Pitching: 11 BB, 44 SO, 3 Holds, 1 SV

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1 Gwinnett Braves (63-62, 2 nd in IL South, 13.5 GB) RHP Josh Collmenter (0-0, 2.25 ERA) AT Durham Bulls (77-49, 1 st in IL South, 13.5 GA) RHP Burch Smith (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Monday, August 21, :05 PM Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC Game #126 of 142 Road Game #64 Radio Broadcast: 97.7 FM Tonight s Game: The Gwinnett Braves continue a 10-game road trip tonight with game one of a four-game series vs. the Durham Bulls (Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays). South Standings: At 63-62, Gwinnett trails Durham (77-49) by 13.5 games for first place in the International League South Division the Bulls magic number to clinch the IL South is four. GWN leads third-place Norfolk (59-68) by 5.0 games and fourth-place Charlotte (53-73) by 10.5 games. All-Time vs. Durham: The G-Braves are (.459) in 183 games vs. Durham since 2009 and have won the season series three times in that span: 2010 (12-9), 2012 (11-10) and 2015 (12-9). Last Action: The G-Braves routed the Buffalo Bisons 7-1 yesterday at Coca-Cola Field, winning the three-game series. RBI singles by C David Freitas (1-for-4, RBI) and RF Ronald Acuña (3-for-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI) opened a 2-0 Road Trip (4-2) lead for Gwinnett in the second inning, and a three-run home run Batting: by DH Carlos Franco (1-for-5, HR, R, 3 RBI) made it 5-0 in the.272 (56-206), 9 2B, 0 3B, third inning. The early support was plenty for RHP Manny 7 HR, 28 R, 25 RBI, 0 SB Barreda (W, 1-0), who held Buffalo to a run on three hits over 7.0 Pitching: innings, walked two and struck out four. RHP Evan Phillips and 2.70 ERA (15 ER in 50.0 IP), RHP Enrique Burgos each tossed a scoreless inning in relief to 11 BB, 44 SO, 3 Holds, 1 SV finish the game. Acuña doubled and scored to make it 6-1 in the seventh, and singled home 2B Luis Valenzuela (0-for-3, R) for a 7-1 lead in the eighth. RHP Luis Santos (L, 3-12) yielded five runs three earned on five hits over 5.0 innings for the Bisons. All Eyes on Acuña: 19-year-old Ronald Acuña was named the IL Batter of the Week for 8/14-20 (.481, 13-for-27, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 8 RBI in 6G). He enters play riding an eight-game hitting streak, batting.432 (16-for-37, 4 2B, 4 HR, 8 R, 10 RBI, SB) with six multi-hit games since 8/12. Dominant Debut: Since making his Triple-A debut on 7/13, Acuña ranks fourth in the IL in batting (.355, 54-for-152, 12 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 28 R, 23 RBI, 4 SB in 37G) he leads the league in runs, hits, extra-base hits (22), total bases (94), slugging percentage (.618) and OPS (1.035) in that span. Breakout Season: In 122 games across three levels (FLA, MIS, GWN), he s batting.326 (159-for- 488, 29 2B, 8 3B, 20 HR, 78 R, 72 RBI, 37 SB). He ranks among MiLB leaders in hits (T-1 st with Lancaster s Yonathan Daza), at-bats (T-2 nd ), total bases (4 th, 264) and games (T-5 th ). Masterful Manny: Manny Barreda earned the first win of his affiliated Triple-A career yesterday (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 93 pitches/60 strikes). After opening 2017 with Tijuana of the Triple-A Mexican League (4-7, 4.06 ERA in 18 games/17 starts), Barreda is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA (6 ER in 21.1 IP) and a.210 BAA (17-for-81, 0 HR, 10 BB, 12 SO) in four starts with Gwinnett. Rotation Recap: Gwinnett starting pitchers are 5-5 with a 3.01 ERA (35 ER in IP) and nine quality starts in 18 games in August (team is 11-7). In seven starts from 8/9-8/16, G-Braves starters went 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA (7 ER in 39.2 IP) and four quality starts (team went 6-1). Power Restored: Carlos Franco s three-run home run yesterday (#8 with GWN, #19 overall) was Gwinnett s 102 nd of 2017 (T-7 th in IL). This season marks the G-Braves first 100-homer campaign since 2011 (GWN record 123 HR in 143G, 7 th in IL). The club ranked at or near the bottom of the IL in homers in each of the previous five seasons: 2016 (79 HR, 13 th ), 2015 (RICH/GWN franchise-low 50 HR, 14 th ), 2014 (88 HR, 12 th ), 2013 (89 HR, T-12 th ) and 2012 (89 HR, 13 th ). His Name is Rio: Rio Ruiz is batting.455 (10-for-22, 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) in six games on the current road trip. On 8/17 at Scranton/WB, he blasted a pair of solo home runs off RHP Brady Lail for his third career two-homer game (all 3 have come with the G-Braves, including 2 this season). Ruiz leads Gwinnett in both homers (14, his new single-season MiLB career high) and RBI (50). Freit Train: David Freitas (1-for-4, RBI yesterday) is batting.302 (19-for-63, 4 2B, 3 R, 7 RBI) since the Triple-A All-Star break, including.346 (9-for-26, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI) in nine games in August. In 66 total games this season, he s batting.268 (59-for-220, 12 2B, 2 HR, 26 R, 19 RBI). X-Factor: Xavier Avery hit a game-tying grand slam in the ninth inning on 8/13 vs. Louisville (off RHP Jimmy Herget), the first regular-season slam by a G-Brave since 8/20/14 vs. Charlotte (Donnie Murphy, off LHP Jarrett Casey). In 104 games with Gwinnett this season, Avery is batting.262 (81-for- 309, 19 2B, 5 3B, 11 HR, 60 R, 41 RBI, 19 SB). He currently ranks among IL offensive leaders in triples (T-5 th ), OPS (7 th,.828), slugging percentage (8 th,.463) and stolen bases (T-8 th ) RECORD BREAKDOWN Current Streak: Won 2 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Long Winning Streak: 6 Games (2x, last: 8/10-8/16) Long Losing Streak: 5 Games (3x, last: 7/16-7/20) Record Since 2009: (.490) Home: Leading after 6: 53-8 Road: Leading after 7: 56-5 Day Games: Leading after 8: 51-3 Night Games: Tied after 6: 8-11 Extra Innings: 5-5 Tied after 7: 3-10 Doubleheaders: 3-1 Tied after 8: 4-9 Shutout W/L: 9-6 Trailing after 6: 2-43 Last AB W/L: 9-15 Trailing after 7: 2-47 Walk-Off W/L: 4-8 Trailing after 8: 2-50 Score First: With a HR: Score Last: Without a HR: Run Games: Allow a HR: Run Games: Allow no HR: Run Games: 6-9 With an Error: Run Games: Without an Error: April: 14-9 Vs. LH Starter: May: Vs. RH Starter: June: Vs. Rehab Starter: 3-1 July: Pre All-Star: August: 11-7 Post All-Star: September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: VS. DURHAM (84-99 Since 2009) Offense vs. DUR Home: , 12 HR, 51 RBI Road: Pitching vs. DUR Overall: ERA,.282 BAA TEAM IL RANKINGS Batting:.255 (8 th ) ERA: 3.99 (9 th ) Runs: 555 (5 th ) Runs: 532 (7 th ) Hits: 1067 (9 th ) ER: 485 (6 th ) 2B: 202 (T-11 th ) Innings: (11 th ) 3B: 29 (T-2 nd ) SO: 1039 (3 rd ) HR: 102 (T-7 th ) BB: 402 (9 th ) RBI: 509 (7 th ) CG: 3 (T-6 th ) Steals: 90 (5 th ) SHO: 9 (T-7 th ) OBP:.328 (4 th ) Holds: 40 (7 th ) SLG:.391 (10 th ) Saves: 29 (T-9 th ) OPS:.718 (8 th ) WHIP: 1.34 (8 th ) TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) AVG: Albies (.285) ERA: Albers (2.61) OBP: Avery (.365) WHIP: Sims (1.14) SLG: Avery (.463) Wins: Albers (12) OPS: Avery (.828) IP: Albers (120.2) Hits: Albies (117) SO: Sims (132) HR: Ruiz (14) QS: 2 Tied (10) Runs: Albies (67) CG: Blair (2) RBI: Ruiz (50) Holds: Dirks (6) Steals: Albies (21) Saves: Da. Peterson (7) Pen Trends: Over 18 games in August, G-Braves relievers are 6-2 with a 3.06 ERA (18 ER in 53.0 IP), seven holds and five saves (5-for-8, 62.5%). In 122 total games this year, relievers are with a 4.02 ERA (187 ER in IP), 40 holds and 29 saves (29-for-55, 52.7%) GWN leads the IL with 26 blown saves in Albers on the Move: On 8/11, the Atlanta Braves traded Andrew Albers to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash considerations. The 31-year-old left-hander went 12-3 with a 2.61 ERA (35 ER in IP) and 10 quality starts in 26 games (17 starts) for Gwinnett this season, racking up the most wins by a G-Braves pitcher since Julio Teheran went 15-3 in Over his final eight starts from 7/1-8/10, Albers went 6-0 with a 0.98 ERA (2 nd in IL, 6 ER in 55.1 IP) a.222 BAA (45-for-203, 1 HR, 9 BB, 49 SO) and seven quality starts. At the time of the trade, he ranked among IL pitching leaders in wins (T-1 st ), ERA (3 rd ), WHIP (6 th, 1.15), strikeouts (7 th, 115) and innings (8 th ), as well as lowest BB/9.0 IP ratio for starters (1 st, 1.38) and fewest baserunners/9.0 IP ratio for starters (2 nd, 9.95). Media Contact: Dave Lezotte ( ) Live video stream at MiLB.TV All Times Eastern, Dates/Times Subject to Change UPCOMING PROBABLES Live audio stream at TuneIn Radio App Date Time Opponent Gwinnett Starter Opponent Starter Broadcast Tue, August 22 7:05 PM at Durham RHP Aaron Blair (7-7, 4.59) LHP Ryan Yarbrough (13-6, 3.26) 97.7 FM Wed, August 23 7:05 PM at Durham RHP Kris Medlen (2-6, 5.52) TBA 97.7 FM Thu, August 24 7:05 PM at Durham LHP Luiz Gohara (0-0, 3.91) LHP Michael Roth (2-4, 5.53) 97.7 FM

2 NOTES, ETC. Monday, August 21, 2017 at Durham Page 2 Kazmar Climbs Gwinnett Career Lists: Sean Kazmar Jr. is in his fifth season with the G-Braves in He s batting.269 (416-for-1548, 90 2B, 9 3B, 21 HR, 182 R, 171 RBI, 18 SB) in 448 games with Gwinnett since Sean Kazmar Jr. Among GWN Career Leaders CATEGORY HITTER NO. Doubles 1. Sean Kazmar Jr Ernesto Mejia 72 Games 1. Sean Kazmar Jr Jose Constanza 368 At-Bats 1. Sean Kazmar Jr. 1, Jose Constanza 1,465 Hits 1. Jose Constanza Sean Kazmar Jr Jose Constanza 13 Triples 2. Ozzie Albies Todd Cunningham 10 T-4. Sean Kazmar Jr. 9 Runs 1. Jose Constanza Sean Kazmar Jr. 182 RBI 1. Ernesto Mejia 2. Stefan Gartrell 3. Sean Kazmar Jr Prospecting: The G-Braves active roster includes six members of the MLB.com Atlanta Braves Top 30 Prospects list: OF Ronald Acuña (No. 1), LHP Luiz Gohara (No. 8), OF Dustin Peterson (No. 16), 3B Rio Ruiz (No. 21), LHP A.J. Minter (No. 24) and RHP Akeel Morris (No. 28). Acuña (No. 8) and Gohara (No. 92) are also ranked on MLB.com s Top 100 Prospects list. Major Promotions: The Atlanta Braves have recalled or selected 18 nonrehab members of the Gwinnett roster in 2017: INF Johan Camargo (4/11-4/20, 5/17-5/20, 6/2-current), RHP Jason Hursh (4/12-4/14, 6/11-6/27, 7/14-7/16, 7/27-8/4), RHP Luke Jackson (4/14-4/20, 5/20-current), RHP Aaron Blair (4/20-4/23, 7/26), RHP Matt Wisler (4/23-5/4, 5/25-6/2, 6/10, 7/5, 7/24-7/25, 8/19- current), OF Lane Adams (4/25-5/9, 6/7-7/18, 7/29-current), RHP Jason Motte (4/27-current), LHP Sam Freeman (5/4-current), 3B Rio Ruiz (5/18-6/22), LHP Sean Newcomb (6/10-current), INF Jace Peterson (6/22-7/4, 7/7-7/16, 8/5- current), LHP Rex Brothers (6/29-current), RHP Akeel Morris (7/6-7/31), C Anthony Recker (7/21-7/23), OF Micah Johnson (7/28-7/31, 8/18), RHP Lucas Sims (8/1-current), INF Ozzie Albies (8/1-current) and SS Dansby Swanson (8/9-current). Of that group, Camargo (4/11 at Miami, PH, 0-for-1, SO), Newcomb (6/10 vs. NY Mets, loss, 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO), Sims (8/1 vs. LA Dodgers, loss, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 1 HB, 3 SO) and Albies (8/1 vs. LA Dodgers, 0-for-2, R, BB) and have made MLB debuts. All-Star Recap: Ozzie Albies and Lucas Sims represented Gwinnett in the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game on 7/12 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, WA. Albies started at second base and batted leadoff for the IL, going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored. Sims pitched the fifth inning and logged 1.0 IP (2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO). The IL lost 6-4 to the Pacific Coast League. Berryhill at the Helm: Former Atlanta Braves catcher Damon Berryhill is the sixth manager in the nine-year history of the G-Braves. He is (.517) in 930 games across nine seasons as a MiLB manager, including stops at Advanced-A Bakersfield (Texas Rangers, 2008), Rookie-level Ogden (Los Angeles Dodgers, ), Triple-A Albuquerque (Dodgers, 2014), Triple-A Oklahoma City (Dodgers, 2015) and Gwinnett. Berryhill was named the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year in 2015 after guiding Oklahoma City to a league-best record and the American Northern Division title. Meet the Staff: Berryhill is joined by pitching coach Reid Cornelius (1 st season), hitting coach John Moses (3 rd season), coach Jose Mota (3 rd season), coach Billy Nicholson (8 th season), certified athletic trainer Nick Flynn (1 st season) and strength & conditioning coach Jason Curry (4 th season). Cornelius: Joins the Braves after spending the last 14 seasons with the Florida/Miami Marlins, including seven as the MLB bullpen coach ( ). Moses: Returns to the hitting coach position after making his managerial debut with Gwinnett in 2016 he led the G-Braves to a (.444) record over 81 regular-season games and guided the club to its first IL South title. Last, But Not Least: The G-Braves are 9-15 (.375) in 24 games decided in the last at-bat this season, including 4-8 (.333) in 12 walk-off decisions. Seven different players have tallied last at-bat GWRBI for Gwinnett in 2017: 2017 Last At-Bat Wins (9) DATE SCORE GAME-WINNING PLAY 4/16 at DUR 7-5 (9 th ) Rojas Jr. 2-run single past 2B. 4/19 vs. ROC 7-6 (9 th ) Adams 2-run walk-off single past SS. 4/29-G2 vs. PAW 3-1 (9 th ) Ruiz 2-run walk-off homer to RF. 5/5 at CHA 5-4 (9 th ) Camargo sacrifice fly to CF. 5/29 vs. SYR 4-3 (10 th ) Adams walk-off single to RF. 6/3 at IND 6-4 (11 th ) Albies 2-run HR to RF. 6/14 at TOL 5-4 (9 th ) J. Peterson 2-run single to CF. 7/27 at LHV 3-2 (10 th ) Acuña RBI double to R-CF. 8/13 vs. LOU 8-7 (10 th ) Acuña walk-off double to R-CF. VS. THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Home Road Total Vs. Charlotte Vs. Durham Vs. Norfolk Vs. IL South Vs. Buffalo Vs. Lehigh Valley Vs. Pawtucket Vs. Rochester Vs. Scranton/WB Vs. Syracuse Vs. IL North Vs. Columbus Vs. Indianapolis Vs. Louisville Vs. Toledo Vs. IL West TEAM DEFENSE (8 th in IL) % G PO A E TC DP PB CATCHERS CS SB ATT PCT PB W-L Freitas Lalli Odom Recker Schlehuber Scivicque TOTAL: OUTFIELD ASSISTS (17 Total): Acuña (4), Adams (3), Kubitza (3), Rojas Jr. (3), Avery (1), M. Johnson (1), Du. Peterson (1), J. Peterson (1) PITCHER PICKOFFS (10 Total): Sims (3), Albers (2), Blair (1), E. Franco (1), Medlen (1), Newcomb (1), Wisler (1) CATCHER PICKOFFS (1 Total): Lalli (1) 2017 IL AND ORGANIZATION AWARDS PLAYER AWARD STATS Lane Adams IL Batter of the Week (4/10-16).450 (9-20), 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI Lucas Sims IL