ATLANTA BRAVES (0-0) at NEW YORK METS (0-0)

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1 ATLANTA BRAVES (0-0) at NEW YORK METS (0-0) RHP Julio Teheran (7-10, 3.21 in 16) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (14-9, 2.60 in 16) Game No. 1 Road Game No. 1 April 3, 2017 Citi Field Flushing, NY FSSE Braves vs. Mets All-Time Overall Atlanta Era (since 66) at Atlanta at Turner Field ( 97-16) at New York (since 66) at Citi Field ( 09) Building the Braves Drafted/Developed:...2 Trade/Rule 5:...14 Free Agency/Waivers:...9 PITCHERS (12) Throws 55 Josh Collmenter...RHR 40 Bartolo Colón... RHS 19 R.A. Dickey... RHS 26 Mike Foltynewicz... RHS 54 Jaime García...LHS 53 Jim Johnson...RHR 46 Ian Krol... LHR 34 Eric O Flaherty... LHR 36 Jose Ramirez...RHR 51 Chaz Roe...RHR 49 Julio Teheran... RHS 38 Arodys Vizcaíno...RHR CATCHERS (3) B/T 25 Tyler Flowers... R/R 20 Anthony Recker... R/R 24 Kurt Suzuki... R/R INFIELDERS (6) B/T 23 Chase d Arnaud... R/R 5 Freddie Freeman...L/R 13 Adonis Garcia... R/R 8 Jace Peterson...L/R 4 Brandon Phillips... R/R 7 Dansby Swanson (R).. R/R OUTFIELDERS (4) B/T 64 Emilio Bonifacio...S/R 11 Ender Inciarte... L/L 27 Matt Kemp... R/R 22 Nick Markakis... L/L (R) indicates Rookie Upcoming Milestones Needs For Colón 135 Ks 2, Wins Wins 243 (tie J. Marichal for most by DR player) 12 Wins 245 (tie D. Martinez for most by Latin player) Dickey IP 2, Ks 1,500 Freddie Freeman 51 Hits 1, Games 1, HR 150 J. García 104 IP 1,000 Inciarte 73 Hits 500 Jim Johnson 75 Strikeouts 500 Matt Kemp 74 Games 1, B HR 250 Nick Markakis 111 Hits 2, B 400 O Flaherty 26 Games 500 Phillips 2 SB HR 200 Teheran IP 1,000 3 Wins 50 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Adonis Garcia 4/12/85 32 Sean Rodríguez 4/26/85 32 Eddie Pérez 5/4/68 49 José Castro 5/5/58 59 Ian Krol 5/9/91 26 OPENING DAY: The Braves and Mets lift the lid on the 2017 campaign today, with the first game of a three-game set...today s game opens an eight-game, 10-day road trip for Atlanta...The Braves will open newly-built SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14 vs. San Diego (7:35 p.m.). The Braves are opening the season on the road for the 10th time in the last 13 seasons (since 2005)... Over that stretch, the only seasons they opened at home were in 2010, 2013 and The Braves are in season openers since moving to Atlanta in 1966, including on the road. SEASON OPENERS VS. METS: The Braves will play the Mets on Opening Day for just the third time since the Braves moved to Atlanta in They previously faced the Mets in their season-opening game in 2004 (at 7-2 loss at Turner Field) and in 2012 (a 1-0 loss at Citi Field). Today s game is the first of 19 meetings between the Braves and Mets this season, including nine at Citi Field and 10 at SunTrust Park. The Braves will next visit Citi Field on April 25-27, during their next road trip. The Mets will make their first visit to SunTrust Park for a four-game series May 1-4. ROSTER: The Braves Opening Day roster includes 12 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and four outfielders...five players are donning a Braves uniform for the first time in their career. The season-opening roster includes just one rookie: SS Dansby Swanson...Swanson missed the cutoff for rookie status by one at-bat in 2016: The five new Braves are RHP Bartolo Colón, RHP R.A. Dickey, LHP Jaime García, C Kurt Suzuki and 2B Brandon Phillips. OPENING DAY LINEUP: Today s starting lineup features one new Brave (2B Brandon Phillips) and five players who were in the lineup vs. Washington last season (OF Ender Inciarte, 1B Freddie Freeman, OF Nick Markakis, 3B Adonis Garcia, and RHP Julio Teheran. Freeman is making his seventh straight Opening Day start for the Braves, extending his Atlanta record for a first baseman...chris Chambliss held the previous mark with five OD starts at 1B. Freeman is 5-for-22 (.227) with two home runs on Opening Day in his career (1-for-3 with a homer last season vs. WSH). Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers FOUR STRAIGHT FOR JULIO: RH Julio Teheran is set to start Atlanta s opener for fourth consecutive season...he will become only the third Braves pitcher in the Atlanta era (since 1966) to start four consecutive Opening Days...The others were Greg Maddux ( ) and Rick Mahler ( ). Only two Major League pitchers have a longer active Opening Day start streak with his current team than Teheran: SEA s Felix Hernandez who is set for his ninth consecutive Opening Day start later today at HOU and LAD s Clayton Kershaw, who starts his seventh straight opener today vs. SD. DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Tue., April 4 OPEN DATE Wed., April 5 at NYM RH Bartolo Colón (15-8, 3.43) vs. RHP Jacob degrom (7-8, 