Triple-A Affiliate of the Atlanta Braves M.R. Manager: Dave Lezotte (678.277.0320) M.R. Trainee: Jacob Mayer (678.277.0328) Rochester Red Wings (56-54, 3 rd in IL North, 4.5 GB) LHP Taylor Rogers (8-8, 3.65 ERA) VS. Gwinnett Braves (58-51, 2 nd in IL South, 6.0 GB) RHP Kanekoa Texeira (3-3, 3.58 ERA) Wednesday, August 5, 2015 6:35 PM Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA Game #110 of 144 Radio Broadcast: 97.7 FM / WSBRadio.com Tonight s Game: The Gwinnett Braves continue a seven-game homestand tonight with game three of a four-game series against the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A, Minnesota Twins). Standings: Winners of 10 of their last 11 games, the G-Braves are alone in second place in the IL South for the first time this year (lead Charlotte by winning percentage). GWN trails Norfolk (64-45) by 6.0 games for the South lead and Columbus (61-49) by 2.5 games for the IL Wild Card. Winning Through 109: At 58-51 (.532) through 109 games in 2015, the G-Braves have a winning record at the 109-game mark for the first time since the 2011 campaign (61-48,.560). Vs. Rochester: With a win tonight, the G-Braves would ensure a season series victory over Rochester for the fourth time in seven seasons (5-3 in 2009, 5-3 in 2010, 5-3 in 2012). Three or Less: Gwinnett has allowed three runs or less in 46 of their 58 wins this season, including three runs nine times, two runs nine times, one run 16 times and no runs 12 times. G-Braves Win Fifth Straight on Hunter s Blast: A three-run home run by Cedric Hunter snapped a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning and led the G-Braves to a 5-2 win over the Rochester Red Wings last night at Coolray Current Homestand (2-0) Field. Hunter (2-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI) homered off RHP Michael Tonkin with two outs in the seventh, scoring both Mallex Smith (2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, SB) and Christian Bethancourt (1-for-4, R). DATE 8/3 vs. ROC 8/4 vs. ROC RESULT W, 3-1 W, 5-2 Two of those three runs were charged to Red Wings LHP Aaron 8/5 vs. ROC Thompson (L, 1-1) who had exited with runners at first and 8/6 vs. ROC 8/7 vs. BUF second and one out. Gwinnett also scored twice against RHP 8/8 vs. BUF Michael Bowden, the starter for Rochester, taking a 1-0 lead on 8/9 vs. BUF an RBI double by Sean Kazmar (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) in the second and a 2-0 lead on an RBI groundout by Eric Young, Jr. (1-for-4, RBI) in the third. RHP Sugar Ray Marimon yielded the game-tying runs in the fifth, but finished with just two runs on five hits over 6.0 IP in a no-decision. Relievers David Peterson (W, 2-0), Hunter Cervenka (H, 2) and Vin Mazzaro (S, 1) combined on 3.0 scoreless, three-hit innings in relief. Stifling Starters: Including the outing by RHP Sugar Ray Marimon (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 79 pitches/49 strikes), G-Braves starting pitchers are 7-1 with a 1.82 ERA (12 ER in 59.1 IP), a.206 BAA (43-for-209, 2 HR) and six quality starts in the last 11 games (GWN is 10-1). And the Winners Are : RHP Tyrell Jenkins (2-0, 0.64 ERA, 1 ER in 14.0 IP in 2 starts), RHP Kanekoa Texeira (2-0, 2.45 ERA, 3 ER in 11.0 IP in 2 starts), LHP Greg Smith (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 ER in 10.0 IP in 2 starts), RHP Victor Mateo (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1 ER in 6.0 IP in 1 start) and RHP Williams Perez (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 ER in 5.2 IP in 1 MLB rehab start) have GWN s last seven wins. Hunter Heating Up: OF Cedric Hunter is batting.500 (4-for-8) with two homers (#8-9, leads team), three runs scored (#37-39) and four RBI (#45-48, leads team) in the first two games of this series vs. Rochester. It s the first time he s homered in back-to-back games since last season with Double-A Mississippi, 6/28/14 at Birmingham (solo) and 6/29/14 vs. Huntsville (solo). Homer Streak: Hunter is the fourth G-Brave to homer in back-to-back games in 2015, joining 2B Jose Peraza (5/21-5/22), C Ryan Lavarnway (6/5-6/6) and 1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich (7/11-7/12). None of those previous three were able to extend their homer streaks to three games. Power Surge: G-Braves batters have hit 19 homers over the last 34 games after combining to hit just 19 homers over the first 75 games of the season. OF Cedric Hunter (7 HR), C Christian Bethancourt (2 HR), OF Mycal Jones (2 HR), INF Sean Kazmar (2 HR), 1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich (2 HR), OF Todd Cunningham (1 HR), 3B Adonis Garcia (1 HR), INF Barrett Kleinknecht (1 HR) and 2B Jose Peraza (1 HR) have all homered for Gwinnett in that 34-game span. Historic Homer Pace: Still last in affiliated Triple-A with 38 HR, Gwinnett is on pace to finish 2015 with 50 HR that would be the lowest single-season total in RICH/GWN history (current low: 68 HR in 2001 and 2006) and the fewest hit by an IL team since the 1980 Tidewater Tides (43 HR). A Cunning Display: OF Todd Cunningham went 3-for-4 with a run scored (#27) and a stolen base (#9) last night. He s batting.435 (20-for-46, 4 2B, 2 3B, HR, 10 R, 10 RBI, 2 SB) over his last 15 games, including a team-best five-game RBI streak (7 RBI total, #18-24) from 7/26-7/31. 2015 RECORD BREAKDOWN Current Streak: Won 5 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Long Winning Streak: 5 Games (2x, Current) Long Losing Streak: 6 Games (2x, last: 7/3-7/9) Record Since 2009: 476-493 (.491) Home: 30-25 Leading after 6: 41-5 Road: 28-26 Leading after 7: 44-2 Day Games: 11-14 Leading after 8: 45-1 Night Games: 47-37 Tied after 6: 12-6 Extra Innings: 9-5 Tied after 7: 10-5 Doubleheaders: 4-4 Tied after 8: 6-6 Shutout W/L: 12-6 Trailing after 6: 5-40 Last At-Bat W/L: 17-10 Trailing after 7: 4-44 Walk-Off W/L: 8-6 Trailing after 8: 4-42 Score First: 41-16 With a HR: 22-10 Score Last: 33-22 Without a HR: 36-41 1-Run Games: 19-16 Allow a HR: 18-24 2-Run Games: 9-17 Allow no HR: 40-27 3-Run Games: 12-7 With an Error: 24-33 +3-Run Games: 18-11 Without an Error: 34-18 April: 8-13 Vs. LH Starter: 18-9 May: 16-13 Vs. RH Starter: 40-42 June: 15-12 Vs. Rehab Starter: 1-2 July: 15-13 Pre All-Star: 45-45 August: 4-0 Post All-Star: 13-6 September: 0-0 Series W/L/T: 16-12-6 VS. ROCHESTER (27-27 Since 2009) 09-14 2015 15 Offense vs. ROC Home: 14-10 2-0.260, 4 HR, 21 RBI Road: 9-15 2-2 15 Pitching vs. ROC Overall: 23-25 4-2 2.42 ERA,.203 BAA 2015 TEAM IL RANKINGS Hitting:.255 (9 th ) ERA: 3.08 (3 rd ) HR: 38 (14 th ) Strikeouts: 774 (8 th ) Runs: 432 (9 th ) WHIP: 1.26 (2 nd ) OPS:.649 (14 th ) Holds: 42 (5 th ) Steals: 125 (2 nd ) Saves: 33 (T-6 th ) 2015 TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) Average: Jose Peraza (.294) Hits: Jose Peraza (115) Home Runs: Cedric Hunter (9) RBI: Cedric Hunter (48) Stolen Bases: Eury Perez (28) Wins: Manny Banuelos (6) ERA: No ERA Qualifiers Strikeouts: Manny Banuelos (69) Quality Starts: Manny Banuelos (6) Saves: Ryan Kelly (8) Bullpen Trends: In 19 games since the Triple-A All-Star break, Gwinnett relievers are 5-1 with a 2.38 ERA (18 ER in 68.0 IP), 13 holds and nine saves (9-for-10). RHP Jake Brigham (2-0, 5.40 ERA in 3G), RHP David Peterson (2-0, 3.52 ERA in 6G) and RHP Ryan Weber (1-0, 1.38 ERA in 5G) all have wins, while six different relievers have saves: RHP Peter Moylan (#1-3), RHP Ryan Kelly (#7-8), RHP Carlos Fisher (#4), LHP Matt Marksberry (#1), RHP Vin Mazzaro (#1) and Peterson (#1). July Players of the Month Announced: The Atlanta Braves Minor League Players of the Month were announced on Monday. OF Cedric Hunter was named Gwinnett s July Position Player of the Month, while RHP Kanekoa Texeira was named Gwinnett s July Pitcher of the Month both are first-time GWN award winners. Hunter: Batted.276 (24-for-87) with team highs in homers (4) and RBI (20) in 26 games in July. He also recorded a double, triple, 16 runs scored and four steals. Texeira: Won a team-high three games in July, going 3-1 with a 2.80 ERA (11 ER in 35.1 IP), a.224 BAA (28-for-125, 1 HR) and four quality starts in six total starts. Live video stream at MiLB.TV All Times Eastern, Dates/Times Subject to Change UPCOMING PROBABLES Live audio stream at WSBRadio.com and TuneIn Radio App Date Time Opponent Gwinnett Starter Opponent Starter Broadcast Thu, August 6 6:35 PM vs. Rochester RHP Tyrell Jenkins (3-1, 2.03) LHP Jason Wheeler (1-6, 5.90) 97.7 FM Fri, August 7 7:05 PM vs. Buffalo LHP Greg Smith (4-4, 2.34) RHP Phillippe Aumont (3-4, 2.54) 97.7 FM Sat, August 8 7:05 PM vs. Buffalo RHP Victor Mateo (1-0, 1.50) LHP Jeff Francis (5-0, 1.41) 97.7 FM Sun, August 9 2:05 PM vs. Buffalo RHP Sugar Ray Marimon (3-3, 3.92) RHP Scott Copeland (8-3, 2.11) 97.7 FM
NOTES (CON T) Wednesday, August 5, 2015 vs. Rochester Page 2 Need for Speed: Entering play, Gwinnett ranks second in the 14-team IL in both stolen bases (125-for-164, 76.2%) and triples (28), trailing Indianapolis (130 SB, 31 3B) in each category. OF Mallex Smith swiped his 16 th base with the G-Braves and 39 th overall this season (leads Braves organization) last night. Smith (16-for-19, 84.2%) and OF Eric Young, Jr. (15-for-17, 88.2%) are the only active G-Braves with double-digit steals totals. INF Sean Kazmar is the club s active triples leader (4, T-10 th in IL). Best for Last: The G-Braves are 17-10 (.630) in games decided in the last at-bat this season, including 8-6 (.571) in games decided by walk-off. 2015 Last-At-Bat Wins (17) DATE SCORE GAME-WINNING PLAY 4/10 vs. DUR 5-4 (11 in.) Ciriaco walk-off RBI single to right. 4/12 vs. DUR 6-3 (8 in.) Garcia go-ahead RBI single to left. 4/13 vs. NOR 5-4 (10 in.) Ciriaco walk-off 2-run infield single. 4/27 vs. SWB 6-5 (9 in.) Hunter walk-off 2-run HR to right. 5/13 vs. SYR 2-1 (10 in.) Garcia walk-off single to left. 5/27 vs. LHV 4-1 (6 in.) Nieves go-ahead 3-run double to right. 5/30 vs. COL 1-0 (8 in.) Castro RBI single to right. 6/3-G2 @ NOR 2-1 (8 in.) M. Jones RBI single to left. 6/5 vs. DUR 4-3 (11 in.) Lavarnway walk-off solo HR to left. 6/10 vs. NOR 5-4 (11 in.) Nieves walk-off single to center. 6/15 @ LOU 4-3 (13 in.) E. Perez 2-run single to center. 6/21 vs. PAW 6-5 (9 in.) Young Jr. walk-off 2-run single to right. 6/26 @ PAW 1-0 (9 in.) Peraza RBI double to right. 6/30 @ BUF 4-1 (13 in.) Castro RBI double to right. 7/2 @ CHA 7-4 (9 in.) Lindstrom wild pitch scored Kazmar. 7/12 @ DUR 3-1 (11 in.) Terdoslavich 2-run HR to left. 7/24 vs. CHA 6-3 (8 in.) Kazmar RBI single to left. Snitker Returns: Brian Snitker manages the G-Braves in 2015, his second season with the club and 39 th season with the Braves organization. Following a seven-year run as Atlanta s MLB third base coach (2007-13), Snitker was named the third manager in GWN history on 10/14/13. He led the G-Braves to a 65-77 record and a second-place finish in the IL South in 2014. Snitker holds a career managerial record of 1,263-1,273 (.498) in 2,536 games over 19 seasons. G-Braves in the Show: A total of 14 non-rehab members of the 2015 Gwinnett Braves roster are currently active with the Atlanta Braves: David Aardsma (RHP), purchased on 6/9, is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA (12 ER in 22.0 IP) and three holds over 23 relief appearances with Atlanta. Jake Brigham (RHP), last recalled on 7/30, is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (6 ER in 12.0 IP) in eight relief appearances with Atlanta, his Major League debut. Daniel Castro (SS), last recalled on 7/25, is batting.316 (6-for-19, 2B, 2 R) in eight games with Atlanta, his Major League debut. Pedro Ciriaco (INF), purchased on 5/2, is batting.258 (24-for-93, 7 2B, 3B, 8 R, 11 RBI, 2 SB) in 49 games with Atlanta. Mike Foltynewicz (RHP), last recalled on 7/29, is 3-3 with a 5.40 ERA (40 ER in 66.2 IP) in 14 games, 11 starts with Atlanta. Adonis Garcia (3B), last recalled on 7/25, is batting.238 (10-for-42, 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 4 RBI) in 12 games with Atlanta, his Major League debut. Ryan Kelly (RHP), last recalled on 8/4, is 0-0 with a 9.82 ERA (4 ER in 3.2 IP) in four relief appearances with Atlanta, his Major League debut. Ryan Lavarnway (C), purchased on 6/15, is batting.273 (9-for-33, 2 2B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI) in 11 games with Atlanta, his second MLB team in 15 (BAL). Matt Marksberry (LHP), purchased on 7/30, is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 3.2 IP) in three relief appearances with Atlanta, his Major League debut. Eury Perez (OF), recalled on 6/18, is batting.279 (29-for-104, 4 2B, 8 R, 4 RBI, 2 SB) in 38 games with Atlanta. Williams Perez (RHP), activated on 7/31, is 4-1 with a 4.14 ERA (25 ER in 54.1 IP) in 12 games, nine starts with Atlanta, his Major League debut. Joey Terdoslavich (1B/OF), last recalled on 8/4, is batting.143 (5-for-35, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI) in 20 games with Atlanta. Arodys Vizcaino (RHP), recalled on 7/6, is 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA (1 ER in 11.2 IP) and three holds in 13 relief appearances with Atlanta. Matt Wisler (RHP), purchased on 6/19, is 5-2 with a 4.44 ERA (23 ER in 46.2 IP) over eight starts with Atlanta, his Major League debut. 