Pitcher of the Week (4/17-23) 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 SO in 1 start Mel Rojas Jr. GWN Player of the Month (April).250 (22-88), 5 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBI Lucas Sims GWN Pitcher of the Month (April) 2-0, 2.66 ERA, 21 SO in 4 starts Johan Camargo GWN Player of the Month (May).337 (30-89), 10 XBH, 14 RBI Caleb Dirks GWN Pitcher of the Month (May) 1-0, 1.62 ERA, 25 SO in 11G Ozzie Albies IL Mid-Season All-Star.271, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 18 SB in 69G Lucas Sims IL Mid-Season All-Star 6-3, 3.98 ERA, 92 SO in 15 starts Ozzie Albies GWN Player of the Month (June).312 (29-93) 11 XBH, 16 RBI Akeel Morris GWN Pitcher of the Month (June) 0-0, 2.19 ERA, 17 SO in 8G Andrew Albers IL Pitcher of the Week (7/13-16) 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 SO in 1 start Dustin Peterson GWN Player of the Month (July).353 (30-85), 8 XBH, 7 RBI Andrew Albers GWN Pitcher of the Month (July) 4-0, 1.14 ERA, 35 SO in 6 starts Ronald Acuña IL Batter of the Week (8/14-20).481 (13-27), 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI 2017 EJECTIONS (5) PLAYER / COACH DATE / INNING UMPIRE / NOTES MGR Damon Berryhill 5/18 at DUR, 1 st inning 3B Alex Tosi, following Shane Peterson (DUR) HR to LF. MGR Damon Berryhill 7/13 at CHA, 2 nd inning HP Jansen Visconti, following Dustin Peterson CS at plate. LHP Andrew Albers 7/24 at LHV, 6 th inning HP Ryan Clark, following Rhys Hoskins (LHV) HR. MGR Damon Berryhill 7/24 at LHV, 6 th inning HP Ryan Clark, following Andrew Albers ejection. OF Ronald Acuña 8/1 vs. NOR, 9 th inning 1B Mike Wiseman, following close play at first base.

3 STARTING PITCHER Monday, August 21, 2017 at Durham Page 3 Josh Collmenter RHP #60 HT/WT: 6-4 / 244 BORN: 2/7/86 in Marshall, MI RESIDES: Phoenix, AZ OBTAINED: Via trade with the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash on 9/14/16 Year Team W/L ERA G/GS CG/SH IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO BAA WHIP GO/AO 2017 ATLANTA (MLB) /0 0/ GCL Braves (Rk) /0 0/ Gwinnett (AAA) /1 0/ MiLB Career: /105 3/ MLB Career: /78 2/ Tonight s Start: 31-year-old right-hander Josh Collmenter makes his second start for Gwinnett and second start overall this season (15 th appearance) tonight in game one of this four-game series at Durham. It is his 111 th career minor league appearance (106 th start). Vs. Durham: Making his second International League start, Collmenter faces the Durham Bulls for the first time in his career tonight. Career vs. Tampa Bay: He has faced the Rays twice in his MLB career, going 0-0 with a 7.36 ERA (3 ER in 3.2 IP) in relief appearances for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013 (16.20 ERA in 1G) and 2016 (0.00 ERA in 1G). Last Start: In his Gwinnett debut on 8/16 at Scranton/WB, Collmenter tossed 4.0 innings (4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) in a no-decision. He left with the game tied 1-1, and the G-Braves went on to win 4-1 in seven innings. About 2017: Collmenter began the season on Atlanta s Opening Day roster and went 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA (17 ER in 17.0 IP) in 11 relief appearances for the Braves. He was designated for assignment on 5/25, outrighted to Gwinnett on 5/29 and placed on the G-Braves disabled list before being activated on 8/16. Good Start, Rough Finish: He went 0-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER in 9.0 IP) and a.278 BAA in five outings for Atlanta in April, but was 0-2 with a ERA (15 ER in 8.0 IP) and a.452 BAA in six May outings before being DFA d. Rehab Assignment: He spent a two-game rehab assignment with the GCL Braves from 8/2-8/8, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER in 6.0 IP). About 2016: Collmenter split the year between the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves organizations, going 1-1 with a 4.06 ERA (14 ER in 31.0 IP) in 10 games (9 starts) in MiLB and 3-0 with a 3.70 ERA (17 ER in 41.1 IP) in 18 games (3 starts) at the Major League level. With Arizona: He appeared with Advanced-A Visalia (0-1, ERA in 3 starts) and Triple-A Reno (0-0, 1.23 ERA in 3 games, 2 starts) on rehab, as well as the Majors with the Diamondbacks (1-0, 4.84 ERA in 15 relief outings) before being designated for assignment on 7/30 and released on 8/7. With Chicago: Signed by the Cubs as a free agent on 8/10, he reported to Triple-A Iowa, where he went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four starts. With Atlanta: Acquired by the Braves from the Cubs in exchange for cash on 9/14, he went 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts for Atlanta. MLB Career Highlights: Entering 2017, Collmenter was with a 3.50 ERA in 203 career Major League outings (78 starts) over six seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks ( ) and Atlanta Braves (2016). Selected by Arizona in the 15 th round of the 2007 draft (Central Michigan). Earned the win in his MLB Debut on 4/17/11 with 2.0 scoreless innings vs. San Francisco, becoming the first D-backs pitcher to win his debut at home. Finished fifth in NL Rookie of the Year balloting in 2011 after going with a 3.38 ERA (58 ER in IP) in 31 games (24 starts). Earned the win in Game 3 of the 2011 NLDS vs. Milwaukee, allowing one run on two hits in 7.0 innings. Made 49 appearances out of the Arizona bullpen in 2013, his first full season as a reliever went 5-5 with a 3.13 ERA ranked among NL relief leaders in innings pitched (1 st, 92.0) and strikeouts (6 th, 85). Named Arizona s Most Valuable Pitcher by the Arizona Chapter of the BBWAA in 2014 after going 11-9 with a 3.46 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 33 games (28 starts) set career highs in wins, starts, strikeouts and innings. Appeared in 44 games (12 starts) with the Diamondbacks in 2015, going 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA as a reliever and 3-6 with a 5.24 ERA as a starter. COLLMENTER S 2017 GAME LOG (Relief in Italics) Atlanta Braves (MLB) DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF NP-S /16/17 SD /19/17 WSH /3/17 NYM /5/17 STL /7/17 STL L, /18/17 TOR /24/17 PIT L, GCL Braves (Rookie) DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF NP-S W, N/A 8/8/17 BLU N/A Gwinnett Braves (AAA) DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF NP-S SEASON SPLITS (With Gwinnett) Vs. Left.250 (2-8), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 4 SO Vs. Right:.250 (2-8), 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO Home: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 0.0 IP),.000 BAA Road: 0-0, 2.25 ERA (1 ER in 4.0 IP),.250 BAA Day: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 0.0 IP),.000 BAA Night: 0-0, 2.25 ERA (1 ER in 4.0 IP),.250 BAA Holding Runners: 0 CS, 0 SB, 0 ATT (.000), 0 Pickoffs With the Bat:.000 (0-0) CAREER HIGHS & LOWS Innings: 9.0 (3x, last: 4/17/15 w/ari at San Francisco) Most Walks: 5 (8/1/09 w/visalia vs. Bakersfield) Most Strikeouts: 10 (7/1/10 w/mobile vs. Montgomery) Low-Hit 9.0-inning CG: 3 (5/29/14 w/arizona vs. Cincinnati) Low-ER 9.0-inning CG: 0 (2x, last: 4/17/15 with ARI at San Francisco) GWINNETT STARTING PITCHERS *At least 6.0 IP, no more than 3 ER ^Runs scored while starter is in the game Pitcher W-L, ERA Last Gwinnett Start / Final Line Team W-L Quality* Run Support^ Barreda 1-0, 2.53 BUF (W): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO (93p/60s) RPG (14 Total) Blair 7-7, 4.59 SWB (L): 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (97p/60s) RPG (58 Total) Collmenter 0-0, 2.25 SWB (ND): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO (59p/40s) RPG (4 Total) Gohara 0-2, 3.91 BUF (ND): 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 SO (57p/36s) RPG (6 Total) Medlen 2-6, 5.52 BUF (L): 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO (98p/67s) RPG (27 Total) Wisler 6-5, 3.61 SYR (W): 7.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 WP (98p/63s) RPG (58 Total) OTHERS (Albers, E. Franco, Jackson, Matthews, Newcomb, Parsons, Da. Peterson, Phillips, Sims, Vizcaino, Weigel): RPG (207 Total) TEAM TOTALS: RPG (374 Total)