3.04) FSSO 7:10 Thu., April 6 at NYM LH Jaime García (10-13, 4.67) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (4-10, 4.86) FSSE 7:10 Fri., April 7 at PIT RH R.A. Dickey (10-15, 4.46) vs. RH Ivan Nova (12-8, 4.17) FSSO 1:05 Sat., April 8 at PIT RH Mike Foltynewicz (9-5, 4.31) vs. RH Gerrit Cole FSSE 7:05 Sun., April 9 at PIT RH Julio Teheran vs. RH Tyler Glasnow FSSO 1:35 Teheran is 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA (5 ER/18.0 IP) on Opening Day...He took a 4-3 no-decision against Washington last season and defeated Miami, 1-0, in He suffered a 2-0 loss at Milwaukee to start NUMBER SWITCHES: Two Braves players switched their uniform numbers from spring training: RHP Chaz Roe is now No. 50 and RHP Mauricio Cabrera (on the DL) is now No. 62. SPRING TRAINING RESULTS: The Braves concluded their spring training schedule with an 8-5 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night at SunTrust Park...Atlanta s record for the exhibition schedule was SPRING OF FREEMAN: 1B Freddie Freeman had an incredible spring for the Braves...In addition to playing for Canada in the 2017 WBC, Freeman hit.489 (23-for-47) with two homers and 14 RBI in 18 spring games...he hit a three-run homer off Michael Pineda in ATL s 8-5 win over NYY at SunTrust Park on Friday night. ABOUT THE SCHEDULE: The Braves play just seven home games in the month of April...Atlanta plays host to 16 home games in May and 17 in June before a sparse July, with just eight home contests...the Braves will have 17 home games in August and 16 in September. Each of Atlanta s first four road trips, and five of the first eight, are of the three-city variety. HALL OF FAMER: Braves Vice Chairman John Schuerholz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in December and he will be formally inducted into the illustrious club in Cooperstown on July The 2017 season marks Schuerholz s 52nd in professional baseball and his 27th with the Braves. THE SKIPPER: Manager Brian Snitker begins his first full season at the helm of the Braves and his 41st in the organization...the Braves went after Snitker took over on May 17 last season..they posted a mark after the All-Star break and a record in the final 30 games (12-2 in the last 14).. All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-Fox Sports South

2 Tonight s Today s Starting Pitcher #49 Julio Teheran RHP yrs 2017 Spring: 0-1, 2.81 ERA 2016 Record: 7-10, 3.21 ERA vs. RHB:.212 (83-391), 9 HR vs. LHB:.237 (74-312), 13 HR Today s Game Set to make his fourth consecutive Opening Day start...teheran is 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA (5 ER/18.0 IP) on Opening Day after taking a no-decision in a 4-3 loss to Washington last season...beat the Marlins 2-1 in 2015 and took a 2-0 loss in Milwaukee to start In Atlanta franchise history, only two Braves pitchers have started four consecutive Opening Days (Greg Maddux from and Rick Mahler, )...Only two Major League pitchers have a longer active Opening Day start streak with his current team than Teheran: SEA s Felix Hernandez who is set for his ninth consecutive Opening Day start later today at HOU and LAD s Clayton Kershaw, who starts his seventh straight opener today vs. SD...SF s Madison Bumgarner also started his fourth consecutive opener yesterday at ARI. The last Braves pitcher to make more than four consecutive Opening Day starts was Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn, who started six straight Milwaukee openers from Carries a 7-3 record and a 2.36 ERA (24 ER/91.2 IP) in 15 career games, 14 starts, against the Mets...Went 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP) in four starts against the Mets last season...since 2011 when Teheran entered the league, no qualfying pitcher has a better ERA against the Mets. Is 4-2 with a 2.63 ERA (14 ER/48.0 IP) in eight career starts at Citi Field... Went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA (1 ER/16.0 IP) in two starts here last season, including a one-hit shutout in a 6-0 win on 6/ Spring Recap Went 0-1 with a 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP) in four starts. Made his final Grapefruit League start on 3/24 at DET...Went 6.0 innings and allowed two runs, earned, in a no-decision Recap Made 30 starts and went 7-10 with a 3.21 ERA (67 ER/188.0 IP), which ranked 11th best in the NL... Became the first Braves pitcher to make 30 starts in four consecutive seasons since Greg Maddux went eight straight from Teheran is one of 14 MLB pitchers with at least 30 starts in every season since Made his All-Star Game debut in the National League s 4-2 loss, and threw 12 pitches, nine strikes, during a perfect fifth inning...named to his second career All- Star team; he did not play in the 2014 