ATLANTA BRAVES (21-26) vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (21-30) RHP R.A. Dickey (3-3, 4.17) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (4-3, 4.50) Game No. 48 Road Game No. 27 May 28, 2017 AT&T Park San Francisco, Calif. FSSO Braves vs. Giants 2016 2017 All-Time Overall (since 1900) 3-4 1-1 941-1128-18 Atlanta Era (since 1966) --- --- 327-336-1 at Atlanta 2-2 --- 180-151-1 at Turner Field ( 97) -- --- 45-29-1 at SF (since 1966) 1-2 1-1 147-186 at AT&T Park ( 00) --- --- 24-34 Braves Breakdown Overall... 21-26 Home... 10-12 Road... 11-14 Day... 4-10 Night... 17-16 Current Streak...L1 Last 5 Games... 2-3 Last 10 Games... 5-5 April... 10-13 May... 11-13 Vs. LHSP... 2-2 Vs. RHSP... 19-24 Series Opener... 9-8 Series Opener at Home... 4-3 Series Opener on Road... 5-5 By Series...6-7-3 By Home Series...2-3-2 By Road Series...4-4-1 Rubber Games... 0-2 Sweeps/Were Swept... 3-5 Scored First... 12-7 Opponent Scored First... 9-19 1-run games... 3-7 Comeback Wins... 11-11 Last AB Wins... 6-5 Walkoff Wins... 2-2 Extra Innings... 1-4 Led After 6... 14-3 Led After 7... 17-2 Led After 8... 17-2 Tied After 6... 3-2 Tied After 7... 2-1 Tied After 8... 4-1 Behind After 6... 4-21 Behind After 7... 2-23 Behind After 8... 0-23 Division Games... 9-13 Vs. Other Divisions... 12-13 Vs. A.L. Teams... 3-3 Vs. N.L. Teams... 18-23 Hit 0 HR... 4-14 Hit 1+ HR... 17-12 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs... 3-16 Scored 4 or More Runs... 18-10 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs... 10-4 Allowed 4 or More Runs... 11-22 More Hits than Opponent... 16-7 Fewer Hits than Opponent... 4-18 Committed No Errors... 13-9 Committed 1 or More Errors... 8-17 Upcoming Milestones Needs For Bartolo Colón 101 Ks 2,500 15 Wins 250 8 Wins 243 (tie J. Marichal for most by DR player) 10 Wins 245 (tie D. Martinez for most by Latin player) R.A. Dickey 62.1 IP 2,000 131 Ks 1,500 Freddie Freeman 5 Hits 1,000 54 Games 1,000 Jaime García 48.2 IP 1,000 Ender Inciarte 15 Hits 500 Matt Kemp 37 Games 1,500 1 2B 300 2 HR 250 Nick Markakis 57 Hits 2,000 Julio Teheran 123.1 IP 1,000 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Jim Johnson 6/27/83 34 Brandon Phillips 6/28/84 33 Jaime García 7/8/86 31 TODAY S GAME: Today s contest is the finale of a three-game set between the Braves and Giants and the third of seven meetings between the clubs this season...the Giants will visit SunTrust Park from June 19-June 22 for a four-game set. The Giants won the 2016 season series, 4-3, including taking two of three here...the Braves have not won the season series with San Francisco since 2011. The Braves won a series-opening game in San Francisco for the first time since 2013 Friday night... They lost, 6-3, last night and have have lost 10 of 15 games here...they look to win a series in San Francisco for the first time since sweeping a threegame set, April 22-April 24, 2011...They are 0-2 so far this season in rubber games. The Braves face another right-handed starting pitcher today, San Francisco s Johnny Cueto...They have faced the fewest lefty starters in baseball this season (4 total; 2-2)...They are 19-24 against righthanded starters and are hitting.265 against them, the seventh-high mark in baseball...their.336 on-base percentage is the eight-best rate against righties in the majors. RECENT BRAVES: The Braves have won 10 of their last 16 games, scoring 4.9 runs/game over that stretch... They have won or tied each of their previous five series, going 3-0-2...After winning their sixth straight series opener Friday, they go for the series win today. The Braves have won nine of their last 14 games away from SunTrust Park, dating to April 26 in New York. HOME RUNS: The Braves have not hit a home run in four straight games, which is their longest homerless drought this season...despite the drought, the team is still on pace to hit 162 home runs this season, which would be the club s most since hitting 181 in 2013. Last season s team went a season-long 15 games in April without a homer on their way to a MLB-few 122 homers. Through 47 games last season, the Braves hit 20 home runs...this year s club has 47 home runs through 47 games TWO OUTS: The Braves have scored 91 runs this season with two outs, the ninth most in the majors... They are hitting.259 in these situations, which is the seventh-best mark in baseball Last year, the Braves scored 211 two-out runs, which ranked 29th in baseball, 127 runs off the lead of the Boston Red Sox. Last night, the Giants scored five of their six runs with two outs...the Braves have now allowed 245 runs with two outs, which is tied for the fifth most in baseball...today s starter, R.A. Dickey has allowed 18 two-out runs, tied for the fourth-most in the majors Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers MOTTE AND VIZCAÍNO SCORELESS: RHP Jason Motte and RHP Arodys Vizcaíno have both made 12 consecutive scoreless appearances...motte was scored upon last in his Braves debut, April 28, 11.0 innings ago, while Vizcaíno has not allowed a run over 11.1 innings since April 23. The two streaks are tied for second-longest active runs by appearances in the NL and one off the lead of Cincinnati s Raisel Iglesias. DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Mon., May 29 at LAA RHP Julio Teheran (3-4, 4.88) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (2-4, 4.37) FSSE 9:07 Tues., May 30 at LAA RHP Bartolo Colón (2-5, 6.96) vs. TBA FSSE 10:07 Wed., May 31 at LAA LHP Jaime García (2-3, 3.58) vs. RHP Jesse Chavez (4-6, 5.09) FSSE 10:07 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-Fox Sports South Motte and Vizcaíno s streaks are the longest in a single-season by a Braves right-hander since 2015, when Vizcaíno went 16 straight, July 20-September 2. INCIARTE HITS: OF Ender Inciarte has 35 hits this month, the second most in the NL and three behind the lead of Colorado s Charlie Blackmon...His.337 average this month is the eighth best in the NL, and has raised his overall season average 54 points to.284. Inciarte already has the most May hits for the Braves since 2013, when Freddie Freeman finished the season s second month with 36 hits...the franchise record for the moden era is 47 by Hank Aaron (1959) and Ralph Garr (1974). The last Braves player to get to 40 May hits was Martin Prado in 2012...In baseball s modern era (since 1900), only 16 Braves players have reached that mark in May. CATCHERS: C Tyler Flowers went 2-for-4 last night... Among MLB players with at least 75 plate appearances, Flowers leads with a.466 on-base percentage, while his.357 batting average ranks third. Prior to joining Atlanta in 2016, Flowers hit.223 (283-for-1267) in 431 games with the Chicago White Sox...In 117 games with the Braves, Flowers is hitting.293 (111-for-379) with a.386 on-base percentage. Braves catchers are hitting a combined.321 (52-for- 162) while reaching at a.426 clip, which both rank as tops in the majors...by position, only Arizona and Atlanta first basemen, Washington right-fielders and Los Angeles (AL) center-fielders reach at a higher percentage than the Braves catchers. MATT KEMP: OF Matt Kemp has hit safely in 21 of 24 games this month, and his.340 May batting average is the fourth-best mark in the NL...Overall, he is hitting.333, seventh best in the league. Kemp has batted fourth in all of his 91 starts with the Braves, hitting 20 home runs for the club From the start of 2015 until Kemp joined the team on July 31, 2016, Braves cleanup hitters combined for 27 home runs in 266 games. AT AT&T PARK: OF Matt Kemp and 2B Brandon Phillips have eight home runs each at AT&T Park, tied for fourth all-time among visiting players at the ballpark...only Troy Tulowitzki (10), Nolan Arenado (9) and Dan Uggla (9) have more.