4 BRAVES BULLPEN Monday, August 21, 2017 at Durham Page 4 STARTERS: RELIEVERS: TOTALS: PITCHING BREAKDOWN W/L ERA Quality SO/9.0 IP BB/9.0 IP IP H R ER HR BB SO W/L ERA SV/Opp Holds IR/Scored IP H R ER HR BB SO / / W/L ERA BAA SO/9.0 IP BB/9.0 IP IP H R ER HR BB SO Enrique Burgos RHP #39 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 0-0, 2.86 ERA,.158 BAA, 2 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.0, last: 6/26), SO (4, on 6/26), BB (3, on 4/8), H (5, on 7/28), ER (5, on 7/28) Last HR Allowed: 7/8/17, Gwinnett vs. Indianapolis (Eury Perez, solo) Last Win: 5/8/17, SAC MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 24-20, 4.31 ERA (216 ER in IP), 65 saves in 264 games (52 starts). Last Loss: 5/9/17, SAC MLB Career (entering 2017): 3-4, 5.27 ERA (40 ER in 68.1 IP), 3 saves in 73 games (0 starts) with Arizona from Last Save: 8/11/17, GWN vs. LOU Posted a bullpen-best 12.1-inning scoreless streak spanning his first 12 outings with Gwinnett from 5/29-7/8. Sv/Opp*: 2/2 Acquired by Atlanta from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations on 5/20. Holds*: 2 Prior to the trade, logged 11 outings with Triple-A Reno, going 1-1 with a 6.23 ERA (9 ER in 13.0 IP) and 1 save (1-for-1). IR/Scored*: 7/2 Made 43 MLB appearances with Arizona in 2016, going 1-2 with a 5.66 ERA (26 ER in 41.1 IP) and 1 save (1-for-4). Also pitched 24 times for Reno in 2016, going 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA (6 ER in 27.2 IP) and 1 save (1-for-3). Made MLB debut with the D-backs in 2015, going 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA (14 ER in 27.0 IP) and 2 saves (2-for-4) in 30 games. His father, Enrique Sr., played for Kansas City (1993) and San Francisco (1995) first father/son MLB duo from Panama. Originally signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as a non-drafted free agent on 7/19/07 out of Panama City, Panama. BUF No runs allowed in last 5 games, 5.0 IP. Rhiner Cruz RHP #30 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide) 1-5, 2.78 ERA,.213 BAA, 4 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.0, last: 7/20), SO (4, on 4/7), BB (3, on 5/6), H (3, last: 6/25), ER (2, last: 7/17) Last HR Allowed: 7/4/17, Gwinnett vs. Norfolk (Sharlon Schoop, solo) Last Win: 4/15/17, DUR MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 17-26, 3.54 ERA (179 ER in IP), 52 saves in 310 games (1 start). Last Loss: 7/7/17, GWN vs. IND MLB Career (entering 2017): 1-3, 5.31 ERA (45 ER in 76.1 IP), 0 saves in 72 games (0 starts) with Houston in Last Save: 8/2/17, GWN vs. NOR Has not allowed a run in his last 7 outings (10.1 IP) since 7/20, lowering ERA from 3.60 to Sv/Opp: 4/8 In 9 May outings, went 0-0 with a 1.74 ERA (2 ER in 10.1 IP), a.118 BAA (4-for-34, 15 SO) and 2 saves (2-for-3). Holds: 2 Earned his first MiLB win since 4/29/14 with Oklahoma City on 4/15 at Durham (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO). IR/Scored: 23/8 Played for Yucatan and Laguna of Mexican League in 2016, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA and 3 saves (3-for-4) in 8 games. Spent all of 2015 with Rakuten of the Japan Pacific League, going 1-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 52 relief appearances. Pitched for the Houston Astros in 2012 (1-1, 6.05 ERA in 52 games) and 2013 (0-2, 3.38 ERA in 20 games). Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 12/1/16 originally signed by Detroit as an international FA on 9/30/03. BUF Threw 12 pitches, 8 for strikes. Jason Hursh RHP #40 (full bio on Page 30 of Media Guide) 3-4, 5.85 ERA,.319 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.2, last: 7/7), SO (4, last: 7/24), BB (2, last: 8/18), H (5, on 5/3), ER (5, on 8/13) Last HR Allowed: 8/13/17, Gwinnett vs. Louisville (Zach Vincej, grand slam) Last Win: 8/11/17, GWN vs. LOU MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 22-20, 3.58 ERA (156 ER in IP), 10 saves in 145 games (50 starts). Last Loss: 8/9/17, GWN vs. SWB MLB Career (as of 8/5/17): 1-0, 8.25 ERA (11 ER in 12.0 IP), 0 saves in 11 games (0 starts) with Atlanta from Last Save: 6/5/17, MIS vs. BLX After going 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA with Gwinnett in April, is 1-4 with a 7.58 ERA (16 ER in 19.0 IP) in last 15 outings. Sv/Opp*: 0/4 Recalled 5 times by Atlanta this season, is 1-0 with a 5.06 ERA (6 ER in 10.2 IP) in 9 MLB relief outings. Holds*: 3 In 10 games with Mississippi from 5/12-6/5, went 0-0 with a 1.23 ERA (2 ER in 14.2 IP) and 5 saves (5-for-5). IR/Scored*: 3/1 Made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, going 0-0 with a ERA in 2 relief appearances. Went 3-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 3 saves (3-for-5) in 43 outings between Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett last year. Appeared 3 times in relief for the G-Braves during the 2016 Governors Cup Playoffs (0-0, 2.45 ERA, 1 hold). Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1 st round (31 st overall) of the 2013 draft (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK). BUF Has an ERA (7 ER in 5.2 IP) in August. A.J. Minter LHP #53 (full bio on Page 41 of Media Guide) 1-2, 5.02 ERA,.259 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (1.2, on 7/27), SO (3, on 6/12), BB (2, last: 8/6), H (3, on 7/16), ER (2, last: 7/20) Last HR Allowed: 7/20/17, Gwinnett vs. Indianapolis (Jordan Luplow, 2-run) Last Win: 8/13/17, GWN vs. LOU MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 2-2, 2.17 ERA (14 ER in 58.0 IP), 2 saves in 56 games (0 starts). Last Loss: 7/23/17, GWN vs. IND Has a 1.13 ERA (1 ER in 8.0 IP) over his last 8 outings since 7/24, lowering his ERA from 9.95 to Last Save: 5/18/16, COL Earned his first career Triple-A win on 8/13 vs. Louisville (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO in 10 th inning of 8-7 win). Sv/Opp*: 0/2 Posted a 1.00 ERA (1 ER in 9.0 IP) in 9 outings between Mississippi, Florida, Rome in 2017 promoted to GWN on 7/4. Holds*: 2 Currently ranked the Atlanta Braves No. 24 prospect by MLB.com. IR/Scored*: 3/0 Made his professional debut in 2016, going 1-0 with a 1.30 ERA and 2 saves (2-for-3) in 31 outings across 3 levels. Appeared 3 times with Mississippi during the 2016 Southern League Playoffs (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 