game after being named on the player ballot. Struck out a career-high 12 batters twice (5/24 vs. MIL and 10/2 vs. DET)...Also tossed 7.0 shutout innings in his 10/2 start vs. DET to become the fifth Braves pitcher in Turner Field history to strike out 12 or more over at least 7.0 shutout innings... Alex Wood did it last on 8/31/14 vs. MIA. Faced just 28 batters in a one-hit shutout at NYM on 6/19, allowing no walks and fanning seven in the 6-0 win...it marked the fifth complete game of his career, the third shutout and the Braves only individual complete game in Tossed 8.0 shutout innings in his start on 6/25 vs. NYM, and extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 23.0 innings, dating to the second inning of his start on 6/14 vs. CIN...It marked the longest scoreless streak by a Braves starter in a single season since 2013, when Paul Maholm went 25.1 scoreless innings from April Earned his fourth win of the season in his start on 8/30, holding SD to six hits and two runs over 7.0 innings to lower his season ERA to According to the Elias Sports Bureau, since earned runs were first tracked in 1912, only three other starting pitchers had four or fewer wins with an ERA as low as Teheran in their first 24 starts of a season: Frank Allen of the 1913 Dodgers (4-14, 2.70 ERA), Nolan Ryan for the 1987 Astros (4-13, 3.09) and the Expos John Dopson in 1988 (3-10, 2.97). Made his first career trip to the disabled list on 8/2 (retroactive to 7/31) after suffering a right lat strain Returned on 8/19. Compiled a 3-9 record and 2.81 ERA in his first 21 starts of the season prior to his DL stint Went 4-1 with a 4.22 over his final nine starts after returning. Received 70 total runs of support, good for a rate of 3.35 per nine innings That total ranked as the second lowest in baseball among 74 qualified pitchers and the lowest in the National League Since 1974, the 3.35 run support rate was the fifth lowest in team history RHP Shelby Miller had the lowest mark, 2.54, in Won his first decision of the season by beating PIT, 3-1 on 5/18 at PNC Park, with 7.2-innings of scoreless ball...the win snapped an eight-game winless streak, the longest of his career, and a career high-tying four-decision losing streak...since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966, 13 Braves pitchers prior to 2016 began their season with at least eight winless starts...only Steve Bedrosian (2.91) in 1985 had a lower ERA than Teheran (3.17) over the winless stretch. Had four starts in which he did not receive a win despite allowing no runs...that total tied for the most such starts in the majors with LAA s Matt Shoemaker...The four starts also tied the Atlanta franchise record, done three times previous and last by Steve Avery in Limited opponents to a.223 batting average, 12th best in baseball Lefties hit.237 (74-for-312) after batting.300 with a.893 OPS in Career Recap Signed a six-year contract through 2019, with an option for 2020, on February 14, Is a two-time National League All-Star (2014, 16). Teheran s Wisler s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (4) 0-1, 2.81 ERA JULIO TEHERAN - SEASON & CAREER Career TEHERAN VS. NEW YORK (NL) Career Last Win vs. NYM: 5-4 on 9/20/16 at NYM (7.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K) TEHERAN S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched , three times, last: 6/20/16 at NYM Most Strikeouts... 12, 2x, last: 10/2/16 vs. DET Most Runs Allowed... 8, two times, last: 8/30/15 vs. NYY Most Home Runs Allowed...4, 4/17/15 at TOR Longest Winning Streak... 4 games, 5/20-6/6/14 Longest Losing Streak....4 games, two times, last: 4/9/15-5/13/ Strikeout Games... 8, last: 10/2/16 vs. DET (12) Career Complete Games.... 5, last: 6/19/16 at NYM (9.0 IP, W, 6-0) Low-Hit Complete Game...1, 6/19/16 at NYM TEHERAN S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC Career Last HR: None Wednesday s Starting Pitcher BARTOLO COLÓN - SEASON & CAREER Career , COLÓN vs. NEW YORK (NL) 2016 Did Not Face Career Last Win vs. NYM: 5-2 on 7/2/11, NYY at NYM (6.0 IP, 0 R, 6 K)