Tonight s Today s Starting Pitcher #19 R.A. Dickey RHP 6-3 215 42 yrs 2017: 3-3, 4.17 ERA 2016 Record: 10-15, 4.46 ERA vs. RHB:.300 (33-110), 6 HR vs. LHB:.270 (27-100), 5 HR Today s Game Set to make his 10th start with the Braves tonight after signing with the team as a free agent on 11/18/16...This turn will also mark his 379th career appearance and his 279th start. Scheduled to face San Francisco for the first time since 2013, when he won both his starts against them...in his last start against the Giants on 6/15/13, earned a 4-0 win after tossing 8.1 innings with five strikeouts. For his career, is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA (11 ER/34.1 IP) in five starts against the Giants. Is 1-1 with a 1.21 ERA (3 ER/22.1 IP) in three career starts at AT&T Park. Is 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA (8 ER/17.2 IP) in three starts on the road this season... In comparison, is 2-1 with a 4.21 ERA (17 ER/36.1 IP) in six starts at SunTrust Park...Has allowed two of his 11 home runs on the road this season. Since becoming a full-time starter in 2010, has made 230 starts, tied for the fifth most in baseball over that time frame His 1495.0 innings are the ninth most in baseball since that season. Among active pitchers, his 15 complete games are tied for 14th, while his six shutouts are tied for 15th. 2017 Recap Batters leading off an inning are hitting.314 (16-for-51) with five doubles, five home runs and a.375 OBP. His 11 home runs allowed are tied for seventh most in the NL. Limited the opposition to a.237 batting average (14-for-59) with runners in scoring position. Is winless over his last four starts, going 0-1 with a 4.44 ERA (12 ER/24.1 IP) over this stretch...has walked 11 and struck out nine in the four games. Pitched on short rest in his last start, taking a no-decision in a 6-5 win over PIT on 5/23...Marked the 16th time in his career he started on less than four days of rest Went 6.0 innings, allowing 11 hits and three runs, earned For his career is 5-8 with a 5.65 ERA (59 ER/94.0 IP) on short rest. Allowed his first two runs of the season in the first inning, but limited the Mets to one run over his next five innings to win, 9-7 on 5/2...Beat the Mets for the second consecutive turn. Dropped his second decision of the season, 3-2 on 4/20 vs. WSH, despite going 7.0 innings and limiting the Nationals to three hits and three runs. Threw only 73 pitched to complete his 7.0 innings, the fewest pitches he needed to go as deep into a game in his career. Won his first decision in a Braves uniform after beating San Diego 4-2 on 4/15 at SunTrust Park...Went 6.0 innings and allowed two runs, earned, while striking out six...threw 89 pitches, 63 for strikes. Lost his Braves debut, 6-4 on 4/8 at PIT...Allowed six runs, but only three earned, as the Braves had three passed balls and made two errors behind him. Drove in two runs, his first RBI since 2013, with a second-inning single. 2016 Recap In his fourth season with Toronto, compiled his highest ERA (4.46) since becoming a full-time starter in 2010 His 169.2 IP were his fewest since 2010, while he lost a career-most 15 games. Snapped a five-season string of at least 200.0 IP From 2011-2015, tossed the fourth-most innings in MLB (1,097.0) Only James Shields (1135.0), Clayton Kershaw (1128.0) and Felix Herandez (1107.2) worked more. Went 3-8 with a 5.28 ERA (52 ER/88.2 IP) in 15 games at home, while finishing 7-7 with a 3.56 ERA (32 ER/81.0 IP) in 15 road games, 14 starts. After the first of August, compiled a 3.76 ERA (16 ER/38.1 IP) and allowed only two home runs over eight games, seven starts to finish the season From the beginning of the season through the end of July, tied for the MLB lead with 26 home runs allowed while tying for second with 12 losses. Finished as the second fastest working pitcher in the majors, taking an average of 18.3 seconds between pitches according to PITCHf/x data Only Wade Miley (17.8 seconds) worked quicker. Reached 30 games pitched for the sixth consecutive season Is one of seven MLB pitchers with such a streak (James Shields, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, Ian Kennedy, Cole Hamels and Madison Bumgarner). Career Recap Won the National League Cy Young Award in 2012 after winning a career-best 20 games Also made his only All-Star game that season. Won his only Gold Glove award in 2013. Used the knuckleball as his primary pitch during his second stint with TEX during the 2005 season... Began throwing the knuckler with Triple-A Oklahoma in July... Worked on the pitch with Rangers Hall of Famer Charlie Hough during a road trip to Anaheim in September. Dickey s Wisler s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (6) 0-4, 5.48 ERA 23.0 29 21 14 9 13 4 --- 4/8 at PIT L, 6-4 5.2 9 6 3 4 4 0 109 4/15 SD W, 4-2 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 2 89 4/20 WSH L, 3-2 7.0 3 3 3 2 3 1 73 4/27 at NYM W, 7-5 5.0 5 3 2 2 3 1 67 April Totals (4) 2-2, 3.80 ERA 23.2 24 14 10 9 16 4 85* 5/2 NYM W, 9-7 6.0 4 3 3 4 3 2 96 5/7 STL ND, L, 6-4 (14) 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 2 101 5/14 at MIA L, 3-1 7.0 5 3 3 3 1 1 96 5/19 WSH ND, W, 7-4 5.1 8 4 2 3 4 1 117 5/23 PIT ND, W, 6-5 6.0 11 3 3 3 2 1 102 *Average Pitches R.A. DICKEY - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 3-3 4.17 9 9 54.0 60 31 25 24 28 Career 113-111 4.02 378 278 1937.2 1900 947 865 620 1369 DICKEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 Did Not Face Career 2-1 2.88 5 5 34.1 27 11 11 6 23 Last Win vs. SF: 4-0 on 6/5/ 13, TOR at SF (8.1 IP, 0 R, 5 K) DICKEY S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched...9.0, 11 times, last: 9/2/15, TOR vs. CLE Most Strikeouts... 13, two times, last: 9/27/12, NYM vs. PIT Most Runs Allowed... 9, two times, last: 6/13/04, TEX vs. STL Most Home Runs Allowed... 6, 4/6/06, TEX vs. DET Longest Winning Streak...11, 4/25/12-7/19/12 Longest Losing Streak.... 5, two times, last: 4/8/11-5/14/11 10+ Strikeout Games... 11, last: 7/28/14, TOR at BOS (10) Career Complete Games.... 15, last: 9/2/15, TOR vs. CLE Low-Hit Complete Game... 1, three times, last: 6/18/12, NYM vs. BAL DICKEY S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC 2017.163 9 18 3 0 0 5 0 5 2 Career.174 306 224 39 13 0 16 4 42 29 Last HR: None Tomorrow s Starting Pitcher JULIO TEHERAN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 3-4 4.88 10 10 55.1 56 35 30 25 42 Career 50-44 3.48 143 140 876.2 789 370 339 244 751 TEHERAN vs. LOS ANGELES (AL) W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Has Never Faced 2017 Starting Pitcher Stats Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 10 6 3-4 3-7 55.1 (5.1) 31 (3.1) Bartolo Colón 10 2 2-5 5-5 53.0 (5.1) 35 (3.5) R.A. Dickey 9 5 3-3 5-4 54.0 (6.0) 30 (3.3) Jaime García 9 5 2-3 5-4 55.1 (6.0) 29 (3.2) Mike Foltynewicz 9 5 3-5 3-6 48.2 (5.1) 24 (2.7) Team Totals 47 22 13-20 21-26 266.1 (5.2) 148 (3.1) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.) 2017 Backstop Breakdown Errors Pick-offs Catcher F-T-C PB CCS-SB (Attempts) 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA Record Flowers 0-0-0 4 4-16 (20) 0-0-0 232.1/130 5.04 13-14 Suzuki 0-0-0 4 3-7 (10) 0-0-0 175.1/73 3.75 8-11 Recker 0-1-0 1 0-1 (1) 0-0-0 13.0/14 9.69 0-1 Pitchers --- --- --- 4-0-0 --- --- --- Totals 0-1-0 9 7-24 (31) 4-0-0 420.2/217 4.64 21-26