save). Did not pitch in the Atlanta Braves system in 2015 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Selected by Atlanta in Competitive Balance Round B of the 2015 draft (Texas A&M University, College Station, TX). SWB Stranded 1 of 1 IR for Morris. Akeel Morris RHP #26 (full bio on Page 42 of Media Guide) 1-2, 3.11 ERA,.222 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (3.0 IP, last: 5/25), SO (4, last: 6/18), BB (2, last: 8/12), H (4, on 6/25), ER (2, last: 8/12) Last HR Allowed: 8/8/17, Gwinnett vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Ji-Man Choi, 2-run) Last Win: 8/19/17, BUF MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 18-18, 2.81 ERA (120 ER in IP), 42 saves in 210 games (26 starts). Last Loss: 5/31/17, LOU MLB Career (as of 8/1/17): 0-0, 6.75 ERA (6 ER in 8.0 IP), 0 saves in 9 games (0 starts) with NYM (2015), ATL (2017). Last Save: 4/18/17, MIS vs. MOB Has spent 2 stints with Gwinnett this year: 4/28-7/4 (0-2, 2.73 ERA in 20G) and 8/1-current (1-0, 4.50 ERA in 5G). Sv/Opp*: 0/1 Recalled by Atlanta from Gwinnett on 6/6, went 0-0 with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER in 7.1 IP) in 8 outings (optioned to GWN on 8/1). Holds*: 1 Named Gwinnett s Pitcher of the Month for June by Atlanta (0-0, 2.19 ERA, 3 ER in 12.1 IP, 5 BB, 17 SO in 8G). IR/Scored*: 15/2 Opened 2017 with Double-A Mississippi, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 7.2 IP) and 4 saves (4-for-4) in 6 games. Is currently ranked the Braves No. 28 prospect by MLB.com. Made 25 relief appearances for Mississippi last season, going 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA and 0 saves (0-for-1). Acquired by Atlanta from the New York Mets in exchange for 2B Kelly Johnson and cash on 6/8/16. Originally selected by the Mets in the 10 th round of the 2010 draft (Charlotte Amalie HS, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands). BUF W, First win since 7/21/16 with Mississippi.

5 BRAVES BULLPEN Monday, August 21, 2017 at Durham Page 5 Philip Pfeifer LHP #20 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 0-1, 3.38 ERA,.172 BAA, 1 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.2, on 7/20), SO (5, last: 5/25), BB (4, on 4/17), H (4, on 7/11), ER (4, on 4/29) Last HR Allowed: 7/3/17, Mississippi vs. Chattanooga (Levi Michael, 3-run) Last Win: 6/25/17, BLX MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 5-5, 3.19 ERA (36 ER in IP), 6 saves in 71 games (1 start). Last Loss: 8/4/17, CHA Promoted to Gwinnett on 7/31 is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (3 ER in 8.0 IP) and 1 save in 6 games on his Triple-A debut. Last Save: 8/19/17, BUF Earned his first career Triple-A save on 8/19 at Buffalo, striking out 2 over 2.0 IP to finish off a 1-hit shutout in 1-0 victory. Sv/Opp*: 1/2 In 30 relief outings with Double-A Mississippi this year, went 1-3 with a 3.45 ERA (17 ER in 44.1 IP) and 3 saves (3-for-6). Holds*: 1 Named Mississippi s July Pitcher of the Month by Atlanta (0-2, 1.38 ERA,.170 BAA, 1 SV in 8 relief outings). IR/Scored*: 2/0 Finished 2016 by making his Double-A debut with Mississippi, went 1-0 with a 4.35 ERA (5 ER in 10.1 IP) in 11 games. Made his Braves system debut with Advanced-A Carolina in 2016, going 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA (2 ER in 7.0 IP) in 6 games. Acquired by Atlanta via trade with the LA Dodgers on 6/30/16 in exchange for Bud Norris, Dian Toscano, PTBNL and cash. Prior to the trade, went 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA (9 ER in 30.1 IP) in 17 games between Dodgers Class-A, Advanced-A levels. Originally selected by the LA Dodgers in the 3 rd round of the 2015 draft (Vanderbilt University, TN). BUF S, No runs allowed in last 4 outings, 6.0 innings. Evan Phillips RHP #33 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 1-3, 3.81 ERA,.242 BAA, 2 SV 17 Highs: IP (2.1, last: 6/17), SO (4, last: 6/17), BB (4, on 7/25), H (5, last: 7/7), ER (6, on 4/13) Last HR Allowed: 7/25/17, Lehigh Valley (Brock Stassi, grand slam) Last Win: 7/15/17, CHA MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 12-11, 3.88 ERA (60 ER in IP), 15 saves in 97 games (1 start). Last Loss: 7/30/17, SYR Has a 6.75 ERA (10 ER in 13.1 IP) over last 10G (1 start) with GWN had a 0.71 ERA (1 ER in 12.2 IP) over first 11G. Last Save: 8/10/17, GWN vs. LOU Earned first Triple-A win on 7/15 at CHA (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 SO), first Triple-A save on 8/5 at CHA (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R). Sv/Opp*: 2/3 Made the first start of his pro career on 7/7 vs. Indianapolis (ND, 1.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 HB, 2 SO). Holds*: 2 Promoted to Gwinnett from Mississippi on 5/30, made his Triple-A debut on 5/31 at Louisville (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R). IR/Scored*: 12/2 Made 15 relief appearances with the M-Braves, going 1-1 with an 8.14 ERA (19 ER in 21.0 IP) and 1 save (1-for-2). Logged 22 outings with Mississippi in 2016, going 6-3 with a 4.46 ERA (17 ER in 34.1 IP) and 2 saves (2-for-5). Opened 2016 with Advanced-A Carolina, going 2-1 with a 1.27 ERA (4 ER in 28.1 IP) and 8 saves (8-for-10) in 21 games. Was a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star in 2016 (2-1, 0.99 ERA, 8 saves in 20 first-half outings). Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 17 th round of the 2015 draft (UNC Wilmington, NC). BUF No runs allowed in last 4 games, 3.2 IP. Dan Winkler RHP #56 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack) 1-0, 6.30 ERA,.333 BAA, 0 SV 17 Highs: IP (1.0, last: 8/15), SO (2, last: 8/6), BB (1, last: 6/30), H (4, on 7/1), ER (4, on 7/1) Last HR Allowed: 7/1/17, Charlotte (Rob Brantly, 3-run) Last Win: 8/15/17, SWB MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17): 34-22, 3.41 ERA (168 ER in IP), 0 saves in 90 games (76 starts). Last Loss: 5/15/14, TUL vs. SPR MLB Career (entering 2017): 0-0, 4.50 ERA (2 ER in 4.0 IP), 0 saves in 5 games (0 starts) with Atlanta ( ). Last Save: None Over 2 rehab stints with Gwinnett this year (6/27-7/7, 8/6-current), is 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA (7 ER in 10.0 IP) in 10G. Sv/Opp*: 0/0 On the Atlanta Braves 60-day disabled list since 5/4 (moved from 10-day DL) following right elbow surgery. Holds*: 2 Has also rehabbed with Advanced-A Florida (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 3G) and Class-A Rome (0-0, 9.00 ERA in 1G) in IR/Scored*: 0/0 Made 3 appearances for Atlanta in 2016 (0-0, 0.00 ERA) before suffering season-ending right elbow fracture on 4/10/16. Returned from 2014 Tommy John surgery to make MLB debut with Atlanta in 2015 (0-0, ERA in 2 relief outings). Selected by the Braves from the Colorado Rockies in the MLB phase of the 2014 Rule 5 Draft. Named Texas League Mid-Season All-Star with Tulsa prior to injury in 2014 (5-2, 1.41 ERA, 71 SO in 70.0 IP in 12 starts). Was California League Pitcher of the Year in 2013 with Modesto (12-5, 2.97 ERA, 152 SO in IP in 22 starts). Originally selected by the Rockies in the 20 th round of the 2011 draft (University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL). BUF H, No runs allowed in last 5 outings, 5.0 innings.

