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ATLANTA BRAVES (7-20) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (12-18) RH Aaron Blair (0-1, 3.18) vs. RH Zack Greinke (2-2, 5.50) Game No. 28 Home Game No. 14 May 6, 2016 Turner Field Atlanta, Ga. FSSO Braves vs. Diamondbacks 2015 2016 All-Time Overall 3-3 0-0 70-54 at Atlanta 2-1 0-0 35-25 at Arizona 1-2 0-0 35-29 Braves Breakdown Overall... 7-20 Home... 1-12 Road... 6-8 Day... 2-7 Night... 5-13 Current Streak... L1 Last 5 Games... 2-3 Last 10 Games... 3-7 April... 5-18 May... 2-2 Vs. LHSP... 2-7 Vs. RHSP... 5-13 Series Opener... 2-8 Series Opener at Home... 1-4 Series Opener on Road... 1-4 By Series...1-7-2 By Home Series...0-5-0 By Road Series...1-2-2 Rubber Games... 0-2 Sweeps/Were Swept... 1-5 Scored First... 5-7 Opponent Scored First... 2-13 1-run games... 2-5 Comeback Wins... 3-8 Last AB Wins... 2-5 Extra Innings... 2-3 Led After 6... 6-3 Led After 7... 6-1 Led After 8... 7-1 Tied After 6... 0-6 Tied After 7... 0-6 Tied After 8... 0-2 Behind After 6... 1-11 Behind After 7... 1-13 Behind After 8... 0-17 Division Games... 4-11 Vs. Other Divisions... 3-9 Vs. A.L. Teams... 1-3 Vs. N.L. Teams... 6-17 Hit 0 HR... 6-16 Hit 1+ HR... 1-4 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs... 1-15 Scored 4 or More Runs... 6-5 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs... 5-6 Allowed 4 or More Runs... 2-14 More Hits than Opponent... 4-5 Fewer Hits than Opponent... 2-12 Committed No Errors... 3-11 Committed 1 or More Errors... 4-9 Upcoming Milestones Needs For Erick Aybar 8 SB 150 Freddie Freeman 69 RBI 500 Jason Grilli 24 Saves 100 Jim Johnson 1 Game 500 Kelly Johnson 5 HR 150 Nick Markakis 6 HR 150 1 OF Assist 100 A.J. Pierzynski 5 games 2,000 8 RBI 900 5 2B 400 14 HR 200 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Mallex Smith 5/6/93 23 Aaron Blair 5/26/92 24 Jim Johnson 6/27/83 33 Bo Porter 7/5/72 44 Terry Pendleton 7/16/60 56 BRAVES VS. DBACKS: The Braves play host to the Diamondbacks for the teams first meeting this season... They will play two more games in this set before closing out the season series in Arizona, with four games from 8/22-8/25. Dating to the 2008 season, the Braves have won the last eight series over Arizona at Turner Field, going 18-7 in these games. NEW ADDITION: The Braves today named former Major League pitcher Buddy Carlyle as a Coaching Assistant...Carlyle will be in uniform for all pre-game workouts and will assist with the Braves scouting preparations...he will also manage the Braves instant replay protocol from an off-field location during all games...carlyle, 38, pitched in 83 games (20 starts) for the Braves from 2007-09...His Major League career spanned parts of nine seasons, from 1999 to 2015, and included 150 appearances (27 starts). ROUGH START: The Braves are 7-20, matching the worst start in franchise history (since 1900) through 27 games...the 1988 team also lost 20 of their first 27 games. Teams the Braves have played this season own a.612 winning percentage, the best in baseball...the next closest NL East team is Miami with a.505 combined mark, 14th-best in MLB. The 2012 Minnesota Twins were the last team to lose 20 of their first 27 games. MAKE-UP GAME: The Braves and Cubs announced today the April 30 game between the clubs that was postponed is now scheduled to be played, Thursday, July 7 at 8:05 p.m. in Chicago...Fox Sports Southeast will carry the game. HOME VS. ROAD: The Braves begin a six-game homestand tonight...the club is 1-12 at Turner Field this season, and 6-8 on the road...the opposition hits.268 and scores 5.8 runs a game at Turner, while on the road, opposing teams bat.237 and score 4.4 runs per game. Atlanta finished the 2015 home schedule 42-39...The club has not finished below.500 at home since 2009 and they have never won fewer than 40 games in a season at Turner since the ballpark opened in 1997. NO HOME RUNS: The Braves enter tonight s game with six home runs on the season...the six home runs mark the fewest for the club through 27 games since the 1931 team had four in that span. BULLPEN: Braves relievers carry a 9.2-inning scoreless streak into tonight s game after holding the Mets scoreless over 8.2 innings in the last series. The Braves bullpen has struck out 96 total batters, tied for the third most in the National League and four off Philadelphia s lead. DOUBLE TROUBLE: OF Nick Markakis has collected a NL high-tying 11 doubles so far...he tied for fifth in the NL with 38 doubles last season. Markakis tied Hank Aaron and Marcus Giles for the most doubles by the end of April in Atlanta franchise history...aaron first set the record in 1969, before Giles matched the mark in 2003. GETTIN ON: OF Nick Markakis has five hits in 15 at-bats leading off the game for Atlanta this season... Since 1974, he has the highest-career average (.355, 104-for-293) in game-opening plate appearances (min. 300 PA) among all players. Markakis has reached base safely via hit or walk in 24 of his 25 starts this season...he moved to the leadoff spot in the batting order on 4/15 and has gone 17-for-63 (.270) with a.390 OBP, 11 walks and 12 RBI in that spot. GO-AHEAD: OF Nick Markakis drove in the goahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Sunday giving him a NL high-tying eight go-ahead RBI. FREDDIE FREEMAN: Finished 1-for-3 Wednesday and is hitting.329 (23-for-70) with a.397 OBP in 18 games since opening the season 2-for-25 (.080). Freeman hit.423 (11-for-26) with four doubles and two home runs in seven games on the last road trip. MALLEX SMITH: Has started in the nine hole four times, and the outfielder is hitting.533 (8-for-15) with three doubles, a home run and three RBI from the last spot in the order...the team is 3-1 in these games. HUNTER CERVENKA: Struck out three batters in his last appearance and has compiled 12 consecutive scoreless outings since making his MLB debut on April 12. His run is the longest scoreless outing streak to begin a career in Atlanta franchise history...mike Stanton held the old mark with eight straight in 1989. Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sat., May 7 ARI RH Julio Teheran (0-3, 3.72) vs. RH Shelby Miller (0-3, 8.49) FSSO 7:10 Sun., May 8 ARI RH Mike Foltynewicz (0-1, 9.82) vs. LH Patrick Corbin (1-3, 4.91) FSSO 1:35 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network PTV-Peachtree TV; FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-SportSouth Cervenka allowed a hit to the first batter he faced and has not allowed a hit since...opposing batters are 0-for-23 over this stretch. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!: Braves outfielder Mallex Smith turns 23 today...assistant Hitting Coach Jose Castro turned 58 yesterday. COUNTDOWN: This season, the Braves will count down to the final Braves game ever at Turner Field, October 2 at 3:10 against the Detroit Tigers...Each of the home games will be counted off the outfield wall. Braves broadcast partner 680 the Fan will select one of their listeners to tear down number 68 as part of 680 Night at Turner Field tonight.