Braves Bullpen Briefs Sam Freeman LHP 5-11 180 29 yrs #39 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 8/5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/2 Has not allowed an earned run in seven of his first eight appearances with the Braves. Went a career-best 3.0 innings on 5/18 vs. TOR...Tied Josh Collmenter for the longest scoreless outing by a Braves reliever this season. Lefties are 1-for-17 (.059) against him. The Braves selected his contract from Triple-A Gwinnett, 5/4...Went 3-1 with one save and a 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP) in nine games out of the bullpen for GWN...Went unscored upon over his final eight appearances. Last appeared in the majors with Milwaukee last season, going 0-0 with a 12.91 ERA (11 ER/7.2 IP) in seven games...entered this season with a 3.87 career ERA (50 ER/116.1 IP) in 142 games all out of the bullpen. Luke Jackson RHP 6-2 210 25 yrs #58 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 7/6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/1 Has made four scoreless appearances (3.2 IP) since returning from Triple-A Gwinnett. Earned his first Major League win after retiring the only batter he faced on one pitch, 5/23 vs. PIT. The Braves recalled him for the second time this season from Triple-A Gwinnett, 5/20, to replace LHP Eric O Flaherty...Also up from 4/14-4/19. Made his Braves debut, 4/17 vs. SD, and retired the only batter he faced to strand two runners...also pitched the next two nights, 4/18 vs. WSH (retired all four batters faced) and 4/19 vs. WSH (allowed two runs and four hits) before returning to the G-Braves. Worked in both the rotation and out of the bullpen for the G-Braves...Began as a starter, going 0-3 with a 7.36 ERA (15 ER/18.1 IP) in four starts...moved to the bullpen on 5/12 and collected one save and a 2.08 ERA (1 ER/4.1 IP) in three games. Appeared in eight games with Texas last season, compiling a 10.80 ERA (14 ER/11.2 IP) and no decisions. Jim Johnson RHP 6-6 250 33 yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 10/13 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 21/20 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Tossed a perfect inning, 5/26 at SF, to collect his 10th save of the season...marked his sixth double-digit save season of his career...he is one of six active major leaguers with that many double-digit save seasons. Since joining Atlanta in 2015, has converted 39-of-49 saves (80%) for the Braves. Has allowed one leadoff batter to reach. Picked up his ninth save of the season with a hitless inning, 5/22 vs. PIT, and retired 28 of 32 batters (one single, one walk, one home run, one hit by pitch) faced over an 11-outing span from 4/28-5/22, earning a save in six of the appearances. Recorded his third 20-save season in 2016, converting 20 of 23 opportunities while compiling a career-best 68 strikeouts Was one of 18 National League relievers to strike out better than a batter per inning pitched (min. 64.0 IP). Led the AL in saves in back-to-back seasons, collecting 51 saves in 2012 and 50 during the 2013 season... Became just the second pitcher in MLB history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons, joining LAD s Eric Gagne (2002-03). Ian Krol LHP 6-1 205 26 yrs #46 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 19/11 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 Has limited lefties to a.172 (5-for-29) average. Earned his first hold of the season after tossing 1.0 scoreless inning, 5/24 vs. PIT...Stranded both of the runners he inherited, and has stranded five of six inherited runners this season. Issued a career-most three walks, 5/15 at TOR, allowing one run in 1.2 innings...has issued 14 walks in 19.0 innings this season for a career-high rate of 6.6 walks per 9.0 innings...allowed just 2.3 walks per 9.0 innings last season. Allowed a career high-tying five runs, 4/19 vs. WSH...Also allowed three runs, earned, on Opening Day, 4/3 at NYM...Allowed three runs in an outing once last season (8/24/16 at ARI). Has allowed eight of 19 first batters to reach, including three consecutive, 4/11-19, via walk. Jason Motte RHP 6-0 225 34 yrs #30 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 13/9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 Has made 12 consecutive scoreless appearances (11.0 IP) after allowing two runs in his Braves debut. Entered with runners on first and third, 5/22 vs. PIT and stranded both to earn his second hold of the season. Made his season debut with Atlanta on 4/28 at MIL (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER) after his contract was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett on 4/27...Signed by the Braves to a minor-league contract on 4/11 and was assigned to GWN, where he did not allow a run in five appearaces (5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 SO). Prior to joining the Braves, made 398 total appearances in an eight-year major league career (all in the National League), going 26-15 with a 3.28 ERA with 348 strikeouts and 60 saves. Tied for the National League lead with a career-most 42 saves in 2012 with St. Louis...Became the first Cardinals pitcher in franchise history to record every save for the team in a season, and the first St. Louis pitcher to lead the league in saves since Jason Isringhausen in 2004 (47). Jose Ramirez RHP 6-1 215 27 yrs #52 Saves/Opp: 0/3 Holds: 8 1st Batter/retired: 22/17 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/1 Allowed three hits, one walk and two runs over 1.0 inning to blow his third save opportunity of the season, 5/24 vs. PIT...Owns a 12.00 ERA (4 ER/3.0 IP) in four games against PIT this season, and a 0.47 ERA (1 ER/19.0 IP) in 18 appearances against everyone else. Since returning to the majors on 7/28 of last season, has compiled a 2.05 ERA (12 ER/52.2 IP) in 53 games Allowed an earned run in only seven of those 53 games. Earned his first win of the season with 1.0 scoreless inning, 4/28 at MIL...The victory was his first since earning wins in back-to-back appearances on 8/21 and 8/23 of last season. Logged his seventh hold of the season with a perfect seventh inning, 5/22 vs. PIT...The seven holds establish a career best, surpassing the three he tallied last season. Arodys Vizcaíno RHP 6-0 230 26 yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 10 1st Batter/retired: 22/17 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 Has made 12 consecutive scoreless appearances (11.1 IP) since allowing a career-high two home runs, 4/23...Has struck out 13 and allowed just three hits. For his career, has a 7.02 ERA (33 ER/42.1 IP) in appearances that he issues a walk and a 1.11 ERA (9 ER/72.2 IP) in games that he does not. Tossed a scoreless inning, 5/26 at SF, to earn his team-high 10th hold of the season. Appeared in a career-best 43 games in 2016 despite making two trips to the disabled list Missed 61 total games after going to the 15-day disabled list from 7/16-8/18 with a right oblique strain and then again from 8/28 through the end of the season with right shoulder inflammation. Struck out at least one batter in 20 consecutive appearances, 4/14-6/5...Became the second Braves reliever with as long a streak since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966...Craig Kimbrel compiled three such runs (26 games, 20 twice), with the last (20 games) coming 7/19-9/17/12. Matt Wisler RHP 6-3 205 24 yrs #45 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 5/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/1 Recalled for the second time this season, 5/25...Also up from 4/23-5/3...Went 1-2 with a 6.87 ERA (14 ER/18.1 IP) in three starts with Gwinnett since being optioned. Allowed seven runs over 2.0 innings in his last two appearances with Atlanta, 5/2 and 5/3 vs. NYM...Touched for four runs in 0.2 innings on 5/2 before allowing three runs in 1.0 inning the next night...optioned to GWN following the game on 5/3. Has pitched primarily as a starter, making 45 starts at the ML level over the last two seasons (15-21, 4.93 ERA) Opened the season with GWN and pitched at a 3.50 ERA over three starts prior to his recall, 4/23...Had 11 strikeouts and four walks in 18.0 innings...his record was 0-1. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: 8-6 SV-OPP: 10-17 ERA: 4.43 IP: 154.1 R: 84 ER: 76 HITS/HR: 136/21 BB: 60 SO: 137 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 150/108 (72%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 44/10 (23%) Braves Bullpen By Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April 4-4 4.66 4-8 67.2 64 39 35 24 61 10 May 4-2 4.26 6-9 86.2 72 45 41 36 76 11 Most Recent Appearances SAM FREEMAN 5/9 at HOU ND 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 5/14 at MIA ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5/18 TOR ND 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 5/23 PIT ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/25 PIT ND 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 5/27 at SF ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 LUKE JACKSON 4/26 at ROC^! ND 4.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 5/2 DUR^! L, 0-2 4.2 7 5 5 4 4 0 5/7 at CHA^! L, 0-3 5.1 8 6 6 2 5 1 5/12 COL^ ND 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 5/15 at NOR^ S, 1 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/18 at DUR^ ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/21 WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/23 PIT W, 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24 PIT H,1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/27 at SF ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 JIM JOHNSON 4/28 at MIL S, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/2 NYM S, 5 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/6 STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/7 STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5/12 at MIA ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5/13 at MIA S, 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/16 at TOR ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/17 TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/19 WSH S, 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/20 WSH S, 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22 PIT S, 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/23 PIT BS,3 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 5/26 at SF S, 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 IAN KROL 4/21 at PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/23 at PHI ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4/29 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/1 NYM ND 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 5/3 NYM ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/6 STL ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5/7 STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/12 at MIA ND 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5/15 at TOR ND 1.2 0 1 1 3 1 0 5/18 TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5/20 WSH W, 1-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/24 PIT H,1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/27 at SF ND 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 JASON MOTTE 5/7 STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5/10 at HOU ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5/14 at MIA ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/15 at TOR ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5/17 TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/19 WSH ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/20 WSH H, 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/22 PIT H, 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/24 PIT H, 3 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 JOSE RAMIREZ 4/20 WSH ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4/22 at PHI ND 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4/27 at NYM H, 4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/28 at MIL W, 1-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/2 NYM H, 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/6 STL ND 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 2 5/7 STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/12 at MIA ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5/16 at TOR BS, 2; W, 2-1 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 5/19 WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/20 WSH H, 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/22 WSH H, 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24 PIT BS, 3 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 5/26 at SF H, 8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARODYS VIZCAÍNO 4/22 at PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/23 at PHI L, 1-1 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 4/27 at NYM H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5/1 NYM ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/5 STL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5/7 STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/10 at HOU ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/13 at MIA H, 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5/16 at TOR H, 6 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5/19 WSH W, 2-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/20 WSH H, 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22 PIT H, 8 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5/23 PIT H, 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5/26 at SF H, 10 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 MATT WISLER 4/29 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/2 NYM ND 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 1 5/3 NYM ND 1.1 4 3 3 2 1 0 5/9 TOL^! L, 0-2 5.2 8 7 6 3 4 0 5/15 at NOR^! W. 1-2 7.1 6 3 2 2 4 0 5/20 at DUR^! L, 1-3 5.1 12 6 6 0 6 1 5/25 PIT ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ^Triple-A Gwinnett;!As Starter
Matt Adams INF/OF 6-3 245 28 yrs #18 SF Series:.143 (1-7) Last HR: 5/22 vs. PIT (Glasnow) Road Trip:.143 (1-7) Current Streak: 0-5 Season Long Streak: 5 games, 5/22-present (8-21,.381, 2 HR) Doubled on 5/25 vs. PIT giving him an extra-base hit in a career high-tying four consecutive games...it was his third such streak, first since June 2014. Five of his eight hits as a Brave have gone for extra bases (2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR). Tripled in Wednesday s, 5/24 vs. PIT, fourth inning, his first triple since the 2014 season. Made his Atlanta debut Sunday, 5/21, starting at 1B (0-for-4) after being acquired Sat., 5/20, along with cash considerations from the StL in exchange for minor-league INF Juan Yepez...Batting 8-for-29 (.276) since joining ATL. Drove in the winning run in Tuesday s, 5/22 vs. PIT, 9th inning with a one-out RBI-single...It was his fourth career game-ending RBI and first since 7/22/16. Has hit three HR this season, all at SunTrust Park (two as a Brave and one off J. Teheran). Made nine starts with StL, including five in left field, two at first base and two as the DH. Was a 23rd-round draft selection by StL in 2009...Made his big-league debut in 2012. Emilio Bonifacio OF 5-10 195 31 yrs #64 SF Series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 9/28/14 at PHI (Hamels) Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-10 Season Long Streak: 2 games, 5/2-5/3 (2-2, 1.000) Is 2-for-25 (.080) as a PH this season, and a career.200 hitter (24-for-120) in that role. Made his second start of the season, 5/10 at HOU...Has hit in both his starts (2-for-5, BB). Recorded his second