheran notched his team-leading (T3rd in majors) fifth pick-off of the season when he nailed Josh Reddick at first base in the second inning...on the year, the Braves 13 pitcher pickoffs rank 4th in the majors, behind only Pittsburgh (18), the Los Angeles Angels (14) and San Francisco (14)...Other Braves hurlers to post a pickoff this season: LH Alex Wood (4), RH Aaron Harang (2), RH Ervin Santana (1) and LH Ian Thomas (1). JOHNSON CONTINUES SURGE: 3B Chris Johnson clubbed his ninth home run of the season on Sunday night...over his last 34 games (since 7/12), Johnson has gone 40-for-141 (.284) with six home runs and 26 RBI...He is tied for first among all MLB third basemen in three-hit games (12). RARE OUTING FOR KIMBREL: Saturday night RHP Craig Kimbrel notched his 36th save of the season (#175 career) with one walk and no strikeouts...in 282 career appearances, Kimbrel has registered at least one full inning pitched 265 times...of those 265 outings with at least 1+ inning of work, he has failed to record at least one strikeout just 33 times (five times this season in 45 games with 1+ inning pitched)...even more rare, Saturday night marked just the 11th time (third this season) that he allowed a walk with no Ks in at least 1 IP...HIGH OCTANE: Kimbrel s strikeout percentage of 43% ranks as the highest in Major League history for pitchers with at least 150 saves (see chart at right). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS AND TV SCHEDULE DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sun., Aug. 24 at CIN RH Aaron Harang (10-7, 3.50) vs. RH Alfredo Simon (12-8, 3.35) FSS 1:10 Mon., Aug. 25 OPEN DATE Tues., Aug. 26 at NYM LH Alex Wood (9-9, 3.05) vs. RH Dillon Gee (4-6, 3.84) SS 7:10 Wed., Aug. 27 at NYM RH Julio Teheran (12-9, 2.96) vs. RH Zack Wheeer (9-8, 3.48) SS 7:10 Thur., Aug. 28 at NYM LH Mike Minor (5-8, 4.90) vs. LH Jonathon Niese (7-9, 3.47) SS 7:10 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network FSS-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth; FS1-Fox Sports 1 Braves vs. Reds All-Time Overall (since 1900) at Atlanta at Turner Field at Cincinnati (since 1900) at GABP Quality Starts The most quality starts by Major League staffs in 2014: Team QS Games Pct. 1. ATLANTA BRAVES % 2. Milwaukee Brewers % 3. Los Angeles Dodgers % 4. Cincinnati Reds % 5. New York Mets % Braves All-Time Save Leaders Player Years* Saves 1. CRAIG KIMBREL (5) John Smoltz (4) Gene Garber (10) Mark Wohlers (9) John Rocker (4) 83 * years working in relief All-Time Save Percentage Leaders The all-time career leaders in save percentage (minimum 150 save opportunities): Player Saves Opps Pct. 1. Eric Gagne John Smoltz CRAIG KIMBREL Joe Nathan Mariano Rivera Highest Relief Strikeout Percentage The all-time career leaders in strikeout percentage among relief pitchers with at least 150 saves: Player SO SO% Saves 1. CRAIG KIMBREL % Billy Wagner % Brad Lidge % Francisco Rodriguez % Armando Benitez % 289 John Smoltz ( ) % 154 *For comparison, Smoltz s totals are just for the four years he served as a reliever, from Upcoming Milestones Needs For Freddie Freeman 15 HR 100 Justin Upton 5 SB 100 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Justin Upton 8/25 27 Jose Constanza 9/1 31 Brandon Beachy 9/3 28 Andrelton Simmons 9/4 25 Freddie Freeman 9/12 25 David Hale 9/27 27 Carlos Tosca 9/29 61 Chris Johnson 10/1 30 Recent Braves Transactions August 16: Sent RHP Shae Simmons on an injuryrehabiliation assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett. August 14: Optioned RHP Juan Jaime to Triple-A Gwinnett; Recalled LHP Luis Avilan from Gwinnett. August 1: Optioned LHP Chasen Shreve to Triple- A Gwinnett; Designated OF Jordan Schafer for assignment. July 31: Acquired INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio, LHP James Russell and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league catcher Victor Caratini; Transferred RHP Gavin Floyd to the 60-day disabled list; Designated RHP Luis Vasquez for assignment. July 29: Placed RHP Shae Simmons (right shoulder strain) on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to 7/27); Recalled RHP Juan Jaime from Triple-A Gwinnett. One for the Ages The Braves opened the 2014 campaign as the youngest team in the National League (27.255) and the secondyoungest in the majors behind only the Houston Astros. As of August 1, the Braves average age was and ranks as the third youngest in the NL.