28 non-rehab G-Braves have been on Atlanta s active roster in 2015: RHPs Aardsma (6/9-current), Brigham (6/27-7/16, 7/30-current), David Carpenter (7/6-7/16, 7/28), John Cornely (4/24-4/29), Brandon Cunniff (4/6-4/23, 5/5-6/25), Foltynewicz (5/1-6/16, 7/7-7/11, 7/29-current), Juan Jaime (4/7-4/12), Kelly (6/28-7/1, 7/17-7/19, 7/30, 8/4-current), Michael Kohn (4/24-5/5), Sugar Ray Marimon (4/13-4/23, 6/15-6/18, 6/26-6/27), Cody Martin (4/7-5/19, 6/1-6/8), W. Perez (5/6-6/26, 7/31-current), Vizcaino (7/6-current) and Wisler (6/19-current), LHPs Manny Banuelos (7/2-7/27), Dana Eveland (6/11-7/5), Marksberry (7/30-current), Ian Thomas (4/21-5/1, 5/22-5/26) and Donnie Veal (4/30-5/4, 5/27-5/31), Cs Christian Bethancourt (4/6-6/14) and Lavarnway (6/15-current), INFs Castro (6/17, 7/25-current), Ciriaco (5/2- current) and Garcia (5/18-5/21, 7/25-current) and OFs Todd Cunningham (5/14-6/14), E. Perez (6/18-current), Terdoslavich (6/5-6/9, 6/23-7/6, 7/17-7/24, 8/4-current) and Eric Young, Jr. (4/6-6/3). VS. THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Home Road Total Vs. Charlotte 3-5 2-3 5-8 Vs. Durham 6-4 6-3 12-7 Vs. Norfolk 4-4 3-3 7-7 Vs. IL South 13-12 10-9 24-22 Vs. Buffalo 0-0 3-0 3-0 Vs. Lehigh Valley 3-1 2-1 5-2 Vs. Pawtucket 1-2 1-2 2-4 Vs. Rochester 2-0 2-2 4-2 Vs. Scranton/WB 2-1 2-1 4-2 Vs. Syracuse 1-3 1-3 2-6 Vs. IL North 9-7 11-9 20-16 Vs. Columbus 2-0 2-2 4-2 Vs. Indianapolis 3-1 1-3 4-4 Vs. Louisville 0-3 2-1 2-4 Vs. Toledo 3-1 1-2 4-3 Vs. IL West 8-5 6-8 14-13 TEAM DEFENSE (8 th in IL) % G PO A E TC DP PB.979 109 2916 1104 87 4107 107 7 CATCHERS CS SB ATT PCT PB W-L Bethancourt 11 13 24 45.8% 1 19-14 Kennelly 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4-4 Lavarnway 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4-1 Nieves 2 13 15 13.3% 0 4-10 Schlehuber 10 26 36 27.8% 2 16-14 Yepez 5 15 20 25.0 3 11-8 TOTAL: 34 76 110 30.9% 7 58-51 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (32 Total): Cunningham (8), E. Perez (7), M. Smith (4), Benson (3), M. Jones (3), Young (3), Hunter (2), Garcia (1), Peraza (1) PITCHER PICKOFFS (15 Total): Banuelos (4), W. Perez (3), G. Smith (3), Marimon (2), Foltynewicz (1), Thomas (1), White (1) CATCHER PICKOFFS (1 Total): Schlehuber (1) RECENT TRANSACTIONS 8/3: RHP Ryan Kelly and 1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich recalled by ATL from GWN. 8/1: RHP David Carpenter outrighted to GWN by ATL. LHP Mitch Lambson placed on the GWN disabled list, retroactive to 7/31. 7/31: RHP Williams Perez completes rehab with GWN, activated off ATL disabled list. RHP Ryan Kelly optioned to GWN by ATL. LHP Hunter Cervenka, LHP Mitch Lambson and INF Luis Mateo promoted to GWN from MIS. 7/30: INF Hector Olivera, acquired via trade by ATL from the LA Dodgers, assigned to GWN disabled list. 2B Jose Peraza traded to the LA Dodgers by ATL. RHP Jake Brigham and RHP Ryan Kelly recalled by ATL from GWN. LHP Matt Marksberry purchased by ATL from GWN. RHP Victor Mateo promoted to GWN from MIS. 7/29: RHP Mike Foltynewicz recalled by ATL from GWN. RHP Ryan Kelly activated off GWN disabled list. 7/28: RHP David Carpenter purchased by ATL from GWN. 2015 AWARDS PLAYER / COACH AWARD STATS INF/OF Adonis Garcia GWN April Player of Month.328, 5 2B, HR, 10 RBI RHP Williams Perez GWN April Pitcher of Month 2-0, 1.57 ERA, 2 QS RHP Matt Wisler IL Pitcher of the Week (5/11) 2-0, 1.35 ERA, 1 QS RHP Matt Wisler IL Pitcher of the Week (6/1) 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 QS 2B/CF Jose Peraza GWN May Player of Month.319, 6 XBH, 15 RBI LHP Manny Banuelos GWN May Pitcher of Month 3-0, 1.11 ERA, 3 QS RHP Matt Wisler GWN May Pitcher of Month 3-0, 1.78 ERA, 2 QS LHP Manny Banuelos IL Midseason All-Star 6-2, 2.29 ERA, 6 QS RHP Carlos Fisher IL Midseason All-Star 1-3, 1.35 ERA, 3 SV OF Eric Young, Jr. GWN June Player of Month.279, 6 XBH, 10 RBI RHP David Carpenter GWN June Pitcher of Month 1-0, 0.64 ERA, 1 SV OF Cedric Hunter GWN July Player of Month.276, 4 HR, 20 RBI RHP Kanekoa Texeira GWN July Pitcher of Month 3-1, 2.80 ERA, 4 QS
STARTING PITCHER Wednesday, August 5, 2015 vs. Rochester Page 3 Kanekoa Texeira RHP #54 HT/WT: 6-2 / 190 BORN: 2/6/86 in Kula, HI RESIDES: Maui, HI OBTAINED: Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a minor league free agent on 6/23/14. Year Team W/L ERA G/GS CG/SH IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP GO/AO GIDP BAA AB 2014 Gwinnett 3-5 4.86 13/10 0/0 70.1 77 39 38 7 1 36 33 0 81/80 5.288 267 2015 Gwinnett 3-3 3.44 19/8 0/0 65.1 58 28 25 2 1 30 48 0 76/60 10.244 238 MiLB Career: 27-27 3.37 263/31 0/0 494.1 470 219 185 27 11 204 391 26 661/386 54.252 1867 MLB Career: 1-1 4.66 49/0 0/0 67.2 86 38 35 3 3 28 33 4 101/64 9.317 271 Tonight s Start: 29-year-old right-hander Kanekoa Texeira makes his ninth start and 20 th appearance of the year tonight in game three of this four-game series vs. Rochester. It s his 32 nd career minor league start (264 th appearance). Winning Streak: Texeira is 3-0 with a 3.06 ERA (6 ER in 17.2 IP) in his last three outings, the first time he has won three straight starts in his career. Vs. Rochester: Texeira faces the Rochester Red Wings for the fourth time in his career tonight. In three previous meetings (1 start), he s 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA (3 ER in 8.1 IP) and one quality start. 2015 vs. ROC: He earned his first win of the season on 7/20 in a 6-3 victory at Rochester and tied a season high with 6.2 IP (2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 99 pitches/55 strikes) in his only other meeting with the Red Wings this year. Career vs. MIN: He is 0-0 with a 16.20 ERA (6 ER in 3.1 IP) in three career relief outings vs. the Minnesota Twins (2010-11 with Kansas City Royals). Last Start/Win: His team-best four-game quality start streak ended on 7/31 at Durham, but Texeira still picked up his third win of the season (5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, career-high 6 BB, 3 SO, 103 pitches/55 strikes). He exited with a 7-3 lead, and the G-Braves went on to beat the Bulls 8-4. About 2015: Texeira has worked as both a reliever (11 games) and a starter (8 games) in his second season with Gwinnett. On the DL: He has been on Gwinnett s disabled list twice this year, from 4/17-5/14 (lower back strain) and from 6/22-6/28 (left quad strain). July Pitcher of the Month: He was named Gwinnett s July Pitcher of the Month by the Atlanta Braves after going 3-1 with a 2.80 ERA (11 ER in 35.1 IP) and four quality starts in six starts last month. About 2014: Texeira was signed by the Atlanta Braves as a minor league free agent out of the independent Atlantic League on 6/23/14. Indy Ball: He opened 2014 with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League and made nine starts, going 3-2 with a 3.31 ERA (19 ER in 51.2 IP). Longest Outing: He turned in the longest relief outing by a G-Brave in 2014 on 7/6 vs. Syracuse, firing 6.1 IP (3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO) in a 6-1 loss. MLB Career Highlights: Texeira has made 49 relief appearances in the Majors with the Seattle Mariners (2010) and Kansas City Royals (2010-11). On 11/13/08, traded by the White Sox with OF Nick Swisher to the Yankees for INF Wilson Betemit, RHP Jeff Marquez and RHP Jhonny Nunez. Taken by Seattle from the New York Yankees in the 2009 Rule 5 Draft. Made Major League debut with the Mariners in 2010, going 0-1 with a 5.30 ERA (11 ER in 18.2 IP) and a.293 BAA (22-for-75) in 16 relief outings. Selected off waivers by Kansas City on 6/3/10, went 1-0 with a 4.64 ERA (22 ER in 42.2 IP) over 27 relief outings with the Royals to end the season. Pitched in six games for Kansas City in 2011, going 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA. MiLB Career Highlights: Entering 2015, Texeira was 24-24 with a 3.36 ERA (160 ER in 429.0 IP) in 244 career MiLB games (23 starts). Originally selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 22 nd round of the 2006 June draft out of Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA). Went 46-for-62 in save chances, including a 16-save season with Class-A Kannapolis in 2007 and a 20-save season with Adv.