hit as a pinch-hitter, 5/3 vs. NYM, a two-run triple...the triple was the first in SunTrust Park history, and his first since 8/28/14. Has been a member of eight different organizations over his 14-year career. Tyler Flowers C 6-3 260 30 yrs #25 SF Series:.500 (4-8) Last HR: 5/20 vs. WSH (Albers) Road Trip:.500 (4-8) Current Streak: 2 games (4-8,.500) Season Long Streak: 5 games, twice, last: 5/15-22 (7-18,.389, 1 HR) Went 2-for-4 in his 27th start last night, 5/26 at SF...Has reached safely in 26 of his 27 starts. Over his last 19 games, is hitting.375 (24-for-64) with a.487 on-base percentage, dating to 4/26. Among MLB players with at least 75 plate appearances, his.466 OBP is the best mark in MLB, while his.357 batting ranks third. Braves catchers lead MLB with a.426 OBP and a.321 batting average...their 28 RBI are third most in the NL. Has caught 4 of 20 base runners attempting to steal this season...was 2-for-62 last season. Signed by ATL as a free agent to a two-year contract on 12/17/15 (option for 2018). Ender Inciarte OF 5-10 190 26 yrs #11 SF Series:.143 (1-7) Last HR: 5/1 vs. NYM (Gsellman) Road Trip:.143 (1-7) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) Season Long Streak: 7 games, 4/26-5/2 (12-32,.375, 1 HR) Since his average fell to.208 after play on 4/23, is hitting.331 (42-for-127) with 21 runs scored and a.393 on-base percentage in 29 games...the Braves are 15-14 over this stretch. Is third in MLB with 35 hits this month...his.337 (34-for-101) average in May is the eighth best mark in the NL. Collected a career-high five hits (5-for-5), 5/22 vs. PIT...Became the second NL player this season with a 5-for-5 day or better this season (WSH s Anthony Rendon, 6-for-6 at NYM on 4/30). Leads the team and ranks tied for fourth in the NL with 18 total multi-hit games...has 61 such games since making his Braves debut last season, the most on the club. Hitting.362 (34-for-94) in wins, and.218 (24-for-110) in losses. Signed a five-year contract extension with Atlanta on 12/23/16. Matt Kemp OF 6-4 210 32 yrs #27 SF Series:.250 (2-8) Last HR: 5/20 vs. WSH (Scherzer) Road Trip:.250 (2-8) Current Streak: 5 games (6-21,.286) Season Long Streak: 13 games, 4/28-5/13 (20-57,.351, 3 HR) Has hit safely in 21 of 24 May games, going 34-for-100 this month...his 34 May hits are third most in the NL and one behind teammate Ender Inciarte for second place. Ranks 7th in the NL in batting average (.333) and tied for 3rd in doubles (14). Snapped his MLB-high tying on-base streak at 25 games on 5/22 vs. PIT (tied with SEA s Mitch Haniger)...The streak dated to 4/22 and he hit.355 with 9 doubles, 6 homers and a.395 OBP in that span. Homered in back-to-back games, 5/19-20 vs. WSH after ending a 68 at-bat homerless stetch with his 5/19 homer.. Posted a season-best 13-game hitting streak, 4/28-5/14...Batted.351 during the streak. Hit a career-high three home runs, 4/29 at MIL...Became the first Braves player with three homers in a game since Mark Teixeira on 6/22 vs. SEA...Marked his 12th career multi-hr game...also hit two on 4/8 at NYM. Joined ATL on 7/31/16 from SD and played in his first game with Atlanta on 8/2. Nick Markakis OF 6-1 215 33 yrs #22 SF Series:.286 (2-7) Last HR: 4/11 at MIA (Straily) Road Trip:.286 (2-7) Current Streak: 5 games (6-19,.316) Season Long Streak: 10 games, 4/5-16 (12-37,.324, HR) Has 11 RBI in his last 15 games after collecting six in his previous 21 games, 4/17-5/12...His RBI-single in 5/19 s 8th inning vs. WSH was the decisive run in the game. Doubled in the first inning, 5/26 at SF and has four in his last seven games...did not have an extra-base hit in his previous 13 games, 5/6-20. Has reached base in 21 of his last 23 games (dating to 5/2), and in 41 of his last 46 games (dating to 4/5)...Has compiled a.376 OBP dating to 4/5. Hit.424 (14-for-33) and dove in nine runs during an eight-game span, 5/12-19. Since joining the Braves in 2015, has the sixth most hits (396) in the NL and is tied for the third most doubles (88)...Also has the most games (in the NL) with a hit over that stretch (264). Stroked his 400th career double, 5/5 vs. StL...Is the eighth active player to reach that mark. Since his debut in 2006, is tied for the MLB lead (with Matt Holliday) with 44 two-double games. Signed a four-year contract with ATL on 12/5/14 after playing nine seasons with BAL. Braves Bits Jace Peterson INF/OF 6-0 215 27 yrs #8 SF Series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 8/21/16 vs. WSH (Kelley) Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-3 Season Long Streak: 3 games, 4/26-4/28 (6-13,.462) His two-out, two-rbi double in the sixth inning on 5/24 vs. PIT put ATL ahead 4-3... Started at shortstop in that game for the third time this season and career. Hit.273 (12-for-44) with three doubles and four RBI over his first 14 starts (4/8-5/3)... Is batting.108 (4-for-37) in 12 starts since. Made his first professional start (second appearance) at first base 5/18 vs. TOR...Became the 1st NL player and 3rd MLB player this season to make at least one start at each INF position (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) and at least one start in the OF. Has made 26 total starts: 2B (8), LF (8), SS (3), 3B (4) and 1B (3)...His start at SS on 4/20 was his first career appearance at the position. Is 2-for-6 (.333) as a pinch-hitter. Acquired by the Braves from the Padres in a six-player trade on 12/19/14. Brandon Phillips INF 6-0 210 35 yrs #4 SF Series:.250 (2-8) Last HR: 5/22 vs. PIT (Cole) Road Trip:.250 (2-8) Current Streak: 6 games (9-23,.391, 1 HR) Season Long Streak: 13 games, 4/14-present (18-46,.391, 2 HR) Is 16-for-his-last-40 (.400) with a.478 OBP, dating to 5/16...This follows a 10- game span in which he hit.105 (4-for-38) with two RBI. Had three consecutive two-hit games before singling as a PH Thursday, 5/25 vs. PIT. Clubbed his 200th career home run with a solo shot over the left-center field wall in Monday s, 5/22 vs. PIT...Became the 48th player in MLB history to reach 200 HR/200 SB and only the sixth second baseman. Six of his last 16 hits have gone for extra bases...had gone 14 games without an extra-base hit prior to his two-double game on Tuesday, 5/16 at TOR. Batted.391 (18-for-46) during a season-high 13-game hitting streak, 4/14-30. Doubled twice 4/11 at MIA, to become just the 8th player (9th time) in Atlanta franchise history with two XBH and two SB in a game (last: Michael Bourn, 5/4/12 at COL). Rio Ruiz INF 6-1 230 23 yrs #14 SF Series:.200 (1-5) Last HR: 5/20 vs. WSH (Scherzer) Road Trip:.200 (1-5) Current Streak: 1 game (1-1, 1.000) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 5/24-present (5-9,.556) Had his first three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run, Thursday, 5/25 vs. PIT...Batting.346 (9-for-26) in his last eight games. Stroked his first career home run in the 2nd inning on 5/20 with a two-out, two-run shot over the RF wall off WSH s Max Scherzer...Became the first Brave to hit his first career home run off a Cy Young award winner since Evan Gattis did so off Roy Halladay on 4/3/13. Recalled 5/18 from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace the injured Freddie Freeman on the roster...made his first start of the season (3B) and the second of his career later that evening (0-for-3). Batted. 