3 Braves Bullpen Briefs Josh Collmenter RHP yrs #55 Went 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP) in six games, one start this spring...went 5.0 innings and allowed one run, earned, with five strikeouts in his final spring appearance, a start on 3/29 vs. NYM at Lake Buena Vista. Made his fifth Opening Day roster. In 125 career games out of the bullpen, has compiled a 10-6 record and a 2.58 ERA (64 ER/223.2 IP)...Is with a 3.96 ERA (200 ER/454.2 IP) in 78 career starts. Split last season between Atlanta, Arizona s organization and the Chicago Cubs Triple-A club at Iowa Appeared in 18 total MLB games, making three starts His starts all came with Atlanta, and he went 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA (5 ER/19.0 IP) for the Braves Went 1-0 with a 4.84 ERA (12 ER/22.1 IP) in his 15 relief appearances. Began the season with Arizona...Started on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tightness...reinstated on 5/27 and made his season debut that night vs. SD, allowing four runs, earned in 0.1 innings. Atlanta acquired him on 9/17 from CHI and he earned the win that night in his Braves debut after holding WSH to four hits and two runs over 5.0 innings...struck out a career high-tying eight batters. Jim Johnson RHP yrs #53 Went 1-0 with one save and did not allow a run in nine spring appearances spanning 9.0 innings...collected the save on 3/31 at SunTrust Park vs. NYY. Recorded his third 20-save season in 2016, converting 20 of 23 opportunities while compiling a career-best 68 strikeouts Was one of 18 National League relievers to strike out better than a batter per inning pitched (minimum 64.0 IP). His 9.5 K/9 ratio was a career-best His previous high was 7.5 in Began the season in a setup role, before becoming the team s closer when RHP Arodys Vizcaíno went to the 15-day disabled list on 7/16 His.870 save percentage was his best since closing a career-best 51 games in 54 chances (.944) in Spent 23 games on the 15-day disabled list, 5/10-6/3, with a right groin strain Compiled an 0-4 record and a 7.90 ERA (12 ER/13.2 IP) in 15 games prior to landing on the disabled list. In 50 games after returning from the DL, went 2-2 with all 20 of his saves and a 1.76 ERA (10 ER/51.0 IP) Among relievers with at least 40.0 innings over that stretch (6/3-end of the season), Johnson s 1.76 ERA was sixth best in the majors. Led the AL in saves in back-to-back seasons, collecting 51 saves in 2012 and 50 during the 2013 season...became just the second pitcher in MLB history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons, joining LAD s Eric Gagne ( ). Ian Krol LHP yrs #46 Did not record a decision while compiling 4.82 ERA (5 ER/9.1 IP) in nine spring appearances...made his third Opening Day roster. In his first season with the Braves last year, set career-high totals with 63 appearances, 51.0 innings, 56 strikeouts, and a 3.18 ERA (18 ER) Also tied his career high with two wins and 10 holds. His 63 appearances were two off the team lead. Began the year with Triple-A Gwinnett before the club recalled him on May 10 From that date through the end of the season, his 63 appearances tied for second most in baseball and four off the lead of San Diego s Brad Hand. His 63 appearances were the most by a Braves lefty since Luis Avilan pitched in 75 games in Compiled a 2.55 ERA (7 ER/24.2 IP) in 28 game prior to the All-Star break In his final 12 games prior to the break, 6/11-7/9, compiled a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP). Lefties hit.287 (25-for-87), but allowed his only home run to a left-hander on 7/20 at CIN (Joey Votto) Righties went 29-for-112 (.259). Eric O Flaherty LHP yrs #34 Went 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA (3 ER/12.1 IP) in 12 spring appearance...entered camp as a non-roster invitee and the Braves selected his contract on 3/28. Made his ninth Opening Day roster. Returned to the Atlanta organization last season after a 3/27 trade with Pittsburgh, but compiled a 6.91 ERA (22 ER/28.2 IP) in 39 games...had two separate stints on the disabled list...missed 27 games, 6/12-7/16, with a right knee strain and then went back on the DL with a season-ending left elbow injury, 8/19...Underwent left elbow ulnar nerve decompression on 8/25...Dr. James Andrews performed the operation in Gulf Breeze, Fla. From , compiled a 1.54 ERA in 182 appearances...that mark was second-lowest among relievers with or more innings behind Craig Kimbrel (1.51 ERA). Did not get charged with a loss in three seasons from (104 appearances). Led all major leaguer relievers with a 0.98 ERA in Jose Ramirez RHP yrs #52 Went 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA (8 ER/10.1 IP) in 10 spring games...went 0.1 innings in his last appearance on 3/31 vs. NYY at SunTrust Park and allowed three hits and two runs, earned. Made his second Opening Day roster. In his first season in Atlanta s organization last year, made a career-best 33 appearances Had 16 career MLB appearances prior. Made his first Opening Day roster, but the club designated him for assignment on 4/11 and outrighted him to Triple-A Gwinnett on 4/14 after allowing six runs total in his first two games. Returned to the majors on 7/28 after the club selected his contract that day Remained with the Braves for the remainder of the season and compiled a 2.05 ERA (7 ER/30.2 IP) in 31 games after returning to the majors Allowed an earned run in only