Tonight s Starting Pitcher #36 Aaron Blair RHP 6-4 250 23 yrs 2016 Record: 0-1, 3.18 ERA 2015 Record (MiLB): 13-5, 2.92 ERA Today s Game vs. RHB:.154 (2-13), 0 HR vs. LHB:.273 (6-22), 0 HR Set to make his third career start after the Braves selected his contract on April 24 from Triple-A Gwinnett. This is set to be his second start at Turner Field...Went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs, earned, to lose his MLB debut, 3-2, on 4/24 vs. NYM. 2016 Recap Received a no-decision in his second big league start, going 6.0 innings and limiting the Cubs to two hits and one run, earned, on 4/29 at Wrigley Field...Lefties went 0-for-10 against him after going 6-for-12 (.500) in his debut...at Gwinnett, righties hit.140 (6-for-43), while lefties hit.190 (4-for-21). Lost his MLB debut, 3-2, to the New York Mets at Turner Field...Went 5.1 innings and allowed six hits, three runs, earned, and two walks...struck out one. Went 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA (3 ER/19.0 IP) in three starts for Triple-A Gwinnett this season...was unscored upon in his last 13.0 innings for the G-Braves. Tossed 7.0 no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts in his final start for Gwinnett, a 7-2 win over Durham on 4/19 at Coolray Field...Allowed one walk (in the sixth to Carlos Corporan) to end his perfect game bid...struck out six consecutive batters, all swinging, from the second to the fourth inning. At time of his promotion, tied for the International League lead with three wins, while his 1.42 ERA ranked eighth among qualifying pitchers... Ranked fourth with 22 strikeouts and a 0.79 WHIP. Entered the 2016 season ranked as the Braves No. 3 prospect, according to Baseball America...At the time of his promotion, was the the 54th best prospect in all of baseball acording to MLB.com. Went to Major League camp with the Braves in spring training, winning his only decision and compiling a 8.00 ERA (8 ER/9.0 IP) in four games, two starts. 2015 Recap Pitched at the Double-A and Triple-A levels in 2015, going a combined 13-5 with a 2.92 ERA spanning 26 appearances (25 starts). Set a career high with 13 wins and 160.1 innings pitched while posting a career-low 2.92 ERA. Pitched at a 2.44 ERA while going 6-1 over his final 11 appearances (10 starts) of the season...during that span, held opponents to a.237 batting average. Lasted at least 6.0 innings in 22 of his 25 starts...over those 22 starts, his ERA was 2.27 while he held opponents to a.224 batting average and logged 108 strikeouts in 142.2 innings. Tossed a career-high 8.0 innings on 9/1 in a 5-2 win at Sacramento. Career Recap Acquired by the Braves along with OF Ender Inciarte and INF Dansby Swanson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier on December 8, 2015. Wisler s Blair s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/9 at NOR^ W, 11-5 6.0 5 3 3 1 6 1 88 4/14 NOR^ W, 5-0 6.0 5 0 0 3 6 0 96 4/16 DUR^ W, 7-2 7.0 0 0 0 1 10 0 87 4/24 NYM L, 3-2 5.1 6 3 3 2 1 0 80 4/29 at CHI ND, L, 6-1 6.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 85 April Totals (2) 0-1, 3.18 11.1 8 4 4 5 4 0 83* ^with Triple-A Gwinnett *Average Pitches AARON BLAIR - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 (AAA) 3-0 1.42 3 3 19.0 10 3 3 5 22 2016 (MLB) 0-1 3.18 2 2 11.1 8 4 4 5 4 Career 0-1 3.18 2 2 11.1 8 4 4 5 4 BLAIR vs. DIAMONDBACKS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Has Never Faced Arizona BLAIR S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched..................................... 6.0, 4/29 at CHI Most Strikeouts.......................................... 3, 4/29 at CHI Most Runs Allowed...................................... 3, 4/24 vs. NYM Most Home Runs Allowed......................................... None Longest Winning Streak........................................... None Longest Losing Streak...................................... 1, 4/24-present 10+ Strikeout Games............................................. None Career Complete Games........................................... None Low-Hit Complete Game......................................... None BLAIR S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC 2016.000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Career.000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Last HR: None Tomorrow s Starting Pitcher JULIO TEHERAN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 0-3 3.72 6 6 36.1 31 16 15 12 34 Career 40-33 3.45 109 106 669.2 607 281 257 190 576 TEHERAN vs. DIAMONDBACKS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 1-0 1.50 1 1 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 Career 3-1 2.17 5 5 29.0 25 7 7 6 28 Last Win vs. ARI: 8/14/15, vs. ARI (3-2) 2016 Starting Pitcher Stats Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 6 3 0-3 1-5 36.1 (6.0) 12 (2.0) Bud Norris 5 1 1-4 1-4 22.2 (4.1) 14 (2.8) Matt Wisler 5 3 1-2 1-4 32.1 (6.1) 10 (2.0) Jhoulys Chacin 5 1 1-2 2-3 26.2 (5.0) 11 (2.2) Williams Perez 3 0 0-0 2-1 12.1 (4.0) 8 (2.7) Aaron Blair 2 0 0-1 0-2 11.1 (5.2) 2 (1.0) Mike Foltynewicz 1 0 0-1 0-1 3.2 (3.2) 0 (0.0) Team Totals 27 9 3-13 7-20 145.1 (5.1) 57 (2.1) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.) 2016 Backstop Breakdown Errors Pick-offs Catcher F-T-C PB CCS-SB (Attempts) 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA Record Pierzynski 2-0-0 3 3-12 (15) 0-0-0 142.0/67 4.25 4-12 Flowers 0-0-0 0 1-9 (10) 0-0-1 98.0/62 5.69 3-8 Pitchers --- --- --- 2-0-0 --- --- --- Totals 2-0-0 3 4-21 (25) 2-0-1 240.0/129 4.84 7-20 May 2: Recalled RHP Mike Foltynewicz from Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contracts of INF/OF Chase d Arnaud, OF Matt Tuiasosopo and INF Reid Brignac from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP John Gant and INF Jace Peterson to Gwinnett (AAA). Designated OF Drew Stubbs for assignment. May 1: Optioned RHP Chris Withrow to Gwinnett (AAA). April 27: Optioned RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (AAA). Outrighted RHP Danny Burawa off the 40-man roster. April 24: Selected the contract of RHP Aaron Blair from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned LHP Matt Marksberry to Gwinnett (AAA). April 23: Optioned RHP Casey Kelly to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled LHP Matt Marksberry from Mississippi (AA). April 20: Optioned RHP Williams Perez to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Casey Kelly from Gwinnett (AAA). April 18: Placed INF Gordon Beckham on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 17, with a strained left hamstring. Recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Gwinnett (AAA). April 13: Placed OF Hector Olivera on the Restricted List. Recalled INF Daniel Castro from Triple- A Gwinnett. April 12: Optioned RHP Joel De La Cruz to Gwinnett (AAA). Transferred LHP Jesse Biddle to the 60-day disabled list. Selected the contract of RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Gwinnett (AAA). April 11: Recalled OF Mallex Smith from Gwinnett (AAA). Placed RHP Dan Winkler on the 15- day disabled list with a fractured right elbow. Selected the contract of RHP Joel De La Cruz from Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contract of LHP Hunter Cervenka from Mississippi (AA). Designated RHP Jose Ramirez for assignment. Transferred LHP Andrew McKirahan to the 60-day disabled list. April 10: Recalled RHP Chris Withrow from Gwinnett (AAA). Placed OF Ender Inciarte on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain, retroactive to April 9. Optioned RHP John Gant to Gwinnett (AAA). Braves Transactions April 2: Selected the contracts of OF Drew Stubbs and RHP Alexi Ogando from Gwinnett (AAA). Designated OF Michael Bourn and INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio for assignment. Reassigned RHP Jhoulys Chacin to Gwinnett (AAA). Placed LHP Manny Banuelos (left elbow inflammation), LHP Jesse Biddle (recovering from Tommy John surgery), LHP Andrew McKirahan (recovering from Tommy John surgery) and Shea Simmons (recovering from Tommy John surgery) on the 15-day disabled list. March 31: Announced RHP Carlos Torres opted out of his minor-league contract. March 30: Optioned RHP Mike Foltynewicz to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned C Ryan Lavarnway and C Blake Lalli to minor league camp. Signed OF Drew Stubbs to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. March 29: Purchased the contract of OF Jeff Francoeur from Gwinnett (AAA). March 28: Granted INF/OF Nick Swisher his unconditional release. Reassigned LHP Alex Torres to minor league camp. March 27: Acquired LHP Eric O Flaherty from Pittsburgh for cash considerations. Acquired INF/OF Tyler Moore from Washington for INF Nate Freiman. March 26: Optioned LHP Ian Krol and RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned INF Reid Brignac and C Willians Astudillo to minor league camp. March 19: Claimed LHP Jesse Biddle off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. March 18: Optioned OF Mallex Smith to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned INF Dansby Swanson, INF Ozzie Albies, RHP Aaron Blair, and RHP Lucas Sims to minor league camp. Returned Rule 5 draft selection LHP Evan Rutckyj to the New York Yankees. March 14: Optioned RHP Chris Withrow to Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned LHP Matt Marksberry (AA) to Mississippi. Reassigned LHP Hunter Cervenka to minor league camp.

