ATLANTA BRAVES (44-72) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (67-47) RH Rob Whalen (1-0, 5.73) vs. RH Reynaldo Lopez (0-1, 9.35) Game No. 117 Road Game No. 60 August 13, 2016 Nationals Park Washington, D.C. FSSO Braves vs. Nationals 2015 2016 All-Time Overall (since 1969) 5-14 1-6 344-321 at Atlanta 5-4 0-2 182-149 at Turner Field 5-4 0-2 98-68 at Montreal/Washington --- --- 161-168 at Washington 0-10 1-4 44-62 at Nationals Park --- --- 31-48 Braves Breakdown Overall... 44-72 Home... 18-39 Road... 26-33 Day... 14-21 Night... 30-51 Current Streak... W1 Last 5 Games...3-2 Last 10 Games...7-3 April... 5-18 May... 10-18 June... 12-16 July... 10-16 August...7-4 Vs. LHSP... 12-27 Vs. RHSP... 32-45 Series Opener... 15-24 Series Opener at Home... 6-12 Series Opener on Road... 9-12 By Series...9-20-9 By Home Series...2-11-5 By Road Series...7-9-4 Rubber Games...3-6 Sweeps/Were Swept... 4-11 Scored First... 26-23 Opponent Scored First... 18-49 1-run games... 14-17 Comeback Wins... 23-28 Last AB Wins... 11-16 Walkoff Wins...3-2 Extra Innings...8-9 Led After 6... 31-7 Led After 7... 35-4 Led After 8... 38-2 Tied After 6... 7-10 Tied After 7... 5-11 Tied After 8...4-9 Behind After 6... 6-55 Behind After 7... 4-57 Behind After 8... 2-61 Division Games... 20-25 Vs. Other Divisions... 24-47 Vs. A.L. Teams...6-9 Vs. N.L. Teams... 38-63 Hit 0 HR... 19-45 Hit 1+ HR... 25-27 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs... 10-56 Scored 4 or More Runs... 34-16 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs... 33-14 Allowed 4 or More Runs... 11-58 More Hits than Opponent... 32-18 Fewer Hits than Opponent... 7-49 Committed No Errors... 25-37 Committed 1 or More Errors.. 19-35 Upcoming Milestones Needs For Erick Aybar 6 SB 150 Freddie Freeman 27 RBI 500 Matt Kemp 40 Hits 1,500 28 2B 300 21 HR 250 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Anthony Recker 8/29/83 34 Freddie Freeman 9/12/89 27 Matt Wisler 9/12/92 24 Gordon Beckham 9/16/86 30 Matt Kemp 9/23/84 32 John Schuerholz 10/1/40 76 BRAVES VS. NATIONALS: The Braves and Nationals meet for the eight time this season in the ninth game of a 10-game road trip for Atlanta...The Braves stopped a seven-game losing streak against the Nationals with last night s 8-5 win. The Braves win last night was the club s first at Nationals Park since September 10, 2014...They had lost 14 straight at the park, getting outscored 87-30 over the skid...they were swept in a fourgame set here earlier this season, April 11-April 14... That also marked the last time the two teams met prior to this set. The Braves eight runs last night here mark the most the club has scored at Nationals Park since plating nine on April 14, 2013, a span of 30 games. The Braves enter this set having won three of the last five series...they split the other two...they are 8-20-9 in series play this season. ROSTER MOVES: The Braves two roster moves today. recalling RHP Ryan Weber from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioning RHP Akeel Morris to Double-A Mississippi... The club made four moves yesterday, including selecting the contract of RHP Jason Hursh from the G-Braves. Weber, 26, is 1-0 with a 7.43 ERA in seven games with the Braves this season...this is his fifth stint with the team...spent the rest of the season with the G-Braves, going 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA (19 ER/62.0 IP) in 26 games, five starts. Hursh, 24, split the season between Double-A Mississippi and the G-Braves, appearing in 38 combined games out of the bullpen and compiling a 3-2 record and a 1.83 ERA (13 ER/64.0 IP)... Went unscored upon over his last 26.1 innings. The Braves selected Hursh 31st overall in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...The club s last firstround selection to make the Braves active roster was LHP Mike Minor, whom the club took seventh in 2009...2011 first rounder, Sean Gilmartin, played with the Mets last season. WINNING BASEBALL: The Braves have won 11 of their last 17 games and seven of their last 10 to improve to 26-26 since June 15. After hitting three home runs last night, the club has 51 homers in the 52 games since June 15...The Braves hit 27 home runs in their first 64 games (0.4 per game) while going 18-46. The Braves are tied for the fourth most wins in the NL since June 15, four behind Los Angeles for the top spot. BRIAN SNITKER: In his 40th season in the Braves organization, Brian Snitker was named Atlanta s interim manager on May 17...He earned his first win on May 18 (at Pittsburgh) and his first home win on May 27 vs. Miami...The Braves are 35-44 under Snitker. 20 FOR FREDDIE: 1B Freddie Freeman hit a threerun home run last night, giving him four homers on this road trip and 22 for the season...freeman is now one home run shy of tying his career-best total first set in 2012 and matched in 2013. Freeman has scored a run in seven straight games (11 total), tied for the longest such streak of his career... Also scored a run in seven consecutive appearances in 2013 and 2012. Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sun., Aug. 14 at WAS RH Tyrell Jenkins (2-2, 3.92) vs. RH Tanner Roark (12-6, 2.88) FSSO 1:35 Mon., Aug. 15 OPEN DATE Tues., Aug. 16 vs. MIN RH Joel De La Cruz (0-5, 4.09) vs. RH Ervin Santana (5-9, 3.62) FSSE 7:10 Wed., Aug. 17 vs. MIN RH Mike Foltynewicz (6-5, 4.50) vs. Kyle Gibson (4-6, 4.86) FSSE 7:10 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network PTV-Peachtree TV; FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-SportSouth Freeman reached base safely four times last night, his 10th game this season reaching safely at least four times...that total is tied for the fourth most such games in the majors and one off the NL lead. Since June 1, a span of 65 games, Freeman is hitting.310 (75-for-242) with 41 extra-base hits and a 1.024 OPS. In 92 career games against the Nationals, Freeman is hitting.327 (106-for-324) with 11 home runs, 49 RBI and 26 doubles...he is a.324 career hitter at Nationals Park STREAKING AYBAR: SS Erick Aybar went 1-for-5 yesterday, and has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games... He is 24-for-66 (.364) over this stretch. Has hit in the two spot of the starting lineup in his past eight games...the Braves have won six of the eight games, scoring 44 runs over the stretch (5.5 runs per game). OUTFIELD ASSISTS: OF Jeff Francoeur collected his eighth outfield assist of the season Thursday, throwing out Scooter Gennett at second base in the fifth inning. The Braves lead the NL with 29 outfield assists this season. Since entering the league in 2005, Francoeur has a MLB-high 134 outfield assists...teammate Nick Markakis is second with 101 in that timeframe. STARTERS: The Braves have used 14th different starting pitchers this season...atlanta is tied with Cincinnati for the most different starting pitchers used in all of baseball. The 14 different starters are the most for the Braves in a single season since the 1975 team used an Atlanta-franchise record 15. LOCKING IT DOWN: Jim Johnson has allowed three hits and no runs while converting his last eight save chances...since returning from the 15-day DL on June 3, he has 10 saves and a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP). BRAVES BULLPEN: The Braves bullpen allowed one run over 3.1 innings yesterday...the club s relievers own a 2.43 ERA (11 ER/40.2 IP) and five saves, while holding opponents to a.201 batting average.