262 (37-for-141) with 12 doubles, four home runs, 16 RBI and 15 runs scored over 37 games with Gwinnett this season...made 37 starts, all at 3B, for the club. Hit.341 (15-for-44) with 8 XBH and 4 RBI in his last 11 games with GWN, 5/7-17. Collected his first MLB hit on 9/28 vs. PHI with a triple in the eighth inning. Named GWN s 2016 Player of the Year by the ATL organization after leading the club in hits (126), doubles (24), RBI (62), slugging percentage (.400) and OPS (.755). Danny Santana INF/OF 5-11 185 26 yrs #23 SF Series:.200 (1-5) Last HR: 5/4 vs. OAK (Cotton) Road Trip:.200 (1-5) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4,.250) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 5/2-5/4 (3-5,.600, 1 HR) Collected his first hit as a Brave with a pinch-rbi single on Wednesday, 5/24 vs. PIT which put Atlanta ahead 5-3 in the 8th inning...the single snapped an 0-for-18 spell. Has made 4 starts with ATL: LF (1), RF (1), 2B (1), 3B (1)... Made his ATL debut, 5/9 at HOU. Aquired 5/8 in a two-player trade from MIN...Made the Twin s Opening Day roster for the third consecutive year this season and appeared in 13 games with the club, batting.200 (5-for-25) with one home run and one RBI prior to joining ATL. Has played six different positions in his career: CF (114 games), SS (103 games), LF (27), RF (11), 2B (7) and 3B (3). From his ML debut (5/5) in 2014 through the 2016 season, batted.268 (241-for-899) with 47 doubles, 14 triples, nine home runs 75 RBI and 129 runs over 267 games. Prior to joining ATL, spent his entire career with the MIN organization after signing with the club as a 17-year-old out of the Dominican Republic. Kurt Suzuki C 5-11 205 33 yrs #24 SF Series: DNP Last HR: 5/19 vs. WSH (Romero) Road Trip: DNP Current Streak: 2 games (4-7,.571) Season Long Streak: 4 games, last: 5/10-19 (6-15,.400, 2 HR) Has hit in six of his last seven games (dates to 5/10), going 10-for-26 (.385) with two home runs and eight RBI over the stretch. Has made 19 starts, all at catcher...owns a.385 OBP when he starts. Braves catchers lead MLB with a.426 OBP and a.321 batting average...their 28 RBI are third most in the NL. His first two HRs of the season came with two runners on base...5/19 s HR vs. WSH was a two-run shot...eight of his 15 RBI have been the result of a HR. Has thrown out 3-of-10 (30%) base stealers this season. Signed a one-year contract with ATL on 1/30/17...Atlanta is his four organization. Dansby Swanson INF 6-1 190 23 yrs #7 SF Series:.000 (0-5) Last HR: 5/19 vs. WSH (Gonzalez) Road Trip:.000 (0-5) Current Streak: 0-7 Season Long Streak: 8 games, 5/7-16 (10-29,.345, 1 HR) Since his average fell to.125 after play on 4/21, has reached base at a.361 clip over a span of 30 games...has 20 walks over this stretch...seventeen of those walks have come this month, tied for third most in the NL. Drove home the Braves only two runs on 5/21 vs. WSH with a eighth-inning double against Stephen Strasburg...Is hitting.344 (11-for-32) in close-and-late situations. Clubbed his 4th HR this season and 7th of his career 5/19 vs. WSH...Four of his seven career HR have either tied the game or given the Braves a lead, including 3 this season. Lined a 1-2, ninth-inning pitch into LF plating PR C. d Arnaud, 4/17 vs. SD, to give the Braves a 5-4 victory vs. SD and his first career game-ending RBI. Entered the 2016 campaign as Atlanta s #1 prospect and went on to make his Major League debut on 8/17 (2-for-4). Acquired by Atlanta in a five-player trade with Arizona on 12/8/15.
Braves Blasts HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo...29 Opponent Solo...33 Braves 2-Run....14 Opponent 2-Run...21 Braves 3-Run.... 4 Opponent 3-Run... 7 Braves Grand Slams... 0 Opponent Grand Slams... 3 Braves Total...47 Opponent Total... 64 2017 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opposing Pitchers(s) 4/15 SD 6th Phillips/Garcia Clayton Richards MULTI-HOMER GAMES Phillips 13 0 8/6/16 at PIT Kemp 12 2 4/29/17 at MIL Three-Homer Game (1) 1 4/29/17 at MIL Freeman 11 2 4/17/17 vs. SD Adams 3 0 6/23/14 at COL Markakis 3 0 7/7/16 at CHI Garcia 2 0 9/3/16 at PHI Flowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK Suzuki 2 0 8/17/11 vs. BAL Inciarte 2 1 4/12/17 at MIA LEAD-OFF HOMERS Markakis 4 0 9/25/15 at MIA (Fernandez) Phillips 4 0 6/28/15 at NYM (Matz) Santana 3 0 5/3/16 at HOU (McHugh) Bonifacio 2 0 9/28/14 at PHI (Hamels) Kemp 2 0 6/28/15 vs. ARI (Anderson) Inciarte 2 1 5/1/17 vs. NYM (Gsellman) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Kemp 6 0 7/18/2012 vs. PHI (Diekman) Freeman 3 0 6/1/16 vs. SF (Law) Adams 2 0 7/22/16 vs. LAD (Norris) Phillips 2 0 7/15/11 vs. STL (Salas) Suzuki 2 0 8/15/08 vs. CWS (Carrasco) Peterson 1 0 8/21/16 vs. WSH (Kelley) Flowers 1 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK (Chavez) Garcia 1 0 8/3/15 vs. SF (Vogelsong) GRAND SLAMS Kemp 6 0 6/4/11 at CIN (Ondrusek) Phillips 5 0 6/10/13 at CHI (Feldman) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Flowers 1 0 8/28/11 at SEA (Vargas) Peterson* 1 0 5/16/15 at MIA (Latos) Suzuki 1 0 9/10/07 at SEA (Ramirez) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Adams 7 0 9/27/16 vs. CIN (Sampson) Suzuki 3 0 6/18/16 vs. NYY (Chapman) Kemp 2 0 6/10/11 at COL (Belisle) Phillips 2 0 8/8/11 vs. COL (Brothers) Freeman* 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) Garcia 1 0 9/12/15 vs. NYM (Clippard) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Bonifacio* 1 0 4/6/09 vs. WSH (Tavarez) Suzuki 1 0 5/20/14 at SD (Vincent) Swanson* 1 0 9/6/16 at WSH (Gonzalez) *First career home run Braves Recent Transactions May 25: Recalled RHP Matt Wisler from Triple-A Gwinnett. May 24: Designated RHP Josh Collmenter for assignment postgame. May 21: Optioned INF/OF Johan Camargo to Triple-A Gwinnett. May 20: Placed LHP Eric O Flaherty on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain...recalled RHP Luke Jackson from Triple- A Gwinnett...Acquired RHP Enrique Burgos from Arizona for cash considerations...transferred RHP Chaz Roe to the 60-day disabled list...acquired INF/OF Matt Adams and cash considerations from St. Louis in exchange for minor-league INF Juan Yepez...Designated C Anthony Recker for assignment. May 18: Placed 1B Freddie Freeman on the 10-day disabled list with a non-displaced left wrist fracture... Recalled INF Rio Ruiz from Triple-A Gwinnett. May 17: Recalled INF Johan Carmargo from Triple-A Gwinnett. May 16: Placed 3B Adonis Garcia on 10-day disabled list due to left Achilles tendinitis. May 8: Acquired INF/OF Danny Santana from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for LHP Kevin Chapman and cash considerations...optioned OF Lane Adams to Triple-A Gwinnett...Transferred INF/OF Micah Johnson to the 60-day disabled list. May 7: Returned RHP Mauricio Cabrera from his rehabilitation assignment, reinstated him from the 10-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. May 4: Selected the contract of LHP Sam Freeman from Triple-A Gwinnett...Transferred RHP Dan Winkler to the 60-day disabled list. May 3: Optioned RHP Matt Wisler to Triple-A Gwinnett postgame. April 27: Selected the contract of RHP Jason Motte from Triple-A Gwinnett. April 26: Optioned C Anthony Recker to Triple-A Gwinnett postgame. April 25: Selected the contract of OF Lane Adams from Triple-A Gwinnett... Designated INF/OF Chase d Arnaud for assignment. April 23: Recalled RHP Matt Wisler from Triple-A Gwinnett...Optioned RHP Aaron Blair to Gwinnett. Tomahawk Chops HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High Hits LAdams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1, 3x, last: 5/5/17 MAdams 1/2 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/4 0/2 4, 7/6/14 Bonifacio 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5, 4/2/14 d Arnaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3, 4x, last: 7/17/16 Flowers 11 0 1 0 0 12 2 4, 4x, last: 4/29/17 Freeman 8 2 2 0 0 12 3 4, 9x, last: 4/17/17 Garcia 8 0 0 0 0 8 5 4, 7/8/16 Inciarte 14 3 0 1 0 18 13 5, 5/22/17 Kemp 10 4 1 0 0 15 3 5, 8/2/10 Markakis 6 4 0 0 0 10 1 5, 7/3/11 Peterson 