Braves Bullpen Briefs Hunter Cervenka LHP 6-1 245 26 yrs #54 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 12/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/1 Has compiled 12 consecutive scoreless outings to begin his career...ranks as the longest scoreless outing streak to begin a career by a Braves pitcher in Atlanta franchise history, passing Mike Stanton s previous record of eight in 1989. Allowed his first inherited runner to score on 5/1 at CHI, when Jason Heyward produced an RBI-groundout to score Matt Szczur...Has stranded nine of 10 inherited runners on the season. Has allowed one hit total (to the first batter he faced, lefty Daniel Murphy)...Since then lefties are 0-for-16 and righties are 0-for-7. Earned first hold, 4/16 at MIA, with a scoreless inning of work (one walk, two strikeouts), while stranding two inherited runners. The Braves selected his contract from Mississippi (AA) on 4/11...Made his MLB debut, 4/12. Since being signed by Atlanta from the independent league Sugar Land Skeeters on 7/7/15, has not allowed an earned run with the Braves organization...totaled 31.0 scoreless innings over 31 appearances in that span with Atlanta (12 G, 7.2 IP), Gwinnett (14 G, 16.2 IP) and Mississippi (5 G, 7.0 IP). Jason Grilli RHP 6-5 235 39 yrs #39 Saves/Opp: 2/4 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 10/6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Converted his second save of the season on 5/1 at CHI, tossing 1.0 inning while allowing one walk and striking out one to preserve a 4-3 win in the 10th inning. Has walked nine and allowed 10 hits in 9.0 innings...has struck out 10. Failed to protect a one-run lead in a save opportunity on 4/17 at MIA...Earned his first win when the Braves went ahead in the 10th inning. Notched his first save, 4/16 at MIA with a scoreless 9th inning (one hit, one walk, three strikeouts)...the save was the 75th of his career. Failed to convert his first save opportunity of the season on 4/4 vs. WSH...Allowed a run, two hits and a walk. Made his 10th Opening Day roster. Suffered a season-ending injury on 7/11/15 at COL as he ruptured his left Achilles in the ninth inning while running to cover first base...underwent season-ending surgery to repair his ruptured tendon on 7/16/15. Jim Johnson RHP 6-6 250 32 yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 5 1st Batter/retired: 13/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 Earned his fifth hold of the season despite allowing two runs, earned, and two hits in 0.1 inning of relief on 5/1 at CHI. His five holds lead the team and are tied for sixth-most in the National League. Has allowed multiple runs in four of his 13 games on the season, while his other nine outings have all been scoreless. Allowed three runs, earned to take his third loss of the season, 4/29 at CHI...The outing snapped a string of seven consecutive scoreless appearances, dating to 4/15 at MIA. Collected a hold in three straight games, 4/15-4/17...Earned his fourth, 4/28 at BOS, with a scoreless 8th inning.. Took the loss in back-to-back appearances, 4/10 and 4/12, allowing two runs, earned, in each outing. Made his eighth appearance on an Opening Day roster this season. Failed to protect his first lead, 4/10 vs. StL...Allowed two runs, earned, three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. Led the American League in saves in back-to-back seasons, collecting 51 saves in 2012 and 50 rescues during the 2013 season. Became just the second pitcher in Major League history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons, joining LAD s Eric Gagne (2002-03). Bud Norris RHP 6-0 195 31 yrs #20 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 2/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 Made his second appearance of the season out of the bullpen with 2.1 scoreless innings 5/4 at NYM, allowing one hit and fanning two. Also tossed 2.1 scoreless frames on 5/2 at NYM. Transitioned to the bullpen following his 4/27 start at BOS...Took his fourth loss of the season after going 1.1 innings and allowing seven hits and six runs, earned, in a 9-4 loss. Is 1-4 with a 8.74 ERA (22 ER/22.2 IP) in five starts this season. Pitched out of the bullpen 27 times in 2015, going 1-4 with a 6.59 ERA (20 ER/27.1 IP)...Struck out 32 and walked 12. Went unscored upon in seven of his last nine games out of the bullpen last season with San Diego, striking out 14 in 8.1 innings over that stretch. Eric O Flaherty LHP 6-2 220 31 yrs #34 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 14/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/5 Tossed 1.1 innings 5/2 at NYM, his first outing of more than 1.0 inning on the season and his first since 6/30/15. Lefties are 5-for-19 (.263) against him with two doubles, a walk and a home run...allowed the go-ahead run to score on 4/29 when Anthony Rizzo singled against him. Did not get a loss in three seasons from 2012-14 (104 appearances), but has lost twice this year. Has been scored upon in five of 14 outings...has gone less than 1.0 inning in 10 of his appearances. This season marked his eighth year on an Opening Day roster...spent 2009-2013 with the Braves. Acquired on March 27 from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. From 2011-2014, compiled a 1.54 ERA in 182 appearances...that mark was second-lowest among relievers with 150.0 or more innings behind Craig Kimbrel (1.51 ERA). Has not made an error in his entire MLB career. Alexi Ogando RHP 6-4 200 32 yrs #40 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 12/5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 9/5 Tossed 2.0 frames on 4/15 to earn the team s first win of the season; allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Four of his 12 outings have been longer than 1.0 inning. Made his sixth Opening Day roster...made his Braves debut, 4/6 vs. WSH...Tossed a scoreless inning. Appeared in a career-high 64 games in his first season with the Red Sox last year...did not spend time on the major league DL for the first time since 2011. In 15, led Boston s staff with 65.1 relief innings, 0.2 shy of his career high set in 2012 with TEX (66.0)...Tied for the staff lead in relief wins with three (also Matt Barnes) and relief appearances (with Tommy Layne). Originally signed as an international free agent by Oakland in 2002 as a position player...spent the first four years (2002-05) of his pro career as an outfielder in the Athletics minor league system. Arodys Vizcaino RHP 6-0 230 25 yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 3/4 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 11/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/3 Rebounded from his first blown save by notching his third rescue of the season on 5/3 at NYM, striking out one in 1.0 inning of relief...has converted 12 of his last 14 save opportunities (86%), including 3-of-4 this season. Suffered his first blown save of the season 5/1 at CHI, allowing one unearned run, two hits and one walk in 1.1 innings...picked up his first win when Atlanta earned a 4-3 victory in the 10th inning...the blown save was his first since 9/4/15 at WSH, and snapped a string of seven straight conversions. Snapped his career best-tying 16.2-inning scoreless streak (18 games), dating to 9/15/15, after allowing one run to score on two hits in the 9th inning, 4/28 at BOS...Retired his first two batters before allowing back-to-back singles (and a defensive indifference) that led to the two-out run... The scoreless stretch was the third longest active streak in the NL and the fifth longest in MLB. Since the start of last season, 41 of his 47 appearances have been scoreless. Threw a career-high 35 pitches over 1.1 IP (eight batters faced) to earn the save in a 6-3 win on 4/15 at MIA. Entered with two outs and a runner on base in the eighth inning. Made his first Opening Day roster...tossed a scoreless inning on Opening Day with two strikeouts. Appeared in a career-high 36 games with Atlanta last season...first recalled from the G-Braves on 7/6...Spent the remainder of the season on the active roster. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: 4-7 SV-OPP: 6-12 ERA: 4.66 IP: 94.2 R: 53 ER: 49 HITS/HR: 89/9 BB: 54 SO: 96 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 99/66 (67%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 58/18 (31%) Braves Bullpen By Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April 3-7 5.10 4-9 83.0 84 50 47 48 86 9 May 1-0 1.54 2-3 11.2 5 3 2 6 10 0 June 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 July 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 August 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Most Recent Appearances HUNTER CERVENKA 4/7 PNS^ ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/9 PNS^ ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4/12 at WSH ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/13 at WSH ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/16 at MIA H, 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4/17 at MIA ND 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4/19 LAD ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4/24 NYM ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/26 BOS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/27 at BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4/28 at BOS H, 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/1 at CHI H, 3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/4 at NYM ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 JASON GRILLI 4/4 WSH BS, 1 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4/9 StL ND 0.2 0 2 1 3 1 0 4/11 at WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/16 at MIA S, 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4/17 at MIA BS, 2; W, 1-0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4/20 LAD L, 1-1 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4/22 NYM ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/24 NYM ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4/27 at BOS ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5/1 at CHI S, 2 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 JIM JOHNSON 4/8 StL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/10 StL BS, 1; L, 0-1 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 4/12 at WSH L, 0-2 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4/15 at MIA H, 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/16 at MIA H, 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/17 at MIA H, 3 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/21 LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4/25 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/28 at BOS H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/29 at CHI L, 0-3 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 5/1 at CHI H, 5 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 BUD NORRIS 4/16 at MIA+ W, 1-2 5.1 7 4 4 3 5 2 4/22 NYM+ L, 1-3 4.0 5 5 4 2 4 2 4/27 at BOS+ L, 1-4 1.1 7 6 6 2 0 1 5/2 at NYM ND 2.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5/4 at NYM ND 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 ERIC O FLAHERTY 4/8 StL L, 0-2 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4/10 StL ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/11 at WSH ND 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 4/12 at WSH ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/15 at MIA ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/17 at MIA H, 1 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4/20 LAD BS, 1 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4/21 LAD ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/22 NYM ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4/26 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/28 at BOS H, 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4/29 at CHI ND 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5/2 at NYM ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ALEXI OGANDO 4/9 StL ND 2.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4/11 at WSH ND 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 4/15 at MIA W, 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4/18 at MIA H, 1 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4/19 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/20 LAD ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/21 LAD L, 1-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4/24 NYM ND 1.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 4/28 at BOS H, 2 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4/29 at CHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5/2 at NYM ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 ARODYS VIZCAINO 4/4 WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4/9 StL ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/12 at WSH ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/14 at WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/15 at MIA S, 1 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4/21 LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4/25 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/28 at BOS S, 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5/1 at CHI BS, 1;W, 1-0 1.1 2 1 0 1 2 0 5/3 at NYM S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 *With Triple-A Gwinnett ^With Double-A Mississippi + As starter

Erick Aybar SS 5-10 195 32 yrs #1 NYM series:.300 (3-10) Last HR: 10/3/15 at TEX (Tolleson) Road Trip:.240 (6-25) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 3x, last: 4/28-29 (3-8,.375) Posted his 5th multi-hit effort Monday night at NYM, going 2-for-4. Is 12-for-75 (.160) dating to 4/11, but is batting.276 (8-for-29) in his last 8 games (4/26) and has three multi-hit efforts in that span. Started at second base, 4/29 at CHI, his first appearance there since 5/10/08 and first start at the position since 8/19/07. After committing two errors in his first four games (20 total chances), has not committed an error over his last 62 total chances (20 starts). Has two bunt hits this season, and 105 in his career, the most of any active player. Acquired by the Braves in a five-player trade with the Los Angeles Angels on 12/12/15. Since the start of 2011, is the only ML shortstop with at least 30 2Bs in each season. Is one of four ML shortstops with 10 or more SB in each of the last 7 seasons (since 09). Reid Brignac INF 6-3 210 30 yrs #4 NYM series:.125 (1-8) Last HR: 6/11/14 vs. SD (Vincent) Road Trip:.125 (1-8) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4,.250) Season Long Streak: 1 game, 5/3 (1-4,.250) Doubled in Tuesday s (5/3) second inning marking his first Major League hit since singling exactly one year ago, 5/3/15. Had his contract selected Monday (5/2) rom Triple-A Gwinnett and started at 2B that evening (0-for-4). Monday (5/2) marked his first start in nearly one full year as his last start came 5/3/15 at SS, and it was his first start at 2B since 7/28/14. Played in 22 games for the G-Braves and batted.329 (28-for-85) with three doubles, 13 doubles, a.422 OB% and 9 runs scored. Reached base in 19 of his 22 games. At the time of his callup, ranked T3rd in the International League in hits with 28 and ranked sixth in batting average (.329). Signed by the Braves as a minor-legaue free agent on October 23, 2015. Attended Major League spring training and was reassigned to minor league camp on 3/26. Daniel Castro INF 5-11 190 23 yrs #14 NYM series:.125 (1-8) Last HR: 10/2/15 vs. STL (Garcia) Road Trip:.096 (2-21) Current Streak: 0-6 Season Long Streak: 6 games (career long), 4/19-24 (10-28,.357) Had a career-best six-game hitting streak 4/19-24, but is just 2-for-30 (.067) in nine games since. His 1B in Sun. s (5/1) 10th inning - which put him in position to score the GW run - snapped his 0-for-23 hitless spell. Started 11 consecutive games, 4/19-29, (2B-5, 3B-3, SS-3) and went 10-for-49 (.204) with one double, three RBI and three runs scored in those contests. Recalled 4/13 from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace Hector Olivera on the roster. Batted.333 (7-for-21) with one double, three RBI and three runs for Gwinnett. Made five starts for GWN, four at SS and 1 at 2B. Split 2015 between Double-A, Triple-A and the Major Leagues. Appeared in a combined 145 games while batting.284 (141-for-496) with 19 extra-base hits, 51 RBI and 50 runs. Made his Major League debut on 6/17 vs. BOS as a pinch-hitter singling to right field. Chase d Arnaud INF 6-2 205 29 yrs #23 NYM series:.250 (1-4) Last HR: None Road Trip:.250 (1-4) Current Streak: 0-3 Season Long Streak: 1 game, 5/2 (1-1, 1.000) Had his contract selected Monday (5/2) from Triple-A Gwinnett. Collected a pinchsingle in Tuesday night s 7th inning. Is 3-for-10 (.300) in his career as a PH. Wednesday (5/4) at NYM was his first career start in RF (and any OF position), 0-for-3. Hit.255 (24-for-94) with six doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBI in 22 games for GWN. Was 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts and a 7-game hitting streak, 4/24-5/1. Fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle on 4/18 vs. Durham, 3-for-5. Signed by the Braves as a minor-league free agent with an invitation to Major League spring training on 11/5/15. Was reassigned to minor leauge camp on 3/12. Tyler Flowers C 6-3 260 30 yrs #25 NYM series:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 9/4/15 at KC (Medlen) Road Trip:.000 (0-10) Current Streak: 0-13 Season Long