Tonight s Starting Pitcher #63 Rob Whalen RHP 6-2 220 22 yrs 2016 Record: 1-0, 5.73 ERA 2015 Record (MiLB): 5-7, 3.35 ERA Tonight s Game vs. RHB:.240 (6-25), 1 HR vs. LHB:.188 (3-16), 1 HR Set to make his third MLB start tonight after the Braves selected his contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on August 3...Began the season at Double-A Mississippi before a promotion to the G-Braves on July 14. One of 14 different pitchers to start for the Braves this season...atlanta is tied with Cincinnati for the most starters used in all of baseball this season...the 14 different starters are the most for the Braves in a single season since the 1975 team used an Atlanta-franchise (since 1966) record 15. Became one of 10 Braves pitcher this season to make his first career start with the team (also, Aaron Blair, Bud Norris, Jhoulys Chacin, Casey Kelly, John Gant, Joel De La Cruz, Lucas Harrell, Tyrell Jenkins and Roberto Hernandez)...Blair, Gant, De La Cruz and Jenkins also made their MLB starting debut. One of eight Braves pitchers to make his MLB debut this season, joining Mauricio Cabrera, John Gant, Tyrell Jenkins, Aaron Blair, Hunter Cervenka, Joel De La Cruz and Madison Younginer. 2016 Recap Earned his first quality start in his last turn, 8/8 at MIL, but was left with a nodecision in a 4-3, 12-inning win...struck out seven and allowed three runs, earned, in 6.0 innings...including his time in the minors, owns a 8.52 K/9 rate this season... Compiled a 6.3 mark last season. Collected his first MLB hit on 8/8 at MIL, singling in the fifth inning. Went 5.0 innings in his Major League debut, 8/3 vs. PIT, allowing four hits, four runs and four walks while striking out five All four runs he surrendered came in the first, before tossing four consecutive scoreless frames to close his effort. Allowed a three-run home run in the first inning of his first start and a two-run shot in his last turn...among the 106 pitchers in MLB and MiLB who have thrown at least 130.0 innings this season, only six have allowed fewer home runs. Became just the fourth Braves pitcher since 1913 to allow four or more earned runs and earn the win in his Major Legaue debut, joining RHP Wenty Ford (9/10/73), LHP Jimmy Freeman (9/1/72 [2]) and RHP Lou Fette (4/26/37). Went a combined 7-6 with a 2.40 ERA (32 ER/120.0 IP) in 21 games for Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett... Struck out 112, walked 44 and allowed four home runs. For Gwinnett, went 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA (4 ER/18.2 IP) in three starts. Went a season-best 7.2 innings on 7/22 at Buffalo in his second Triple-A start... Received a no-decision after allowing four hits and one run, earned. Opened the season with the M-Braves, going 7-5 with a 2.49 ERA (28 ER/101.1 IP), a.232 batting average against (87-for-375, 4 HR) and 11 quality starts in 18 turns before his promotion on July 14. At the time of his promotion, ranked among Southern League pitching leaders in strikeouts (1st, 94), starts (T-1st, 18), ERA (3rd, 2.49), innings (4th, 101.1) and lowest batting average against (4th,.232). Worked at least 5.0 innings in 14 of his 18 starts with Mississippi, including 6.0-plus innings 12 times and 7.0-innings four times...in his 11 quality starts, he went 7-1 with a 1.03 ERA (8 ER in 70.0 IP). Atlanta named Whalen Mississippi s Pitcher of the Month for June after he went 2-1 with a 1.41 ERA (5 ER/32.0 IP) and a.200 BAA (23-for-115) in five starts during the month. 2015 Recap Combined to go 5-7 with a 3.35 ERA (36 ER/96.2 IP) in 18 games, 17 starts, between High-A St. Lucie in the New York Mets organization and High-A Carolina in the Braves organization. Went 4-5 with a 3.36 ERA (31 ER/83.0 IP) 15 games, 14 starts for the Mets. On 7/24, the Mets traded him to Atlanta along with RHP John Gant in exchange for 3B Juan Uribe, LF Kelly Johnson and cash. Following the trade, made three starts for the Mudcats, going 1-2 with a 3.29 ERA (5 ER/13.2 IP)...His lone win with Carolina came on 7/31 at Wilmington (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO). Placed on the disabled list on 8/11 and missed the remainder of the season following bilateral patella tendon repair surgery. Career Recap Entering 2016, went 17-11 with a 2.48 ERA in 45 career minor league outings (41 starts) over four seasons. Selected by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Haines City High School (Haines City, FL). Went 3-2 with a 1.87 ERA (15 ER/72.1 IP) in 12 starts for rookie-level Kingsport in 2013, earning the club s Sterling Award (given to the top players at each level of the Mets organization)...led the Appalachian League in innings and batting average against (.187) while ranking second in strikeouts (76) and WHIP (0.926). Posted a 9-1 record and a 2.01 ERA (14 ER in 62.2 IP) in 11 games (10 starts) for Class-A Savannah in 2014. Whalen s Harrel s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/10 PNS# ND, L, 4-2 4.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 86 4/15 at MTG# W, 9-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 80 4/20 CHA# L, 6-2 4.0 2 3 3 5 6 1 86 4/25 BLX# L, 5-0 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 93 April Totals (4) 1-2, 4.05 ERA 20.0 16 9 9 11 20 2 86* 5/1 at JAX# L, 3-1 5.1 5 3 3 3 3 0 93 5/7 at TNS# ND, L, 5-3 5.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 94 5/12 MOB# W, 4-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 93 5/17 at PNS# L, 3-1 4.0 8 3 3 3 3 0 76 5/22 at MOB# ND, W, 3-2 (16) 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 0 98 5/28 JAX# W, 6-2 6.0 4 2 0 2 8 1 95 May Totals (6) 2-2, 2.43 ERA 33.1 30 11 9 12 27 1 92* 6/3 at BLX# W, 3-2 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 74 6/9 TNS# ND, W, 3-0 (11) 7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 96 6/14 JXN# ND, W, 5-1 6.0 5 0 0 4 4 0 95 6/19 at BIR# W, 8-3 7.0 2 1 0 1 8 0 95 6/25 JAX# L, 6-5 6.0 8 5 4 1 6 0 93 June Totals (5) 2-1, 1.41 ERA 32.0 23 7 5 9 29 0 91* 7/1 at JXN# W, 3-1 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 87 7/6 MTG# W, 4-3 6.0 5 1 0 2 9 0 94 7/11 at MOB# ND, L, 11-8 3.0 8 6 4 1 2 1 81 7/17 SWB^ ND, L, 4-3 5.0 4 2 2 2 6 0 86 7/22 at BUF^ ND, W, 7-1 7.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 100 7/28 IND^ L, 4-0 6.0 4 1 1 3 8 0 104 July Totals (6) 2-1, 2.34 ERA 34.2 30 12 9 12 26 1 92* 8/3 PIT W, 8-4 5.0 4 4 4 4 5 1 98 8/8 at MIL ND, W, 4-3 (12) 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 92 ^With Triple-A Gwinnett #With Double-A Mississippi *Average Pitches ROB WHALEN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 (MiLB) 7-6 2.40 21 21 120.0 99 39 32 44 112 2016 1-0 5.73 2 2 11.0 9 7 7 5 12 Career 1-0 5.73 2 2 11.0 9 7 7 5 12 WHALEN VS. WASHINGTON W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Has Never Faced Washington WHALEN S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched................................... 6.0, 8/8/16 at MIL Most Strikeouts.........................................7, 8/8/16 at MIL Most Runs Allowed......................................4, 8/3/16 vs. PIT Most Home Runs Allowed......................1, two times, last: 8/8/16 at MIL Longest Winning Streak.................................. 1, 8/3/16-present Longest Losing Streak............................................. None 10+ Strikeout Games............................................. None Career Complete Games........................................... None Low-Hit Complete Game......................................... None WHALEN S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC 2016.333 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career.333 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Last HR: None Tomorrow s Starting Pitcher TYRELL JENKINS - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 2-2 3.92 10 6 41.1 38 19 18 27 20 Career 2-2 3.92 10 6 41.1 38 19 18 27 20 JENKINS VS. WASHINGTON W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Has Never Faced Washington 2016 Starting Pitcher Stats Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 21 11 3-9 5-16 134.2 (6.1) 43 (2.0) Matt Wisler 20 12 4-11 5-15 121.0 (6.0) 50 (2.5) Mike Foltynewicz 15 6 6-5 7-8 84.0 (5.2) 41 (2.7) Aaron Blair 11 2 0-5 2-9 50.2 (4.2) 16 (1.4) Bud Norris 10 3 3-5 5-5 52.0 (5.2) 23 (2.3) Williams Perez 9 3 2-2 6-3 48.2 (5.1) 21 (2.3) Tyrell Jenkins 6 4 2-2 4-2 32.0 (5.1) 10 (1.7) Jhoulys Chacin 5 1 1-2 2-3 26.2 (5.0) 11 (2.2) Lucas Harrell 5 3 2-2 3-2 29.1 (5.2) 15 (3.0) Joel De La Cruz 5 1 0-4 1-4 26.0 (5.0) 3 (0.6) John Gant 4 1 1-2 1-3 18.2 (4.2) 5 (1.3) Rob Whalen 2 1 1-0 2-0 11.0 (5.1) 8 (4.0) Roberto Hernandez 2 0 1-1 1-1 9.0 (4.1) 7 (3.5) Casey Kelly 1 0 0-1 0-1 5.0 (5.0) 0 (0.0) Team Totals 116 48 26-50 44-72 648.2 (5.2) 253 (2.2) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.) 2016 Backstop Breakdown Errors Pick-offs Catcher F-T-C PB CCS-SB (Attempts) 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA Record Flowers 0-0-0 2 1-35 (36) 0-0-1 427.1/217 4.57 15-32 Pierzynski 2-0-2 4 11-42 (53) 0-0-0 505.0/228 4.06 23-33 Recker 0-0-0 0 5-15 (20) 0-0-0 114.2/60 4.71 6-7 Pitchers --- --- --- 14-0-0 --- --- --- Totals 2-0-2 6 17-92 (109) 14-0-1 1047.0/505 4.34 44-72