-A Winston-Salem in 2008. Named to both the Midseason and Postseason Carolina League All-Star Teams in 2008 after going 3-1 with a 0.93 ERA (4 ER in 38.2 IP) and 20-for-23 in save chances in 36 games with the Winston-Salem Dash. Won a career-high nine games with Double-A Trenton of the New York Yankees system in 2009. Went 9-6 with a 2.84 ERA (32 ER in 101.1 IP) in 41 games, including six starts was 2-for-7 in save chances. Pitched for Triple-A Louisville of the Cincinnati Reds system in 2012 (0-3, 2.72 ERA, 1 SV in 34G) and 2013 (0-0, 2.42 ERA, 0 SV in 16G). TEXEIRA S 2015 GAME LOG Gwinnett (AAA - Relief Appearances in Italics) DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF SCORE 4/11/15 DUR L, 1 5.79 4.2 3 3 3 0 4 2 20 L, 1-4 4/15/15 CHA 7.94 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 7 L, 3-5 4/16/15 CHA L, 2 12.00 0.1 2 3 3 0 2 0 5 L, 6-7 5/16/15 LOU 8.10 4.0 5 1 1 0 3 3 18 L, 1-3 5/20/15 @TOL 7.36 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 L, 4-5 5/22/15 @COL 6.75 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 3 10 L, 4-8 5/28/15 LHV 6.23 4.0 5 2 2 0 1 7 18 L, 4-6 6/3/15 @NOR 5.89 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 W, 2-1 6/6/15 DUR 5.31 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 W, 8-0 6/11/15 @IND 5.06 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 L, 2-4 6/15/15 @LOU 5.25 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 12 W, 4-3 6/21/15 PAW 4.50 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 4 13 W, 6-5 6/29/15 @BUF S, 1 4.20 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 W, 2-1 7/2/15 @CHA 4.11 5.0 7 3 2 0 1 4 22 W, 7-4 7/7/15 NOR L, 3 3.89 6.2 8 2 2 0 0 5 27 L, 1-4 7/12/15 @DUR 3.59 6.0 3 1 1 0 2 3 22 W, 3-1 7/20/15 @ROC W, 1 3.64 6.2 2 3 3 1 3 2 25 W, 6-3 7/25/15 CHA W, 2 3.43 6.0 4 2 1 0 2 6 22 W, 5-2 7/31/15 @DUR W, 3 3.44 5.0 4 3 2 0 6 3 23 W, 8-4 2015 SEASON SPLITS Vs. Right:.263 (35-133), 2 HR, 17 RBI, 20 BB, 28 SO Vs. Left:.219 (23-105), 0 HR, 7 RBI, 10 BB, 20 SO Home: 1-3, 3.86 ERA (14 ER / 32.2 IP),.269 BAA Road: 2-0, 3.03 ERA (11 ER / 32.2 IP),.218 BAA Day: 0-0, 0.82 ERA (1 ER / 11.0 IP),.162 BAA Night: 3-3, 3.98 ERA (24 ER / 54.1 IP),.259 BAA Holding Runners: 2 CS, 7 SB, 9 ATT (.222), 0 Pickoffs With the Bat:.000 (0-3), 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SAC AFFILIATED CAREER HIGHS & LOWS Innings: 7.0 (8/9/14, w/gwn vs. Norfolk) Most Walks: 6 (7/31/15 w/gwn at Durham) Most Strikeouts: 7 (3x, last: 5/28/15, w/gwn vs. Lehigh Valley) Low-Hit Complete Game: None Low-ER Complete Game: None 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^ Jenkins 3-1, 2.03 8/1 @ DUR (W): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HB, 4 BB, 8 SO (103p/60s) 3-2 4 3.20 RPG (16 Total) Marimon 3-3, 3.99 8/4 vs. ROC (ND): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO (79p/49s) 9-3 5 3.00 RPG (36 Total) V. Mateo 1-0, 1.50 8/3 vs. ROC (W): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (94p/57s) 1-0 1 3.00 RPG (3 Total) G. Smith 3-3, 2.10 8/2 @ DUR (W): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 SO (83p/49s) 6-5 5 2.00 RPG (22 Total) Texeira 3-1, 2.91 7/31 @ DUR (W): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 SO (103p/55s) 5-3 4 2.88 RPG (23 Total) OTHER STARTERS (10 TOTAL): 34-38 22 2.24 RPG (161 Total)
BRAVES BULLPEN Wednesday, August 5, 2015 vs. Rochester 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 30-35 3.37 41 6.72 3.18 588.0 552 256 220 32 208 439 W/L ERA SV/Opp Holds IR/Scored IP H R ER HR BB SO 28-16 2.65 33/47 42 100/26 384.0 311 127 113 21 150 335 W/L ERA BAA SO/9.0 IP BB/9.0 IP IP H R ER HR BB SO 58-51 3.08.241 7.17 3.31 972.0 863 383 333 53 358 774 David Carpenter RHP #56 (full bio on Page 14 of Media Guide) 2-0, 0.68 ERA,.172 BAA, 2 SV Season Highs^: IP (3.0), SO (4), BB (3), H (4), ER (3) Last HR Allowed: 7/12/15, ATL @ Colorado (Drew Stubbs, 2-run) Last Win: 6/30/15, GWN @ BUF MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 16-12, 2.70 ERA (93 ER in 310.0 IP), 51 saves in 248 games (1 start). Last Loss: 7/3/14, ARK vs. FRI MLB Career (as of 8/1/15): 1-2, 5.40 ERA (28 ER in 46.2 IP), 0 saves in 34 games (0 starts) with LAA, ATL. Last Save: 6/26/15, GWN @ PAW As of 8/5, ranks 6 th among IL relief leaders in holds (9). Sv/Opp*: 2/3 Has 2 saves with Gwinnett, 5/30 vs. Columbus (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 SO) and 6/26 at Pawtucket (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 SO). Holds*: 9 Has been purchased by Atlanta twice this season (7/6 and 7/28), DFA d and outrighted to Gwinnett twice (7/21 and 8/1). IR/Scored*: 13/1 Over 2 stints with Atlanta this season, is 0-0 with a 7.36 ERA 93 ER in 3.2 IP) in 4 relief appearances. 15 vs. ROC: Has Not Faced Posted a season-best 11.2-inning scoreless streak over parts of 10 outings with Gwinnett from 4/16-5/18. Signed by the Braves as a MiLB free agent on 1/17/15 after 6 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels organization. ^Includes Atlanta *With Gwinnett Originally selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 9 th round of the 2009 June draft (Paris Junior College, TX). 8/2 @ DUR H, 9 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 6 5-0 No runs allowed in last 11.1 IP with GWN. Hunter Cervenka LHP #46 (full bio in Supplemental Bios) 0-0, 0.00 ERA,.133 BAA, 0 SV Season Highs^: IP (2.2), SO (4), BB (4), H (4), ER (6) Last HR Allowed: 5/27/15, IOW vs. Reno (Jarrod Saltalamacchia, solo) Last Win: 4/17/15, TNS vs. PNS MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 20-25, 4.77 ERA (194 ER in 366.1 IP), 11 saves in 193 games (23 starts). Last Loss: 4/22/15, IOW vs. NO Has pitched for both Gwinnett (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 5 games) and Mississippi (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2 games) in 2015. Last Save: 4/9/15, TNS @MIS Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a MiLB free agent out of the independent Atlantic League on 7/7. Sv/Opp*: 0/0 Released by the Chicago Cubs on 5/29, signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters on 6/14 (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 8G). Holds*: 2 Split 15 appearances in 2015 between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, going 1-1 with an 8.83 ERA, 1 save. IR/Scored*: 3/0 Was a non-roster invitee to Cubs Spring Training in 2015, went 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA in 3 relief outings. 