2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER ERVIN SANTANA RHP yrs # , 3.71 ERA vs. LHB:.301 (92-for-306), 7 HR vs. RHB:.224 (60-for-268), 6 HR TONIGHT S GAME Is making his 290th career start and 293rd appearance. This is his 25th start of Is 6-0 with a 2.98 ERA in seven starts the All-Star Break. He has fanned 45 over 45.1 innings. His 45 strikeouts since the break rank seventh in the National League. Has made just nine career starts against teams from the NL Central. He is 4-4 with a 5.63 ERA against the division. Tonight is his second career start against CIN RECAP Is pitching at a 3.12 ERA with a record of 8-1 over his last nine starts, including seven quality outings, since 6/28. This stretch follows a three-start span in which he went 0-3 with a 5.89 ERA (12 ER/18.1 IP). Ranks 15th among National League pitchers with 141 strikeouts. His nine wins at home rank tied for first in the NL and the majors. Allowed six runs over 7.0 innings on 5/21 vs. MIL and suffered his fi rst career loss at Turner Field. Santana also surrendered his fi rst career grand slam in the defeat. Did not make his scheduled start on 5/6 vs. SF due to a bruised right thumb. Had a spectacular month of April, going 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA in four starts, with 31 strikeouts and just five walks allowed. Opponents batted just.220 off him. Made Braves debut on 4/9 by throwing 8.0 shutout IP. He began the game with 20 consecutive strikes. According to Elias, since the team moved to ATL (1966), the only others to throw at least 8.0 shutout IP in their ATL debut are G. Maddux (8.1 IP, 1993) and D. Lowe (8.0 IP, 2009). LAST THREE STARTS Despite allowing three solo home runs, Santana earned the 7-3 win on 8/18 at PIT. He allowed nine hits, but his only runs allowed came on the three solo blasts. Improved his home ERA since 7/4 to 2.66 on 8/13 vs. LAD. Santana fanned nine over 6.0 innings en route to a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. Allowed four runs on four hits over 6.0 innings on 8/8 vs. WSH. He earned his eighth win at home as the Braves downed the Nationals 7-6. The four hits allowed matched his season low (also 4/14 at PHI). CAREER RECAP In nine seasons in the AL, he went with a 4.19 ERA in 268 games (265 starts). He logged at least IP in fi ve of his previous eight seasons and posted an ERA of 3.87 from His 80 quality starts from ranked eighth in the AL, while his 128 starts in that four-year span ranked tied for sixth in the circuit. Was named an American League All-Star in 2008 and tossed a no-hitter on 7/27/11 at Cleveland while with the Angels. BULLPEN BRIEFS Luis Avilan LHP yrs #43 Saves/Opp: 0/2 Holds: 8 1st Batter/retired: 50/34 Inherited Runners/Scored: 35/8 Was recalled 8/14 from Triple-A Gwinnett after being optioned on 7/19. Made nine relief appearances with Gwinnett and posted a 5.40 ERA (7 ER/11.2 IP) while notching six strikeouts. Has allowed just 22.9% (8-of-35) of his inherited runners to score, ranking 16th in the NL. Pitched at a 2.53 ERA (3 ER/10.0 IP) in May after posting an ERA of 7.36 (6 ER/7.1 IP) in April. Suffered his fi rst career loss on 4/10 vs. NYM. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 110 apps. without a loss to start his career was the fi fth-longest such streak in MLB history (since 1900). David Carpenter RHP yrs #48 Saves/Opp: 3/5 Holds: 13 1st Batter/retired: 50/36 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/3 Tossed a perfect 7th inning on 8/16 vs. OAK while fanning one to notch his 13th hold. Needed just one pitch to induce an inning-ending double play on 8/10 vs. WSH. Has fanned 58 batters in 47.1 IP (51 games). His three saves are a career high. David Hale RHP yrs #57 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 4 1st Batter/retired: 31/20 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/5 Earned his fourth victory of the season on Fri. (8/22) at CIN after tossing a scoreless 11th inning. Tossed 2.2 scoreless innings on 8/14 vs. LAD after inducing an inning-ending DP when entering with bases loaded. Started Game 2 of 6/28 s DH at PHI and allowed just one run over 5.0 innings with three strikeouts. In fi ve starts this season, he is 2-0 with a 2.22 ERA (7 ER/28.1). Craig Kimbrel RHP yrs #46 Saves/Opp: 38/42 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 51/40 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/2 Ranks T1st in the NL (T2nd in the majors) with 38 saves (tied with MIL s F. Rodriguez, 38). 