Streak: 2 games, 3x, last: 4/21-23 (2-8,.250) Has started 11 games behind the plate (9-for-38,.237). Went 4-for-4 on 4/21 vs. LAD matching his career high (3x, last 9/30/15) in hits. Also drove in three runs, including two with two outs. Snapped his 5-game hitting streak (.533, 8-for-15) after going 0-for-4 on 4/12 at WSH. In 2015, started 100 games at catcher for CWS. CWS pitching staff owned a 3.68 ERA (359 ER/878.1 IP) when he was behind the plate (5th among AL catchers in ERA). Signed by the Braves as a free agent to a two-year contract 12/17/15 (option for 2018). Was originally drafted by ATL in the 33rd round of the 2005 draft. Jeff Francoeur OF 6-4 225 32 yrs #18 NYM series:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 9/27/15 at WSH (Janssen) Road Trip:.063 (1-16) Current Streak: 0-5 Season Long Streak: 4 games, 4/23-26 (6-14.429) Has multi-hit efforts in 4 of his last 9 starts. Batting 10-for-35 (.286) in those 9 starts. Is 11-for-38 (.289) and has reached base in 10 of his last 14 games (since 4/19) after starting the season going 1-for-12 (.083) over his first eight games. Batting.370 (10-for-27) vs. LHP, tied for the seventh best mark in the NL among hitters with at least 20 at-bats against lefties. Is 2-for-23 (.087) vs. RHP. Drew a pinch-walk in the 8th inning on Opening Day (4/4) vs. WSH and came around to score to give the Braves a 3-2 lead entering the 9th inning. In 2015, led all MLB players with a.367 (11-for-30) pinch average. Leads the Majors with 127 OF assists since the start of 2005 (ML debut year). Was Atlanta s No. 1 (23rd overall) draft selection in 2002 and played his first 8-plus professional seasons with the organization. Freddie Freeman 1B 6-5 220 26 yrs #5 NYM series:.364 (4-11) Last HR: 4/29 at CHI (Lester) Road Trip:.423 (11-26), 2 HR Current Streak: 3 games (4-11,.364) Season Long Streak: 5 games, 4/25-29 (10-19,.526) Hit his third home run of the season, 4/29 at CHI (Lester), on a 3-0 pitch. Marked the first time in his career he homered on a 3-0 offering. Also homered 4/27 at BOS off LH Tommy Layne. Is batting.297 (11-for-37) against lefties this season. Has multiple hits in six of his last 11 games. Batting.390 (16-for-41) with two homers, five doubles and a 1.103 OPS over those 11 games. Batting.329 (23-for-70) with 6 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last 18 games (dating to 4/15). Went 2-for-25 (.080) over his first eight games, 4/4-13, of the season. Braves Bits Collected two hits, 4/25 vs. BOS, including a bunt-1b in the 5th inning. That game also marked his first start batting in the #6 slot in the lineup since 7/1/12. Clubbed his second career Opening Day home run on 4/4 vs. WSH in his 6th consecutive Opening Day start. Ranks 10th in the Majors with a.322 (168-for-522) batting average with runners in scoring position over the last five seasons (2012-16). Led the Majors in 2015 with a.376 (35-for-93) BAvg. with runners in scoring position. Finished 5th in the 2013 N.L. Most Valuable Player of the Year voting. Finished 2nd in the 2011 N.L. Rookie of the Year voting (to Craig Kimbrel).Ad Adonis Garcia INF 5-9 205 31 yrs #13 NYM series:.167 (2-12) Last HR: 4/4 vs. WSH (Scherzer) Road Trip:.143 (4-28) Current Streak: 0-8 Season Long Streak: 6 games (matched career long), 4/21-26 (10-26,.385) Hit safely in eight of 10 games, 4/21-5/2, going 14-for-46 (.304) over the stretch. Leads the team with eight multi-hit games. Matched his career high (5th time) with 3 hits on 4/6 vs. WSH. Snapped his six-game hitting streak (dating to 10/1/15) 4/8 vs. STL (0-for-2). Went six straight again from 4/21-26 (10-for-26,.385). Made first career OD start 4/4 vs. WSH and clubbed a solo HR in the 4th inning. Overall, split the 2015 campaign between Gwinnett (AAA) and ATL after signing with the Braves as a minor-league free agent on 4/7. Kelly Johnson INF/OF 6-1 200 34 yrs #24 NYM series:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 9/9/15 at WSH (Strasburg) Road Trip:.250 (3-12) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 2x, last: 4/27-5/1 (2-8,.250) Batting.273 (6-for-22) over his last seven games, since 4/22. 4/24 vs. NYM was his second multi-hit game (4/16 at MIA). Also hit in back-to-back games for the first time 4/22 & 4/24 (both vs. NYM). Has played in 20 of 25 games, including 5 starts at 2B, 4 starts in LF and 1 start at 1B. Made his first World Series appearance in 2015. Joined the New York Mets in a four-player trade on 7/24/15. Returned to the Braves for his 3rd stint in his 11th ML season. He was originally drafted by ATL in the compensation round (38th overall) of the 2000 first-year player draft. Has been a part of eight different Major League organizations, including six different teams over the last four seasons (since 2012). Nick Markakis OF 6-1 215 32 yrs #22 NYM series:.100 (1-10) Last HR: 9/25/15 at MIA (Fernandez) Road Trip:.316 (6-19) Current Streak: 0-7 Season Long Streak: 5 games, 2x, last: 4/14-19 (8-20,.400) Drove in the winning run in Sunday s (5/1) 10th inning with a sac fly. Ranks T12th in the NL in RBI (20) and is T2nd in MLB in go-ahead RBI (8). Led off 4/28 at BOS with a double, tying a Braves franchise record for the most doubles (11) in the month of April (Hank Aaron, 1969 and M. Giles, 2003). Batting.500 (12-for-24) with RISP, tied for the 5th best mark in the Majors. Ranks tied fourth in the Majors in doubles (11). Has reached base safely in each of his last 30 road games, the second-longest active streak in the majors (.322, 37-for-115, 23 BB). Eleven of his last 25 hits have been two-base hits. Stroked 6 consecutive doubles, 4/9-11. Had 3 doubles, 4/10 vs. STL, matching his career high (2x, 7/14/12). Batted.348 (16-for-46) with 9 2B, 12 RBI and 7 runs scored over 12 games, 4/6-19. Has reached base safely in each of his 25 starts via hit (27), walk (16) or HBP (1). Signed a four-year contract with ATL on 12/5/14. A.J. Pierzynski C 6-3 250 39 yrs #15 NYM Series:.375 (3-8) Last HR: 9/29/15 vs. WSH ([2] (Roark) Road Trip:.250 (4-16) Current Streak: 2 games (3-8,.375) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 3x, last: 5/2-3 (3-8,.375) Collected his 2,000th career hit 4/27 at BOS with a single to center field in the second inning. Ranks 10th all-time among catchers. Went 6-for-14 (.429) with a.529 OB% over a four-game span, 4/16-22. Leads active major leaguers with 1,889 career games behind the plate. His 15,944.1 career innings caught rank seventh in MLB since the start of the divisional era in 1969. Among catchers with at least 1,500 games caught, his.995 fielding percentage ranks as the top mark. He has committed just 66 errors in 13,130 total chances. Signed by the Braves to a one-year contract as a free agent on 1/5/16. Mallex Smith OF 5-9 180 23 yrs #17 NYM Series:.182 (2-11), 1 HR Last HR: 5/3 at NYM (Harvey) Road Trip:.500 (8-19), 1 HR Current Streak: 0-5 Season Long Streak: 4 games, 4/16-20 (4-15,.267) Stroked his first career home run Tuesday at NYM in the 5th inning (2-1 count). The HR was originally ruled a 3B, but after a crew chief review, the call was overturned to a HR. Seven of his first 14 career hits have gone for extra bases (6 2B 1 HR). Had his second career multi-hit game Sunday (5/1) at CHI. Included a one-out single to LF in the 10th inning that advanced base runner D. Castro from first to third base. Made his Major League debut 4/11 at WSH, batting leadoff (1-for-3) and playing centerfield. Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier that day. Had the first multi-rbi game of his career on 4/19 vs. LAD driving in 3 runs with a third-inning bases-loaded walk and a two-run double in the 7th inning. Drove in the winning run in 4/18 s 10th inning with a two-out, RBI-single for his first career RBI. The last Brave to record their first career RBI which was also the game-winner was teammate A. Garcia (solo HR 6th inning), 7/26/15 at STL. Registered his first career stolen base on 4/13 at WSH. Opened the 2016 campaign with GWN and batted.400 (6-for-15) in three games. Matt Tuiasosopo OF 6-2 235 29 yrs #30 NYM series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 7/27/13 vs. PHI (Valdes) Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-1 Season Long Streak: None Had his contract selected Monday (5/2) from Triple-A Gwinnett. Appeared in his first game on Wednesday at NYM, going 0-for-1 as a PH. It marked his first appearance in a Major League game since 9/29/13 with DET. Hit.218 (19-for-87) with six doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI in 25 games for GWN. At the time of his callup, ranked T3rd in extra-base hits (10) and was T4th in doubles (6). Signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent on 11/10/15. Attended Major League spring training and was reassignment to minor league camp on 3/5.

