Atlanta Braves (53-71) vs. Colorado Rockies (49-73) Game No. 125 August 24, 2015 Turner Field Atlanta, Georgia RHP Julio Teheran (8-6, 4.32) vs. LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-5, 4.50) TONIGHT S GAME: The Braves and the Rockies open a three-game set tonight and play the fifth of seven meetings between the two clubs this season...the two teams met July 9-12 at Colorado when the Rockies completed a four-game sweep of the Braves...Atlanta owns a 114-68 mark against Colorado, including a 62-25 mark at Atlanta and a 44-20 mark at Turner Field...HOME COOKIN: The Braves open a nine-game homestand tonight with Colorado (August 24-26), New York-AL (August 28-August 30) and Miami (August 31-September 2) and beginning tonight, the Braves will play 25 of their last 38 games at home. TODAY S ROSTER MOVES: The Braves made a pair of roster moves today, as C Christian Bethancourt was recalled today from Triple-A Gwinnett and INF/OF Eury Perez was optioned to GWI, and RHP David Aardsma was designated for assignment and RHP Sugar Ray Marimon was also recalled from GWI...Bethancourt, who opened the 2015 campaign with the major league club (.198, 48-for-215, in 29 games), has batted.327 (66-for- 202) with 23 extra-base hits, 31 RBI and a.840 OPS in 52 contests with the G-Braves...He posted a.991 fielding percentage in 352 total chances (three errors), while throwing out 44% (14-of-32) of would-be base stealers... Marimon, who is in his third stint with the Braves this season, has made 17 appearances (14 starts) with GWI this season, going 5-4 with a 3.31 ERA. WINLESS ROAD TRIP: The Braves yesterday suffered a 9-3 loss at Chicago en route to finishing the seven game trip without a victory...the last time the Braves did not secure at least one win during a road trip of six or more games came last season, July 29-August 26, when the Braves lost eight straight games at Los Angeles (three games), San Diego (three games) and Seattle (two games)...swept AT WRIGLEY: Yesterday s loss resulted in the Braves being swept for the sixth time this season, including the second in a four-game set (July 9-12 at Colorado)... The last time the Cubs completed a four-game sweep of the Braves came nearly 50 years ago, August 19-21, 1968, also at Wrigley Field (doubleheader on 8/21)...STREAK REACHES SEVEN: Yesterday s loss stretched the team s losing skid to a season-high seven games, surpassing their previous high of six games, July 27-August 1 at Baltimore and Philadelphia...DURING THE STREAK: During the seven-game losing streak, Atlanta has been outscored 47-19 and has left 52 runners on base, with a.190 average with runners in scoring position...their ERA sits at 7.23 (45 ER/56.0 IP), while opponents are batting at a.303 clip. BRAVES OF LATE: The Braves have lost 22 of their last 30 contests and have gone just 11-29 since July 8, when they entered play with a.500 record (42-42)...Atlanta currently sits in third place in the National League East division, 14.5 games behind New York. MR. CLUTCH: OF Nick Swisher went 3-for-4 and had two RBI in yesterday s contest, both of which came with two outs in the inning...since joining the Braves on August 7,Swisher has collected 10 RBI over 12 contests, including eight of which have come with two outs. A PAIR OF HOME RUNS: OF Nick Swisher stroked a two-run home run (1-2 count) to the left-field bleachers in the second frame Saturday at Wrigley Field...Two innings later, he drilled a two-out, two-run shot (1-0 count), again to the left-field bleachers, for his 21st career multi-home run game and his first since hitting two on September 15, 2013...LEFT, THEN RIGHT: Swisher s first home run came off Cubs right-handed pitcher Dan Haren as a left-handed batter, while he hit his second homer of the game as a right-handed hitter off lefty Travis Wood marking the 14th time in his career he has homered from both sides of the plate...swisher shares the lead for the most career games in Major League history with home runs from each side of the plate with NYY s Mark Teixeira. NOT SEVENTH HEAVEN: The Braves offense erupted for seven runs on Saturday, but suffered a 9-7 defeat at Wrigley Field...Saturday