15 vs. ROC: 0-0, 0.00, 1G In 2014 with Tennessee, went 4-4 with a 3.79 ERA and 1 save in 48 games was a Southern League Midseason All-Star. Pitched at Advanced-A Daytona and Tennessee in 2013, going 6-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 6 saves in 41 games. ^Includes All Levels *With Gwinnett Originally selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 27 th round of the 2008 June draft (Ross S. Sterling HS, Baytown, TX). 8/4 vs. ROC H, 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 5 5-2 Stranded 1 inherited runner for Peterson. Carlos Fisher RHP #37 (full bio on Page 21 of Media Guide) 1-4, 1.73 ERA,.181 BAA, 4 SV Season Highs: IP (3.0), SO (3), BB (3), H (3), ER (2) Last HR Allowed: 6/13/15, GWN @ Indianapolis (Jaff Decker, solo) Last Win: 6/21/15, GWN vs. PAW MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 43-35, 3.30 ERA (264 ER in 720.1 IP), 27 saves in 346 games (63 starts). Last Loss: 7/17/15, GWN @ SYR MLB Career (entering 2015): 2-5, 4.74 ERA (52 ER in 98.2 IP), 0 saves in 74 games (0 starts) with CIN (2009-11). Last Save: 7/25/15, GWN vs. CHA In his 4 saves this season, has a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 6.1 IP), a.050 BAA (1-for-20), no walks and 5 strikeouts. Sv/Opp: 4/5 Selected to Triple-A All-Star Game for first time in his career pitched 1.0 scoreless IP (1 H, 1 SO) in game on 7/15. Holds: 3 Earned his first win of the season on 6/21 vs. Pawtucket (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO), a last-at-bat 6-5 victory. IR/Scored: 5/2 After starting the year on the disabled list, posted a 9.1-inning scoreless streak over 9 outings from 4/16-5/16. 15 vs. ROC: 0-0, 0.00, 1G Made 23 appearances with Gwinnett in 2014, going 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA (11 ER in 33.0 IP) and 2 saves. Signed by the Braves as a MiLB free agent on 6/21/14 out of the independent Atlantic League (Somerset Patriots). Originally selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11 th round of the 2005 June draft (Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID). 8/2 @ DUR 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5-0 No runs allowed in last 5 games, 5.0 IP. Vin Mazzaro RHP #60 (full bio in Supplemental Bios) 0-0, 1.17 ERA,.250 BAA, 1 SV Season Highs^: IP (4.0), SO (6), BB (3), H (5), ER (3) Last HR Allowed: 8/14/14, IND @ Toledo (Mike Hessman, 2-run) Last Win: 5/6/15, NO @ OKC MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 56-38, 3.83 ERA (346 ER in 813.1 IP), 11 saves in 195 games (126 starts). Last Loss: 4/13/15, NO vs. IOW MLB Career (as of 6/25/15): 23-23, 4.66 ERA (198 ER in 382.0 IP), 1 save in 138 games (45 starts) with 4 teams. Last Save: 8/4/15, GWN vs. ROC Released by Miami Marlins on 6/28 signed with Atlanta as MiLB free agent on 7/10, assigned to Gwinnett. Sv/Opp*: 1/1 In 10 MLB relief appearances with the Marlins this year, went 0-0 with a 3.75 ERA (5 ER in 12.0 IP) and no saves. Holds*: 1 Also logged 11 games (1 start) at Triple-A New Orleans in 2015, going 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA (7 ER in 20.0 IP) and 1 save. IR/Scored*: 2/0 Has pitched in the Majors for Oakland (10-17, 4.72 ERA in 41G from 2009-10), Kansas City (5-4, 6.72 ERA in 25G from 15 vs. ROC: 0-0, 0.00, 1 SV, 2G 2011-12), Pittsburgh (8-2, 2.89 ERA in 62G from 2013-14) and Miami (0-0, 3.75 ERA in 10G in 2015). Pitched in the 2013 NLDS for Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 1.2 IP) in 3 relief outings. ^Includes All Levels *With Gwinnett Originally selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 3 rd round of the 2005 June draft (Rutherford High School, NJ). 8/4 vs. ROC S, 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5-2 Stranded 2 inherited runners for Cervenka. Peter Moylan RHP #58 (full bio in Supplemental Bios) 2-0, 3.38 ERA,.235 BAA, 3 SV Season Highs: IP (2.0), SO (2), BB (2), H (4), ER (4) Last HR Allowed: 4/5/13, ABQ vs. Iowa (Brad Nelson, 2-run) Last Win: 6/26/15, GWN @ PAW MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 13-13, 4.38 ERA (110 ER in 226.0 IP), 10 saves in 150 games (11 starts). Last Loss: 5/11/13, ABQ @ LAS MLB Career (entering 2015): 21-9, 2.80 ERA (86 ER in 276.0 IP), 4 saves in 309 games (0 starts) with ATL, LAD. Last Save: 8/3/15, GWN vs. ROC In his 3 saves this season, has a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 3.0 IP), a.111 BAA (1-for-9), no walks and 2 strikeouts. Sv/Opp: 3/5 Has earned wins on 6/5 vs. Durham (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO) and 6/26 at Pawtucket (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO). Holds: 3 Has been on the disabled list twice in 2015, from 4/9-6/1 with Class-A Rome and from 6/29-7/5 with Gwinnett. IR/Scored: 9/2 Released by the Houston Astros on 3/26/14 signed with Atlanta as a MiLB free agent on 3/5/15. 15 vs. ROC: 0-0, 0.00, 1 SV, 2G Recovering from second career Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, performed in March 2014 (missed entire season). Last pitched in 2013 with LA Dodgers, going 1-0 with a 6.46 ERA (11 ER in 15.1 IP) in 14 relief appearances. Pitched for Atlanta from 2006-12, going 20-9 with a 2.59 ERA (75 ER in 260.2 IP) and 4 saves in 295 games. 8/3 vs. ROC S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3-1 No runs allowed in last 6 games, 6.0 IP.
BRAVES BULLPEN (CON T) Wednesday, August 5, 2015 vs. Rochester Page 5 David Peterson RHP #39 (full bio in Supplemental Bios) 2-0, 3.52 ERA,.310 BAA, 1 SV Season Highs^: IP (2.1), SO (4), BB (2), H (5), ER (3) Last HR Allowed: 7/31/15, GWN @ Durham (Nick Franklin, solo) Last Win: 8/4/15, GWN vs. ROC MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 10-4, 3.03 ERA (39 ER in 116.0 IP), 20 saves in 73 games (4 starts). Last Loss: 8/1/14, LYN @ WS Has 2 career Triple-A wins with GWN, on 7/28 vs. Durham (2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER) and 8/4 vs. Rochester (1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER). Last Save: 7/18/15, GWN @ SYR Promoted to Gwinnett on 7/17, earned a save in his Triple-A debut on 7/18 at Syracuse (0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 SO). Sv/Opp*: 1/1 In 7 relief appearances with Mississippi this year, went 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER in 7.1 IP) and 3 saves (3-for-5). Holds*: 1 Opened 2015 with Advanced-A Carolina, going 1-0 with a 2.82 ERA (7 ER in 22.1 IP) and 6 saves (6-for-6) in 15 games. IR/Scored*: 3/0 Returned from May 2013 Tommy John surgery in 2014, combining to make 20 relief appearances between the GCL 15 vs. ROC: 1-0, 0.00, 2G Braves (0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1G) and Advanced-A Lynchburg (1-1, 4.50 ERA, 2 SV in 19G). In an injury-shortened 2013 campaign, went 0-2 with a 2.89 ERA (6 ER in 18.2 IP) in 5 games, 4 starts for Lynchburg. Debuted with Class-A Rome in 2012, going 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER in 28.0 IP) and 8 saves (8-for-10) in 20 games. ^Includes All Levels *With Gwinnett Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 8 th round of the 2012 June draft (College of Charleston, SC). 