Braves Breakdown STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeman-26, Johnson-1 2B Peterson-8, Johnson-6, Castro-6, Beckham-5, Aybar-1, Brignac-1 3B Garcia-22, Castro-3, Peterson-1, Brignac-1 SS Aybar-23, Castro-4 LF Francoeur-10, Olivera-5, K.Johnson-4, Peterson-4, Garcia-3, Stubbs-1 CF Smith-17, Stubbs-7, Inciarte-3 RF Markakis-25, Francoeur-1, d Arnaud-1 C Pierzynski-16, Flowers-11 P Teheran-6, Norris-5, Wisler-5, Chacin-5, Perez-3, Blair-2, Foltynewicz-1 DH Garcia-2 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Markakis-16 Smith-5, Inciarte-3, Aybar-3 2 Castro-13, Markakis-7, Aybar-5, Garcia-2, Beckham-1 3 Freeman-22, Garcia-5 4 Garcia-19, Freeman-3, Pierzynski-2, K.Johnson-2, Francoeur-1 5 Pierzynski-10, Francoeur-6, K.Johnson-3, Markakis-3, Flowers-3, Olivera-1, Beckham-1 6 K.Johnson-5, Olivera-4, Francoeur-4, Flowers-5,, Brignac-2, Aybar-2, Pierzynski-2, Beckham-1, Freeman-1, d Arnaud-1 7 Aybar-10, Peterson-7, Flowers-3, Stubbs-3, Pierzynski-2, Johnson-1, Castro-1 8 Smith-8, Peterson-6, Stubbs-4, Aybar-4, Pitcher-3, Beckham-2 9 Pitcher-21, Smith-4, Stubbs-1 Number of different lineups used: 26 (does not include pitcher s slot) HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo................ 5 Opponent Solo............. 17 Braves 2-Run............... 0 Opponent 2-Run............. 8 Braves 3-Run............... 1 Opponent 3-Run............. 3 Braves Grand Slams.......... 0 Opponent Grand Slams........ 4 Braves Total................ 6 Opponent Total............. 32 Braves Blasts 2016 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opp. Pitcher(s) MULTI-HOMER GAMES Francoeur 7 0 4/9/10 vs. WAS Freeman 6 0 6/3/15 at ARI Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Flowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK Markakis 2 0 9/14/08 vs MIN Aybar 1 0 9/18/11 at BAL Beckham 1 0 6/1/12 vs. SEA Brignac 1 0 7/17/10 at NYY Inciarte 1 0 9/27/15 at SD LEAD-OFF HOMERS K. Johnson 9 0 7/6/11 at MIL (Gallardo) Aybar 4 0 5/4/14 vs. TEX (Darvish) Markakis 3 0 8/1/15 at PHI (Nola) Beckham 2 0 5/14/14 at OAK (Milone) Inciarte 1 0 8/22/15 at CIN (DeSclafani) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Francoeur 3 0 7/19/15 vs MIA (Ramos) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Brignac 2 0 6/11/14 vs. SD (Vincent) Freeman 2 0 6/17/13 vs. NYM (Gee) Beckham 1 0 6/21/15 vs. TEX (Claudio) Flowers 1 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK (Chavez) Garcia 1 0 8/3/15 vs. SF (Vogelsong) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) K.Johnson 4 0 7/8/11 at STL (Lohse) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Francoeur 2 0 6/6/15 vs. SF (Bumgarner) Flowers 1 0 8/28/11 at SEA (Vargas) Peterson 1 0 5/16/15 at MIA (Latos) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Pierzynski 5 0 6/3/15 at ARI (Ziegler) Brignac 1 0 5/15/13 at CHC (Samardzija) Francoeur 1 0 7/17/15 vs. MIA (Dunn) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) K.Johnson 1 0 4/5/08 vs. NYM (Sosa) Tuiasosopo 1 0 5/9/13 at WSH (Haren) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Tomahawk Chops HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High Hits Aybar 5 0 0 0 0 5 4 5, 7/3/15 Beckham 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4, 5x, last: 5/6/14 Brignac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4, 9/14/09 Castro 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 3, 5x, last: 4/24/16 d Arnaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 9x, last: 10/3/15 Flowers 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4, 3x, last: 4/19/16 Francoeur 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 4, 11x, last: 5/4/15 Freeman 6 1 0 0 0 7 1 4, 3x, last: 4/28/15 Garcia 6 2 0 0 0 8 1 3, 5x, last: 4/6/16 Inciarte 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 5x, last: 9/27/15 Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis 2 3 1 0 0 6 1 5, 7/3/11 Olivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 2x, last: 9/27/15 Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 6x, last: 9/7/15 Pierzynski 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12 Smith 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 3, 2x, last: 5/1/16 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 2x, 5/15/13 Totals 39 8 2 0 0 49 14 RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games GW 2-Out Player 2 3 4 5 Total RBI* RBI Career High RBI Aybar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 4x, last: 9/2/13 Beckham 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4, 3x, last: 6/20/12 Brignac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 7/17/10 Chacin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2, 2x, 9/20/13 Castro 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2, 2x, last: 4/20/16 d Arnaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 2x, last: 9/25/11 Flowers 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4, 2x, last: 9/2/14 Francoeur 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 7, 4/12/08 Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5, 4x, last: 9/23/15 Garcia 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 3, 2x, last: 9/13/15 Inciarte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4, 4./13/15 Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis 3 1 0 0 4 3 10 6, 6/10/11 Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 9/7/15 Peterson 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4, 5/16/15 Pierzynski 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7, 6/12/03 Smith 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1, 4/17/16 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 4/26/13 Totals 8 4 0 0 14 7 38 (*38 total 2-out runs) RUNNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT Aybar.................1-1........1-1........ ---.......... 2-2 Beckham..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Brignac...............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Castro................1-2........ ---........ ---.......... 1-2 d Arnaud..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Flowers...............