s loss was the Braves fifth defeat this season when the team has plated seven or more runs...the overall record in such situation is 14-5 and all five of the losses have each been decided by two runs or less...high FIVE: The Braves on Saturday also posted their ninth contest that included at least one inning in which the team plated at least five runs, however the loss lowered their overall record in such games to 5-4. MILLER S WINLESS STREAK: Friday s starting pitcher Shelby Miller registered a quality start at Wrigley Field, having allowed three earned runs in 6.1 innings, but it was not enough to snap his winless streak as the Cubs defeated the Braves, 5-3...Miller, who represented the Braves at this year s All Star Game, has not earned a win in any of his last 17 starts...that s the longest streak of consecutive starts without a win for a pitcher who was selected for that season s All-Star Game...Nolan Ryan had previously held that mark, going 13 starts without a win in 1983 for the Astros...17 STRAIGHT: Since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966, the only pitcher before Miller to go winless in 17 consecutive starts within a single season for the Braves is Carl Morton, who started the 1976 season with 17 winless starts. RISPING WOES: Atlanta s offense went 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position yesterday with both hits - two-out, RBI-singles - coming off the bat of OF Nick Swisher...The Braves went 11-for-58 (.190) with runners in scoring positions over their just-completed seven-game road trip to San Diego and Chicago (NL), and their mark with runners in scoring position over their last 10 games (2-8 record dating to August 14) is.205 (16-for-78), the fourth-worst mark in the National League in that span...on the season, the Braves rank fourth in the National League with a.271 average with runners in scoring position. LEADING MAN: OF Nick Markakis on-base percentage of.406 when leading off an inning ranks sixth in National League, while his batting average,.342 (41-for-120), ranks seventh..hot STRETCH FOR MARKAKIS: OF Nick Markakis went 1-for-5 yesterday and has hit safely in 26 of his last 31 games overall, going 42-for-130 (.323) over that stretch...for the season, the outfielder has 141 hits, which ranks 13th in the majors and fourth in the National League...His.365 on-base percentage ranks 11th in the senior circuit...multi-hit MAN: Markakis posted his 10th three-hit contest last Wednesday, and on Friday he went 2-for-5 for his 40th game of two or more hits which ranks tied for the 11th most in the majors and tied for fourth in the National League. TOP SHORTSTOP: Andrelton Simmons, who has been involved in a Major-League-leading 90 double plays, is tied for the Major-League lead among all shortstops with a.992 fielding percentage...prior to Friday s (8/21) seventh inning error, Simmons last committed an error in the ninth inning in his final chance of the game on June 15 at Boston...His errorless streak reached a span of a Major-League-leading 200 total chances among all shortstops. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS AND TV SCHEDULE DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME (ET) Tues., Aug. 25 COL RH Mike Foltynewicz (4-5, 6.06) vs. RH Chad Bettis (5-4, 4.88) SS 7:10 Wed., Aug. 26 COL RH Shelby Miller (5-10, 2.50) vs. LH Yohan Flande (3-1, 3.94) SS 7:10 Thurs., Aug. 27 Off day at Atlanta All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network PTV-Peachtree TV; FSS-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth Braves vs. Rockies 2014 2015 All-Time Overall 4-3 0-4 114-68 at Atlanta 2-1 --- 62-25 at Turner Field -- --- 44-20 at Colorado 2-2 0-4 52-43 at Coors Field -- --- 40-42 Catch This Top batting averages among all Major League catchers since July 1 (Minimum 100 at-bats): Player, Team AVG. 1. Buster Posey, San Francisco.333 2. A.J. PIERZYNSKI, ATLANTA.331 3. Francisco Cervelli, Pittsburgh.318 4. Nick Hundley, Colorado.315 5. John Jaso, Tampa Bay.292 Load Em Up 2015 Major League leaders in batting average with the bases loaded (Minimum 10 at-bats): Player, Team AVG. (H-AB) 1. Johnny Giavotella, Los Angeles-AL.700 (7-10) Chase Headley, Ney York-AL.700 (7-10) Josh Reddick, Oakland.700 (7-10) 4. JACE PETERSON, ATLANTA.643 (9-14) 5. Daniel Murphy, New York.636 (7-11) Clutch Hitting MLB leaders with runners in scoring position Player, Team AVG. 1. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh.383 2. CAMERON MAYBIN, ATLANTA.379 3. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit.378 4. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona.377 5. Nolan Arenado, Colorado.376 11. FREDDIE FREEMAN, ATLANTA.362 NL team leaders in batting average with RISP: Team AVG. 1. San Francisco Giants.283 2. Colorado Rockies.280 3. Pittsburgh Pirates.272 4. ATLANTA BRAVES.271 Putting It in Play 2015 NL team leaders in plate appearances per strikeout: Team PA/SO 1. ATLANTA BRAVES 5.44 2. San Francisco Giants 5.40 3. Cincinnati Reds 5.14 Pinch Me National League leaders in pinch-hit batting average: Player, Team AVG. 1. Jeff Francoeur, Philadelphia.450 2. Shane Peterson, Milwaukee.333 3. PEDRO CIRIACO, ATLANTA.323 4. Corey Hart, Pittsburgh.318 Active Major League leaders in pinch-hit home runs: Player Pinch-HRs 1. JONNY GOMES, Atlanta 10 2. Seth Smith, Seattle 8 Upcoming Milestones Needs For Jonny Gomes 11 Runs 500 Nick Markakis 14 Games 1,500 7 Home Runs 150 A.J. Pierzynski 38 At-Bats 7,000 37 Hits 2,000 12 Doubles 400 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Andrelton Simmons 9/4 26 Edwin Jackson 9/9 32 Joey Terdoslavich 9/9 27 Freddie Freeman 9/12 26 Matt Wisler 9/12 23 Christian Bethancourt 9/21 24 Pedro Ciriaco 9/27 30 Carlos Tosca 9/29 62
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER JULIO TEHERAN RHP 6-2 200 24 yrs #49 8-6, 4.32 ERA vs. LHB:.298 (79-for-265), 10 HR vs. RHB:.228 (67-for-294), 9 HR Makes his 93rd career start and his 96th career appearance. The Braves are 14-11 in his 25 starts this season. Faces the Rockies for the fi fth time in his career and for the fi rst time since dropping a 8-2 decision against them on 6/11/14 at Coors Field. Is 3-1 with a 3.33 (9 ER/24.1 IP) ERA lifetime against COL. At home, he is 6-1 with a 2.44 ERA (21 ER/77.1 IP) in 12 starts. Is 2-5 with a 6.32 ERA (51 ER/72.2 IP) in 13 games, all starts, on the road this season. 2015 RECAP Took a no-decision in his last start, a 3-2 loss on 8/19 at SD, despite throwing 6.0 innings and allowing one run, earned, with seven strikeouts for the second consecutive turn. Is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA (7 ER/25.2 IP) in four starts this month...has struck out 24, while walking four. (6.0 K/BB) Walked 16 with 32 strikeouts in fi ve July starts (2.0 K/BB). Did not walk a batter in a 6-2 win in PHI on 8/2 that snapped a two-game losing streak. Went 7.0 innings and allowed eight hits and two runs, earned. Prior to that start, walked three or more in fi ve consecutive turns (7/3-7/28), tied for the longest such streak by a Braves pitcher over the last 11 seasons. Randall Delgado (2012), Tim Hudson (2006) and Kyle Davies (2005) also had fi ve-start streaks. Struck out a career high-tying 11 over 7.0 innings in a 3-1 loss on 7/22 vs. LA. Lasted 4.2 innings on 7/17 vs. CHI, snapping a string of eight consecutive start of at least 6.0 innings. That was tied for the fourth longest active streak in the NL. His 144.0 innings are the second most on the team. Since entering the league in 2013, has tossed 550.2 innings, the fi fth most in the NL over that span. Has allowed 17 runs, 16 walks and a.261 opponents average in the fi rst inning this season. Allowed two hits, both home runs, over 7.0 innings and a season-hgih 115 pitches, but received a no-decision, 7/8 at MIL. Beat Philadelphia 2-1 on 7/3 at home to move to 5-0 at Turner Field this season. Allowed one unearned run over 7.0 innings, while striking out four. Had one of his best starts of the season, 6/21 vs. NYM. Earned his fi fth win after tossing 7.0 scoreless frames while surrendering just one hit, a single to W. Flores, in the 5th inning. It was his fi rst scoreless outing since 5/3 vs. CIN and it also marked his fi rst win since 5/21, a span of six starts, dating to 5/26. Was touched for six runs (all earned) in 6.1 IP in a 9-4 loss at BOS on 6/16. The