8/2 at SD was 3rd loss (1 R, 2 H, 3 BB over 1.1 IP). Was his 3rd time in 14 working more than 1.1+ IP. Suffered his 4th blown save of the year on 6/20 at WSH. Had just 4 BS last season and 3 in /28 vs. SD he tossed a th inning, with 3 Ks. It marked the 26th time in his career that he faced 3+ batters in an inning and struck out every one (also a 4-K inning on 9/26/12 vs. MIA). Broke the Braves franchise record with his 155th career rescue 6/6 at ARI (16th save of 2014). Has recorded 465 strikeouts among the 1087 batters he has faced in the regular season (43%). Earned his 150th career save on 5/18 at STL. At 25 years, 355 days, became the youngest to 150. Made 4th All-Star game app. (1.0 IP, 3 K). Only baserunner came on F. Freeman error. Selected as a player ballot selection, his 4th consecutive ASG after being named an All-Star in each of his first three full seasons. His career save percentage of 90.3 ranks third in MLB history among relievers with at least 150 save opps, behind Eric Gagne (91.7%) and John Smoltz (91.1%). James Russell LHP yrs #51 Saves/Opp: 1/3 Holds: 6 1st Batter/retired: 51/37 Inherited Runners/Scored: 27/10 LHB are hitting.303 (23-76) with 3 HR, while he has held RHB to a.104 mark (8-77) and 0 HR. Allowed one walk and one hit (in 9th inning) in his Braves debut on 8/2 at SD. Acquired on 7/31 from CHI as part of a three-player trade. The Braves are his 2nd team after spending 4+ seasons with CHI. Drafted by the Cubs in 14th round of 07 free agent draft out of the University of Texas. Did not allow a run in June, allowing just two hits in 11.0 innings over 13 games, striking out seven. Anthony Varvaro RHP yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 12 1st Batter/retired: 54/40 Inherited Runners/Scored: 30/8 Ranks T23rd among NL relievers with an inherited runners scored % of 26.7(30 IR/8 scored). Made seven consecutive scoreless appearances, 7/9-27. Held opponents to a.056 clip. Did not allow a run from 6/14-7/2, a span of nine outings. He fanned 9 over 10.1 IP while notching 5 holds. Jordan Walden RHP yrs #52 Saves/Opp: 3/4 Holds: 17 1st Batter/retired: 47/40 Inherited Runners/Scored: 20/8 Earned his 17th hold but allowed a solo home run in the 8th inning on 8/16 vs. OAK. Pitching at 0.99 ERA (3 ER/27.1 IP) since 6/14. ER allowed 7/12 snapped 14-game scoreless streak. Was activaed from the 15-day DL on 6/10 after missing 32 games due to a strained left hamstring. SANTANA - MOST RECENT GAME RESULTS DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P April Totals 3-0, * May Totals 2-2, * June Totals 1-3, * 7/4 ARI W, /9 at NYM L, /18 PHI W, /23 MIA W, /28 SD W, July Totals 4-1, /2 at SD ND, L /8 WSH W, /13 LAD W, /18 at PIT W, *average pitches SANTANA - SEASON & CAREER Career SANTANA vs. REDS Career Last win vs. CIN: 4/25/14 at Turner Field (5-4). SANTANA S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched , 13 times, last: 6/16/12 vs. ARI Most Pitches Thrown , 8/17/11 vs. TEX Most Strikeouts , three times, last: 4/14/14 at PHI Most Walks Allowed , 7/20/06 at KC Most Hits Allowed , 7/17/07 at TB Most Runs Allowed , twice, last: 8/4/10 at BAL Most Home Runs Allowed , twice, last: 5/23/13 vs. LAA 10+ Strikeout Games , last: 7/23/14 vs. MIA (10) Longest Winning Streak games, 6/6-7/20/06 Longest Losing Streak games, 9/6/11-5/4/12 Career Complete Games , last: 6/16/12 vs. ARI (9.0 inn.) TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER AARON HARANG - SEASON & CAREER Career HARANG vs. REDS Career Last win vs. CIN: 7/5/13 at GABP (4-2) with SEA. TEAM BULLPEN TOTALS W-L: SV-OPP: ERA: 3.07 IP: R: 133 ER: 120 HITS/HR: 307/20 BB: 139 SO: 362 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 367/273 (74%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 183/44 (24%) BRAVES BULLPEN BY MONTH Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR Mar./April May June July August MOST RECENT APPEARANCES LUIS AVILAN 8/14 LAD ND /18 at PIT H, /21 at CIN ND DAVID CARPENTER 8/13 LAD H, /15 OAK ND /16 OAK H, /20 at PIT L, /22 at CIN ND DAVID HALE 8/14 LAD ND /18 at PIT H, /19 at PIT ND /22 at CIN W, CRAIG KIMBREL 8/9 WSH ND /10 WSH S, /13 LAD S, /16 OAK S, /17 OAK S, /22 at CIN S, JAMES RUSSELL 8/14 LAD ND /15 OAK ND /17 OAK H, /18 at PIT ND /21 at CIN ND ANTHONY VARVARO 8/9 WSH ND /11 LAD ND /14 LAD ND /17 OAK H, /22 at CIN ND JORDAN WALDEN 8/15 OAK ND /16 OAK H, /20 at PIT BS, /22 at CIN ND

3 BRAVES BITS Emilio Bonifacio INF/OF yrs #1 CIN Series:.000 (0-6) Road Trip:.111 (1-9) vs. LHP:.380 (30-79), 2 HR Streak: 0-6 vs. RHP:.235 (57-243), 0 HR Last HR: 6/27 vs. MIA (Wolf) Started 10 of ATL s 17 games since being acquired, 7/31: SS (3), LF (2), CF (4), RF (1). Is 10-for-46 (.217) in 14 games since being acquired. Hit in 5 straight, 8/5-11 (.304). Had 1st multi-hit game as a Brave in his 4th start on 8/2 at SD (3-for-5, SB). Acquired on 7/31 from CHI as part of a 3-player trade. Braves are the 8th team. Is batting.296 (24-for-81) since his return from the DL (7/22) with four doubles and 1 HR in 21 games. On the15-day DL 6/13-7/21 with a right oblique strain. Has appeared defensively in 74 games, including 66 starts. Has seen playing time at each of the following positions: RF, CF, LF, 2B, 3B, SS. Ryan Doumit C/OF yrs #4 CIN Series:.000 (0-1) Road Trip:.500 (1-2) vs. LHP:.227 (5-22), 1 HR Streak: 0-1 vs. RHP:.190 (19-100), 2 HR Last HR: 6/28 [2] at PHI (Rosenberg) Ranks tied for sixth in the majors with 10 pinch-hits. Overall, is 10-for-55 (.182), 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI as a PH. 7/31 was 16th start, was one of two Braves to have multi-hit game off LAD s C. Kershaw. Crushed home run #100 of his career with a pinch-hr to LF on a 3-2 count in 5/19 s 8th inning vs. MIL (it was his fourth career pinch-homer). Acquired by ATL from MIN in exchange for LHP Sean Gilmartin on 12/18/12. Freddie Freeman INF yrs #5 CIN Series:.286 (2-7) Road Trip:.412 (7-17) vs. LHP:.271 (38-140), 5 HR Streak: 1 game (2-5,.400) vs. RHP:.306 ( ), 12 HR Last HR: 8/15 vs. OAK (Hammel) Ranks 2nd in MLB with 16 games of 3+ hits. T6th in NL with 41 multi-hit games. Is 12-for-33 (.364) with RISP and two outs, 10th in the Majors. Ranks 2nd on the team and is T11th in the NL with 25 two-out RBI. Ranks T2nd in the NL with 69 walks. Leads the club with a.316 avg. (31-for-98) with RISP. From 5/6-7/13, went 14-for-42 (.269) with RISP. Opened the season with a.357 (10-for-28) average with RISP through the first 21 games (3/31-5/5). Has 8 doubles in his last 18 games. Stroked 2 2Bs on 8/14, setting a career high with 34 2Bs (eclipsing 33 in 2012). Is batting.400 (28-for-70) with 9 XBH and 9 RBI over his last 19 games (8/2). Since 7/25:.356 (36-for-101), 11 XBH, 12 RBI,.458 OBP & a.993 OPS (27 g). Since 6/15 (62 games):.322 (77-for-239), 27 XBH.and a.909 OPS. From 5/10-6/14 (33 games), batted.220 (27-for-123), 13 EXB, 16 RBI,.757 OPS. Batted.321 (42-for-131) with 10 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI and a.930 OPS through his first 34 games of 2014 (3/31-5/9). His two-out, three-run HR in 7/23 s second inning snapped a career-long homerless at-bats streak at 83, dating back to 6/27 at PHI. On 7/9 at NYM he snapped his streak of reaching base safely via hit or BB of 26 consecutive games. Also snapped his hitting streak at 7 games (.414, 12-for-29). Collected his 1st career hit in an All-Star Game with a 1B to RF (1-for-1). Freeman was named to his 2nd career All-Star team as a player ballot selection. Agreed to terms on an eight-year contract w/atl through the 2021 season on 2/4/14. Evan Gattis C/OF yrs #24 CIN Series:.000 (0-4) Road Trip:.231 (3-13), 1 HR vs. LHP:.400 (24-60), 5 HR Streak: 0-7 vs. RHP:.244 (63-258), 14 HR Last HR: 8/19 at PIT (Cumpton) Ranks 2nd among MLB catchers & ranks T13th in NL with 19 home runs. Tied for 11th in the NL and is T17th in MLB with 11 game-winning RBI. Batting.234 (22-for 94) with 9 XBH and 10 RBI in 27 games since being activated off the DL on 7/21. Placed on 15-day DL (bulging thoracicdisk in his back) on 7/1 (retro to 6/29), missed 17 games. Made 4 rehab starts with GWI (3-for-16,.188). Snapped his career-best hitting streak at 20-games (32-for-83,.386, 8 HR & 21 RBI) on 6/22 with an 0-for-3 effort. The streak was the longest by a catcher since Ivan Rodriguez had a 24-game stretch for the 2004 Tigers. His.353 (30-for-85) average in the month of June ranked sixth in the NL. Had fi ve home runs in a 10-game span, 4/ Became just the ninth rookie in Braves history to hit 20 homers in a season. Is only the 7th rookie in club history to hit at least 20 2B and 20 HR. Phil Gosselin 2B yrs #13 CIN Series:.333 (2-6) Road Trip:.231 (3-13) vs. LHP:.269 (7-26) Streak: 0-2 vs. RHP:.313 (5-16), 1 HR Last HR: 8/15 vs. OAK (J. Chavez) Poked 1st career HR, a 2-out, 2-run shot, in 8/15 s 6th inn. off OAK s J. Chavez. Made 8th start this season (11-for-32,.344) and 9th career start Thurs. night. Came off the bench in 8/8 s 6th inning & collected his first careeer pinch-hit. Recalled 7/26 from Gwinnett (AAA). Second app. on the ML roster (also) 7/13. In 96 games with GWI, led the club with a.344 (130-for-378) batting average, five triples, 58 runs and 184 total bases. At the time of his call-up, led the International League in hits (130), while ranking second in doubles (29). Named to the 2014 International League All-Star team (1-4, run). Made his MLB debut 8/16/13 vs. WSH (defensive replacement). Jason Heyward OF yrs #22 CIN Series:.500 (3-10) Road Trip:.391 (9-23), 1 HR vs. LHP:.164 (20-122), 2 HR Streak: 5 games (9-23,.391, 1 HR) vs. RHP:.307 ( ), 8 HR Last HR: 8/18 at PIT (Worley) Has 16 multi-hit contests in his last 35 games, since 7/8 (.343 avg). Is tied for third among NL OF in assists (8). Went 10-for-20 (.500) over five games, 8/2-8. Since 5/9, has reached base safely in 78 of last 90 games with an AB (.293 avg.) Has a.289 (120-for-415) average over his last 107 games (since 4/19), lifting his season batting average 134 points (from.136 to.270) in that span. Out of the starting lineup, 7/29-8/1 after leaving 7/28 s game with lower back stiffness. Batted.311 (47-for-151) with a.388 OB% over a 37-game span (from 5/11-6/20). Had two 11-game hittings streaks: 5/11-23 (.381, 16-for-42) & 5/26-6/7 (.354, 17-for-48). His error on 4/29 at MIA was his first since 9/4/12. Last season he became the first OF in Atlanta history to play at least 100 games and have a perfect Fld. pct. Agreed to terms on a two-year contract w/atl through the 2015 season on 2/4/14. Chris Johnson INF yrs #23 CIN Series:.273 (3-11) Road Trip:.240 (6-25) vs. LHP:.420 (37-88), 3 HR Streak: 3 games (4-15,.267) vs. RHP:.242 (97-401), 6 HR Last HR: 8/17 vs. OAK (Lester) Batted.320 (24-for-75) with 10 XBH and 20 RBI over 19 games, 7/12-8/5. Had a seven-game hitting streak (8/12-18) and hit.385 (10-for-26). Last 64 games (6/9):.294 (77-for-262) with 7 HR, 41 RBI & 22 multi-hit games. Ranks 2nd in the majors with a.420 batting average vs. LHP. Ranks T8th in NL with 12 games of 3+ hits. T13th in NL with 38 multi-hit games. Poked HR #8 7/24, a 2-out, 2-run shot to LF. Had 5 HR in a 9-game span, 7/ Had 11 multi-hit games over a 24-game span, 5/1-26. On 5/2, signed a 3-year contract extension