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Francoeur..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Freeman...............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Garcia................---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Inciarte...............0-1........ ---........ ---.......... 0-1 Johnson...............1-1........ ---........ ---.......... 1-1 Markakis..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Olivera................---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Peterson...............0-1........ ---........ ---.......... 0-1 Pierzynski..............1-1........ ---........ ---.......... 1-1 Smith.................4-6........ ---........ ---.......... 4-6 Tuiasosopo.............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Team Totals 12-17 1-1 --- 13-18 HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI Braves Disabled/Inactive List Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Paco Rodriguez LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 2/20 --- 26 Manny Banuelos LHP Left elbow inflammation 15-day 4/2 (retroactive to 3/25) --- 26 Jesse Biddle LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 26 Andrew McKirahan LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 26 Shea Simmons RHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 15-day 4/2 --- 26 Ender Inciarte OF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/10 (retroactive to 4/9) --- 23 Dan Winkler RHP Fractured right elbow 15-day 4/11 --- 21 Hector Olivera OF Placed on Major League Baseball s Restricted List - 4/13 --- 19 Gordon Beckham INF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/18 (retroactive 4/17) --- 14

Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 4/4 WSH H-D L, 4-3 (10) Treinen-O Flaherty-Papelbon 48,282* 0-1 T2-1.0 4/5 OPEN DATE 0-1 T2-1.0 4/6 WSH H-N L, 3-1 Strasburg-Norris-Papelbon 18,531 0-2 4-2.0 4/7 OPEN DATE 0-2 4-1.5 4/8 STL H-N L, 7-4 Siegrist-O Flaherty-Rosenthal 24,824 0-3 4-2.0 4/9 STL H-N L, 12-2 Martinez-Teheran-None 33,471 0-4 5-2.5 4/10 STL H-D L, 12-7 Oh-Johnson-Rosenthal 23,214 0-5 5-3.5 4/11 at WSH R-N L, 6-4 Scherzer-Norris-Papelbon 18,119 0-6 5-4.5 4/12 at WSH R-N L, 2-1 Treinen-Johnson-Rivero 18,378 0-7 5-5.5 4/13 at WSH R-N L, 3-0 Roark-Wisler-Papelbon 19,400 0-8 5-6.5 4/14 at WSH R-D L, 6-2 Strasburg-Teheran-None 21,144 0-9 5-7.5 4/15 at MIA R-N W 6-3 Ogando-Phelps-Vizcaino 18,071 1-9 5-7.5 4/16 at MIA R-N W, 6-4 Norris-Koehler-Grilli 33,123 2-9 5-7.5 4/17 at MIA R-D W, 6-5 (10) Grilli-Jackson-Wisler 24,780 3-9 5-6.5 4/18 OPEN DATE 3-9 5-6.0 4/19 LAD H-N W, 8-1 Weber-Wood-None, 14,160 4-9 5-6.0 4/20 LAD H-N L, 5-3 (10) Blanton-Grilli-Jansen 16,087 4-10 5-7.0 4/21 LAD H-D L, 2-1 (10) Hatcher-Ogando-Jansen 18,431 4-11 5-7.0 4/22 NYM H-N L, 6-3 Harvey-Norris-Familia 21,173 4-12 5-8.0 4/23 NYM H-N L, 8-2 Matz-Chacin-None 35,230 4-13 5-9.0 4/24 NYM H-D L, 3-2 degrom-blair-familia 32,085 4-14 5-10.0 4/25 BOS H-N L, 1-0 Porcello-Teheran-Kimbrel 22,735 4-15 5-10.5 4/26 BOS H-N L, 11-4 Price-Wisler-None 23,487 4-16 5-10.5 4/27 at BOS R-N L, 9-4 Wright-Norris-None 33,380 4-17 5-10.5 4/28 at BOS R-N W, 5-3 Chacin-Buchholz-Vizcaino 32,232 5-17 5-9.5 4/29 at CHI R-D L, 6-1 Strop-Johnson-None 34,007 5-18 5-10.5 4/30 at CHI R-D PPD 5-11.0 APRIL TOTALS 331,710 (25,516 average in 13 dates) 5-18 5/1 at CHI R-D W, 4-3 Vizcaino-Rondon-Grilli 40,164 6-18 5-11.0 5/2 at NYM R-N L, 4-1 Colon-Foltynewicz-None 23,847 6-19 5-12.0 5/3 at NYM R-N W, 3-0 Wisler-Harvey-Vizcaino 27,356 7-19 5-11.0 5/4 at NYM R-D L, 8-0 Matz-Chacin-None 31,783 7-20 5-11.5 5/5 OPEN DATE 7-20 5-11.5 5/6 ARI H-N 7:35p 5/7 ARI H-N 7:10p 5/8 ARI H-D 1:35p 5/9 OPEN DATE 5/10 PHI H-N 7:10p 5/11 PHI H-N 7:10p 5/12 PHI H-N 7:10p 5/13 at KC R-N 8:15p 5/14 at KC R-N 7:15p 5/15 at KC R-D 2:15p 5/16 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/17 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/18 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/19 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/20 at PHI R-N 7:05p 5/21 at PHI R-D 3:05p 5/22 at PHI R-D 1:35p 5/23 OPEN DATE 5/24 MIL H-N 7:10p 5/25 MIL H-N 7:10p 5/26 MIL H-N 7:10p 5/27 MIA H-N 7:35p 5/28 MIA H-D 4:10p 5/29 MIA H-N 5:05p 5/30 SF H-D 1:10p 5/31 SF H-N 7:10p MAY TOTALS 2-2 6/1 SF H-N 7:10p 6/2 SF H-D 12:10p 6/3 at LAD R-N 10:10p 6/4 at LAD R-N 10:10p 6/5 at LAD R-D 4:10p 6/6 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/7 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/8 at SD R-D 3:40p 6/9 OPEN DATE 6/10 CHI H-N 7:35p 6/11 CHI H-D 4:10p 6/12 CHI H-D 1:35p 6/13 CIN H-N 7:10p 6/14 CIN H-N 7:10p 6/15 CIN H-N 7:10p 6/16 CIN H-D 12:10p 6/17 at NYM R-N 7:10p 6/18 at NYM R-N 8:15p 6/19 at NYM R-D 1:10p 6/20 OPEN DATE 6/21 at MIA R-N 7:10p 6/22 at MIA R-D 12:10p 6/23 NYM H-N 7:10p 6/24 NYM H-N 7:35p 6/25 NYM H-N 7:15p 6/26 NYM H-D 1:35p 6/27 CLE H-N 7:10p 6/28 CLE H-N 7:10p 6/29 CLE H-N 7:10p 6/30 MIA H-N 7:10p JUNE TOTALS 7/1 MIA H-N 7:35p 7/2 MIA H-D 4:10p 7/3 MIA H-N 8:05p 7/4 at PHI R-D 4:05p 7/5 at PHI R-N 7:05p 7/6 at PHI R-D 1:05p 7/7 at CHI R-N 8:05p 7/8 at CWS R-N 8:10p 7/9 at CWS R-D 2:10p 7/10 at CWS R-D 2:10p 2016 Schedule and Results Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/12 87th ALL-STAR GAME, PETCO PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/15 COL H-N 7:35p 7/16 COL H-N 7:10p 7/17 COL H-D 1:35p 7/18 at CIN R-N 7:10p 7/19 at CIN R-N 7:10p 7/20 at CIN R-D 12:35p 7/21 at COL R-N 8:40p 7/22 at COL R-N 8:40p 7/23 at COL R-N 8:10p 7/24 at COL R-D 4:10p 7/25 OPEN DATE 7/26 at MIN R-N 8:10p 7/27 at MIN R-N 8:10p 7/28 PHI H-N 7:10p 7/29 PHI H-N 7:35p 7/30 PHI H-N 7:10p 7/31 PHI H-D 1:35p JULY TOTALS 8/1 OPEN DATE 8/2 PIT H-N 7:10p 8/3 PIT H-N 7:10p 8/4 PIT H-N 7:10p 8/5 at STL R-N 8:15p 8/6 at STL R-N 7:15p 8/7 at STL R-D 2:15p 8/8 at MIL R-N 7:20p 8/9 at MIL R-N 8:10p 8/10 at MIL R-N 8:10p 8/11 at MIL R-D 2:10p 8/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p 8/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 8/14 at WSH R-D 1:35p 8/15 OPEN DATE 8/16 MIN H-N 7:10p 8/17 MIN H-N 7:10p 8/18 