four of those 31 games. His 31 appearances from 7/28 through the end of the season tied for the third most in the majors and three behind leader ARI s Randall Delgado. Chaz Roe RHP yrs #50 Went 0-2 with a 9.35 ERA (9 ER/8.2 IP) in eight spring appearances. Made his first Opening day roster. Split last season between Baltimore and Atlanta, while also spending time with the Orioles Triple-A Norfolk. Joined Atlanta on 8/8 after the team claimed him off outright waivers from Baltimore on 8/7. Made his Braves debut on 8/9 at MIL, retiring the only batter he faced on two pitches. His first eight appearances with Atlanta were scoreless (8.1 IP), 8/9-8/23 Allowed four runs (8/28 at SF; 0.1 IP) and three runs (9/1 vs. SD; 0.2 IP) in his next two outings. Compiled a 0.47 ERA (1 ER/19.0 IP) in his other 19 outings with Atlanta Overall 18 of his 21 appearances with Atlanta were scoreless. Arodys Vizcaíno RHP yrs #38 Allowed one run over 10.0 innings (0.90) in 10 spring appearances...struck out 14 while not receiving a decision. Made his second Opening Day roster...made his first last season. Appeared in a career-best 43 games in 2016 despite making two trips to the disabled list Missed 61 total games after going to the 15-day disabled list from 7/16-8/18 with a right oblique strain and then again from 8/28 through the end of the season with right shoulder inflammation. Began the year in the closer s role, converting 10 of 14 save opportunities for his first double-digit save season. Struck out at least one batter in 20 consecutive appearances, 4/14-6/5...Became the second Braves reliever with as long a streak since the franchise moved to Atlanta in Craig Kimbrel compiled three such runs (26 games, 20 twice), with the last (20 games) coming 7/19-9/17/12. Finished with a career-best 11.6 K/9 mark. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: - SV-OPP: - ERA: -.-- IP: - R: - ER: - HITS/HR: -/- BB: - SO: - 1st Batter Faced/Retired: -/- (-%) Inherited Runners/Scored: -/- (-%) Braves Bullpen By Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April Most Recent Appearances JOSH COLLMENTER 2/28 STL W, /4 at PHI ND /10 NYM W, /16 DET BS, 1; L, /19 STL ND /29 NYM ND JIM JOHNSON 2/28 STL H, /4 MIA ND /7 at PIT ND /10 NYM H, /13 PIT H, /16 DET ND /23 DET W, /27 DET ND /31 NYY S, IAN KROL 3/1 at NYY ND /4 MIA ND /8 PHI S, /11 at STL H, /14 at PHI ND /20 MIA ND /24 at DET ND /27 DET ND /31 NYY ND ERIC O FLAHERTY 2/26 HOU ND /1 at NYY ND /4 MIA ND /9 NYY ND /12 at NYY ND /15 at DET ND /18 DET ND /21 at WSH ND /24 at DET ND /25 NYM ND /28 BAL L, /31 NYY W, JOSE RAMIREZ 2/26 HOU L, /2 at STL ND /5 at BOS ND /8 PHI H, /11 at STL ND /14 at PHI ND /17 at HOU H, /20 MIA ND /24 at DET ND /31 NYY BS, CHAZ ROE 2/27 at DET L, /5 at BOS ND /9 NYY ND /15 at DET ND /18 DET ND /21 at WSH L, /25 NYM ND /29 NYM ND ARODYS VIZCAÍNO 2/27 at DET ND /3 BOS ND /7 at PIT ND /10 NYM H, /13 PIT H, /16 DET ND /19 STL ND /23 DET ND /27 DET ND /31 NYY H,

4 Emilio Bonifacio OF yrs #64 Last HR: 9/28/14 at PHI (Hamels) Has batted.563 (9-for-16) with one home run and 2 RBI in four Opening Day games. Batted.278 (15-for-54) in 23 spring games. Had two doubles and five RBI. Returned to the Braves organization in 2016 and played in 131 games between Atlanta (24 games) and Gwinnett (107 games). Appeared on the ML roster twice. In 2016 with GWN, batted.298 (125--for-420) with 14 doubles and 40 RBI... Registered an International-League high 37 steals (ranked 4th in all of Triple-A). Has been a member of eight different organizations over his 14-year career. Chase d Arnaud INF yrs #23 Last HR: 7/1/16 vs. MIA (Nicolino) This is his first career appearance on an Opening Day roster. Missed the majority of ATL s spring training workout days due to illness...played in 17 spring games:.135 (5-for-37), one RBI, three runs. Spent the majority of his ninth professional season with Atlanta in 2016, appearing in 84 games...also played in 22 games for ATL s Triple-A affiliate Gwinnett...Made 51 starts with Atlanta and played six different positions (2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Last season, ranked second among ML pinch hitters with a.360 (9-for-25) batting average...owns a.324 (11-for-34) career average as a pinch hitter. Through his first 25 games of 2016, hit.345 (29-for-84) while reaching base at a.402 clip...in 59 games, 6/8 through the end of the season, hit.188 (28-for-149). Signed to a minor-league contract on 11/5/15...Atlanta is his 3rd professional team. Tyler Flowers C yrs #25 Current Streak: 5 games (.368, 7-for-19), dating to 2016 Last HR: 9/27/16 vs. PHI (García) Makes his fourth career Opening Day start (made three consecutive Opening Day starts for CWS, )...This is his fifth appearance on an Opening Day roster...has