with a club option for Tommy La Stella 2B yrs #7 CIN Series:.333 (1-3) Road Trip:.200 (2-10) vs. LHP:.340 (18-53), 0 HR Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) vs. RHP:.252 (52-206), 1 HR Last HR: 8/8 vs. WSH (Strasburg) Stroked his 1st career home run in 8/8 s 5th inning, a solo shot to RCF. Despite playing in just 73 games, ranks among NL rookies in batting average (3rd,.270), hits (5th, 70), multi-hit games (3rd, 20), on-base pct. (1st,.349), doubles (T3rd, 13) and walks (1st, 31). Has gone 39-for-144 (.271) over his last 40 games (7/4) and is just 44-for-180 (.244) over his last 52 games (since 6/21). Began his ML career hitting.329 (26-for-79) through his fi rst 21 games (to start his career), 5/28-6/20. Posted his first career three-hit game and first career GW-RBI on 6/15. Stroked two singles in his ML debut on 5/28 at BOS. Had his contract purchased on 5/28 from Gwinnett (AAA), where he was hitting.293 (49-for-167) in 47 games, with six doubles, one triple and one home run. Claimed Mississippi Braves (AA) MVP honors in 2013 after leading the team with a.343 avg. and.422 OB%. Reached base safely in 76 of 86 games played. Gerald Laird C yrs #11 CIN Series:.000 (0-4) Road Trip:.222 (2-9) vs. LHP:.212 (7-33), 0 HR Streak: 0-5 vs. RHP:.221 (23-104), 0 HR Last HR: 6/5/13 vs. PIT (Mazzaro) Grounded into a 3U as a PH in 7/31 s ninth inning at LAD, snapping his hitting streak at 7 games (.360, 9-for-25). Hitting streak dated back to 6/29. Has reached base safely in 28 of his 37 starts (.228, 29-for-127, 10 RBI, 14 BB). Reached base three times on 7/20 (1B, 2 BB) vs. PHI. Had six-game hitting streak (9-for-23,.391) snapped on 6/11. Threw out 30.4% (7-for-23) of attempted base stealers in Ramiro Pena INF yrs #14 CIN Series:.000 (0-1) Road Trip:.500 (1-2) vs. LHP:.269 (7-26), 1 HR Streak: 0-1 vs. RHP:.212 (21-99), 2 HR Last HR: 6/8 at ARI (Ziegler) Is 10-for-31 (.323) with a.400 OB% in 15 games with an AB since 7/10. Has made 25 starts, including 10 at 2B, 10 at SS and 5 at 3B. In his 25 starts he has batted.222 (20-for-90) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI. On 6/8 at ARI, he came off the bench in the 8th and poked his 3rd HR in the 9th. Signed by the Braves as a free agent on 12/12/12. Andrelton Simmons INF yrs #19 CIN Series:.273 (3-11), 1 HR Road Trip:.227 (5-22), 2 HR vs. LHP:.275 (22-80), 2 HR Streak: 2 games (3-11,.273, 1 HR) vs. RHP:.245 (86-351), 5 HR Last HR: 8/21 at CIN (Holmberg) Teamed with J. Heyward to begin Mon. s (8/18) game at PIT with back-to-back HRs. Returned to lineup on 8/13 after missing 6 games, 8/7-12, with left ankle sprain. Ranks as the second toughest player in the NL to strike out, with just 44 Ks in 464 plate appearances (once every PAs). Hit.364 (20-for-55) with 10 runs over a 13-game span, 6/29-7/12. K d 3x on 7/22. Set career high & just 11th career multi-k game in 301 career games. Posted six consecutive two-hit games, 7/1-7 (.480, 12-for-25). Tripled and homered in consecutive games, 4/13-14 to become just the second player in Braves history (since 1900) to triple and homer in consecutive games. Earned first career Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the NL s top def. SS in 13. Named the 2013 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winner for the NL. Compiled a defensive WAR of 5.4 in 13, highest single-season mark in ML history. Agreed to terms on a seven-year contract w/atl through the 2020 season on 2/20/14. B.J. Upton OF yrs #2 CIN Series:.000 (0-2) Road Trip:.222 (2-9) vs. LHP:.188 (19-101), 0 HR Streak: 0-6 vs. RHP:.213 (75-352), 9 HR Last HR: 8/8 vs. WSH (Strasburg) Leads the team with 18 SB. Collected career SB #250 on 5/2 vs. SF. Has reached base safely via hit or walk in 58 of his last 71 games, dating to 5/26. Since 4/8, has hit safely in 75 of the last 110 games in which he s had an AB and scored the second most runs on the team in that span with 62. Teamed with brother J. Upton on 8/8 homering in the same game for the second time this season and the fifth time in their careers, setting the major league record for the most times brother teammates have homered in a game. Drove in career RBI #500 on 7/18 with a two-out 2B to LCF in the 2nd inning. Posted his first three-hit game of the season 7/11 at NYM (first since 8/31/13). Had a career-best 11-game hitting streak 6/24-7/5 (.283). His INF single in the fi rst inning on 4/26 vs. CIN was his 1,000th career hit. Ranks T4th in MLB with 225 stolen bases over the past 7 seasons ( ). Has 62 OF assists since 2007, tied for 10th in the majors in that span. Justin Upton OF yrs #8 CIN Series:.556 (5-9), 1 HR Road Trip:.476 (10-21), 2 HR vs. LHP:.330 (31-94), 10 HR Streak: 13 games (19-46,.413, 5 HR) vs. RHP:.286 ( ), 15 HR Last HR: 8/22 at CIN (Parra) Captured two milestones with one hit on 8/10 vs. WSH. His solo HR to leadoff the 4th inning was career hit #1000 and career RBI #500. Clubbed HR #20 on 8/8 for his fourth career season of 20+ home runs. His 25 HR lead the team, rank 3rd in NL and T9th in the majors. His 16 HR at home rank 2nd in MLB. Leads the team and is 7th in the majors with 32 two-out RBI. Drove in at least one run in a career-high six games, 8/8-14 (8 total RBI). Last 41 games (since 7/7), is batting.331 (50-for-151) with 22 EXB, 36 RBI,.993 OPS with 15 multi-hit games. Since 6/15:.306 (67-for-219), 17 2B, 11 HR, 50 RBI,.921 OPS over 60 games. 36-game span, 5/18-6/28:.289 (39-for-135), 7 HR, 16 XBH, 27 RBI, 20 runs. Over a 16-game span, 4/10-27, batted.397 (23-for-58) with a.471 OB% and a OPS. In that stretch, he had 11 EXB, including 7 HR, and 16 RBI. Named the NL Player of the Week on April 14 after leading the Majors with a.591 (13-for-22) batting average and a OPS during the week (4/7-13). Had 11 hits, including 4 home runs, in a 14-at-bat span, 4/ Acquired by ATL along with 3B C. Johnson in a seven-player trade w/ari, 1/24/13.