6 BRAVES BATTERS Monday, August 21, 2017 at Durham Page 6 Ronald Acuna OF #24 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).355, 8 HR, 23 RBI, 4 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, last: 7/29), HR (1, last: 8/17), RBI (5, on 4/25), SB (2, last: 7/3) Last HR: 8/17/17, Scranton/WB, leadoff (off RHP Brady Lail) BUF: 3-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SO MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.310 (261-for-843), 45 2B, 14 3B, 28 HR, 109 RBI, 67 SB in 219 games. Streak: 8G (16-37, 8/12-Current) On current 8-game hitting streak, batting.432 (16-for-37, 4 2B, 4 HR, 8 R, 10 RBI, SB) with 6 multi-hit games. Long Streak: 10G (17-41, 7/31-8/10) Since joining G-Braves on 7/13, ranks 4 th in IL in batting (.355, 54-for-152, 12 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 28 R, 23 RBI, 4 SB). As of 8/21, leads Braves system in batting (.326), home runs (20), RBI (T-1 st, 72) and stolen bases (37). BUF Series: 7-13 (.538), 2B, 2 RBI As of 8/21, ranks among MiLB top 10 in hits (T-1 st, 159), at-bats (T-2 nd, 488), total bases (4 th, 264), games (T-5 th, 122). Road Trip: (.481), 2 2B, 3 HR, Named IL Batter of the Week for 8/14-20 after batting.481 (13-for-27, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 8 RBI) in 6 games. 8 RBI On 8/13 vs. Louisville, hit walk-off double in 10 th for an 8-7 win was first walk-off hit as a G-Brave (1-for-5, 2B, R, RBI). Has a pair of 4-hit games with GWN, 7/24 at LHV (4-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI) and 7/29 at SYR (4-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 R, RBI). Promoted to Gwinnett on 7/13 made Triple-A debut that night at Charlotte (3-for-5, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI). Played for World Team in 2017 MLB All-Star Futures Game in Miami on 7/9, started in CF and batted 5 th (0-for-4, SO). Batted.326 (72-for-221, 14 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 29 R, 30 RBI, 19 SB) in 57 games on his Double-A debut with Mississippi. Named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star, was 2-time SL Player of the Week (won on 5/14/17 and 5/28/17). Opened 2017 with Advanced-A Florida, batting.287 (33-for-115, 3 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 21 R, 19 RBI, 14 SB) in 28 games. 19-year-old is currently ranked the Braves No. 1 prospect and the No. 8 prospect in MiLB by MLB.com. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/14 out of Venezuela. Xavier Avery OF #7 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).262, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 19 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 8/10), HR (2, on 6/24), RBI (4, last: 8/13), SB (2, on 4/16) Last HR: 8/13/17, Gwinnett vs. Louisville, grand slam (off RHP Jimmy Herget) BUF: 0-4, BB, 2 SO MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.264 (1083-for-4104), 198 2B, 38 3B, 58 HR, 357 RBI, 256 SB in 1124 games. Streak: -1G (0-4) MLB Career (entering 2017):.223 (21-for-94), 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 SB in 32 games with Baltimore in Long Streak: 8G (13-30, 4/8-4/19) As of 8/21, ranks in IL top 10 in triples (T-5 th, 5), OPS (7 th,.828), slugging pct. (8 th,.463) and steals (T-8 th, 19). Batting.194 (3 HR, 11 RBI, 5 SB) since Triple-A All-Star break (.281, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 14 SB before break). BUF Series: 1-13 (.077) On 8/13 vs. Louisville, hit game-tying grand slam (#11) in 9 th inning, first GWN reg. season slam since 8/20/14 vs. Charlotte. Road Trip: 3-25 (.120), 2B, RBI Posted a team-best 25-game on-base streak from 6/10-7/15 (.329, 25-for-76, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 22 R, 19 RBI, 6 SB). On 6/24 vs. Norfolk, matched career highs in homers (2) and RBI (4), going 3-for-3 with a pair of 2-run blasts (#4-5). On 5/14 vs. Columbus, fell a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a double (#8), HR (#3) and 2 RBI (#6-7). Recorded an 8-game hitting streak from 4/8-4/19, batting.433 (13-for-30, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 11 R, RBI, 5 SB) in that span. Spent all of 2016 with Triple-A Norfolk (Baltimore), batting.248 (15 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 18 SB) in 101 games. Has previously played in the International League with Norfolk ( , 2016), Toledo (2015) and Rochester (2015). Signed by Atlanta as MiLB FA on 1/18/17 originally Baltimore s 2 nd -round pick in 2008 (Cedar Grove HS, Ellenwood, GA). Carlos Franco INF #58 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).245, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 1 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, on 6/26), HR (2, on 6/26), RBI (5, on 4/10), SB (1, on 7/15) Last HR: 8/20/17, Buffalo, 3-run (off RHP Luis Santos) BUF: 1-5, HR, R, 3 RBI, 2 SO, GIDP MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.245 (686-for-2804), 125 2B, 17 3B, 52 HR, 354 RBI, 51 SB in 811 games. Streak: 3G (4-13, 8/18-Current) As of 8/21, ranks among Braves minor league leaders in RBI (T-1 st, 72) and homers (2 nd, 19). Long Streak: 5G (2x, last: 6/11-6/16) Batting.266 (4 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 12 RBI) since Triple-A All-Star break (.234, 6 2B, 5 HR, 20 R, 22 RBI before break). On 6/26 at Toledo, set career highs in hits (4) and runs (4), posted second career 2-homer game (4-for-5, 2 RBI). BUF Series: 4-13 (.308), 2B, HR, 3 RBI On 5/24 vs. Buffalo, blasted first career Triple-A homer (#12 on season), a decisive 3-run shot in 4-3 win (1-for-3, 3 RBI). Road Trip: 6-22 (.273), 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI Promoted to Gwinnett from Double-A Mississippi on 5/19 notched first Triple-A hit on 5/20 at Durham (1-for-3). Opened 2017 with the M-Braves, batting.293 (44-for-150, 7 2B, 11 HR, 20 R, 38 RBI) in 41 games. As of 5/19, ranked among Southern League leaders in HR (1 st ), RBI (1 st ), TB (1 st, 84), SLG (2 nd,.560), XBH (T-2 nd, 18). Spent all of 2016 with Mississippi, batting.255 (108-for-424, 14 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 37 R, 53 RBI, 3 SB) in 121 games. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 5/9/09 out of Bani, Dominican Republic. David Freitas C #32 (full bio on Page 26 of Media Guide) 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 6/15), HR (1, last: 5/23), RBI (2, last: 7/24), SB (0) Last HR: 5/23/17, Gwinnett vs. Buffalo, 2-run (off LHP TJ House).268, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB BUF: 1-4, RBI, SO, GIDP MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.273 (629-for-2305), 156 2B, 1 3B, 56 HR, 334 RBI, 8 SB in 666 games. Streak: 3G (4-12, 8/15-Current) Batting.302 (19-for-63, 4 2B, 3 R, 7 RBI) since Triple-A All-Star break, including.346 (9-for-26) in August. Long Streak: 11G (14-41, 7/4-7/24) Behind the plate, has posted a 32.7% caught stealing percentage (16-for-49) in a team-high 59 games. Posted a season-best 11-game hitting streak from 7/4-7/24, batting.341 (14-for-41, 3 2B, 3 R, 8 RBI). BUF Series: 1-4 (.250), RBI After batting.286 (22-for-77, 2 HR, 5 RBI) in 24 games in April/May, hit.210 (13-for-62, 0 HR, 4 RBI) in 18 June games. Road Trip: 4-12 (.333), 2B, RBI Reached base safely in his first 11 games of the year from 4/7-4/27 (.324, 11-for-34, 2 2B, HR, 7 R, RBI, 8 BB). Batted.321 (27-for-84, 7 2B, 2 HR, 7 R, 15 RBI, 3 SB) in 25 games with Triple-A Iowa (Chicago Cubs) in Opened and closed 2016 with Double-A Tennessee, batting.286 (71-for-248, 20 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 38 RBI) in 66 games. Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 11/16/16 originally Washington s 15 th -round pick in 2010 (University of Hawaii). Micah Johnson OF #22 (full bio on Pages 32 of Media Guide).321, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, on 7/19), HR (0), RBI (2, last: 8/15), SB (2, last: 7/6) Last HR: 9/3/16, Oklahoma Omaha (leadoff, off RHP Christian Binford) BUF: DNP MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.293 (618-for-2108), 100 2B, 34 3B, 29 HR, 215 RBI, 186 SB in 534 games. Streak: 3G (4-9, 8/13-Current) MLB Career (as of 8/19/17):.218 (24-for-110), 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB in 47 games w/cws, LAD, ATL ( ). Long Streak: 7G (11-26, 7/13-7/20) Has hit safely in 18 of 24 games over 3 stints with GWN, batting.321 (25-for-78, 5 2B, 2 3B, 12 R, 12 RBI, 2 SB). In 2 Major League stints with Atlanta this season (7/28-7/31, 8/18), is batting.000 (0-for-4, 3 SO) as a pinch hitter. BUF Series: DNP Was on the Atlanta Braves 10-day (3/30-5/7) and 60-day (5/8-7/9) disabled list with a fractured left wrist. Road Trip: 3-8 (.375), 2B, 2 RBI Completed his rehab assignment with Rome on 7/10, activated by Atlanta and optioned to Gwinnett. Batted.357 (5-for-14, 2 R, 3 RBI, 5 SB) in 5 rehab games with GCL Braves (3G) and Class-A Rome (2G) from 7/3-7/9. Hit.222 (8-for-36, 3B, HR, 5 R, 2 RBI) in 15 Spring Training games with Atlanta prior to suffering injury on 3/14 at PHI. In 2016, led Triple-A Okla. City in hits, steals and runs, batting.261 (121-for-464, 23 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 72 R, 37 RBI, 26 SB). Acquired by Atlanta via trade with LA Dodgers on 1/13/17 originally Chi. White Sox 9 th round pick in 2012 (Indiana Univ). Sean Kazmar Jr. INF #4 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide).275, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 4 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 8/2), HR (1, last: 7/13), RBI (6, on 7/13), SB (1, last: 6/10) Last HR: 7/13/17, Charlotte, 3-run (off LHP Colton Turner) BUF: 1-3, R MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.258 (1354-for-5257), 278 2B, 30 3B, 82 HR, 583 RBI, 80 SB in 1451 games. Streak: 4G (5-14, 8/17-Current) MLB Career (entering 2017):.205 (8-for-39), 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB in 19 games with San Diego in Long Streak: 7G (12-31, 5/14-5/21) Batting.260 (4 2B, HR, 10 R, 13 RBI) since Triple-A All-Star break (.281, 10 2B, 7 HR, 24 R, 20 RBI before break). In 448 career games with Gwinnett, is batting.269 (416-for-1548, 90 2B, 9 3B, 21 HR, 182 R, 171 RBI, 18 SB). BUF Series: 4-10 (.400), 2B Is among GWN career leaders in games (1 st ), at-bats (1 st ), doubles (1 st ), hits (2 nd ), runs (2 nd ), RBI (3 rd ) and triples (T-4 th ). Road Trip: 7-22 (.318), 2B Set a single-game career high with 6 RBI (#21-26) on 7/13 at Charlotte, going 3-for-6 with a double, 3-run HR (#8). Posted a season-best 7-game hitting streak from 5/14-5/21, batting.387 (12-for-31, 3 2B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, SB) in that span. In 2016, his fourth-straight year with Gwinnett, hit.263 (16 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 35 R, 37 RBI, SB) in 93 games. Named G-Braves Most Competitive Player for 2016, his third-straight year winning the award (2014, 2015). Batted a team-best.387 (12-for-31, 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) in 8 Governors Cup Playoff games in Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 1/19/13 originally San Diego s 5 th -round pick in 2004 (College of Southern Nevada).

7 BRAVES BATTERS Monday, August 21, 2017 at Durham Page 7 Kyle Kubitza INF/OF #17 (full bio on Page 37 of Media Guide).229, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 3 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, on 4/7), HR (2, on 6/15), RBI (4, on 6/15), SB (1, last: 6/8) Last HR: 8/8/17, Gwinnett vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, solo (off LHP Caleb Smith) BUF: 1-4, R MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.258 (665-for-2578), 160 2B, 45 3B, 48 HR, 313 RBI, 79 SB in 747 games. Streak: 3G (3-9, 8/17-Current) MLB Career (entering 2017):.194 (7-for-36), 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB in 19 games with LA Angels in Long Streak: 5G (6-18, 4/12-4/19) Since returning from the disabled list on 8/5, hitting.212 (7-for-33, 3B, HR, 6 R, 4 RBI) in 10 games. Batted season-best.321 (25-for-78, 3 2B, 2 HR, 16 R, 10 RBI, SB) in 25 games in June. BUF Series: 2-7 (.286), RBI Launched a pair of 2-run homers (#2-3) on 6/15 at Toledo, his 3 rd career multi-hr game (3-for-5, season-high 4 RBI). Road Trip: 3-12 (.250), RBI Matched a career high with 4 hits on 4/7 vs. Durham went 4-for-6 with 4 singles in 13-inning game. With Gwinnett in 2016, hit.157 (2B, 3B, 4 RBI) in 20 regular-season games,.200 (2B, R, SB) in 6 playoff games. Played 98 games between Salt Lake (LAA) and Round Rock (TEX) in the PCL in 2016, batting.220 (6 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB). Traded by the Braves to the LA Angels along with RHP Nate Hyatt in exchange for LHP Ricardo Sanchez on 1/8/15. Claimed by Atlanta off waivers from Texas on 8/12/16 originally Braves 3 rd round pick in 2011 (Texas State University). Dustin Peterson OF #18 (full bio on Page 46 of Media Guide) 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 7/31), HR (1, on 7/13), RBI (4, on 6/21-G1), SB (1, on 8/5) Last HR: 7/13/17, Charlotte, solo (off LHP Will Lamb).255, 1 HR, 29 RBI, 1 SB BUF: 0-0, HBP MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.259 (503-for-1944), 108 2B, 8 3B, 31 HR, 276 RBI, 15 SB in 494 games. Streak: 1G (1-3, 8/19-Current) Batting.222 (7 2B, HR, 13 R, 9 RBI) since Triple-A All-Star break (.275, 9 2B, 3B, 0 HR, 20 R, 20 RBI before break). Long Streak: 11G (19-44, 7/1-7/16) Named Gwinnett s July Player of the Month by Atlanta batted.353 (3 rd in IL) with 7 2B, HR, 17 R, 7 RBI in 24G. Recorded a season-best 11-game hitting streak from 7/1-7/16, batting.432 (19-for-44, 2 2B, HR, 10 R, 2 RBI). BUF Series: 1-7 (.143) Posted a team-best 6-game multi-hit streak from 7/5-7/13, batting.542 (13-for-24, HR, 6 R, RBI) in that span. Road Trip: 2-18 (.111) Opened 2017 on the DL activated on 5/19 and made his Triple-A debut that night at Durham (1-for-2, 2B). In his 4 th Spring Training game with Atlanta on 3/1 at NYY, suffered a left hamate bone injury underwent surgery on 3/3. Is currently ranked the Atlanta Braves No. 16 prospect by MLB.com. Was the Braves Minor League Player of the Year in 2016 (.282, 38 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 88 RBI in 132G with Mississippi). Also named a Southern League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star, MiLB.com Braves Organization All-Star for In 7 games with