8/4 vs. ROC W, 2 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 6 5-2 Threw 18 pitches, 14 for strikes. Ryan Weber RHP #33 (full bio in Supplemental Bios) 4-1, 1.38 ERA,.220 BAA, 3 SV Season Highs^: IP (5.0), SO (6), BB (2), H (7), ER (3) Last HR Allowed: 7/24/15, GWN vs. Charlotte (Matt Tuiasosopo, 2-run) Last Win: 7/24/15, GWN vs. CHA MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15): 29-31, 3.91 ERA (238 ER in 548.1 IP), 10 saves in 168 games (68 starts). Last Loss: 6/27/15, GWN @ PAW In 16 relief appearances with Gwinnett, is 3-1 with a 1.77 ERA (7 ER in 35.2 IP) and 3 saves (3-for-4). Last Save: 7/3/15, GWN @ CHA In 2 spot starts, 5/17 vs. LOU and 7/10 at DUR, is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 10.0 IP) and a.125 BAA (4-for-32). Sv/Opp*: 3/4 Posted a 16.1-IP scoreless streak to begin his Triple-A career, spanning 7 outings (1 start) from 5/17-6/15. Holds*: 4 Recorded first Triple-A save on 6/15 at Louisville (1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO), closing out 4-3 win in 13 innings. IR/Scored*: 7/1 Promoted to Gwinnett for the second time this season on 5/27 was also with the club on 5/17 (spot start). 15 vs. ROC: 0-0, 0.00, 2G With Double-A Mississippi this year, went 0-2 with a 2.73 ERA (8 ER in 26.1 IP) and 1 save (1-for-1) in 11 games, 3 starts. In his 3 starts with M-Braves in 2015, went 0-1 with a 1.64 ERA (2 ER in 11.0 IP) and a.233 BAA (10-for-43, 0 HR). Spent all of 2014 with Mississippi, going 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA (51 ER in 101.1 IP) in 32 games, 13 starts. ^Includes Mississippi *With Gwinnett Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 22 nd round of the 2009 June draft (St. Petersburg College, FL). 8/3 vs. ROC H, 4 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 8 3-1 No runs allowed in last 2 games, 5.1 IP.
BRAVES BATTERS Wednesday, August 5, 2015 vs. Rochester Page 6 Christian Bethancourt C #38 (full bio in Supplemental Bios).297, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 5 SB Season Highs^: Hits (3), RBI (2), HR (1), SB (2) Last HR: 8/3/15, GWN vs. Rochester, 2-run (off RHP Jose Berrios) 8/4 vs. ROC: 1-4, R MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.272 (591-for-2175), 109 2B, 11 3B, 37 HR, 266 RBI, 60 SB in 575 games. Streak*: 2G (3-7, 8/3-Current) MLB Career (as of 6/15/15):.228 (49-for-215), 9 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 2 SB in 61 games with ATL (2013-15). Long Streak*: 7G (10-29, 6/22-6/30) Belted game-winning 2-run HR (#3) in 3-1 win on 8/3 vs. Rochester, finished 2-for-3 with a double, run, 2 RBI. Went 3-for-4 with 3 doubles, RBI on 7/27 vs. DUR first G-Brave with 3 doubles since Ernesto Mejia (6/1/13 @ LHV). ROC Series: 3-7 (.429), 2B, HR, 2 R, Posted a season-best 7-game hitting streak from 6/22-6/30, batting.345 (10-for-29, 2 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 SB). 2 RBI Optioned to Gwinnett by Atlanta on 6/15 after batting.208 (21-for-101, 6 2B, HR, 12 R, 9 RBI, SB) in 29 MLB games. Homestand: 2-3 (.667), 2B, HR, 2 R, Posted a 37.5% caught stealing rate (6-for-16) and a.987 fielding percentage (3 errors/229 TC) in 27G with Atlanta. 2 RBI Belted first MLB home run on 6/6 vs. PIT, a walk-off solo shot off RHP Vance Worley for a 5-4 win (3-for-4, 2 RBI). 15 vs. ROC: 3-19 (.158), 2B, HR, 2 R, Has had MLB stints with Braves in 2013 (.000 in 1G), 2014 (.248, 9 RBI, 31G) and 2015 (.208, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 29G). 2 RBI Made Triple-A debut with Gwinnett in 2014, batting.283 (97-for-343, 17 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 48 RBI, 7 SB) in 91 games. Selected to MLB All-Star Futures Game in 3 straight seasons, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (did not play, was with ATL). ^Includes Atlanta *With Gwinnett Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 3/12/08 out of Panama City, Panama. Todd Cunningham OF #20 (full bio on Page 20 of Media Guide).275, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 9 SB Season Highs^: Hits (4), RBI (3), HR (1), SB (2) Last HR: 7/21/15, GWN @ Rochester, 2-run (off RHP Alex Meyer) 8/4 vs. ROC: 3-4, R, SB MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.278 (603-for-2168), 94 2B, 24 3B, 19 HR, 215 RBI, 94 SB in 582 games. Streak*: 1G (3-4, 8/4-Current) MLB Career (as of 6/15/15):.241 (19-for-79), 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB in 34 games with Atlanta (2013, 2015). Long Streak*: 9G (15-34, 4/18-4/29) Recorded an RBI in 5-straight games from 7/26-7/31 (7 RBI, #18-24), the longest RBI streak on the club in 2015. Matched career high with 4 hits (5 th time) on 7/28 vs. Durham, going 4-for-4 with 2 RBI (#21-22). ROC Series: 3-5 (.600), R, SB Belted game-winning 2-run HR (#1) on 7/21 at Rochester (3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI), his first HR since 8/24/14 at Durham. Homestand: 3-5 (.600), R, SB Optioned to Gwinnett by Atlanta on 6/15 after batting.239 (17-for-71, 4 2B, 9 R, 4 RBI, 2 SB) in 26 MLB games. 15 vs. ROC: 9-17 (.529), 2 2B, HR, 5 R, Recalled by Atlanta on 5/14 after batting.286 (30-for-105, 5 2B, 3B, 14 R, 11 RBI, 6 SB) in first 30 games with Gwinnett. 3 RBI, SB Posted a 9-game hitting streak with GWN from 4/18-4/29, batting.441 (15-for-34, 2 2B, 3B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 SB) in that span. Entered 2015 ranked Atlanta s No. 27 prospect by MLB.com currently ranked No. 23 in Braves system. Spent all of 2014 with Gwinnett, batting.287 (135-for-470) with 28 doubles, 2 triples, 8 HR, 58 RBI, 19 SB in 120 games. After the 2014 season, played 18 games for Licey of the Dominican Winter League, batting.229 with 2 2B and 1 RBI. ^Includes Atlanta *With Gwinnett Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2 nd round of the 2010 June draft (Jacksonville State University, AL). Cedric Hunter OF #27 (full bio on Page 26 of Media Guide).270, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 6 SB Season Highs: Hits (3), RBI (4), HR (1), SB (1) Last HR: 8/4/15, GWN vs. Rochester, 3-run (off RHP Michael Tonkin) 8/4 vs. ROC: 2-4, HR, R, 3 RBI MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.287 (1176-for-4098), 220 2B, 35 3B, 73 HR, 554 RBI, 102 SB in 1116 games. Streak: 2G (4-8, 8/3-Current) MLB Career (entering 2015):.250 (1-for-4), 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB in 6 games with SD (all in 2011). Long Streak: 7G (12-28, 5/19-5/25) Belted game-winning 3-run HR (#9, leads team) on 8/4 vs. Rochester, finished 2-for-4 with 3 RBI (#46-48, leads team). Named G-Braves Player of the Month for July after batting.276 (24-for-87) with team-highs in HR (4) and RBI (20). ROC Series: 4-8 (.500), 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI Hit a game-tying pinch-hit HR (#3) in the 9 th inning on 6/30 at Buffalo (1-for-2, R, RBI), a 4-1 win in 13 innings. Homestand: 4-8 (.500), 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI Posted a season-best 7-game hitting streak from 5/19-5/25, batting.429 (12-for-24, 3 2B, 5 R, 6 RBI, SB) in that span. 15 vs. ROC: 7-21 (.333), 2 HR, 5 R, Belted walk-off 2-run HR (#2) with 2 outs in 9 th for a 6-5 victory on 4/27 vs. Scranton/WB (2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI). 