4 BRAVES BREAKDOWN STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeman-129 2B La Stella-70, Uggla-33, Pena-10, Pastornicky-10, Gosselin-6 3B Johnson-123, Pena-5, Gosselin-1 SS Simmons-115, Pena-10, Bonifacio-3, Gosselin-1 LF Upton, J.-120, Doumit-6, Schafer-2, Bonifacio-1 CF Upton, B.-115, Schafer-10, Bonifacio-5 RF Heyward-120, Doumit-6,, Bonifacio-1, Schafer-1 C Gattis-77, Laird-36, Bethancourt-14, Doumit-2 P Teheran-27, Harang-26, Santana-24, Minor-21, Wood-17, Floyd-9, Hale-5 DH Doumit-3, Gattis-3, Upton, J.-1 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Heyward-79, B. Upton-35, Bonifacio-5 La Stella-5, Schafer-3, Simmons-1, Pastornicky-1 2 Upton, B.-55, Simmons-24, La Stella-23, Upton, J.-12, Gosselin-7, Pena-5, Bonifacio-2, Pastornicky-1 3 Freeman Upton, J.-88, Gattis-24, Johnson-17 5 Heyward-43, Johnson-34, Gattis-27, Upton, J.-14, Doumit-4, La Stella-2, Laird-2, Simmons-2, Upton, B.-1 6 Johnson-46, Uggla-26, Gattis-19, Upton, B.-12, Simmons-9, Upton, J.-6, La Stella-5, Doumit-4, Laird-2 7 La Stella-32, Simmons-32, Johnson-27, Gattis-10, Laird-9, Doumit-7, Uggla-6, Pena-3, Schafer-2, Bethancourt-1 8 Simmons-43, Laird-22, Bethancourt-11, Pena-11, Upton, B.-10, Schafer-7, Pastornicky-4, Bonifacio-3, La Stella-3, Harang-3, Floyd-2, Minor-2, Santana-2, Doumit-2, Gosselin-1, Teheran-1, Uggla-1 9 Teheran-25, Santana-22, Harang-22, Minor-17, Wood-13, Floyd-6, Pena-6, Hale-5, Pastornicky-4, Simmons-4, Laird-2, Schafer-1 Number of different lineups used: 75 (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 March (0-1) Tuesday April (17-8) Wednesday May (13-16) Thursday June (15-13) Friday July (13-13) Saturday August (10-10) Sunday September (25 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 RUNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT (Pct.) Bethancourt (0%) Bonifacio (75%) Doumit (100%) Freeman (50%) Gattis Gosselin (50%) Heyward (78%) Johnson (100%) Laird La Stella (67%) Pastornicky (0%) Pena (100%) Schafer (88%) Simmons (50%) Uggla Upton, B (72%) Upton, J (78%) Team Totals (73%) HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI E. Gattis 5/25-6/ (32-for-83) 8 21 J. Upton 8/10-present (19-for-46) 5 20 J. Heyward 5/ (16-for-42) 1 3 J. Heyward 5/26-6/ (17-for-48) 4 11 B. Upton 6/24-7/ (13-for-46) 1 4 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 , 7/5/14 Bonifacio , 4/2/14 Doumit , 7x, last: 6/22/12 Floyd , 5/6/14 Freeman , 2x, last: 7/31/13 Gattis , 4/16/14 Gosselin , 2 x, 8/16/14 Heyward , 9/26/13 Johnson , 7x, last: 8/31/13 La Stella , 4x, 7/29/14 Laird , 3x, last: 9/29/13 Pastornicky , 3x, last: 6/20/13 Pena , 2x, last: 6/26/09 Santana , 4x, 7/9/14 Schafer , 6/16/11 Simmons , 5/8/13 Teheran , 2x, last: 4/5/14 Uggla , 9/11/06 Upton, B , 10/2/09 Upton, J , 2x, last: 5/30/11 Wood , 7/11/14 Totals RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games 2-Out GW Player Total RBI RBI Career High RBI Bethancourt , 7/1/14 Doumit , 10x, last: 9/29/12 Freeman , 3x, last: 9/2/13 Gattis , 5/22/13 Gosselin , 8/15/14 Heyward , 5x, last: 9/22/12 Johnson , 5/2/12 La Stella , 3x, 7/20/14 Laird , 4/6/08 Minor , 2x, last: 7/13/13 Pastornicky , 4/17/12 Pena , 4/11/14 Schafer , 4/22/12 Simmons , 2x, last: 6/10/14 Teheran , 4x, last: 7/26/14 Uggla , 4/22/07 Upton, B , 10/2/09 Upton, J , 2x, last: 7/23/11 Totals * 66 (*191 total two-out runs) BRAVES BLASTS 2014 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opp. Pitcher(s) 4/14 at PHI 8th *Gattis-Uggla-Simmons Rosenberg 4/26 vs. CIN 3rd J. Upton-Gattis Leake 6/13 vs. LAA 1st Gattis-Johnson Wilson 8/18 at PIT 1st Heyward-Simmons Worley *three consecutive homers MULTI-HOMER GAMES Upton, J 7 1 4/10/14 vs. NYM Johnson 3 1 7/12/14 at CHI Doumit 6 0 7/22/12 at KC Upton, B 6 0 6/15/13 vs. SF 3-HR game 9/9/12 vs. TEX Freeman 5 1 4/1/14 at MIL Heyward 5 0 8/17/13 vs. WSH Laird 3 0 8/3/08 vs. TOR Gattis 3 2 5/25/14 vs. COL Simmons 2 0 9/22/13 at CHI LEAD-OFF HOMERS Upton, B 9 0 4/18/13 at PIT (Locke) Heyward 6 3 8/18/14 at PIT (Worley) Simmons 3 0 7/23/13 at NYM (Torres) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Upton, B 4 0 9/20/12 vs. BOS (Padilla) Upton, J 3 0 8/16/13 vs. WSH (Krol) Doumit 2 0 5/23/10 vs. ATL (Saito) Freeman 2 0 6/17/13 vs. NYM (Gee) Gattis 1 1 4/21/14 vs. MIA (Caminero) GRAND SLAMS Doumit 4 0 9/29/12 vs. DET (Benoit) Upton, J 3 0 5/17/13 vs. LAD (Rodriguez) Johnson 2 0 7/30/12 at LAD (Harang) Simmons 1 1 6/10/14 at COL (Nicasio) Gattis 1 0 5/22/13 vs. MIN (Worley) Upton, B 1 0 9/11/11 vs. BOS (Albers) Heyward 1 0 8/23/11 at CHI (Coleman) Laird 1 0 5/21/07 vs. MIN (DePaula) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Doumit 4 1 5/19/14 vs. MIL (Wang) Gattis 4 0 6/10/13 at SD (Stauffer) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) Johnson 1 0 9/20/11 at CIN (Bray) Pastornicky 1 0 7/31/12 vs. MIA (Jennings) Upton, B 1 0 9/8/07 vs. TOR (Accardo) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Upton, J 1 0 8/25/12 vs. SD (Richard)