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 3, 8x, last: 9/12/16 Phillips 11 1 0 0 0 12 2 4, 14x, last: 9/26/16 Recker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4, 5/25/14 Ruiz 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3, 5/25/17 Santana 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 5, 8/3/14 Suzuki 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 4, 6x, last: 6/21/16 Swanson 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 3, 2x, last: 9/19/16 Teheran 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2, 7x, last: 10/2/16 Totals 82 17 4 1 0 104 40 HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI Matt Kemp 4/28-5/13 13.351 (20-for-57) 3 11 Brandon Phillips 4/14-4/30 13.391 (18-for-46) 2 8 Nick Markakis 4/5-4/16 10.390 (12-for-37) 1 7 RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games GW 2-Out Player 2 3 4 5 Total RBI RBI* Career High RBI LAdams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1, 5/2/17 MAdams 2/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/3 1/1 3/6 6, 6/23/14 Bonifacio 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3, 4x, last: 9/1/11 d Arnaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 8/20/16 Dickey 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2, 2x, last: 4/8/17 Flowers 1 0 2 0 3 4 5 4, 4x, last: 4/26/17 Freeman 6 2 0 0 8 2 7 5, 5x, last: 7/27/16 AGarcia 3 1 0 0 4 0 4 3, 9x, last: 5/6/17 JGarcía 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3, 8/2/11 Inciarte 1 3 0 0 4 0 10 4, 4/13/15 Kemp 3 1 1 1 6 3 14 6, 2x, last: 4/9/16 Markakis 3 1 0 0 4 3 9 6, 6/10/11 Peterson 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 4, 5/16/15 Phillips 3 1 0 0 4 2 6 7, 7/30/15 Recker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 6x, last: 9/21/14 Ruiz 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 2, 2x, last: 5/20/17 Santana 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 5, 6/7/14 Suzuki 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 6, 6/21/16 Swanson 4 0 0 0 4 2 7 3, 3x, last: 9/19/16 Teheran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 2x, last: 5/15/15 Totals 31 12 3 1 47 20 84 Game-Ending RBI (*91 total 2-out runs); Braves Total/Total Player Number Last Player Number Last MAdams 4 5/23/17 (1B) Peterson 2 8/21/16 (HR) Bonifacio 0 --- Phillips 6 6/19/13 (1B) Flowers 1 9/8/14 (HR) Ruiz 0 --- Garcia 2 9/10/16 (1B) Santana 0 --- Inciarte 1 4/10/15 (1B) Suzuki 9 8/1/15 (1B) Kemp 9 7/30/14 (1B) Swanson 1 4/17/17 (1B) Markakis 8 4/26/14 (1B) Braves Walk-off Wins in 2017: 2, last: 5/23/17 vs. Pittsburgh (Adams Single) Braves Disabled/Inactive List Player Pos. Injury 7/10/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed on DL Jacob Lindgren LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 2/14 --- 47 Sean Rodríguez INF/OF Recovering from left shoulder surgery 60-day 2/25 --- 47 Micah Johnson INF/OF Fractured left wrist 60-day 3/30 --- 47 Armando Rivero RHP Right shoulder strain 10-day 3/30 --- 47 Dan Winkler RHP Recovering from right elbow surgery for a fracture 60-day 3/30 --- 47 Chaz Roe RHP Right lat strain 10-day 4/12 (retro to 4/9) --- 41 Adonis Garcia 3B Left Achilles tendinitis 10-day 5/16 --- 11 Freddie Freeman 1B Non-displaced left wrist fracture 10-day 5/18 --- 10 Eric O Flaherty LHP Lower back strain 10-day 5/20 --- 8 Mauricio Cabrera RHP Right elbow strain 10-day 3/30 5/7 29 Matt Kemp OF Right hamstring strain 10-day 4/11 (retro to 4/8) 4/20 9
Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 4/3 at NYM R-D L, 6-0 Robles-Krol-None 44,384* 0-1 T4th -1.0 4/4 OPEN DATE T4th -1.0 4/5 at NYM R-N W, 3-1 (12) Johnson-Montero-None 28,113 1-1 T2nd -1.0 4/6 at NYM R-N L, 6-2 Harvey-García-None 23,100 1-2 T3rd -1.0 4/7 at PIT R-D L, 5-4 Nova-Foltynewicz-Watson 36,484 1-3 T4th -2.0 4/8 at PIT R-N L, 6-4 Kuhl-Dickey-Watson 31,756 1-4 5th -2.0 4/9 at PIT R-D L, 6-5 (10) Rivero-Ramirez-None 22,713 1-5 5th -2.0 4/10 OPEN DATE 5th -2.5 4/11 at MIA R-N L, 8-4 Straily-Colón-None 36,519 1-6 5th -3.5 4/12 at MIA R-N W, 5-4 Vizcaíno-Ramos-Johnson 16,808 2-6 5th -3.5 4/13 OPEN DATE 5th -4.0 4/14 SD H-N W, 5-2 Teheran-Chacin-Johnson 41,149* 3-6 4th -3.0 4/15 SD H-N W, 4-2 Dickey-Richard-Johnson 41,149* 4-6 4th -2.0 4/16 SD H-D W, 9-2 Colón-Cahill-None 37,147 5-6 4th -1.5 4/17 SD H-N W, 5-4 Johnson-Maurer-None 24,516 6-6 4th -1.0 4/18 WSH H-N L, 3-1 Scherzer-Foltynewicz-Kelley 21,834 6-7 4th -2.0 4/19 WSH H-N L, 14-4 Ross-Teheran-None 22,101 6-8 4th -3.0 4/20 WSH H-N L, 3-2 Strasburg-Dickey-Kelly 27,498 6-9 T4th -4.0 4/21 at PHI R-N L, 4-3 Hellickson-Colón-Neris 24,189 6-10 5th -5.0 4/22 at PHI R-N L, 4-3 (10) Gomez-Johnson-None 31,334 6-11 5th -6.0 4/23 at PHI R-D L, 5-2 Rodríguez-Vizcaíno-None 28,632 6-12 5th -7.0 4/24 OPEN DATE 6-12 5th -6.5 4/25 at NYM R-N PPD-Rain (Rescheduled as part of a single-admission DH on 9/25) 4/26 at NYM R-N W, 8-2 Teheran-Gsellman-None 22,819 7-12 5th -7.0 4/27 at NYM R-D W, 7-5 Dickey-Harvey-None 23,243 8-12 4th -7.0 4/28 at MIL R-N W, 10-8 Ramirez-Feliz-Johnson 26,453 9-12 4th -6.0 4/29 at MIL R-N W, 11-3 García-Nelson-None 30,026 10-12 T3rd -5.0 4/30 at MIL R-D L, 4-3 Garza-Foltynewicz-Feliz 24,395 10-13 4th -6.0 APRIL TOTALS 215,394 (30,771 average in 7 dates) 10-13 5/1 NYM H-N L, 7-5 Teheran-Gsellman-Familia 21,668 10-14 5th -6.5 5/2 NYM H-N W, 9-7 Dickey-Harvey-Johnson 21,359 11-14 T3rd -5.5 5/3 NYM H-N L, 16-5 degrom-colón-none 22,656 11-15 5th -6.5 5/4 NYM H-N PPD-Rain (Rescheduled for 6/10) 5th -7.0 5/5 STL H-N L, 10-0 Lynn-Foltynewicz-None 34,465 11-16 5th -8.0 5/6 STL H-N L, 5-3 Leake-Teheran-Oh 40,706* 11-17 5th -9.0 5/7 STL H-D L, 6-4 (14) Tuivailala-Collmenter-Siegrist 40,200* 11-18 5th -9.0 5/8 OPEN DATE 5th -8.5 5/9 at HOU R-N L, 8-3 Morton-Colón-None 28,724 11-19 5th -8.5 5/10 at HOU R-D L, 4-2 Musgrove-García-Giles 23,676 11-20 5th -9.5 5/11 OPEN DATE 5th -9.5 5/12 at MIA R-N W, 8-4 Foltynewicz-Ureña-None 20,052 12-20 T4th -9.0 5/13 at MIA R-N W, 3-1 Teheran-Volquez-Johnson 26,692 13-20 T3rd -9.0 5/14 at MIA R-D L, 3-1 Barraclough-Dickey-Ramos 17,277 13-21 5th -9.5 5/15 at TOR R-N W, 10-6 Colón-Bolsinger-None 29,766 14-21 T3rd -9.0 5/16 at TOR R-D W, 9-5 Ramirez-Barnes-None 34,431 15-21 3rd -9.0 5/17 TOR H-N W, 8-4 Foltynewicz-Biagini-None 28,293 16-21 2nd -8.0 5/18 TOR H-N L, 9-0 Stroman-Teheran-None 25,419 16-22 2nd -8.0 5/19 WSH H-N W, 7-4 Vizcaíno-Romero-Johnson 35,369 17-22 2nd -7.0 5/20 WSH H-D W, 5-2 Krol-Scherzer-Johnson 37,347 18-22 2nd -6.0 5/21 WSH H-D L, 3-2 Strasburg-García-Glover 32,895 18-23 2nd -7.0 5/22 PIT H-N W, 5-2 Foltynewicz-Cole-Johnson 21,896 19-23 2nd -6.5 5/23 PIT H-N W, 6-5 Jackson-Watson-None 25,040 20-23 2nd -6.5 5/24 PIT H-N L, 12-5 (10) Rivero-Collmenter-None 25,981 20-24 2nd -7.5 5/25 PIT H-D L, 9-4 Nova-Colón-None 33,713 20-25 2nd -7.5 5/26 at SF R-N W, 2-0 García-Cain-Johnson 41,326* 21-25 2nd -7.5 5/27 at SF R-N L, 6-3 Blach-Foltynewicz-Melancon 41,355* 21-26 2nd -8.5 5/28 at SF R-D 4:05p 5/29 at LAA R-N 9:07p 5/30 at LAA R-N 10:07p 5/31 at LAA R-N 10:07p MAY TOTALS 447,007 (29,800 in 15 dates) 11-13 6/1 OPEN DATE 6/2 at CIN R-N 7:10p 6/3 at CIN R-D 4:10p 6/4 at CIN R-D 1:10p 6/5 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/6 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/7 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/8 PHI H-N 7:35p 6/9 NYM H-N 7:35p 6/10 NYM H-D 1:05p NYM H-N 6:05p 6/11 NYM H-D 1:35p 6/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p 6/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 6/14 at WSH R-D 4:05p 6/15 OPEN DATE 6/16 MIA H-N 7:35p 6/17 MIA H-D 4:10p 6/18 MIA H-D 1:35p 6/19 SF H-N 7:35p 6/20 SF H-N 7:35p 6/21 SF H-N 7:35p 6/22 SF H-N 7:35p 6/23 MIL H-N 7:35p 6/24 MIL H-D 4:10p 6/25 MIL H-D 1:35p 6/26 OPEN DATE 6/27 