one career Opening Day home run (2013). Hit.275 (11-for-40) with two doubles and one home run in 16 spring games. In 2016, returned to the Atlanta organization and had one of his best offensive seasons as he batted a career-best.270 (76-for-281) with a career-high 18 doubles...had 8 homers and 41 RBI in 83 games...made 76 starts at catcher and had a.995 fielding pct. Signed by the Braves as a free agent to a two-year contract on 12/17/15 (option for 2018) after spending his first seven Major League seasons with CWS. Freddie Freeman 1B yrs #5 Last HR: 10/1/16 vs DET (Zimmermann) Today is his seventh consecutive Opening Day start. Stroked his first career OD HR in 2013 with a two-run, two-out shot in the first inning off PHI s Cole Hamels. Posted a.489 (23-for-47) batting average in 18 spring games...had three XBH, including two HR and 14 RBI...Poked a three-run home run on Friday night in an exhibition game vs. NYY at SunTrust Park. Played for team Canada in the WBC...Batted.182 (2-for-11) with one RBI in 3 games. Finished sixth in the NL MVP voting in Batted.302 (178-for-589) with career highs in hits (178), home runs (34), XBH (83), OBP (.400) and slugging pct. (596), while driving in 91 runs in 158 games. Has hit.319 (200-for-627) with runners in scoring position over the last five seasons ( )...His.319 mark is the 10th-best in the majors in that span. Agreed to terms on an eight-year contract w/atl through 2021 on 2/4/14. Adonis Garcia INF yrs #13 Current Streak: 4 games (.375, 6-16),, dating to 2016 Last HR: 9/20/16 at NYM (Blevins) Makes his second consecutive and second career Opening Day start...homered in his first Opening Day start, last season, a two-run shot off WSH s M. Scherzer. Posted a.326 average (15-for-46) in 17 spring games...had three doubles and nine RBI. Spent the majority of his second season in the Braves organization with Atlanta, appearing in 134 games...also played in 19 games with Triple-A Gwinnett. Over his final 72 games of 2016 (7/6-10/2), had a.303 (92-for-304) batting average, a.342 on-base percentage and an.809 OPS. Spent the first three seasons of his career with the New York Yankees organization. Ender Inciarte OF yrs #11 Current Streak: 1 game (1-4),, dating to 2016 Last HR: 8/19/16 vs. WSH (Roark) This is his third consecutive Opening Day start and his third career appearance on an OD roster...is 3-for-8 (.375) in season-opening games. Played in 12 spring games (.216, 8-for-37)...Played for team Venezuela during the WBC...Hit.333 (7-for-24) with three doubles in seven WBC games. Earned his first career Gold Glove last season in his first year with Atlanta...Posted a.291 (152-for-522) batting average with 24 doubles and 85 runs. Produced a.341 (100-for-293) batting average post All-Star break in 2016, the 13th highest mark in Atlanta-franchise history (since 1966). Ranked in the top five in the majors in several offensive categories after the All-Star break including tied for second in runs scored (59 and with teammate Freddie Freeman), third in hits (100), and fifth in batting average (.341, 100-for-293) and at-bats (293)...His.396 on-base percentage ranked ninth in the Majors. Signed a five-year contract extension with Atlanta on 12/23/16...Acquired by ATL in a five-player deal with ARI on 12/8/15. Matt Kemp OF yrs #27 Last HR: 9/30/16 vs. DET (Rondón) Today marks his ninth career Opening Day start...has two career Opening Day home runs (2012 and 2009), while batting.321 (9-for-28) with 10 RBI in eight season-opening games. Braves Bits Matt Kemp (Continued) Played in 23 spring games...five of his 12 hits went for extra bases...hit.200 (12-for-60). Completed his 11th professional campaign in 2016, batting a combined.268 (167-for- 623) with 35 HR and 108 RBI between the San Diego Padres and Braves. Joined ATL on 7/31 from the Padres and played in his first game with Atlanta on 8/2...Hit.280 (60-for-214) with 15 2B, 12 HR and 39 RBI in 56 games with ATL. Reached the 30-homer mark for the second time in his career lat season (39, 2011). Is tied for the NL lead with 102 GW RBI since the start of the 2009 season. Is a two-time NL All-Star (2011 & 2012) and won both the Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Silver Slugger award in 2009 and Nick Markakis OF yrs #22 Last HR: 10/1/16 vs. DET (Wilson) Makes his 12th career appearance on an Opening Day roster and his 10th career start. Has one career OD home run on 4/6/12 with BAL. Had a.302 (16-for-53) batting average with a team-leading 5 2B in 21 spring games. In his second season with the organization (2016), played in a team-best 158 games while batting.269 (161-for-599) with 38 doubles, 13 home runs and 89 RBI. Led the club with a.308 (53-for-172) batting average and 70 RBI when