5 H/R Time/ GA Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB 3/31 at MIL R-D L, 2-0 Gallardo-Teheran-Rodriguez 45,691* 0-1 T /1 at MIL R-N W, 5-2 Wood-Lohse-Kimbrel 21, T /2 at MIL R-D W, 1-0 Harang-Garza-Kimbrel 21, /3 OPEN DATE 2-1 T /4 at WSH R-D W, 2-1 Avilan-Clippard-Kimbrel 42,834* 3-1 T /5 at WSH R-N W, 6-2 Teheran-Strasburg-None 37, /6 at WSH R-D L, 2-1 Blevins-Wood-Soriano 34, T /7 OPEN DATE 4-2 T /8 NYM H-N L, 4-0 Colon-Harang-None 47,144* /9 NYM H-N W, 4-3 Santana-Wheeler-Kimbrel 19, /10 NYM H-N L, 6-4 Torres-Avilan-Valverde 29, /11 WSH H-N W, 7-6 (10) Avilan-Blevins-None 28, /12 WSH H-N W, 6-3 Wood-Jordan-Kimbrel 36, T /13 WSH H-D W, 10-2 Harang-Gonzalez-None 27, /14 at PHI R-N W, 9-6 Avilan-Diekman-Carpenter 26, /15 at PHI R-N PPD Rescheduled as part of a DH on 6/ /16 at PHI R-N W, 1-0 TEHERAN-LEE-None 23, /17 at PHI R-D L, 1-0 Bastardo-WOOD- Papelbon 25, /18 at NYM R-N W, 6-0 Harang-Niese-None 33, /19 at NYM R-N W, 7-5 Santana-Colon-Walden 31, /20 at NYM R-D L, 4-3 (14) Valverde-Schlosser-None 33, /21 MIA H-N W, 4-2 (10) Varvaro-Caminero-None 16, /22 MIA H-N L, 1-0 Fernandez-Wood-Cishek 18, /23 MIA H-D W, 3-1 Carpenter-Dunn-Kimbrel 21, /24 OPEN DATE /25 CIN H-N W, 5-4 Santana-Bailey-Kimbrel 31, /26 CIN H-N W, 4-1 Hale-Leake-Kimbrel 33, /27 CIN H-D W, 1-0 (10) Thomas-Hoover-None 31, /28 OPEN DATE /29 at MIA R-N L, 9-0 Fernandez-Wood-None 21, /30 at MIA R-N L, 9-3 Eovaldi-Harang-None 15, MARCH/APRIL TOTALS 341,102 in 12 dates (28,425) /1 at MIA R-N L, 5-4 Dunn-Thomas-Cishek 17, /2 SF H-N L, 2-1 Lincecum-Minor-Romo 29, /3 SF H-N L, 3-1 Vogelsong-Teheran-Romo 34, /4 SF H-D L, 4-1 Bumgarner-Wood-Casilla 30, /5 STL H-N L, 4-3 Miller-Harang-Rosenthal 20, /6 STL H-N W, 2-1 Carpenter-Choate-Kimbrel 18, /7 STL H-N L, 7-1 Wainwright-Minor-None 21, /8 OPEN DATE /9 CHI H-N W, 3-2 (10) Wood-Wright-None 27, T /10 CHI H-N W, 2-0 Santana-Schlitter-Kimbrel 30, /11 CHI H-D W, 5-2 Harang-Jackson-Carpenter 26, /12 at SF R-N L, 4-2 Lincecum-Floyd-Romo 41,438* /13 at SF R-N W, 5-0 Minor-Vogelsong-None 41,506* /14 at SF R-D L, 10-4 Bumgarner-Teheran-None 41,253* /15 OPEN DATE /16 at STL R-N L, 5-2 Lynn-Santana-Rosenthal 43,701* /17 at STL R-D L, 4-1 Miller-Harang-Rosenthal 44,981* /18 at STL R-D W, 6-5 Carpenter-Rosenthal-Kimbrel 44,278* /19 MIL H-N W, 9-3 Minor-Peralta-None 20, /20 MIL H-N W, 5-0 Teheran-Gallardo-None 20, /21 MIL H-N L, 6-1 Lohse-Santana-None 18, /22 MIL H-N W, 5-4 Wood-Kintzler-Kimbrel 30, /23 COL H-N W, 3-2 Carpenter-Ottavino-Kimbrel 25, /24 COL H-D L, 3-1 Nicasio-Minor-Hawkins 26, /25 COL H-N W, 7-0 Teheran-Morales-None 35, /26 BOS H-D L, 8-6 Mujica-Thomas-Uehara 48,501* /27 BOS H-N L, 6-3 Lester-Varvaro-Uehara 37, /28 at BOS R-N L, 4-0 Lackey-Floyd-None 36, /29 at BOS R-N L, 4-3 Uehara-Kimbrel-None 36, T /30 at MIA R-N W, 3-2 Teheran-Koehler-Kimbrel 18, /31 at MIA R-D W, 9-5 Santana-Turner-Kimbrel 26, MAY TOTALS 500,825 in 18 dates (27,824) /1 at MIA R-D W, 4-2 Wood-Cishek-Simmons 21, /2 OPEN DATE /3 SEA H-N L, 7-5 Leone-Wood-Rodney 36, /4 SEA H-D L, 2-0 Iwakuma-Minor-Rodney 26, /5 OPEN DATE T /6 at ARI R-N W, 5-2 Teheran-McCarthy-Kimbrel 24, /7 at ARI R-N L, 4-3 (11) Delgado-Carpenter-None 29, /8 at ARI R-D L, 6-5 Anderson-Harang-Ziegler 26, T /9 at COL R-N W, 3-1 Floyd-Bergman-Kimbrel 28, T /10 at COL R-N W, Hale-Nicasio-Kimbrel 27, T /11 at COL R-N L, 8-2 Matzek-Teheran-None 29, /12 at COL R-D L, 10-3 Chacin-Santana-None 33, /13 LAA H-N W, 4-3 Harang-Wilson-Kimbrel 39, T /14 LAA H-N L, 11-6 (13) Salas-Hale-None 48,559* T /15 LAA H-N W, 7-3 Varvaro-Santiago-Kimbrel 29, /16 PHI H-N L, 6-1 (13) Bastardo-Hale-None 23, /17 PHI H-N L, 5-2 Kendrick-Santana-Papelbon 41, /18 PHI H-D L, 10-5 Hernandez-Harang-None 28, T /19 at WSH R-N W, 3-0 Floyd-Zimmermann-Kimbrel 32, /20 at WSH R-N W, 6-4 (13) Buchter-Blevins-Walden 36, /21 at WSH R-N L, 3-0 Fister-Teheran-Soriano 40,677* /22 at WSH R-D L, 4-1 Roark-Santana-Soriano 39, /23 OPEN DATE /24 at HOU R-N W, 3-2 Harang-Feldman-Kimbrel 18, /25 at HOU R-N W, 4-0 Wood-McHugh-None 20, /26 at HOU R-D L, 6-1 Cosart-Minor-None 24, /27 at PHI R-N W, 4-2 Teheran-Kendrick-Kimbrel 38, T /28 [1] at PHI R-D W, 10-3 Santana-Hernandez-None 28, T /28 [2] at PHI R-N W, 5-1 Hale-O Sullivan-None 30, T /29 at PHI R-D W, 3-2 Harang-Buchanan-Kimbrel 33, /30 NYM H-N W, 5-3 Varvaro-Familia-Kimbrel 28, JUNE TOTALS 303,147 in 9 dates (33,683) BRAVES SCHEDULE AND RESULTS H/R Time/ GA Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB 7/1 NYM H-N W, 5-4 Simmons-Matsuzaka-Kimbrel 21, /2 NYM H-N W, 3-1 Teheran-deGrom-Walden 23, /3 OPEN DATE /4 ARI H-N W, 5-2 Santana-Collmenter-Kimbrel 48,815* /5 ARI H-D W, 10-4 Harang-Bolsinger-None 30, /6 ARI H-D L, 3-1 Miley-Wood-Reed 23, /7 at NYM R-N L, 4-3 (11) Torres-Varvaro-None 20, /8 at NYM R-N L, 8-3 Teheran-deGrom-None 20, /9 at NYM R-N L, 4-1 Gee-Santana-Mejia 21, /10 at NYM R-N W, 3-1 Harang-Colon-Kimbrel 23, T /11 at CHI R-D L, 5-4 Walden-Rondon-None 39, T /12 at CHI R-D W, 11-6 Minor-Jackson-None 36, T /13 at CHI R-D W, 10-7 Teheran-Wood-Kimbrel 36, T /14 ALL-STAR BREAK T /15 85th ALL-STAR GAME, TARGET FIELD, MINNEAPOLIS, MN T /16 ALL-STAR BREAK T /17 ALL-STAR BREAK T /18 PHI H-N W, 6-4 Santana-Burnett-Kimbrel 39, /19 PHI H-N L, 2-1 Hamels-Simmons, S.