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/28 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/29 at SD R-N 9:10p 6/30 at OAK R-N 10:05p JUNE TOTALS 7/1 at OAK R-D 4:05p 7/2 at OAK R-D 4:05p 7/3 OPEN DATE 7/4 HOU H-N 7:35p 7/5 HOU H-N 7:35p 7/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p 7/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p 7/8 at WSH R-D 4:05p 7/9 at WSH R-D 1:35p 2017 Schedule and Results Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 7/10 All-Star Break 7/11 88th All-Star Game (Miami, Fla.) 7/12 All-Star Break 7/13 All-Star Break 7/14 ARI H-N 7:35p 7/15 ARI H-N 7:10p 7/16 ARI H-D 1:35p 7/17 CHI H-N 7:35p 7/18 CHI H-N 7:35p 7/19 CHI H-D 12:10p 7/20 at LAD R-N 10:10p 7/21 at LAD R-N 10:10p 7/22 at LAD R-N 9:10p 7/23 at LAD R-D 4:10p 7/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p 7/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p 7/26 at ARI R-D 3:40p 7/27 OPEN DATE 7/28 at PHI R-N 7:05p 7/29 at PHI R-N 7:05p 7/30 at PHI R-D 1:35p 7/31 at PHI R-D 12:35p JULY TOTALS 8/1 LAD H-N 7:35p 8/2 LAD H-N 7:35p 8/3 LAD H-N 7:35p 8/4 MIA H-N 7:35p 8/5 MIA H-N 7:10p 8/6 MIA H-D 1:35p 8/7 OPEN DATE 8/8 PHI H-N 7:35p 8/9 PHI H-N 7:35p 8/10 OPEN DATE 8/11 at STL R-N 8:15p 8/12 at STL R-N 7:15p 8/13 at STL R-D 2:15p 8/14 at COL R-N 8:40p 8/15 at COL R-N 8:40p 8/16 at COL R-N 8:40p 8/17 at COL R-D 3:10p 8/18 CIN H-N 7:35p 8/19 CIN H-N 7:10p 8/20 CIN H-D 1:35p 8/21 SEA H-N 7:35p 8/22 SEA H-N 7:35p 8/23 SEA H-N 7:35p 8/24 OPEN DATE 8/25 COL H-N 7:35p 8/26 COL H-N 7:10p 8/27 COL H-D 1:35p 8/28 at PHI R-N 7:05p 8/29 at PHI R-N 7:05p 8/30 at PHI R-D 1:05p 8/31 at CHI R-N 8:05p AUGUST TOALS 9/1 at CHI R-D 2:20p 9/2 at CHI R-D 2:20p 9/3 at CHI R-D 2:20P 9/4 TEX H-N 7:35p 9/5 TEX H-N 7:35p 9/6 TEX H-N 7:35p 9/7 MIA H-N 7:35p 9/8 MIA H-N 7:35p 9/9 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/10 MIA H-D 1:35p 9/11 OPEN DATE 9/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/14 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/15 NYM H-N 7:35p 9/16 NYM H-N 7:10p 9/17 NYM H-D 1:35p 9/18 OPEN DATE 9/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/20 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/21 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/22 PHI H-N 7:35p 9/23 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/24 PHI H-D 1:35p 9/25 at NYM R-D 4:10p at NYM R-N Game 2 9/26 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/27 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/28 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/29 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/30 at MIA R-N 7:10p SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 at MIA R-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game
Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Yesterday s Record: 3-1 Organizational Record: 97-97 May 28, 2017 Gwinnett Braves International League (AAA) 25-22, 2nd (-4.5), South Division Yesterday: Gwinnett 6, Syracuse 4 WP: Andrew Albers (4-1, 3.46) LP: Kyle McGowin (1-3, 4.85) S: Mauricio Cabrera (3) Mississippi Braves Southern League (AA) 23-26, 3rd (-5.0), South Division Yesterday: Pensacola 4, Mississippi 2 WP: Deck McGuire (5-2, 2.76) LP: Max Fried (2-7, 5.79) S: Geoff Broussard (5) Florida Fire Frogs Florida State League (High-A) 21-29, 6th (-7.0), North Division Yesterday: Florida 7, Palm Beach 4 WP: Tyler Pike (4-2, 2.20) LP: Jake Woodford (2-3, 3.40) S: Jacob Webb (1) Rome Braves South Atlantic League (A) 27-21, 2nd (-2.5), Southern Division Yesterday: Augusta 1, Rome 0 WP: Patrick Ruotolo (2-1, 1.62) LP: Bladimir Matos (1-2, 6.00) S: None Appalachian League (Rookie) 0-0, East Division Yesterday: N/A WP: N/A LP: N/A S: N/A Danville Braves Gulf Coast League (Rookie) 0-0, Northern Division Yesterday: N/A WP: N/A LP: N/A S: N/A Gulf Coast League Braves Notes Ozzie Albies had two hits and Johan Camargo added three more as Gwinnett rallied for a 6-4 win over Syracuse. Albies doubled and singled to raise his average to.267. Adonis Garcia played his second major league rehabilitation game, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Eric O Flaherty began his major league rehabilitation, tossing a scoreless seventh inning. Mauricio Cabrera struck out two in the ninth for his third save of the season. Next Game: 5/28 vs. Syracuse, 1:05 p.m. LH Sean Newcomb (2-2, 3.09) vs. TBA Notes Max Fried dropped his seventh decision of the season, allowing four runs, earned, over 5.2 innings as Mississippi lost 4-2 to Pensacola. Fried walked four and gave up six hits, including a home run, while striking out six in losing his third straight start...his ERA rose to 5.79. Ronald Acuña went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Kade Scivicque hit his second home run of the season. Next Game: 5/28 vs Pensacola, 2:00 p.m. LH Michael Mader (3-2, 2.16) vs. Keury Mella Notes Austin Riley and Tyler Neslony had two hits apiece to back LHP Tyler Pike as the Fire Frogs beat Palm Beach, 7-4. Pike tossed 6.0 innings, allowing three runs, earned, and three hits...he struck out four and walked four to earn his team high-tying fourth win of the season. Riley collected his first triple of the season and drove in his team-leading 33rd run of the year.. Jacob Webb tossed 3.0 innings with five strikeouts to collect the save. Next Game: 5/28 vs. Palm Beach, 5:05 p.m. LHP Drew Harrington (4-3, 2.89) vs. Junior Fernandez Notes RHP Bryse Wilson tossed 6.0 shutout innings and struck out six, but Rome fell 1-0 to Augusta (SF) yesterday. Wilson, the club s 24th best prospect, ranks among the top 10 in the SAL in ERA while also leading in starts. His 6.0 innings and six strikeouts both set professional career highs...yesterday was his fifth start of the season in which he did not allow an earned run C Brett Cumberland collected two hits. Next Game: 5/28 at Augusta, 6:35 p.m. RH Jeremy Walker (1-3, 6.13) vs. DJ Myers Notes: N/A Next Game: Season begins on 6/22 Notes: N/A Next Game: Season begins on 6/26 W: Lucas Sims, 4 S: David Peterson, 5 K: Sean Newcomb, 58 Starter ERA: Sean Newcomb, 3.09 (16 ER/46.2 IP) Reliever ERA: Rhiner Cruz, 2.04 (4 ER/17.2 IP) AVG: David Freitas,.328 (22-for-67) HR: Lane Adams/Sean Kazmar/Mel Rojas Jr., 5 RBI: Mel Rojas Jr, 30 SB: Ozzie Albies, 14 W: Mike Soroka, 5 S: Michael Mader, 3 K: Mike Soroka, 51 Starter ERA: Kolby Allard, 1.83 (11 ER/54.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Michael Mader, 2.16 (6 ER/25.0 IP) AVG: Kade Scivicque,.301 (34-for-113) HR: Travis Demeritte, 7 RBI: Travis Demeritte, 25 SB: Connor Lien, 11 W: Drew Harrington & Tyler Pike, 4 S: Devan Watts, 3 K: Touki Toussaint, 56 Starter ERA: Tyler Pike, 2.20 (14 ER/57.1 IP) Reliever ERA: Jacob Webb, 1.67 (5 ER/27.0 IP) AVG: Carlos Castro,.345 (41-for-119) HR: Alex Jackson, 10 RBI: Austin Riley, 33 SB: Ray Patrick-Didder, 10 W: Oriel Caicedo/Jon Kennedy, 5 S: Brandon White, 5 K: Ian Anderson, 59 Starter ERA: Bryse Wilson, 1.90 (10 ER/47.1) Reliever ERA: Brandon White, 1.80 (5 ER/25.0 IP) AVG: Randy Ventura,.335 (57-for-170) HR: Brett Cumberland, 6 RBI: Brett Cumberland, 26 SB: Randy Ventura, 17 W: N/A S: N/A K: N/A Starter ERA: N/A Reliever ERA: N/A AVG: N/A HR: N/A RBI: N/A SB: N/A W: N/A S: N/A K: N/A Starter ERA: N/A Reliever ERA: N/A AVG: N/A HR: N/A RBI: N/A SB: N/A Player Award OF Lane Adams IL Batter of the Week (4/10-16) RHP Lucas Sims IL Pitcher of the Week (4/17-23) LHP Max Fried SL Pitcher of the Week (4/23-30) LHP Kolby Allard SL Pitcher of the Week (5/1-7) 3B Austin Riley FSL Player of the Week (5/1-7) OF Ronald Acuña SL Player of the Week (5/8-14) RHP Mike Soroka SL Pitcher of the Week (5/8-14) 2017 Players of the Week/Month Awards ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages 267-376).***