4 RBI Reached base safely in 11-straight games from 4/9-4/24, batting.308 (12-for-39, 4 2B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI) in that span. Spent all of 2014 with Double-A Mississippi, batting.295 with team-highs in homers (14) and RBI (72) in 120 games. In 2014, named M-Braves July Player of the Month, SL Postseason All-Star and MiLB.com Braves Org. All-Star. Originally selected by San Diego in the 3 rd round of the 2006 June free agent draft (Martin Luther King HS, Lithonia, GA). Mycal Jones OF #5 (full bio on Page 30 of Media Guide).267, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 4 SB Season Highs: Hits (3), RBI (5), HR (1), SB (1) Last HR: 8/1/15, GWN @ Durham, solo (off LHP Scott Diamond) 8/4 vs. ROC: 1-3, BB, SO, SB, CS MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.253 (621-for-2450), 148 2B, 15 3B, 40 HR, 255 RBI, 141 SB in 693 games. Streak: 3G (3-10, 8/1-Current) Batted season-best.297 (11-for-37) with 2 doubles, HR (#3), 5 runs scored, 7 RBI in 13 games in July. Long Streak: 4G (6-13, 6/3-6/7) Plated a career-high 5 RBI (#10-14) on 6/6 vs. Durham, going 3-for-4 with a double (#4) to lead an 8-0 win. Drove in last at-bat GWRBI on 6/3-G2 at Norfolk, lining 8 th -inning RBI single in 2-1 win (1-for-2, RBI). ROC Series: 1-3 (.333), SB Had 4 extra-base hits (2 2B, 3B, HR) in a 2-game span from 5/11-5/12, batting.571 (4-for-7) with 2 RBI. Homestand: 1-3 (.333), SB Began 2015 on G-Braves disabled list missed just under a month before being activated on 5/2. 15 vs. ROC: 3-9 (.333), 2 R, 2 RBI, SB Named to 2014 Southern League All-Star Game, started in CF for South Division (1-for-4, 3B, R, RBI). Transferred to Double-A Mississippi on 4/25/14, where he hit.255 with 22 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 41 RBI in 108 games. Opened 2014 season with Gwinnett, made his Triple-A debut on 4/22/14 at Columbus (PH, 0-for-1, SO). Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 4 th round of the 2009 June draft (Miami Dade South Community College, FL). Sean Kazmar INF #9 (full bio on Page 33 of Media Guide).274, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 3 SB Season Highs: Hits (3), RBI (3), HR (1), SB (1) Last HR: 7/31/15, GWN @ Durham, solo (off RH Jose Dominguez) 8/4 vs. ROC: 1-4, 2B, RBI, GIDP MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.255 (1142-for-4479), 237 2B, 27 3B, 68 HR, 494 RBI, 75 SB in 1237 games. Streak: 1G (1-4, 8/4-Current) MLB Career (entering 2015):.205 (8-for-39), 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB in 19 games with SD (all in 2008). Long Streak: 11G (17-41, 4/11-5/16) Set season high with 3 RBI (#16-18) on 7/31 at Durham, going 2-for-4 with a solo HR (#2). Notched a last at-bat GWRBI on 7/24 with an 8 th -inning RBI single in a 6-3 win vs. Charlotte (1-for-4, R, RBI). ROC Series: 1-4 (.250), 2B, RBI Reached safely in 20-straight home games with Gwinnett from 4/11-6/7 (.361, 26-for-72, 6 2B, 3B, 12 R, 4 RBI). Homestand: 1-4 (.250), 2B, RBI Recorded a team-best 17-game on-base streak from 4/11-5/23, batting.343 (23-for-67, 5 2B, 3B, 11 R, 3 RBI, SB). 15 vs. ROC: 6-19 (.316), 3 2B, 4 R, RBI Posted a season-best 11-game hitting streak from 4/11-5/16, batting.415 (17-for-41, 4 2B, 3B, 8 R, 2 RBI, SB). Has been on the Gwinnett DL twice this year, 4/17-4/26 (left ankle sprain) and 5/6-5/13 (left hamstring strain). In 2014, hit a career-best.297 in 67 games with Gwinnett, including 18 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 34 RBI and 2 SB. Received Gwinnett s Most Competitive Player Award for 2014. Originally selected by the San Diego Padres in the 5 th round of the 2004 June draft (College of Southern Nevada). Barrett Kleinknecht INF #24 (full bio on Page 35 of Media Guide).194, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB Season Highs: Hits (3), RBI (3), HR (1), SB (0) Last HR: 7/26/15, GWN vs. Charlotte, solo (off LHP Onelki Garcia) 8/3 vs. ROC: 0-3, SO MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.240 (370-for-1543), 83 2B, 4 3B, 37 HR, 186 RBI, 21 SB in 495 games. Streak: -1G (0-3) Homered for the first time in over 2 months on 7/26 vs. Charlotte, going 2-for-4 with a solo HR (#4). Long Streak: 6G (10-23, 5/1-5/7) Has pitched twice this year, 4/16 vs. CHA (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 SO) and 7/3-G2 at CHA (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR). Matched season highs in hits (3) and RBI (3) on 5/25 vs. Lehigh Valley, going 3-for-4 with a HR (#3). ROC Series: 0-3 (.000) Recorded a season-best 4-game RBI streak from 5/1-5/5, plating 6 runs in that span (RBI #6-11). Homestand: 0-3 (.000) Keyed a 15-1 win over Toledo on 5/1, going 3-for-4 with a double, 2 runs, season-high 3 RBI (#6-8). 15 vs. ROC: 1-14 (.071) Played 100 games for Double-A Mississippi in 2014, batting.280 with 19 doubles, 3 triples, 9 HR, 38 RBI and 2 SB. Also played in 5 games for Advanced-A Lynchburg last season, batting.000 (0-for-11). Named an Atlanta Braves Organization All-Star for 2014 by MiLB.com selected as the utility player. Selected by the Braves in the 12 th round of the 2010 June draft (Francis Marion University, Florence, SC).
BRAVES BATTERS (CON T) Wednesday, August 5, 2015 vs. Rochester Page 7 Jordan Lennerton 1B #32 (full bio in Supplemental Bios).236, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 0 SB Season Highs^: Hits (3), RBI (4), HR (2), SB (0) Last HR: 6/30/15, TOL vs. Durham, 2-run (off RHP Dylan Floro) 8/4 vs. ROC : 0-3, BB, SO MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.271 (848-for-3130), 202 2B, 7 3B, 92 HR, 450 RBI, 6 SB in 885 games. Streak^: -2G (0-6) Since joining the G-Braves, is batting.190 (4-for-21) with no extra-base hits and 2 RBI in 6 games. Long Streak^: 7G (11-27, 5/18-5/26) Released by Detroit on 7/24, signed by Atlanta as a MiLB free agent on 7/27 and assigned to GWN. Helped Canada claim the men s baseball gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto started at first base and went ROC Series: 0-6 (.000) 1-for-3 with an RBI in the gold medal game on 7/19 vs. the United States, a 7-6 Canada victory. Homestand: 0-6 (.000) Played in 54 games for Triple-A Toledo (Detroit) this season, batting.242 (44-for-182, 13 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 22 R, 24 RBI). 