-Papelbon 38, T /20 PHI H-D W, 8-2 Wood-Kendrick-None 24, T /21 MIA H-N L, 3-1 (10) Morris-Simmons, S.-Cishek 26, /22 MIA H-N L, 6-5 Turner-Minor-Cishek 22, /23 MIA H-N W, 6-1 Santana-Eovaldi-None 20, /24 MIA H-N L, 3-2 Alvarez-Kimbrel-Cishek 26, /25 SD H-N L, 5-2 Hahn-Wood-Benoit 31, /26 SD H-N W, 5-3 Teheran-Despaigne-Kimbrel 33, /27 SD H-N W, 8-3 Minor-Stults-None 31, /28 SD H-D W, 2-0 Santana-Lane-Kimbrel 23, /29 at LAD R-N L, 8-4 League-Varvaro-Jansen 49, /30 at LAD R-N L, 3-2 (10) Howell-Hale-None 47, /31 at LAD R-N L, 2-1 Kershaw-TEHERAN-None 51, JULY TOTALS 477,601 in 16 dates (29,850) /1 at SD R-N L, 10-1 Stults-Minor-None 33, /2 at SD R-N L, 3-2 (12) Stauffer-Kimbrel-None 39, /3 at SD R-D L, 4-3 (10) Stauffer-Hale-None 30, /4 OPEN DATE /5 at SEA R-N L, 4-2 Hernandez-Wood-Rodney 24, /6 at SEA R-D L, 7-3 Young-Teheran-None 30, /7 OPEN DATE /8 WSH H-N W, 7-6 Santana-Strasburg-Kimbrel 32, /9 WSH H-N L, 4-1 (11) Clippard-Carpenter-Soriano 36, /10 WSH H-N W, 3-1 Wood-Gonzalez-Kimbrel 18, /11 LAD H-N L, 6-2 Correia-Teheran-None 20, /12 LAD H-N L, 4-2 Haren-Minor-Jansen 31, /13 LAD H-N W, 3-2 Santana-Ryu-Kimbrel 33, /14 LAD H-D L, 6-4 Hernandez-Harang-Jansen 19, /15 OAK H-N W, 7-2 Wood-Hammel-None 30, /16 OAK H-N W, 4-3 Teheran-Gray-Kimbrel 40, /17 OAK H-N W, 4-3 Minor-Lester-Kimbrel 25, /18 at PIT R-N W, 7-3 Santana-Worley-None 31, /19 at PIT R-N W, 11-3 Harang-Liriano-None 27, /20 at PIT R-N L, 3-2 Melancon-Carpenter-None 26, /21 at CIN R-N W, 8-0 Teheran-Holmberg-None 20, /22 at CIN R-N W, 3-1 (12) Hale-Parra-Kimbrel /23 at CIN R-D 7:10 PM 8/24 at CIN R-D 1:10 PM 8/25 OPEN DATE 8/26 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 8/27 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 8/28 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 8/29 MIA H-N 7:35 PM 8/30 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 8/31 MIA H-N 5:05 PM AUGUST TOTALS 289,160 in 10 dates (28,916) /1 PHI H-D 1:10 PM 9/2 PHI H-N 7:10 PM Challenged Calls By Braves (25) 9/3 PHI H-D 12:10 PM Date Opp. Inning Time Result 9/4 OPEN DATE 3/31 at MIL B6 1:05 Call overturned 9/5 at MIA R-N 7:10 PM 4/4 at WSH B5 2:50 Call overturned 9/6 at MIA R-N 7:10 PM 5/1 at MIA T3 1:51 Call overturned 9/7 at MIA R-D 1:10 PM 5/5 vs. STL T6 0:37 Call overturned 9/8 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 5/13 at SF T7 1:04 Call overturned 9/9 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 5/18 at STL B5 1:42 Call stands 9/10 at WSH R-D 4:05 PM 5/20 vs. MIL B4 2:15 Call overturned 9/11 OPEN DATE 5/22 vs. MIL B7 3:12 Call overturned 9/12 at TEX R-N 8:05 PM 5/22 vs. MIL B8 1:00 Call overturned 9/13 at TEX R-D 1:05 PM 5/23 vs. COL T2 3:48 Call stands 9/14 at TEX R-D 3:05 PM 5/27 vs. BOS T4 2:35 Call stands 9/15 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 6/4 vs. SEA B9 0:40 Call confi rmed 9/16 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 6/7 at ARI B11 1:21 Call overturned 9/17 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 6/16 vs. PHI B2 2:08 Call overturned 9/18 OPEN DATE 7/12 at CHI B8 2:41 Call overturned 9/19 NYM H-N 7:35 PM 7/13 at CHI B1 1:11 Call overturned 9/20 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 7/26 vs. SD B6 1:45 Call stands 9/21 NYM H-D 1:35 PM 7/30 at LAD B3 1:01 Call overturned 9/22 PIT H-N 7:10 PM 7/30 at LAD T10 0:32 Call confi rmed 9/23 PIT H-N 7:10 PM 8/3 at SD T8 0:58 Call confi rmed 9/24 PIT H-N 7:10 PM 8/5 at SEA B3 2:15 Call stands 9/25 PIT H-N 7:10 PM 8/9 vs. WSH T11 0:48 Call overturned 9/26 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 8/13 vs. LAD T8 0:58 Call overturned 9/27 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 8/15 vs. OAK T1 1:50 Call overturned 9/28 at PHI R-D 1:35 PM 8/20 at PIT B1 1:39 Call overturned SEPTEMBER TOTALS 8/20 at PIT T6 0:34 Call confi rmed SEASON TOTALS * Sellout 8/21 at CIN T3 2:02 Call overturned Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game BRAVES 2014 DISABLED LIST Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Brandon Beachy RHP Tommy John surgery performed on 3/21/14 60-Day 3/ Kris Medlen RHP Tommy John surgery performed on 3/18/14 60-Day 3/ Jonny Venters LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery (5/16/13) 60-Day 3/ Cory Gearrin RHP Tommy John surgery performed on 4/16/14 60-Day 3/ Gavin Floyd RHP Fractured right olecranon in right elbow 60-Day 6/ Shae Simmons RHP Right shoulder strain 15-day 7/29 (retro 7/27) Mike Minor LHP Left shoulder tendinitis 15-Day 3/21 5/2 27 Gavin Floyd RHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery (5/7/13) 15-Day 3/21 5/4 29 Jordan Walden RHP Strained left hamstring 15-Day 5/10 (retro 5/5) 6/10 32 David Carpenter RHP Strained right biceps 15-Day 6/17 7/2 15 Pedro Beato RHP Strained right elbow 15-Day 6/19 7/11 (reassigned to GWI) 21 Evan Gattis C Bulging thoracic disk in back 15-Day 7/1 (retro 6/29) 7/21 17