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 8/20 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/21 WSH H-D 1:35p 8/22 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/23 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/26 at SF R-N 10:15p 8/27 at SF R-N 9:05p 8/28 at SF R-D 4:05p 8/30 SD H-N 7:10p 8/31 SD H-N 7:10p AUGUST TOALS 9/1 SD H-D 12:10p 9/2 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/3 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/4 at PHI R-D 1:35p 9/5 at WSH R-D 4:05p 9/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/8 OPEN DATE 9/9 NYM H-N 7:35p 9/10 NYM H-N 7:10p 9/11 NYM H-D 1:35p 9/12 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/13 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/14 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/15 OPEN DATE 9/16 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/17 WSH H-D 1:05p 9/18 WSH H-D 1:35p 9/19 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/20 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/22 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/23 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/24 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/25 at MIA R-D 1:10p 9/26 OPEN DATE 9/27 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/28 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/29 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/30 DET H-N 7:35p SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 DET H-N 7:10p 10/2 DET H-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game

Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 47-61 Yesterday s Record: 2-1 May 6, 2016 International League (AAA) 14-14, 1st (+1.5), South Division Yesterday: OFF WP: N/A LP: N/A Gwinnett Braves Mississippi Braves Southern League (AA) 12-15, 3rd (-5.5), South Division Yesterday: Mississippi 3, Tennessee 2 WP: Chris Ellis (4-0, 2.06) LP: Duane Underwood Jr, (0-1, 4.00) S: Bradley Roney (2) Carolina Mudcats Carolina League (High-A) 11-15, 3rd (-7.0), Southern Division Yesterday: PPD (Rain) WP: N/A LP: N/A Rome Braves South Atlantic League (Single-A) 10-17, 7th (-8.5), Southern Division Yesterday: Rome 4, Hickory 3 - GM 1 WP: Oriel Caicedo (1-0, 4.38) LP: John Werner (0-1, 2.08) Hickory 6, Rome 0 - GM 2 WP: Jonathan Hernandez (4-1, 3.70) LP: Mike Soroka (0-3, 2.32) Appalachian League (Rookie) 0-0, Eastern Division Yesterday: N/A WP: N/A LP: N/A Danville Braves Gulf Coast League (Rookie) 0-0, Northern Division Yesterday: N/A WP: N/A LP: N/A Gulf Coast League Braves Recap: Gwinnett enjoyed its first scheduled day off of the season yesterday, before capping a 10-day, nine-game homestand with a three-game set versus Charlotte (CWS) that starts tonight...rhp Williams Perez is slated to start for the G-Braves, who open play with a 1.5 game lead in the International League s South Division. Next Game: 5/6 vs. Charlotte, 7:05 p.m. RH Williams Perez (0-2, 6.10) vs. RH Terance Marin Recap: Mississippi continued its hot play with a 3-2 win over Tennessee (CHI) last night, the M-Braves sixth victory in their last eight games...rhp Chris Ellis picked up his fourth win of the season with 5.2 innings of tworun baseball, allowing four hits and four walks while fanning five...his four wins are tied for most in the Southern League...SS Dansby Swanson swatted his minors-best 15th double as part of a 1-for-3 night with a pair of walks, while 1B Jacob Schrader connected on his second home run of the season. Next Game: 5/6 at Tennessee, 6:05 p.m. LH Sean Newcomb (1-1, 2.84) vs. RH Paul Blackburn Recap: Carolina and Lynchburg saw their scheduled series opener postponed yesterday due to rain...the two are slated to play a pair of seven-inning contests on Saturday, and are set to return to action tonight at Calvin Falwell Field in Lynchburg. Next Game: 5/6 at Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. RH Enderson Franco (2-1, 7.36) vs. TBD Recap: Rome and Hickory (TEX) split a pair of games yesterday, with Rome walking off with a 4-3 win in the opener before the Crawdads tallied a 6-0 shutout in Game 2...RHP Touki Toussaint turned in 5.0 solid innings in Game 1, allowing five hits and two runs with only one walk, while RHP Mike Soroka was touched for six runs (four earned) in 4.0 innings of work in the nightcap...of Ronald Acuna went 3-for-4 with two runs in the opener, and OF Ray-Patrick Didder combined for three hits on the day. Next Game: 5/6 vs. Hickory, 7:00 p.m. RHP Patrick Weigel (1-2, 3.33) vs. RH Erik Swanson Recap: N/A Next Game: Season begins on 6/23 Recap: N/A Next Game: Season begins on 6/24 W: Brandon Cunniff/Tyrell Jenkins, 2 S: David Peterson, 3 K: John Gant/Tyrell Jenkins/Lucas Sims, 20 Starter ERA: Tyrell Jenkins, 1.67 (5 ER/27.0 IP) Reliever ERA: K.Texeira, 1.20 (2 ER/15.0 IP) AVG: Rio Ruiz,.323 (32-for-99) HR: Rio Ruiz/Sean Kazmar, 2 RBI: Sean Kazmar, 12 SB: Emilio Bonifacio, 10 W: Chris Ellis, 4 S: Mauricio Cabrera, 3 K: Chris Ellis, 27 Starter ERA: Brandon Barker, 1.29 (4 ER/28.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Bradley Roney, 0.87 (1 ER/10.1 IP) AVG: Willians Astudillo,.273 (21-for-77) HR: Dustin Peterson, 3 RBI: Dustin Peterson, 15 SB: Matt Lipka, 2 W: Zack Bird/Enderson Franco/Max Povse, 2 S: Chase Johnson-Mullins/Evan Phillips, 4 K: Max Povse, 26 Starter ERA: Matt Withrow, 1.04 (2 ER/17.1 IP) Reliever ERA: S. McLaughlin/E. Phillips, 0.79 AVG: Joey Meneses,.310 (27-for-87) HR: Joey Meneses, 2 RBI: Jordan Edgerton, 16 SB: Stephen Gaylor, 7 W: T. Belicek/D. Geekie,/R. Sanchez, 2 S: Oriel Caicedo, 2 K: Mike Soroka, 32 Starter ERA: Mike Soroka, 2.32 (8 ER/31.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Bladimir Matos, 0.82 (1 ER/11.0 IP) AVG: Ray-Patrick Didder,.311 (28-for-90) HR: Five tied, 2 RBI: Jonathan Morales, 20 SB: Ronald Acuna, 8 W: 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 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 RHP Max Povse CL Pitcher of the Week (4/7-17) RHP Aaron Blair IL Pitcher of the Week (4/18-4/24) 2016 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 231-344).***