Braves Bullpen Briefs Mauricio Cabrera RHP 6-3 225 22 yrs #62 Saves/Opp: 3/3 Holds: 5 1st Batter/retired: 22/16 Inherited Runners/Scored: 13/1 Over his last 11 appearances, has a 1.50 ERA (2 ER/12.0 IP), one save, his first five career holds and a win. Saved his third career game, 8/9 at MIL, retiring each of his three batters faced. Earned his first career win, 7/19 at CIN...Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings. Is averaging 100.9 mph with his fastball, the highest average pitch velocity in baseball...has registered a pitch this season at 103.8 mph according to MLB s Statcast...The only other big-leaguer this season to reach 103 is NYY s Aroldis Chapman. Collected his second save of the season, 7/7 at CHI, entering with the tying and winning run on base and no outs...has left 12 of 13 inherited runners on base. Earned his first save, 6/30 vs. MIA...Retired the only batter he faced to leave runners on second and third. Made his MLB debut, 6/27 vs. CLE...Stranded one of two inherited runners and tossed a scoreless inning with one hit allowed. Recalled from Double-A Mississippi on 6/27. Jason Hursh RHP 6-3 200 24 yrs #67 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 0/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 The Braves selected his contract from Triple-A Gwinnett yesterday, 8/12...His first game will be his MLB debut. Went unscored upon over his final 26.1 minor-league innings. Combined to go 3-2 with three saves and a 1.83 ERA (13 ER/64.0 IP) in 38 games for Mississippi (AA) and the G-Braves. Transitioned to the bullpen full time this season...went 2-6 with a 5.63 ERA (44 ER/70.1 IP) in 15 starts for Double-A Mississippi last season. Jim Johnson RHP 6-6 250 33 yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 10/13 Holds: 8 1st Batter/retired: 44/29 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/2 Since returning from the DL, is 2-1 with 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and 10 saves in 29 games. Over his last nine games, has allowed three hits and no runs with eight saves and 13 strikeouts. Tied for second in the majors with eight saves after the All-Star break. Named the NL Player of the Week for the week ending July 31... Tied for the Major League lead in saves, converting each of his four save opportunities while not allowing a run over his 4.0 innings pitched...held opponents to just one hit and issued only two walks last week while striking out five. Went 0-4 with a 7.90 ERA (12 ER/13.2 IP) in 15 games prior to the DL... Went to the 15-day disabled list on 5/10 with a right groin strain...activated on 6/3. Has a 2.35 ERA (6 ER/23.0 IP) in 22 games at home this season. Led the American League in saves in back-to-back seasons, collecting 51 saves in 2012 and 50 rescues during the 2013 season. Became just the second pitcher in Major League history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons, joining LAD s Eric Gagne (2002-03). Ian Krol LHP 6-1 205 25 yrs #46 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 7 1st Batter/retired: 41/31 Inherited Runners/Scored: 33/10 Has retired 22 of his last 24 batters faced. Went 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA (7 ER/24.2 IP) in 28 games prior to the All-Star break. Allowed his first home run to a left-handed hitter, 7/20 at CIN (Joey Votto)... Has limited lefties to a.204 average (11-for-54) with three extra-base hits. Opponents are hitting.194 (7-for-36) with runners in scoring position. Collected his first hold since 7/21/15 on 5/21 at PHI...Has collected six holds in his last nine games (since 7/27 at MIN). Earned his first win with ATL, 5/27 vs. MIA, retiring both batters he faced and also picking off an inherited runner. Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 5/10 and tossed a scoreless inning in his Braves debut. Eric O Flaherty LHP 6-2 220 31 yrs #34 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 36/18 Inherited Runners/Scored: 23/9 Has allowed five runs, four walks and 10 hits in nine games since returning from the 15-day disabled list, 7/16... Missed 27 games with a right knee strain...compiled a 1.50 ERA in six rehabilitation games with Gwinnett (AAA), Rome (A) and the rookie-level GCL Braves. Lefties are 16-for-60 (.267) against him with three doubles, a triple, two walks and a home run. Did not lose from 2012-14 (104 appearances), but has lost three times this year...earned his first win, 5/28 vs. MIA. This season marked his eighth year on an Opening Day roster...spent 2009-2013 with the Braves. Acquired on March 27 from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. From 2011-2014, compiled a 1.54 ERA in 182 appearances...that mark was second-lowest among relievers with 150.0 or more innings behind Craig Kimbrel (1.51 ERA). Jose Ramirez RHP 6-1 215 26 yrs #40 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 11/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/3 The Braves selected his contract on 7/28 for his second stint with the Braves...Made his first Opening Day roster before being designated for assignment on 4/11. Has made nine scoreless appearances (9.1 IP) since returning...two of his last three outings, 8/10 at MIL and 8/8 at MIL, have both been 2.0 IP. Went 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA (10 ER/41.1 IP) in 36 games with the G-Braves. Went 14 consecutive scoreless outings, 6/16-7/20, before allowing a run in each of his last two Triple-A outings. Made his season debut on 4/9 vs. StL and allowed two hits, a walk and one run in 1.0 inning. Acquired by the Braves from Seattle in exchange for a player to be named later (Ryne Harper) on 12/4/15. Chaz Roe RHP 6-5 190 29 yrs #50 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 2/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/0 Joined the team Monday, 8/8, after the club claimed him on outright waivers from the Baltimore Orioles, 8/7. Collected his first hold with Atlanta Tuesday, 8/9 at MIL...Entered in the 8th inning with a runner on second base and retired his only batter faced (groundout). Went 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA (4 ER/9.2 IP) in nine games out of the bullpen for Baltimore this season. Began the year with Triple-A Norfolk, going 1-2 with a 2.39 ERA and four saves in 33 games in relief...joined Baltimore on 6/30. Made his MLB debut in 2013 before pitching with the Yankees in 2014...Joined Baltimore in 2015 and made a career-high 36 appearances for the Orioles bullpen last season. Before joining the Braves, compiled a 6-2 record with a 4.18 ERA (35 ER/75.1 IP) in 69 big league games. Ryan Weber RHP 6-1 180 26 yrs #48 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 7/6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3 Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA) today, 8/13...Worked as both a starter and reliever for the G-Braves, going 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA (19 ER/62.0 IP) in 26 games, five starts at Triple-A. This is his fifth stint with the team this season...also with the team from 4/18-4/26, 5/31-6/2, 6/13-6/14, and 7/29-8/2 Made his MLB debut last season, starting five games and going 0-3 with a 4.76 ERA... Madison Younginer RHP 6-4 210 25 yrs #54 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 3/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/3 The Braves selected his contract from Gwinnett (AAA) on Sunday, 8/7...Made his MLB debut that afternoon, allowing two runs, earned, and three hits while recording two outs...became the ninth Braves player to make his big league debut this season. Recorded his first career hold, 8/9 at MIL. Went 0-3 with a 3.46 ERA (20 ER/52.0 IP) and 15 saves in 42 combined games for Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett. Began the season with the G-Braves, before going to Missisippi for 35 games...compiled a 2.98 ERA and 14 saves in his three decisions with the M-Braves before returning to Gwinnett for one game on 8/4. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: 18-22 SV-OPP: 26-41 ERA: 3.97 IP: 398.2 R: 193 ER: 176 HITS/HR: 374/35 BB: 190 SO: 389 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 418/278 (67%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 210/65 (31%) Braves Bullpen By Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April 3-7 5.10 4-9 83.0 84 50 47 48 86 9 May 3-6 3.91 5-7 89.2 87 44 39 34 99 7 June 6-5 3.88 6-9 99.2 90 47 43 53 94 8 July 4-4 3.78 6-11 85.2 84 40 36 40 75 10 August 2-0 2.43 5-5 40.2 29 12 11 15 35 1 Sept. 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Most Recent Appearances MAURICIO CABRERA 7/23 at COL ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/26 at MIN H, 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7/27 at MIN H, 2 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 7/29 PHI H, 3 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7/31 PHI W, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8/3 PIT H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/5 at STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/6 at STL ND 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 8/8 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/9 at MIL S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/12 at WAS H, 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 JASON HURSH 7/30 at TOL ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/3 CHA ND 3.