batting with runners in scoring position. Ranked second on the team and 9th in the NL with 38 doubles...his 38 doubles matched his 2015 season total and were the most he has hit since he hit 45 in 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). Jace Jace Peterson INF/OF yrs #8 Last HR: 8/21/16 vs. WSH (Kelly ) This is his third appearance on an Opening Day roster, all coming with ATL...Was the OD starting second baseman for the Braves the last two seasons. Played in 26 of the team s 33 spring games...batted.176 (12-for-68), 3 2B, 7 RBI. Spent the majority of his second season (2016) in the Atlanta organization with the ML club, playing in 115 games, making 90 starts at four different positions. Batted..254 (89-for-350) with 16 doubles, seven HR and a.350 OBP in his final 115 games of the 2016 season. Acquired by the Braves from the Padres in a six-player trade on 12/19/14. Brandon Phillips INF yrs #4 Last HR: 9/19/16 at CHI (Hammel) Today is his 12th consecutive (and career) Opening Day start (first w/atl). Batted.296 (16-for-54) in 22 spring contests...had 2 doubles, one HR and 7 RBI. Acquired by Atlanta along with cash considerations from CIN in exchange for LHP Carlos Portuondo and LHP Andrew McKirahan on 2/12/17...Played the last 11 seasons ( ) with the Reds. In his final season with the Reds last year, batted.291 (160-for-550) with 34 doubles, 11 home runs and 64 RBI in 141 games. Over his last 63 games of 2016 (beginning 7/6), batted.344 (84-for-244), the fourth highest mark in the majors. In 2007, became only the second second baseman in major league history (Alfonso Soriano) and 31st player overall to produce 30 HR and 30 SB in a season. Is a three-time NL All-Star and has won 4 Gold Gloves and a Louisville Slugger award. Anthony Recker C yrs #20 Last HR: 9/21/16 at NYM (Colón) Makes his fifth appearance on an Opening Day roster (first with Atlanta). Batted.316 (6-for-19) and had a.421 OBP in 10 spring contests. Joined the Braves organization on 5/9/16 from CLE and played in 73 games with ATL and Triple-A Gwinnett last season...had his contract purchased by ATL on 7/15 and batted.278 (25-for-90) in 33 games, including 28 starts at catcher, through the remainder of the season. Atlanta is his fifth major league organization. Kurt Suzuki C yrs #24 Last HR: 9/14/16 at DET (Sanchez) Has made eight Opening Day starts at catcher (3 with MIN, 5 with OAK). Hit.314 (11-for-35) with four 2B and six RBI with a.368 OBP in 13 spring games. Completed his third season with the Minnesota Twins last season and tied for sixth among American League catchers with 99 games played behind the plate. Recorded his 1,000th career hit 5/22 vs. TOR. Since his first season in the majors in 2007, ranks 4th in MLB with 1,152 games played behind the plate...his 1,071 hits in that same time span rank 5th among MLB catchers. Signed a one-year contract with ATL on 1/30/17...Atlanta is his four organization. Dansby Swanson INF yrs #7 Last HR: 9/29/16 vs. PHI (Murray) Makes his first career Opening Day start today...is the only rookie on Atlanta s Opening Day roster...finished the 2016 campaign with 129 at-bats and thus retained his rookie status. Batted. 308 (12-for-39) in 15 spring contests...had a.426 OBP and 10 runs scored. In 38 games with ATL last season, batted.302 (39-for-129) with 11 XBH and 20 runs scored...among rookies with at least 120 at-bats, his.302 average ranked sixth highest in baseball...his.361 OBP was eighth highest. Entered the 2016 campaign as Atlanta s #1 prospect and went on to make his Major League debut on 8/17 (2-for-4)...Played in a total of 143 games between three different levels last season: ATL, Mississippi (AA) & Carolina (High-A). Acquired by Atlanta in a five-player trade with Arizona on 12/8/15.

5 Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 4/3 at NYM R-D 1:10p 4/4 OPEN DATE 4/5 at NYM R-N 7:10p 4/6 at NYM R-N 7:10p 4/7 at PIT R-D 1:05p 4/8 at PIT R-N 7:05p 4/9 at PIT R-D 1:35p 4/10 OPEN DATE 4/11 at MIA R-N 7:35p 4/12 at MIA R-N 7:10p 4/13 OPEN DATE 4/14 SD H-N 7:35p 4/15 SD H-N 7:10p 4/16 SD H-D 1:35p 4/17 SD H-N 7:35p 4/18 WSH H-N 7:35p 4/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 4/20 WSH H-N 7:35p 4/21 at PHI R-N 7:05p 4/22 at PHI R-N 7:05p 4/23 at PHI R-D 1:35p 4/24 OPEN DATE 4/25 at NYM R-N 7:10p 4/26 at NYM R-N 7:10p 4/27 at NYM R-D 1:10p 4/28 at MIL R-N 8:10p 4/29 at MIL R-N 7:10p 4/30 at MIL R-D 2:10p APRIL TOTALS 5/1 NYM H-N 7:35p 5/2 NYM H-N 7:35p 5/3 NYM H-N 7:35p 5/4 NYM H-N 7:35p 5/5 STL H-N 7:35p 5/6 STL H-N 7:10p 5/7 STL H-D 1:35p 5/8 OPEN DATE 5/9 at HOU R-N 8:10p 5/10 at HOU R-D 2:10p 5/11 OPEN DATE 5/12 at MIA R-N 7:10p 5/13 at MIA R-N 7:10p 5/14 at MIA R-D 1:10p 5/15 at TOR R-N 7:07p 5/16 at TOR R-D 4:07p 5/17 TOR H-N 7:35p 5/18 