15 vs. ROC^: 0-9 (.000) Homered twice (#2-3) and plated season-high 4 RBI on 6/24/15 at Durham, finishing 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored. Spent all of 2014 with Toledo, batting.249 (102-for-410) with 26 doubles, 2 triples, 10 HR, 53 RBI in 122 games. Has twice won MiLB Gold Glove awards (2013, 2014), named IL s Best Defensive 1B for 2014 by Baseball America. In 2013 with Toledo, selected to both the Triple-A All-Star Game and the MLB All-Star Futures Game. ^Includes Toledo Originally selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 33 rd round of the 2008 June draft (Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR). Luis Mateo INF #1 (full bio in Supplemental Bios).059, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Season Highs^: Hits (3), RBI (1), HR (1), SB (1) Last HR: 5/14/15, TUL @ Arkansas, solo (off RHP Albert Suarez) 8/4 vs. ROC: 0-3 MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.248 (536-for-2159), 99 2B, 14 3B, 34 HR, 225 RBI, 75 SB in 613 games. Streak*: -1G (0-3) Promoted to Gwinnett on 7/31 after batting.231 (3-for-13, 2B, R, 3 RBI) in 3 games for Double-A Mississippi. Long Streak*: 1G (1-3, 8/3) Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB free agent on 7/28 after opening the season in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Played for Dodgers Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City from 6/17-7/12, batting.071 (1-for-14, RBI) in 7 games. ROC Series: 1-6 (.167) On 6/16, selected to the 2015 Texas League All-Star Game, but did not play (promoted to Oklahoma City on 6/15). Homestand: 1-6 (.167) Opened 2015 with Double-A Tulsa, batting.258 (49-for-190, 10 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB) in 50 games. 15 vs. ROC: 1-6 (.167) After spending 7 seasons in the Cardinals system from 2008-14, signed as a MiLB free agent with LA Dodgers on 1/4/15. Split 2014 between Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, batting.248 (3 HR, 29 RBI, 3 SB) in 94 games. ^Includes All Levels *With Gwinnett Originally selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 20 th round of the 2008 June draft (Jose Rojas Cortez School, Orocovis, PR). Mallex Smith OF #8 (full bio in Supplemental Bios).238, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 16 SB Season Highs^: Hits (3), RBI (2), HR (1), SB (3) Last HR: 5/12/15-G1, MIS vs. Mobile, 2-run (off RHP Aaron Blair) 8/4 vs. ROC: 2-4, 2B, 2 R, SB MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.292 (402-for-1378), 57 2B, 15 3B, 13 HR, 103 RBI, 208 SB in 357 games. Streak*: 6G (9-26, 7/28-Current) Has 8 stolen bases (8-for-9) in his last 10 games, including 2-steal games on 7/25 vs. CHA and 7/28 vs. DUR. Long Streak*: 6G (9-26, 7/28-Current) Posted 3-straight multi-hit games from 7/2-7/3, batting.500 (7-for-14, 2 2B, 3B, 4 R, 2 RBI) in that span. Promoted to Gwinnett from Double-A Mississippi on 6/24, made Triple-A debut that night vs. Indianapolis (0-for-3, R, RBI). ROC Series: 3-8 (.375), 2B, 2 R, SB Opened 2015 with M-Braves, batting.340 (70-for-206, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 35 R, 22 RBI, 23 SB) in 57 games. Homestand: 3-8 (.375), 2B, 2 R, SB Selected to 2015 Southern League All-Star Game, started in CF and batted leadoff for South Division (1-for-3). 15 vs. ROC: 5-20 (.250), 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, At the All-Star break, ranked among SL leaders in batting (2 nd,.340), OBP (2 nd,.418), and steals (T-2 nd, 23). SB Began the 2015 campaign rated the Atlanta Braves No. 16 prospect by MLB.com. Acquired by Atlanta as part of the 5-player trade that sent OF Justin Upton to San Diego on 12/19/14. Combined to bat.310 (148-for-477, 29 2B, 7 3B, 5 HR, 99 R, 31 RBI, 88 SB) in 120 games in Padres minors in 2014. Led all of Minor League Baseball with 88 stolen bases in 114 attempts in 2014, a 77.2% success rate. ^Includes Mississippi *With Gwinnett Originally selected by San Diego Padres in 5 th round of the 2012 June draft out of Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL). Jose Yepez C #25 (full bio on Page 62 of Media Guide).145, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB Season Highs: Hits (2), RBI (2), HR (0), SB (1) Last HR: 7/14/12, GWN @ Louisville, solo (off RHP Chad Reineke) 8/2 @ DUR: 0-4, SO MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.253 (489-for-1929), 102 2B, 3 3B, 27 HR, 244 RBI, 12 SB in 607 games. Streak: -1G (0-4) Batting.240 (6-for-25, R, 3 RBI) since the Triple-A All-Star break batted.098 (5-for-51, R, 4 RBI) before the break. Long Streak: 3G (5-11, 7/18-7/24) On 7/18 at Syracuse, went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI (#5-6) and a steal (#1) first multi-hit game since 7/20/14 vs. Durham. Has been on the Gwinnett disabled list twice this season, 4/27-5/8 (left calf strain) and 5/29-6/14 (right shin contusion). ROC Series: 0-0 (.000) Made his first start at 1B since 4/19/11 on 5/19 at Toledo, went 0-for-2 with 2 RBI (most since 7/12/14 at Norfolk). Homestand: 0-0 (.000) In 2014 with Gwinnett, his 3 rd season with the club, batted.222 with 3 doubles and 7 RBI in 28 games. 15 vs. ROC: 1-3 (.333) Logged 14 games at catcher last season, throwing out 30.8% (4-of-13) of attempting base stealers. Made his 2 nd career pitching appearance on 6/22/14 at Louisville, threw 0.1 scoreless IP (1 BB, 1 SO) in 6-5 loss. Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a MiLB free agent on 11/17/11 originally signed by Toronto Blue Jays on 10/30/97. Eric Young, Jr. OF #14 (full bio in Supplemental Bios).237, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 15 SB Season Highs^: Hits (3), RBI (3), HR (1), SB (2) Last HR: 6/15/15, GWN @ Louisville, solo (off LHP David Holmberg) 8/4 vs. ROC: 1-4, RBI MiLB Career (as of 8/5/15):.292 (804-for-2752), 143 2B, 52 3B, 30 HR, 276 RBI, 346 SB in 717 games. Streak*: 6G (8-22, 7/29-Current) MLB Career (as of 6/4/15):.248 (371-for-1497), 58 2B, 20 3B, 8 HR, 88 RBI, 141 SB in 539 games (COL, NYM, ATL). Long Streak*: 7G (12-29, 6/14-6/21) Posted 2-game multi-rbi streak from 7/24-7/25, driving in 5 total RBI, including season-high 3 RBI on 7/25 vs. CHA. Named GWN s Player of the Month for June by Atlanta, batted.279 (19-for-68, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 13 R, 10 RBI, 9 SB). ROC Series: 2-8 (.250), RBI Capped a 3-hit game (3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI) with a 2-run walk-off single in the 9 th on 6/21 vs. Pawtucket, a 6-5 win. Homestand: 2-8 (.250), RBI Designated for assignment by Atlanta on 6/5, cleared waivers and outrighted to Gwinnett on 6/11. 15 vs. ROC: 6-24 (.250), 2 RBI, SB Opened 2015 season with Atlanta Braves, batting.169 (13-for-77, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 R, 5 RBI, 3 SB) in 35 games. Signed by Atlanta as a MiLB free agent on 2/13/15 batted.321 with 6 doubles, triple, HR, 8 RBI, 7 SB in Spring Training. Played 100 games for the New York Mets in 2014, batting.229 (64-for-280, 10 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 48 R, 17 RBI, 30 SB). Traded from Colorado Rockies to New York Mets in exchange for RHP Collin McHugh on 6/18/13. Spent parts of 5 seasons with Rockies from 2009-13, batting.261 with 26 doubles, 9 triples, 6 HR, 40 RBI, 70 SB. Is the son of 15-year MLB veteran and 1996 NL All-Star/Silver Slugger Eric Young. ^Includes Atlanta *With Gwinnett Originally selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 30 th round of the 2003 June draft (Chandler-Gilbert C.C., Chandler, AZ).