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 8/7 at DUR* ND 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 JIM JOHNSON 7/19 at CIN BS, 3 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 7/23 at COL ND 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 7/26 at MIN S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/27 at MIN S, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7/29 PHI S, 5 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7/31 PHI S, 6 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8/3 PIT ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/5 PIT S, 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/7 at STL S, 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/8 at MIL S, 9 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8/12 at WAS S, 10 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 IAN KROL 7/22 at COL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7/23 at COL ND 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 7/27 at MIN H, 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/29 PHI H, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/30 PHI ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/31 PHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/3 PIT H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/6 at STL H,5 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/7 at STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/9 at MIL H, 6 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/12 at WAS H, 7 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ERIC O FLAHERTY 7/14 SWB* ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/18 at CIN ND 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 7/20 at CIN ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7/21 at COL ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/24 at COL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/30 PHI ND 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 8/6 at STL ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8/7 at STL ND 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8/10 at MIL ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 at MIL ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 JOSE RAMIREZ 7/26 IND* ND 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 7/28 PHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7/30 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7/31 PHI ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/2 PIT ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8/5 at STL ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8/6 at STL ND 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8/8 at MIL ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 8/10 at MIL ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8/12 at WAS ND 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CHAZ ROE 7/25 COL W, 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7/27 COL ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7/28 at MIN ND 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8/9 at MIL H, 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 at MIL ND 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 RYAN WEBER 7/30 PHI ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/5 at DUR* S, 1 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8/9 at NOR ND 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 MADISON YOUNGINER 7/30 BIR^ ND 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 8/1 at PNS^ L, 0-3 2.1 1 1 1 0 5 1 8/4 CHA* ND 2.0 1 3 0 3 2 0 8/7 at STL ND 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 8/9 at MIL H, 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8/11 at MIL ND 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 *At Triple-A Gwinnett ^At Double-A Mississippi +At Single-A Rome #As Starter
Erick Aybar SS 5-10 195 32 yrs #1 WAS Series:.200 (1-5) Last HR: 8/11 at MIL (Garza) Road Trip:.273 (9-33), 1 HR Current Streak: 2 games (4-10,.400, 1 HR) Season-Long Streak: 14 games, 7/24-8/9: (20-52,.385) Has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games (24-for-66,.364), dating to 7/24. Had his third three-hit game of the season, 8/11 at MIL (3-for-5) and has seven multihit efforts in his last 21 starts. Has a.346 (27-for-78) average in that 21-start span. Snapped his season-high 14-game hitting streak Wed., 8/10, at MIL (0-for-4). Batted.385 (20-for-52) with 5 multi-hit games and a.415 on-base pct. during his streak. Is batting.287 (51-for-178) in 51 games since returning from the DL on 6/12. Batted.182 (27-for-148) in his first 44 games before going to the DL on 5/28 with a right foot contusion. Has 4 bunt hits this season and 107 in his career, the most of any active player. Gordon Beckham INF 6-0 190 29 yrs #7 WAS Series: DNP Last HR: 7/19 at CIN (Lorenzen) Road Trip:.071 (1-14) Current Streak: 0-12 Season-Long Streak: 4 games, 3x, last: 5/25-28 (6-14.429, 2 HR) Drove in the winning run in Monday s (8/8) 12th inning at MIL with a sacrifice fly. Is 13-for-82 (.159) in 25 games since being reinstated from the 15-day disabled list, 7/7 at CHI. Placed on the DL, 6/2 with a left hamstring strain, missed 32 games. Has a.455 on-base percentage (2 hits, 3 walks) as a pinch-hitter. Hit.286 (20-for-70) with a.390 on-base percentage in 21 games between his DL stints. Came off the bench on 5/25 in the 6th inning and drove a 3-2 pitch over the CF wall for his first career pinch-home run. Is 2-for-8 (.250) as a pinch-hitter. Chase d Arnaud INF 6-2 205 29 yrs #23 WAS Series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 7/1 vs. MIA (Nicolino) Road Trip:.333 (3-9) Current Streak: 0-2 Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 2x. last: 6/15-19 (5-17,.294) Collected two hits in the ninth inning, 8/6 at STL. Became the first Braves pinchhitter with two hits in an inning since 4/19/11 when Eric Hinske did it. Leads all pinch-hitters (min. 18 at-bats as a pinch-hitter) with a.389 (7-for- 18) average. Is 9-for-27 (.333) as a PH in his career. Since 6/10, is batting.195 (23-for-118) in his 41 games. Hit.345 (29-for-84) with seven doubles and had a.402 on-base percentage in his first 25 games with ATL (5/2-6/8). Has played third base (17 g, 14 starts), second base (9 g, 9 starts), shortstop (17 g., 12 starts), right field (1 g, 1 start), centerfield (4 g, 3 starts), left field (8 g, 5 starts). Jeff Francoeur OF 6-4 225 32 yrs #18 WAS Series: DNP Last HR: 7/31 vs. PHI (Bailey) Road Trip:.143 (1-7) Current Streak: 1 game (1-2,.500) Season-Long Streak: 8 games, 7/4-15 (9-29,.310, 2 HR) Batting.280 (33-for-118) vs. LHP, the second best mark on the team. Smacked a seventh-inning 0-2 pitch over the RF wall on 7/31 vs. PHI, giving the Braves a 2-0 lead. The HR was hist first as a Brave at Turner Field since 6/24/09. Eight of his last 9 HR at Turner Field have either tied the game or given his team the lead. Has made 55 starts (44 in LF, 9 in RF, 3 at DH). Is batting.257 (55-for-214) as a starter. In 2015, led all MLB players with a.367 (11-for-30) pinch average. Leads the Majors with 133 OF assists since the start of 2005 (ML debut year). Teammate Nick Markakis is second with 101. Freddie Freeman 1B 6-5 220 26 yrs #5 WAS Series:.667 (2-3), HR Last HR: 8/12 at WAS (Strasburg) Road Trip:.385 (10-26), 4 HR Current Streak: 3 games (6-8,.750, 3 HR) Season-Long Streak: 7 games, 6/22-28 (10-for-27,.370, 1 HR) Since 6/1, ranks second in MLB with 41 extra-base hits. Has scored a run in seven straight (11 total), tied for the longest such streak of his career Matched career highs in both hits (4, sixth time) and RBI (5, fifth time) 7/27 at MIN. Hitting.298 (45-for-151) against left-handed pitchers -- the sixth-highest mark in the majors among qualifying left-handed batters. Hitting.222 (20-for-90) with runners in scoring position. Has hit.312 (183-for-586) with runners in scoring position over the last five seasons (2012-2016). Led the Majors in 2015 with a.376 (35-for-93) batting average with runners in scoring position. Hit two HR, 8/10 at MIL, his 8th multi-homer game and 2nd of 2016 (5/20 at PHI). Became one of 11 Braves players since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966 to reach the 20-homer mark in four different seasons. Named NL Player of the Week on 6/20 (for the week ending 6/19). Hit for the cycle on 6/15 vs. CIN becoming the first Brave to do so since Mark Kotsay on 8/14/2008. He is the third player in Atlanta history joining Kotsay & Albert Hall (9/23/87), and the seventh