TOR H-N 7:35p 5/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 5/20 WSH H-D 4:10p 5/21 WSH H-D 1:35p 5/22 PIT H-N 7:35p 5/23 PIT H-N 7:35p 5/24 PIT H-N 7:35p 5/25 PIT H-D 12:10p 5/26 at SF R-N 10:15p 5/27 at SF R-N 10:05p 5/28 at SF R-D 4:05p 5/29 at LAA R-N 9:07p 5/30 at LAA R-N 10:07p 5/31 at LAA R-N 10:07p MAY TOTALS 6/1 OPEN DATE 6/2 at CIN R-N 7:10p 6/3 at CIN R-D 4:10p 6/4 at CIN R-D 1:10p 6/5 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/6 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/7 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/8 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/9 NYM H-N 7:35p 6/10 NYM H-D 4:10p 6/11 NYM H-D 1:35p 6/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p 6/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 6/14 at WSH R-D 4:05p 6/15 OPEN DATE 6/16 MIA H-N 7:35p 6/17 MIA H-D 4:10p 6/18 MIA H-D 1:35p 6/19 SF H-N 7:35p 6/20 SF H-N 7:35p 6/21 SF H-N 7:35p 6/22 SF H-N 7:35p 6/23 MIL H-N 7:35p 6/24 MIL H-D 4:10p 6/25 MIL H-D 1:35p 6/26 OPEN DATE 6/27 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/28 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/29 at SD R-N 9:10p 6/30 at OAK R-N 10:05p JUNE TOTALS 7/1 at OAK R-D 4:05p 7/2 at OAK R-D 4:05p 7/3 OPEN DATE 7/4 HOU H-N 7:35p 7/5 HOU H-N 7:35p 7/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p 7/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p 7/8 at WSH R-D 4:05p 7/9 at WSH R-D 1:35p 2017 Schedule and Results Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 7/10 All-Star Break 7/11 88th All-Star Game (Miami, Fla.) 7/12 All-Star Break 7/13 All-Star Break 7/14 ARI H-N 7:35p 7/15 ARI H-N 7:10p 7/16 ARI H-D 1:35p 7/17 CHI H-N 7:35p 7/18 CHI H-N 7:35p 7/19 CHI H-D 12:10p 7/20 at LAD R-N 10:10p 7/21 at LAD R-N 10:10p 7/22 at LAD R-N 9:10p 7/23 at LAD R-D 4:10p 7/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p 7/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p 7/26 at ARI R-D 3:40p 7/27 OPEN DATE 7/28 at PHI R-N 7:05p 7/29 at PHI R-N 7:05p 7/30 at PHI R-D 1:35p 7/31 at PHI R-D 12:35p JULY TOTALS 8/1 LAD H-N 7:35p 8/2 LAD H-N 7:35p 8/3 LAD H-N 7:35p 8/4 MIA H-N 7:35p 8/5 MIA H-N 7:10p 8/6 MIA H-D 1:35p 8/7 OPEN DATE 8/8 PHI H-N 7:35p 8/9 PHI H-N 7:35p 8/10 OPEN DATE 8/11 at STL R-N 8:15p 8/12 at STL R-N 7:15p 8/13 at STL R-D 2:15p 8/14 at COL R-N 8:40p 8/15 at COL R-N 8:40p 8/16 at COL R-N 8:40p 8/17 at COL R-D 3:10p 8/18 CIN H-N 7:35p 8/19 CIN H-N 7:10p 8/20 CIN H-D 1:35p 8/21 SEA H-N 7:35p 8/22 SEA H-N 7:35p 8/23 SEA H-N 7:35p 8/24 OPEN DATE 8/25 COL H-N 7:35p 8/26 COL H-N 7:10p 8/27 COL H-D 1:35p 8/28 at PHI R-N 7:05p 8/29 at PHI R-N 7:05p 8/30 at PHI R-D 1:05p 8/31 at CHI R-N 8:05p AUGUST TOALS 9/1 at CHI R-D 2:20p 9/2 at CHI R-D 2:20p 9/3 at CHI R-D 2:20P 9/4 TEX H-N 7:35p 9/5 TEX H-N 7:35p 9/6 TEX H-N 7:35p 9/7 MIA H-N 7:35p 9/8 MIA H-N 7:35p 9/9 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/10 MIA H-D 1:35p 9/11 OPEN DATE 9/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/14 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/15 NYM H-N 7:35p 9/16 NYM H-N 7:10p 9/17 NYM H-D 1:35p 9/18 OPEN DATE 9/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/20 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/21 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/22 PHI H-N 7:35p 9/23 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/24 PHI H-D 1:35p 9/25 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/26 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/27 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/28 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/29 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/30 at MIA R-N 7:10p SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 at MIA R-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game

6 Braves vs. Opponent Braves Career Batting vs. Mets Player Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO OBP SLG Swanson,D Garcia,A Bonifacio,E Kemp,M Freeman,F Phillips,B Inciarte,E Markakis,N Peterson,J Flowers,T Suzuki,K d Arnaud,C Recker,A Braves Career Pitching vs. Mets Player ERA W L Sv SvOp G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Johnson,J O Flaherty Dickey,R Teheran,J García,J Colón,B Krol,I Roe,C Vizcaíno,A Collmenter,J Ramirez,J Foltynewicz,M Braves Career Batting at Citi Field Player Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO OBP SLG Swanson,D Kemp,M Freeman,F Bonifacio,E Phillips,B Inciarte,E Garcia,A d Arnaud,C Markakis,N Peterson,J Suzuki,K Recker,A Flowers,T Braves Career Pitching at Citi Field Player ERA W L Sv SvOp G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Vizcaino,A Teheran,J Dickey,R Johnson,J O Flaherty,E Collmenter,J Colón,B García,J Roe,C Krol,I Foltynewicz,M Ramirez,J