Double-A Mississippi during the 2016 SL Playoffs, batted.345 (10-for-29, HR, 6 R, 3 RBI). Acquired by Atlanta via trade with San Diego on 12/19/14 originally Padres 2 nd -round pick in 2013 (Gilbert HS, AZ). Rio Ruiz 3B #14 (full bio on Page 52 of Media Guide).256, 14 HR, 50 RBI, 1 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 8/18), RBI (5, on 7/5), HR (2, last: 8/17), SB (1, on 4/30) Last HR: 8/18/17, Buffalo, 2-run (off RHP Mike Bolsinger) BUF: 2-3, R, 2 BB MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.264 (604-for-2292), 149 2B, 12 3B, 53 HR, 316 RBI, 22 SB in 634 games. Streak: 1G (2-3, 8/20-Current) MLB Career (as of 6/22/17):.184 (16-for-87), 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB in 36 games with Atlanta ( ). Long Streak: 7G (9-28, 7/7-7/16) Batting.223 (8 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 17 RBI) since Triple-A All-Star break (.276, 15 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 33 RBI before break). Has 2 multi-hr games in 2017, 7/9 vs. Indianapolis (2-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI) and 8/17 at Scranton/WB (2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI). BUF Series: 5-11 (.455), 2B, HR, 3 RBI Set single-game season high with 5 RBI (#25-29) on 7/5 vs. Norfolk, going 3-for-4 with a 2-run HR (#7). Road Trip: (.455), 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI Hit.175 (14-for-80, 3 2B, 2 HR, 14 R, 9 RBI) in 31 games with Atlanta from 5/17-6/21 optioned back to GWN on 6/22. On 6/9 vs. the NY Mets, tallied walk-off GWRBI, a 9 th -inning pinch-hit single off LHP Josh Edgin for a 3-2 Braves win. Opened 2017 with Gwinnett, hit.262 (37-for-141, 12 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 15 R, 16 RBI) before being recalled by Atlanta on 5/17. Is currently ranked the Atlanta Braves No. 21 prospect by MLB.com. Made his Major League debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, batting.286 (2-for-7, 3B, R, 2 RBI, SB) in 5 games. Was G-Braves 2016 Player of the Year (.271, 24 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 52 R, 62 RBI, SB in 133G on Triple-A debut). Acquired by Atlanta from Houston via trade on 1/14/15 originally Astros 4 th -round pick in 2012 (Bishop Amat H.S., CA). Kade Scivicque C #46 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).191, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 6/23), HR (1, last: 6/26), RBI (4, on 5/3), SB (0) Last HR: 6/26/17, Biloxi, solo (off LHP Nick Ramirez) BUF: DNP MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.267 (250-for-936), 37 2B, 3 3B, 14 HR, 89 RBI, 2 SB in 250 games. Streak: -3G (0-9) Promoted to Gwinnett on 7/26 batting.191 (9-for-47, 4 R, 3 RBI) in 14 games on his Triple-A debut. Long Streak: 4G (6-15, 8/8-8/13) Tallied first career multi-rbi game in Triple-A on 8/11 vs. Louisville, hitting game-winning 2-run single (1-for-4, 2 RBI). Opened 2017 with Double-A Mississippi, batting.269 (63-for-234, 11 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 19 R, 25 RBI) in 68 games. BUF Series: 0-7 (.000) On 6/26 with M-Braves at Biloxi, blasted a game-winning solo HR (#3) in the 11 th for a 4-3 win (2-for-4, HR, R, RBI). Road Trip: 0-9 (.000) Made his Braves organization debut in 2016, batting.179 (7-for-39, 2 RBI) in 11 games with Carolina and Mississippi. Appeared in 4 playoff games for the M-Braves last season, batting.533 (8-for-15, R, RBI). Acquired by Atlanta via trade with Detroit along with INF/OF Mike Aviles in exchange for SS Erick Aybar on 8/16/16. Was a Florida State League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star with Lakeland in 2016 (.282, 19 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 41 RBI). Originally selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 4 th round of the 2015 draft (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA). Matt Tuiasosopo 1B #5 (full bio on Pages of Media Guide).204, 8 HR, 45 RBI, 1 SB 17 Highs: Hits (3, last: 7/13), HR (1, last: 7/28), RBI (4, last: 6/25), SB (1, on 4/21) Last HR: 7/28/17, Syracuse, PH, 3-run (off RHP Neil Ramirez) BUF: 1-5, R, SO MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.251 (1123-for-4472), 231 2B, 21 3B, 129 HR, 613 RBI, 52 SB in 1263 games. Streak: 1G (1-5, 8/20-Current) MLB Career (entering 2017):.206 (74-for-360), 15 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 0 SB in 155 games with SEA, DET, ATL. Long Streak: 6G (2x, last: 6/7-6/13) Batting.195 (2B, HR, 9 R, 9 RBI) since Triple-A All-Star break (.206, 9 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 32 R, 36 RBI before break). Belted a pinch-hit 3-run HR (#8) on 7/28 at Syracuse, his first long-ball since 6/25 vs. Norfolk. BUF Series: 2-13 (.154) Made his pitching debut in his 1,243 rd career MiLB game on 7/20 vs. Indianapolis (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO). Road Trip: 4-20 (.200) Batted.263 (25-for-95, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 17 R, 14 RBI) in 28 games in June, raising his average from.182 to.216. Posted a 17-game on-base streak from 6/3-6/21, batting.298 (17-for-57, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 13 R, 9 RBI) in that span. Logged 64 games with Gwinnett in an injury-shortened 2016 season, hitting.246 (52-for-211, 17 2B, 11 HR, 33 R, 28 RBI). Activated off Gwinnett s disabled list for the 2016 Governors Cup Playoffs and hit.000 (0-for-11, 2 R) in 3 games. Also saw limited MLB action with the Atlanta Braves in 2016, pinch hitting 3 times (0-for-3) from 5/4-5/8. Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB FA on 11/10/15 originally Seattle s 3 rd -round pick in 2004 (Woodinville High School, WA). Luis Valenzuela INF #1 (full bio in Supplemental Bios Pack).111, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB 17 Highs: Hits (4, on 4/7), RBI (2, last: 5/19), HR (1, last: 8/14), SB (2, on 4/9) Last HR: 8/14/17, Jacksonville, solo (off RHP Joe Gunkel) BUF: 0-3, R, BB MiLB Career (as of 8/21/17):.279 (265-for-950), 48 2B, 17 3B, 10 HR, 100 RBI, 22 SB in 248 games. Streak: -2G (0-6) Promoted to Gwinnett on 8/15 made Triple-A debut on 8/16 at Scranton/WB (1-for-3, 2 R). Long Streak: 1G (1-3, 8/16) Batted.259 (60-for-232, 15 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 26 R, 20 RBI, 4 SB) in 62 games with Double-A Mississippi this season. Was a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star for 2017 (.262, 54-for-206, 13 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 23 R, 17 RBI, 3 SB in 54G). BUF Series: 0-6 (.000) Also spent a 3-game rehab assignment with the GCL Braves from 8/1-8/4 (.364, 4-for-11, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB). Road Trip: 1-9 (.111) Logged 44 games with Advanced-A Carolina in 2016, hitting.270 (51-for-189, 11 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 17 R, 19 RBI, 1 SB). Hit.365 (85-for-233, 12 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 40 R, 25 RBI, 9 SB) in 62 games between Royals, Braves systems in Acquired by the Braves via trade with the Kansas City Royals in exchange for OF Jonny Gomes and cash on 8/31/15. Signed by Boston as MiLB free agent on 8/31/12 released by Red Sox on 6/25/12 signed by Kansas City on 11/20/12.