player to do it in franchise history. Adonis Garcia INF/OF 5-9 205 31 yrs #13 WAS Series:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 8/6 at STL (Martinez) Road Trip:.233 (7-30), HR Current Streak: 4 games (4-15,.267) Season-Long Streak: 10 games, 7/17-27 (17-42,.405, 3 HR) Drove in the winning run, 8/9 at MIL with an RBI-single in the 7th. Has 11 RBI in his last 17 games with six doubles and two home runs. Over 35 games since July 1 is hitting.314 (43-for-137). Has 17 extra-base hits over this stretch. Batted.405 (17-for-42) over a career-long 10-game hitting streak, 7/17-28. Hit the go-ahead homer on 7/26 at MIN. Five of his nine homers this season and 10 of 19 in his career have either tied the game or given the Braves a lead. Batting.272 (66-for-243) with 8 HR in 64 games since being recalled from GWN, 5/27. Opened the 2016 season with Atlanta and batted.260 (27-for-104) with 2 2B, 1 HR and 8 RBI over 28 games prior to being optioned to GWN following the 5/6 game. Ender Inciarte OF 5-10 190 25 yrs #11 WAS Series:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 8/6 at STL (Broxton) Road Trip:.294 (10-34), HR Current Streak: 3 games (4-12,.333) Season-Long Streak: 19 games, 7/19-8/9 (28-76,.368) Has hit safely in 22 of his last 23 games (32-for-91;.352) and 28 of 30 (40-for- 117;.342). Went hitless in three at-bats Tuesday, 8/9, at MIL ending his hitting streak at a career-high 19 games (previous career-long hitting streak was 18 games, 7/29-8/18/14). Has the 10th highest batting average in the NL after the All-Star break with a.352 (37-for-105) mark, while he has a.400 on-base percentage in that same span. Hit.227 (52-for-229) before the break. Had five consecutive games of two-plus hits (.579, 11-for-19), 7/30-8/4. Ranks second in the NL with 11 outfield assists and is five off the MLB lead. Ranked 2nd in MLB in 15 with 29 defensive runs saved (to TB s Kevin Kiermaier). Braves Bits Matt Kemp OF 6-4 215 31 yrs #27 WAS Series:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 8/6 at STL (Broxton) Road Trip:.250 (7-28), HR Current Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) Season-Long Streak: 11 games, 7/15-7/26 (15-47,.319) Joined the team on 8/2 after being acquired along with cash considerations from San Diego on 7/30, in exchange for OF Hector Olivera. Collected his first hit (2B in the 5th) and RBI (SF in the 6th) as a Brave on 8/3 vs. PIT. Hit his first home run with Atlanta, 8/6 at STL. Has hit safely in five of his last six starts (7-for-24,.292) with one HR and four RBI. Is 8-for-38 (.211) in 11 games with the Braves. Has six walks in 11 games with the Braves...Walked 16 times in 100 games with the Padres. Started in left field, 8/2, went 0-for-4. It was his first start in LF since 7/20/14. Ranks tied for seventh in the NL with 24 home runs. In 24 games since the All-Star break, is hitting.272 (25-for-92) with 8 HR, 6 2B and 15 RBI. The eight home runs are three off the ML lead. His 14 EXB since the break are tied for 6th in the NL and four off the NL lead. Is a two-time All-Star (2011 & 2012) and won both the Rawlings Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award in 2009 and 2011. He finished second in the National League MVP voting in 2011 after leading the NL with 39 home runs, 126 RBI, 115 runs. Nick Markakis OF 6-1 215 32 yrs #22 WAS Series:.000 (0-5) Last HR: 8/8 at MIL (Davies) Road Trip:.344 (11-32), 1 HR Current Streak: 0-7 Season-Long Streak: 7 games, 2x, last: 7/27-8/3 (10-26,.385, 1 HR) Batting.333 (14-for-42) with two doubles, two homers, five multi-hit games and 10 RBI in 11 games since 8/2, the day Matt Kemp joined the Braves starting lineup. Drove in the tying run (1-1) in Tues. s 7th inning at MIL. Has 15 RBI in his last 20 games. Has six go-ahead RBI since the All-Star break, tied for the fourth most in the NL. Hitting.357 (20-for-56) in his last 15 games. Since 6/1, is hitting.293 (73-for-249). Has reached base safely via hit or walk in 28 of his last 34 contests for a.373 on-base pct. Second on the team with 28 doubles. Had 6 consecutive doubles, 4/9-11. Had 3 doubles, 4/10 vs. STL, tying his career high. Along with 1B Freddie Freeman (29 doubles), is one of two pair of NL teammates who both have at least 28 doubles (CHI s Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant) Ranks tied for 12th in the majors with 29 two-out RBI. Batting.315 (40-for-127) with RISP, the best mark among qualifiers on the team. Led off 4/28 at BOS with a double, tying a Braves franchise record for the most doubles (11) in the month of April (Hank Aaron, 1969 and M. Giles, 2003). Jace Peterson INF 6-0 215 25 yrs #8 WAS Series:.333 (1-3), HR Last HR: 8/12 at WAS (Strasburg) Road Trip:.100 (2-20), HR Current Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) Season-Long Streak: 13 games, 6/19-7/2 (19-53,.358, 3 HR) Hit a solo home run yesterday, 8/12 at WAS, to snap a 12 at-bat hitless skid. Had a career high-matching three hits, 7/30 (seventh time, last 9/7/15 at PHI). Since returning from Triple-A Gwinnett on 6/10, has hit.276 (50-for-181) with a.364 on-base percentage, six HR and 26 runs scored in 54 games. Has raised his season average from.182 to.258 since returning. All 6 of his HR have come since his recall from Gwinnett (AAA) on 6/10. Hit in a career-best 13 consecutive games 6/19-7/2, (19-for-53,.358). Has made 57 total starts with ATL, including 45 at second base, 11 in left field and one at third base. Made his first career start in LF, 4/14 at WSH. Recalled on 6/10 from Triple-A Gwinnett. Opened the season on ATL s roster and played in 21 games with ATL before being optioned to GWN on 5/2 (.188, 18-for-97). A.J. Pierzynski C 6-3 250 39 yrs #15 WAS Series: DNP Last HR: 7/16 vs. COL (Bettis) Road Trip:.214 (3-14) Current Streak: 2 games (3-9,.333) Season-Long Streak: 7 games, 7/4-18 (8-24,.333) Hit his first home run of the season, 7/16 vs. COL, and his first since he produced a two homer game on 9/29/15 vs. WAS. Went 58 games and 186 at-bats between HRs. Collected his 400th double on 7/10 at CWS. Became the fourth catcher in MLB history to reach 400 doubles..became the 10th active player to reach the mark. Became the 17th active player to reach 900 RBI, 6/24 vs. NYM. Collected his 2,000th career hit 4/27 at BOS with a single to center field in the second inning. Ranks 10th all-time in hits among catchers. Leads active major leaguers with 1,933 career games behind the plate. His 16,306.1 career innings caught rank sixth in MLB since the start of the divisional era in 1969. Among catchers with at least 1,500 games caught, his.995 fielding percentage ranks as the top mark. Anthony Recker C 6-2 215 29 yrs #20 WAS Series:.250 (1-4), HR Last HR: 8/12 at WAS (Belisle) Road Trip:.333 (5-15), HR Current Streak:1 game (1-4,.250) Season-Long Streak: 5 games, 7/30-8/9 (8-16,.500) Hit a two-run home run, yesterday, 8/12 at WAS. The blast was his first in the majors since a two-homer game on 5/14/15 at CHI. Hitting.382 (13-for-34) with eight RBI in his last 11 games. Reached base in each of his three plate appearances Tuesday (8/9) at MIL going 1-for-1 with two walks. Has a.442 on-base percentage in 15 games with ATL. Had two hits and two RBI in consecutive games, 8/3 vs. PIT and 7/30 vs. PHI. 7/30 was his first multi-hit, multi-rbi game since 5/14/15 (two solo homers). Made his first start with the Braves, 7/17 vs. COL in the team s shutout win. Is batting. 359 (14-for-39) with five doubles and six RBI since joining ATL. The Braves selected his contract from Triple-A Gwinnett, 7/15, to replace the injured Tyler Flowers on the active roster. Pinch hit and singled that night. Began the season with Columbus (AAA) in CLE s organization before ATL acquired him for cash considerations on 5/9. Hit.243 (33-for-136) with six HR in 40 games for GWN. Hit.244 (48-for-197) with eight home runs and 28 RBI in 59 combined MiLB games.
Braves Blasts HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo................43 Opponent Solo..............66 Braves 2-Run...............27 Opponent 2-Run.............40 Braves 3-Run............... 8 Opponent 3-Run.............15 Braves Grand Slams.......... 0 Opponent Grand Slams........ 5 Braves Total................78 Opponent Total.............126 2016 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opposing Pitchers(s) 6/10 CHI 2 Garcia/Flowers Hammel MULTI-HOMER GAMES Kemp 9 2 7/22/16 at WSH Freeman 8 2 8/10/16 at MIL Francoeur 7 0 4/9/10 vs. WAS Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Markakis 3 1 7/7/16 at CHI Flowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK Smith 1 1 5/17/16 at PIT Aybar 1 0 9/18/11 at BAL Beckham 1 0 6/1/12 vs. SEA Inciarte 1 0 9/27/15 at SD Recker 1 0 5/14/16 at CHI LEAD-OFF HOMERS Aybar 4 0 5/4/14 vs. TEX (Darvish) Markakis 3 0 8/1/15 at PHI (Nola) Beckham 2 0 5/14/14 at OAK (Milone) Inciarte 1 0 8/22/15 at CIN (DeSclafani) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Kemp 6 0 7/18/2012 ((Diekman) Freeman 3 1 6/1/15 vs. SF (Law) Francoeur 3 0 7/19/15 vs MIA (Ramos) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Beckham 1 0 6/21/15 vs. TEX (Claudio) Flowers 1 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK (Chavez) Garcia 1 0 8/3/15 vs. SF (Vogelsong) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) Kemp 6 0 6/4/11 at CIN (Ondrusek) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Francoeur 2 0 6/6/15 vs. SF (Bumgarner) Flowers 1 0 8/28/11 at SEA (Vargas) Peterson 1 0 5/16/15 at MIA (Latos) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Pierzynski 5 0 6/3/15 at ARI (Ziegler) Kemp 3 0 6/10/11 at COL (Belisle) Snyder 2 1 6/24/16 vs. NYM (Matz) Beckham 1 1 5/25/16 vs. MIL (Capuano) Francoeur 1 0 7/17/15 vs. MIA (Dunn) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Braves Recent Transactions August 13: Recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP Akeel Morris to Mississippi (AA). August 12: Designated RHP Roberto Hernandez for assignment. Optioned RHP Brandon Cunniff to Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contract of RHP Jason Hursh from Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Akeel Morris from Mississippi (AA). Claimed INF/OF Kyle Kubitza on waivers from the Texas Rangers and optioned him to Gwinnett (AAA). Designated LHP Manny Banuelos for assignment and released him. August 10: Claimed RHP Wilfredo Boscan on waivers from the Pirrsburgh Pirates. Transferred OF Mallex Smith to the 60-day disabled list. HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High Hits Aybar 18 3 0 0 0 21 12 5, 7/3/15 Beckham 8 2 0 0 0 10 2 4, 5x, last: 5/6/14 Bonifacio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 4/2/14 Brignac 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4, 9/14/09 Castro 4 1 0 0 0 5 4 3, 5x, last: 4/24/16 d Arnaud 8 4 0 0 0 12 4 3, 3x, last: 6/8/16 Flowers 5 1 1 0 0 7 3 4, 3x, last: 4/19/16 Francoeur 11 1 1 0 0 13 3 4, 12x, last: 5/27/16 Freeman 20 9 3 0 0 32 5 4, 5x, last: 6/19/16 Garcia 16 6 1 0 0 24 7 4, 7/8/16 Inciarte 16 3 0 0 0 19 9 4, 5x, last: 9/27/15 Johnson 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13 Kemp 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5, 8/2/10 Markakis 22 8 1 0 0 31 5 5, 7/3/11 Olivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 2x, last: 9/27/15 Peterson 13 0 0 0 0 13 3 3, 6x, last: 9/7/15 Pierzynski 9 1 0 0 0 10 2 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12 Recker 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4, 5/25/14 Smith 4 3 0 0 0 7 8 3, 3x, last: 5/14/16 Snyder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 2x, last: 5/7/12 Stubbs 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4, 2x, last: 5/3/13 Teheran 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2, 6x, last: 6/25/16 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 2x, 5/15/13 Wisler 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2, 7/28/16 Totals 169 42 7 0 0 218 71 HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI Inciarte 7/19-8/8 19.368 (28-for-76) 1 4 Aybar 7/26-8/9 14.385 (20-for-52) 0 5 Peterson 6/19-7/2 13.358 (19-for-53) 3 7 Garcia 7/17-29 10.405 (17-for-42) 3 6 RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games GW 2-Out Player 2 3 4 5 Total RBI RBI* Career High RBI Aybar 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 4, 4x, last: 9/2/13 Beckham 3 2 0 0 5 2 2 4, 3x, last: 6/20/12 Bonifacio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 4x, last: 9/1/11 Brignac 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5, 7/17/10 Chacin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2, 2x, 9/20/13 Castro 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2, 2x, last: 4/20/16 d Arnaud 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 2, 5x, last: 8/6/16 Flowers 1 2 0 0 3 1 9 4, 2x, last: 9/2/14 Foltynewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2, 5/1/15 Francoeur 5 2 0 0 7 4 12 7, 4/12/08 Freeman 3 2 2 1 8 9 14 5, 4x, last: 9/23/15 Garcia 7 3 0 0 10 5 16 3, 5x, last: 8/6/16 Inciarte 3 0 0 0 3 5 5 4, 4./13/15 Johnson 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13 Kemp 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6, 2x, last: 4/9/16 Markakis 12 3 0 0 15 7 29 6, 6/10/11 Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 9/7/15 Peterson 3 3 0 0 6 1 10 4, 5/16/15 Pierzynski 5 0 0 0 5 0 12 7, 6/12/03 Recker 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 3, 6x, last: 9/21/14 Smith 1 2 1 0 4 3 6 4, 5/17/16 Snyder 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6, 5/7/12 Stubbs 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5, 7/4/10 Teheran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 2x, last: 5/15/15 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 4/26/13 Wisler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1, 3x, last: 7/23/16 Totals 55 22 3 1 81 40 138 (*142 total 2-out runs) August 8: Activated RHP Chaz Roe. Placed RHP Chris Withrow on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation. Returned RHP Shea Simmons from his rehabilitation assignment, reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Gwinnett (AAA). August 7: Selected the contract of RHP Madison Younginer from Gwinnett (AAA). Designated OF/INF Brandon Snyder for assignment. Claimed RHP Chaz Roe on outright waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. August 6: Selected the contract of RHP Roberto Hernandez from Gwinnett (AAA). Acquired minor-league LHP Michael Mader and minor-league SS Anfernee Seymour from Miami in exchange for LHP Hunter Cervenka. August 3: Selected the contract of RHP Rob Whalen and RHP Brandon Cunniff from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP Ryan Weber and INF Daniel Castro to Gwinnett. Transferred RHP Dan Winkler to the 60-day disabled list. August 2: Placed RHP Julio Teheran on the 15-day disabled list with a right lat strain. Activated OF Matt Kemp. July 31: Placed LHP Matt Marksberry on the 15-day disabled list with left rotator cuff inflammation. Recalled INF Daniel Castro from Gwinnett (AAA). July 30: Acquired OF Matt Kemp and cash from San Diego in exchange for OF Hector Olivera. July 29: Optioned RHP Matt Wisler to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Gwinnett. July 28: Selected the contract of RHP Jose Ramirez from Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled LHP Matt Marksberry from Gwinnett. Tomahawk Chops Braves Disabled/Inactive List Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Ender Inciarte OF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/10 (retroactive to 4/9) 5/7 26 Gordon Beckham INF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/18 (retroactive 4/17) 5/10 18 Manny Banuelos LHP Left elbow inflammation 15-day 4/2 (retroactive to 3/25) 5/23 42 Jim Johnson RHP Right groin strain 15-day 5/10 6/3 23 Erick Aybar INF Right foot contusion 15-day 5/28 6/12 14 Gordon Beckham INF Left hamstring strain 15-day 6/2 7/7 32 Eric O Flaherty LHP Right knee strain 15-day 6/13 7/16 28 Hector Olivera OF Placed on Major League Baseball s Restricted List - 4/13 7/30 (traded to LAD) 98 Mike Foltynewicz RHP Right elbow soreness 15-day 6/4 (retroactive to 5/31) 6/30 28 Shea Simmons RHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 15-day 4/2 8/8 111 Paco Rodriguez LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 2/20 --- 116 Jesse Biddle LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 116 Andrew McKirahan LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 116 Dan Winkler RHP Fractured right elbow 60-day 4/11 --- 116 Williams Perez RHP Right rotator cuff strain 60-day 6/8 (retroactive to 6/7) --- 58 Mallex Smith OF Fractured left thumb 15-day 6/21 (retroactive to 6/20) --- 47 John Gant RHP Left oblique strain 15-day 6/28 --- 40 Tyler Flowers C Left hand fracture 15-day 7/15 (retroactive to 7/10) --- 27 Arodys Vizcaino RHP Right oblique strain 15-day 7/16 --- 26 Matt Marksberry LHP Left rotator cuff inflammation 15-day 7/31 -- 12 Julio Teheran RHP Right lat strain 15-day 8/2 (retroactive to 7/31) --- 11 Chris Withrow RHP Right elbow inflammation 15-day 8/8 --- 5
Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 4/4 WSH H-D L, 4-3 (10) Treinen-O Flaherty-Papelbon 48,282* 0-1 T2-1.0 4/5 OPEN DATE 0-1 T2-1.0 4/6 WSH H-N L, 3-1 Strasburg-Norris-Papelbon 18,531 0-2 4-2.0 4/7 OPEN DATE 0-2 4-1.5 4/8 STL H-N L, 7-4 Siegrist-O Flaherty-Rosenthal 24,824 0-3 4-2.0 4/9 STL H-N L, 12-2 Martinez-Teheran-None 33,471 0-4 5-2.5 4/10 STL H-D L, 12-7 Oh-Johnson-Rosenthal 23,214 0-5 5-3.5 4/11 at WSH R-N L, 6-4 Scherzer-Norris-Papelbon 18,119 0-6 5-4.5 4/12 at WSH R-N L, 2-1 Treinen-Johnson-Rivero 18,378 0-7 5-5.5 4/13 at WSH R-N L, 3-0 Roark-Wisler-Papelbon 19,400 0-8 5-6.5 4/14 at WSH R-D L, 6-2 Strasburg-Teheran-None 21,144 0-9 5-7.5 4/15 at MIA R-N W 6-3 Ogando-Phelps-Vizcaino 18,071 1-9 5-7.5 4/16 at MIA R-N W, 6-4 Norris-Koehler-Grilli 33,123 2-9 5-7.5 4/17 at MIA R-D W, 6-5 (10) Grilli-Jackson-Wisler 24,780 3-9 5-6.5 4/18 OPEN DATE 3-9 5-6.0 4/19 LAD H-N W, 8-1 Weber-Wood-None, 14,160 4-9 5-6.0 4/20 LAD H-N L, 5-3 (10) Blanton-Grilli-Jansen 16,087 4-10 5-7.0 4/21 LAD H-D L, 2-1 (10) Hatcher-Ogando-Jansen 18,431 4-11 5-7.0 4/22 NYM H-N L, 6-3 Harvey-Norris-Familia 21,173 4-12 5-8.0 4/23 NYM H-N L, 8-2 Matz-Chacin-None 35,230 4-13 5-9.0 4/24 NYM H-D L, 3-2 degrom-blair-familia 32,085 4-14 5-10.0 4/25 BOS H-N L, 1-0 Porcello-Teheran-Kimbrel 22,735 4-15 5-10.5 4/26 BOS H-N L, 11-4 Price-Wisler-None 23,487 4-16 5-10.5 4/27 at BOS R-N L, 9-4 Wright-Norris-None 33,380 4-17 5-10.5 4/28 at BOS R-N W, 5-3 Chacin-Buchholz-Vizcaino 32,232 5-17 5-9.5 4/29 at CHI R-D L, 6-1 Strop-Johnson-None 34,007 5-18 5-10.5 4/30 at CHI R-D PPD (Re-scheduled for July 7) 5-11.0 APRIL TOTALS 331,710 (25,516 average in 13 dates) 5-18 5/1 at CHI R-D W, 4-3 Vizcaino-Rondon-Grilli 40,164 6-18 5-11.0 5/2 at NYM R-N L, 4-1 Colon-Foltynewicz-None 23,847 6-19 5-12.0 5/3 at NYM R-N W, 3-0 Wisler-Harvey-Vizcaino 27,356 7-19 5-11.0 5/4 at NYM R-D L, 8-0 Matz-Chacin-None 31,783 7-20 5-11.5 5/5 OPEN DATE 7-20 5-11.5 5/6 ARI H-N L, 7-2 Greinke-Blair-None 23,514 7-21 5-11.5 5/7 ARI H-N L, 3-2 Miller-Norris-Ziegler 22,178 7-22 5-11.5 5/8 ARI H-D L, 5-3 Delgado-Johnson-Ziegler 17,106 7-23 5-12.5 5/9 OPEN DATE 7-23 5-12.5 5/10 PHI H-N L, 3-2 Morgan-Wisler-Gomez 14,490 7-24 5-12.5 5/11 PHI H-N W, 5-1 Perez-Eickhoff-None 13,760 8-24 5-12.5 5/12 PHI H-N L, 7-4 (10) Bailey-Grilli-Gomez 15,643 8-25 5-12.5 5/13 at KC R-N L, 5-1 Volquez-Teheran-None 33,132 8-26 5-13.5 5/14 at KC R-N W, 5-0 Foltynewicz-Gee-None 36,451 9-26 5-13.0 5/15 at KC R-D L, 4-2 (13) Wang-O Flaherty-None 33,861 9-27 5-13.0 5/16 at PIT R-N L, 8-5 Niese-Perez-Melancon 16,905 9-28 5-13.5 5/17 at PIT R-N L, 12-9 Nicasio-Blair-Melancon 19,400 9-29 5-13.5 5/18 at PIT R-N W, 3-0 Teheran-Liriano-Vizcaino 18,201 10-29 5-13.5 5/19 at PIT R-N L, 8-2 Locke-Foltynewicz-None 23,074 10-30 5-14.5 5/20 at PHI R-N W, 5-1 Wisler-Nola-None 27,257 11-30 5-14.5 5/21 at PHI R-D W, 2-0 Perez-Morgan-Vizcaino 20,196 12-30 5-13.5 5/22 at PHI R-D L, 5-0 Eickhoff-Kelly-None 23,367 12-31 5-14.5 5/23 OPEN DATE 12-31 5-14.0 5/24 MIL H-N L, 2-1 Blazek-Norris-Jeffress 15,185 12-32 5-15.0 5/25 MIL H-N L, 3-2 (13) Blazek-Kelly-Torres 12,869 12-33 5-15.0 5/26 MIL H-N L, 6-2 Peralta-Wisler-Torres 14,885 12-34 5-16.0 5/27 MIA H-N W, 4-2 Krol-Phelps-Vizcaino 19,325 13-34 5-15.0 5/28 MIA H-D W, 7-2 O Flaherty-Urena-None 33,879 14-34 5-14.0 5/29 MIA H-N L, 7-3 Koehler-Teheran-None 50,247* 14-35 5-15.0 5/30 SF H-D W, 5-3 Foltynewicz-Samardzija-None 23,147 15-35 5-15.0 5/31 SF H-N L, 4-0 Peavy-Wisler-None 15,723 15-36 5-16.0 MAY TOTALS 291,951 (20,854 average in 14 dates) 9-19 6/1 SF H-N W, 5-4 (11) Withrow-Law-None 15,107 16-36 5-16.0 6/2 SF H-D L, 6-0 Bumgarner-Blair-None 15,983 16-37 5-16.5 6/3 at LAD R-N L, 4-2 Maeda-Teheran-Jansen 46,366 16-38 5-16.5 6/4 at LAD R-N L, 4-0 Kershaw-Norris-None 47,126 16-39 5-16.5 6/5 at LAD R-D L, 12-6 Kazmir-Wisler-None 47,950 16-40 5-17.5 6/6 at SD R-N L, 7-2 Friedrich-Perez-None 20,203 16-41 5-18.0 6/7 at SD R-N L, 4-3 Thornton-Vizcaino-None 22,198 16-42 5-19.0 6/8 at SD R-D W, 4-2 Teheran-Pomeranz-Vizcaino 22,248 17-42 5-18.5 6/9 OPEN DATE 17-42 5-18.5 6/10 CHI H-N W, 5-1 Norris-Hammel-None 30,547 18-42 5-18.5 6/11 CHI H-D L, 8-2 Arrieta-Wisler-None 43,114 18-43 5-19.5 6/12 CHI H-D L, 8-2 Lester-Gant-None 31,625 18-44 5-20.5 6/13 CIN H-N L, 9-8 Ohlendorf-Vizcaino-Cingrani 13,198 18-45 5-21.5 6/14 CIN H-N L, 3-1 Finnegan-Teheran-Wood 13,176 18-46 5-21.5 6/15 CIN H-N W, 9-8 (13) Ogando-Simon-None 14,953 19-46 5-21.5 6/16 CIN H-D W, 7-2 Wisler-Straily-None 21,885 20-46 5-21.5 6/17 at NYM R-N W, 5-1 Gant-Harvey-None 40,148 21-46 5-21.5 6/18 at NYM R-N W, 4-3 Alvarez-Reed-Johnson 32,134 22-46 5-20.5 6/19 at NYM R-D W, 6-0 TEHERAN-deGrom-None 41,576 23-46 5-19.5 6/20 OPEN DATE 23-46 5-19.0 6/21 at MIA R-N W, 3-2 (10) Withrow-Barraclough-Vizcaino 19,961 24-46 5-18.0 6/22 at MIA R-D L, 3-0 Conley-Gant-Ramos 22,642 24-47 5-18.0 6/23 NYM H-N W, 4-3 Johnson-Reed-Vizcaino 22,324 25-47 5-17.5 6/24 NYM H-N L, 8-6 Robles-Blair-Familia 25,565 25-48 5-17.5 6/25 NYM H-N l, 1-0 (11) Reed-Alvarez-Familia 40,879 25-49 5-17.5 6/26 NYM H-D W, 5-2 Norris-Colon-Vizcaino 20,484 26-49 5-17.5 6/27 CLE H-N L, 8-3 Bauer-Jenkins-None 15,538 26-50 5-18.5 6/28 CLE H-N L, 5-3 Kluber-Vizcaino-Allen 19,206 26-51 5-19.5 6/29 CLE H-N L, 3-0 Salazar-De La Cruz-Allen 16,600 26-52 5-20.5 6/30 MIA H-N W, 8-4 Alvarez-Chen-None 16,097 27-52 5-20.5 JUNE TOTALS 376,281 (22,134 average in 17 dates) 12-16 7/1 MIA H-N L, 7-5 (12) Wittgren-Kelly-McGowen 32,036 27-53 5-21.5 7/2 MIA H-D W, 9-1 Harrell-Fernandez-None 23,448 28-53 5-20.5 7/3 MIA H-N L, 5-2 Conley-Wisler-None 12,582 28-54 5-21.5 7/4 at PHI R-D L, 8-2 Eickhoff-De La Cruz-None 19,064 28-55 5-21.5 7/5 at PHI R-N L, 5-1 Eflin-Foltynewicz-None 18,426 28-56 5-21.5 7/6 at PHI R-D L, 4-3 Neris-Vizcaino-Gomez 19,211 28-57 5-22.5 7/7 at CHI R-N W, 4-3 (11) Alvarez-Patton-Cabrera 41,480 29-57 5-21.5 7/8 at CWS R-N W, 11-8 Wisler-Sale-None 26,199 30-57 5-21.5 7/9 at CWS R-D L, 5-4 Quintana-Teheran-Jones 23,888 30-58 5-22.5 7/10 at CWS R-D W, 2-0 Foltynewicz-Shields-Johnson 29,156 31-58 5-22.5 2016 Schedule and Results Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 5-22.5 7/12 87th ALL-STAR GAME American League 4, National League 2 5-22.5 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 5-22.5 7/14 ALL-STAR BREAK 5-22.5 7/15 COL H-N L, 11-2 De La Rosa-Harrell-None 27,236 31-59 5-23.5 7/16 COL H-N L, 4-3 Logan-Johnson-Estevez 28,393 31-60 5-24.5 7/17 COL H-D W, 1-0 Johnson-Germen-None 18,873 32-60 5-23.5 7/18 at CIN R-N L, 8-2 Finnegan-Wisler-None 21,989 32-61 5-24.0 7/19 at CIN R-N W, 5-4 (11) Cabrera-Cingrani-None 23,080 33-61 5-23.0 7/20 at CIN R-D L, 6-2 DeSclafani-Harrell-None 22,091 33-62 5-24.0 7/21 at COL R-N L, 7-3 Bettis-Foltynewicz-None 36,527 33-63 5-24.0 7/22 at COL R-N L, 4-3 Gray-De La Cruz-Estevez 35,880 33-64 5-24.0 7/23 at COL R-N L, 8-4 Anderson-Wisler-None 46,195 33-65 5-25.0 7/24 at COL R-D L, 7-2 Chatwood-Jenkins-None 34,695 33-66 5-25.0 7/25 OPEN DATE 33-66 5-25.0 7/26 at MIN R-N W, 2-0 Harrell-Santana-Johnson 26,690 34-66 5-24.0 7/27 at MIN R-N W, 9-7 Foltynewicz-Duffy-Johnson 29,482 35-66 5-24.0 7/28 PHI H-N L, 7-5 Nola-Wisler-Gomez 22,785 35-67 5-25.0 7/29 PHI H-N W, 2-1 Jenkins-Velasquez-Johnson 27,732 36-67 5-25.0 7/30 PHI H-N L, 9-5 Hellickson-Teheran-None 38,236 36-68 5-25.0 7/31 PHI H-D W, 2-1 Cabrera-Bailey-Johnson 21,545 37-68 5-24.0 JULY TOTALS 191,845 (23,980 average in 8 dates) 8-17 8/1 OPEN DATE 37-68 5-24.5 8/2 PIT H-N L, 5-3 Cole-Foltynewicz-Watson 20,633 37-69 5-25.5 8/3 PIT H-N W, 8-4 Whalen-Locke-None 19,281 38-69 5-25.5 8/4 PIT H-N W, 5-2 Cervenka-Vogelsong-Johnson 20,527 39-69 5-25.0 8/5 at STL R-N L, 1-0 Garcia-De La Cruz-Oh 42,421 39-70 5-26.0 8/6 at STL R-N W, 13-5 Hernandez-Martinez-Nonw 45,468* 40-70 5-25.0 8/7 at STL R-D W, 6-3 Foltynewicz-Wainwright-Johnson 42,960 41-70 5-25.0 8/8 at MIL R-N W, 4-3 (12) Cunniff-Torres-Johnson 20,976 42-70 5-24.5 8/9 at MIL R-N W, 2-1 Jenkins-Peralta-Cabrera 20,048 43-70 5-23.5 8/10 at MIL R-N L, 4-3 Anderson-De La Cruz-Thornburg 20,035 43-71 5-24.5 8/11 at MIL R-D L, 11-3 Garza-Hernandez-None 30,167 43-72 5-25.0 8/12 at WSH R-N W, 8-5 Foltynewicz-Strasburg-Johnson 29,089 44-72 5-24.0 8/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 8/14 at WSH R-D 1:35p 8/15 OPEN DATE 8/16 MIN H-N 7:10p 8/17 MIN H-N 7:10p 8/18 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 8/20 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/21 WSH H-D 1:35p 8/22 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/23 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/26 at SF R-N 10:15p 8/27 at SF R-N 9:05p 8/28 at SF R-D 4:05p 8/30 SD H-N 7:10p 8/31 SD H-N 7:10p AUGUST TOALS 60,441 (20,147 average in 3 dates) 7-4 9/1 SD H-D 12:10p 9/2 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/3 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/4 at PHI R-D 1:35p 9/5 at WSH R-D 4:05p 9/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/8 OPEN DATE 9/9 NYM H-N 7:35p 9/10 NYM H-N 7:10p 9/11 NYM H-D 1:35p 9/12 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/13 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/14 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/15 OPEN DATE 9/16 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/17 WSH H-D 1:05p 9/18 WSH H-D 1:35p 9/19 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/20 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/22 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/23 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/24 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/25 at MIA R-D 1:10p 9/26 OPEN DATE 9/27 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/28 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/29 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/30 DET H-N 7:35p SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 DET H-N 7:10p 10/2 DET H-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game
Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 258-302 Yesterday s Record: 4-2 August 13, 2016 Gwinnett Braves International League (AAA) 53-66, 2nd (-0.5), South Division Yesterday: Louisville 9, Gwinnett 8 WP: Matt Magill (3-1, 4.63) LP: Carlos Portuondo (1-1, 1.59) S: Stephen Johnson (1) Mississippi Braves Southern League (AA) First Half: 34-35, 3rd (-6.5), South Division Second Half: 30-16, 1st (+6.0) Yesterday: Mississippi 2, Jacksonville 1 WP: AJ Minter (1-0, 0.69) LP: Tayron Guerrero (0-1, 2.25) S: Evan Phillips (1) Carolina Mudcats Carolina League (High-A) First Half: 29-41, 3rd (-14.5), Southern Division Second Half: 15-33, 4th (-15.0) Yesterday: Myrtle Beach 7, Carolina 5 WP: Jonathan Martinez (11-5, 4.02) LP: Andrew Thurman (0-2, 9.86) S: Ryan McNeil (20) Rome Braves South Atlantic League (Single-A) First Half: 27-42, 6th (-15.0), Southern Division Second Half: 27-21, 2nd (-3.5) Yesterday: Rome 3, Hickory 2 WP: Corbin Clouse (4-0, 0.96) LP: Peter Fairbanks (4-4, 5.16) S: Devan Watts (6) Danville Braves Appalachian League (Rookie) 23-25, 4th (-6.5), Eastern Division Yesterday: Danville 3, Bristol 2 WP: Brandon White (2-2, 2.13) LP: Nestor Oronel (0-6, 5.97) S: None Gulf Coast League Braves Gulf Coast League (Rookie) 20-23, 1st (+2.0), Northern Division Yesterday: GCL Braves 5, GCL Yankees 4 WP: Jasseel De La Cruz (1-0, 0.00) LP: Allen Valerio (3-3, 7.43) S: Ryan Schlosser (4) Recap: Gwinnett racked up 16 hits but fell to Louisville (CIN) in extra innings 9-8...OF Emilio Bonifacio led the way offensively reaching base four times and knocking in two runs, collecting two hits, drawing two walks and scoring a run...ss Daniel Castro went 2-for-4 on the night with a double, an RBI and two runs scored...rhp Chris Ellis gave up two runs, four hits and five walks while stirking out three...ellis threw 100 pitches, but only 52 of them for stirkes. Next Game: 8/13 vs. Louisville, 6:05 p.m. RH Matt Wisler (1-1, 3.21) vs. TBD Recap: Mississippi was able to score a run in the ninth innin to break the 1-1 tie with Jacksonville (MIA) and seal the victory last night...three Mississippi pitchers were able to hold the Suns to just one run despite giving up 10 hits before RHP Evan Phillips struck out the side to collect his first save...lhp Michael Mader tossed 6.0 shutout frames allowing seven hits and a walk while striking out seven in last night s start...ss Dansby Swanson scored the game-winning run after being hit by a pitch, stealing second and later scoring on 1B Jacob Schrader s double. Next Game: 8/13 at Jacksonville, 5:05 p.m. RH Max Povse (4-0, 2.65) vs. RH Patrick Johnson Recap: Carolina and Myrtle Beach (CHI) each collected 10 hits but the Pelicans held on to beat the Mudcats 7-5 yesterday...2b Travis Demeritte led the way offensively for the Mudcats launching two homeruns, scoring twice and drawing three walks in his 2-for-2 effort...c Tanner Murphy collected three hits (two doubles) while scoring a run, drawing a walk and knocking in two...rhp Andrew Thurman got the start but only went 3.2 innings giving up five runs, five hits, six walks with six strikeouts. Next Game: 8/13 vs. Myrtle Beach, 6:00 p.m. RH Matt Withrow (6-6, 4.45) vs. RH Jeremy Null Recap: Rome scored a run in the 10th inning beating Hickory (TEX) 3-2 and claiming their second consecutive victory against the Crawdads...RHP Touki Toussaint struck out five in 5.0 innings of work allowing one run, three hits and a walk...3b Austin Riley powered the R- Braves offense launching two homeruns and drawing two walks in five plate appearances...riley now leads the team with 14 homeruns on the season and 60 RBI...OF Jared James went 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Next Game: 8/13 at Hickory, 7:00 p.m. LH Kolby Allard (1-3, 4.84) vs. RH Blake Bass Recap: Danville beat Bristol (PIT) 5-4 in walk-off fashion yesterday scoring a run in the 10th frame... OF Matt Gonzalez, OF Isranel Wilson and SS Marcus Mooney all collected a double, with Gonzalez scoring two runs in a 3-for-5 effort...lhp Jaret Hellinger gave up three runs (two earned), six hits and a walk through 5.0 innings...dh Christian Pache went 1-for-3 on the night with a triple and a run scored... Next Game: 8/13 at Burlington, 7:00 p.m. LH Joey Wentz (0-1, 6.75) vs. RH Jose Veras Recap: The GCL Braves scored three runs in the eigth inning and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat the GCL Yankees 5-4 yesterday...of Sean Godfrey broke the 2-2 tie belting a two-run homer in the eighth...1b Griffin Benson, DH Juan Yepez and SS Nicholas Shumpert all collected an RBI while OF Anthony Concepcion scored two runs in a 1-for-3 effort...lhp Dilmer Mejia gave up two runs in 4.0 innings, allowing five hits and a walk while fanning three... Next Game: 8/13 vs. GCL Yankees East, 10:00 a.m. TBD vs. TBD W: Aaron Blair, 4 S: Maikel Cleto/Bradley Roney, 4 K: Aaron Blair, 67 Starter ERA: Casey Kelly, 3.53 (29 ER/74.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Stephen Janas, 2.63 (11 ER/37.2 IP) AVG: Ronnier Mustelier,.293 (107-for-365) HR: Matt Tuiasosopo, 11 RBI: Ronnier Mustelier/Rio Ruiz, 41 SB: Emilio Bonifacio, 33 W: Sean Newcomb, 6 S: David Peterson, 6 K: Sean Newcomb, 126 Starter ERA: Lucas Sims, 2.01 (15 ER/67.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Evan Phillips, 2.55 (7 ER/24.2 IP) AVG: Ozzie Albies,.326 (78-for-239) HR: Jacob Schrader, 10 RBI: Dustin Peterson, 76 SB: Ozzie Albies, 13 W: Matt Withrow, 6 S: Sean McLaughlin, 5 K: Matt Withrow, 100 Starter ERA: Matt Withrow, 4.45 (48 ER/97.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Sean McLaughlin, 1.87(11 ER/53.0 IP) AVG: Keith Curcio,.273 (105-for-385) HR: Braxton Davidson, 10 RBI: Braxton Davidson, 59 SB: Keith Curcio, 20 W: Patrick Weigel, 9 S: Josh Graham/Devan Watts, 6 K: Patrick Weigel, 126 Starter ERA: Patrick Weigel, 2.66 (36 ER/122.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Josh Graham, 3.16 (13 ER/37.0 IP) AVG: Luke Dykstra,.304 (98-for-322) HR: Austin Riley, 14 RBI: Austin Riley, 60 SB: Ray-Patrick Didder, 32 W: Jhon Martinez, 3 S: Brandon S. White, 5 K: Jhon Martinez, 33 Starter ERA: Luis Gamez, 2.93 (9 ER/27.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Tyler Hyssong, 0.75 (1ER/12.0 IP) AVG: Ramon Osuna,.346 (36-for-104) HR: Ryan O Malley, 5 RBI: Brett Cumberland, 23 SB: Matt Gonzalez, 6 W: Odalvi Javier/Dilmer Mejia, 3 S: Ryan Schlosser, 4 K: Alan Rangel, 40 Starter ERA: Ian Anderson 0.00 (0 ER/18.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Ryan Schlosser, 0.69 (1 ER/13.0 IP) AVG: Derian Cruz,.293 (34-for-110) HR: Anthony Concepcion, 3 RBI: Anthony Concepcion, 26 SB: Randy Ventura, 10 Player Award RHP Max Povse CL Pitcher of the Week (4/7-17) RHP Aaron Blair IL Pitcher of the Week (4/18-4/24) RHP Williams Perez IL Pitcher of the Week (5/2-8) RHP Mike Soroka RHP Patrick Weigel C Jonathan Morales INF Luke Dykstra OF Ray-Patrick Didder RHP Evan Phillips Carolina League All-Star RHP Max Povse Carolina League All-Star RHP Chris Ellis Southern League All-Star 2016 Players of the Week/Month Awards Player Award C Willians Astudillo Southern League All-Star INF Dansby Swanson Southern League All-Star OF Dustin Peterson Southern League All-Star INF Joey Meneses CL Player of the Week (6/6-12) OF Dustin Peterson SL Player of the Week (6/13-19) OF Ronnier Mustelier International League All-Star INF Ozzie Albies SL Player of the Week (7/4-10) LHP Kolby Allard Appy League Pitcher of the Week (7/11-17) OF Dustin Peterson SL Player of the Week (7/18-24) INF Carlos Franco SL Player of the Week (8/1-7) ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages 231-344).***