Red Sox plated two runs in the fi rst inning before Teheran settled in to face just one over the minimum over innings two through fi ve, however, he surrendered another three in the sixth on fi ve hits. Experienced one of the worst starts of his career on 5/26 at LAD, as he surrendered a career-high eight runs in 4.1 IP in his second loss of the season. Held the Dodgers scoreless (two hits) through the fi rst three innings, before a six-run fourth inning and another two runs in 0.1 innings in the fi fth. Won his fi rst two starts in a season for the fi rst time in his career. Allowed a career-high four home runs at TOR on 4/17. The Braves staff allowed fi ve HR in the game, marking the fi rst time the staff allowed that many HR since September 2008 and the fi rst time they allowed fi ve-plus HR and still won since 6/30/78 (a 10-9 win over SF). Won his fi rst career Opening Day decision, beating MIA, 2-1 on 4/6. It was his second opener; Started OD for the Braves in 2014, when he took a tough-luck 2-0 loss at MIL. CAREER RECAP Agreed to terms on a six-year contract through 2019 with an option for 2020 on 2/14/14. JULIO TEHERAN - MOST RECENT GAME RESULTS DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/6 at MIA W, 2-1 6.0 8 1 1 1 4 0 96 4/11 NYM W, 5-3 6.0 2 3 1 4 5 0 90 4/17 at TOR ND, W 8-7 5.0 7 5 5 2 4 4 94 4/23 at NYM L, 6-3 4.1 3 4 4 5 5 0 102 4/28 WSH ND, L, 12-13 5.2 10 7 3 0 4 2 83 April Totals (5) 2-1, 4.67 27.0 30 20 14 12 22 6 93* 5/3 CIN W, 5-0 6.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 102 5/9 at WSH ND, L, 8-6 5.0 10 6 6 3 6 2 97 5/15 at MIA ND, W, 5-3 5.2 9 2 1 1 5 1 103 5/21 MIL W, 10-1 7.0 2 1 1 1 8 0 83 5/26 at LAD L, 8-0 4.1 10 8 8 3 1 1 85 5/31 at SF ND, W, 7-5 6.0 4 3 3 4 1 2 92 May Totals (6) 2-1, 5.03 34.0 38 20 19 14 27 6 94* 6/6 PIT ND, W, 5-4 7.1 5 4 4 0 5 1 103 6/11 SD ND, L, 6-4 (11) 7.0 4 4 3 3 7 0 108 6/16 at BOS L, 9-4 6.1 13 6 6 1 3 1 102 6/21 NYM W, 1-0 7.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 78 6/27 at PIT L, 8-4 6.0 9 6 6 1 5 0 101 June Totals (5) 1-2, 5.08 33.2 32 20 19 7 25 2 492 7/3 PHI W, 2-1 7.0 7 1 0 3 4 0 110 7/8 at MIL ND, L, 6-5 7.0 2 3 3 3 8 2 115 7/17 CHC ND, W, 4-2 4.2 5 2 2 3 5 0 90 7/22 LA L, 3-1 7.0 6 3 3 3 11 0 101 7/28 at BAL L, 7-3 4.0 5 5 5 4 4 2 92 July Totals (5) 1-2, 3.94 29.2 25 14 13 16 32 4 102 8/2 at PHI W, 6-2 7.0 8 2 2 0 7 0 100 8/7 MIA ND, W, 6-3 6.2 6 3 3 1 3 0 103 8/14 ARI W, 3-2 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 102 8/19 at SD ND, L, 3-2 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 1 96 *average pitches JULIO TEHERAN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 8-6 4.32 25 25 150.0 146 81 72 53 130 Career 37-28 3.46 95 92 582.2 533 247 224 158 501 TEHERAN vs. ROCKIES W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014 1-1 5.11 2 2 12.1 14 7 7 1 12 Career 3-1 3.33 4 4 24.1 27 9 9 3 26 Last win vs. COL: 5/24/14 vs. COL (7-0) TEHERAN S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched............ 9.0, twice, 4/16/14 at PHI & 5/20/14 vs. MIL Most Strikeouts....................... 11, four times, last: 7/22/15 vs. LA Most Homeruns.................................... 4, 4/17/15 at TOR Longest Winning Streak........................... 4 games, 5/20-6/6/14 Longest Losing Streak.............................. 4 games, 9/1-19/14 10+ Strikeout Games....................... 6 games, last: 7/22/15 vs. LA Career Complete Games.............. 4, last: 9/13/14 at TEX (8.0 IP, L, 3-2) Low-Hit Complete Game........ 3, twice (9/13/14 at TEX and 4/16/14 at PHI) TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 4-5 6.06 17 14 81.2 107 59 55 28 74 Career 4-6 5.92 33 14 100.1 130 70 66 35 88 FOLTYNEWICZ vs. ROCKIES W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 0-0 4.50 2 0 2.0 4 1 1 0 4 Career 0-0 4.50 2 0 2.0 4 1 1 0 4 Last win vs. COL: None 2015 STARTING PITCHER STATS Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 25 14 8-6 14-11 150.0 (6.0) 84 (3.4) Shelby Miller 25 17 5-10 10-15 158.1 (6.1) 45 (1.8) Alex Wood 20 11 7-6 8-12 119.1 (6.0) 61 (3.1) Mike Foltynewicz 14 4 4-5 6-8 79.0 (5.2) 41 (2.9) Williams Perez 13 5 4-4 5-8 76.0 (5.2) 36 (2.8) Matt Wisler 12 3 5-4 6-7 64.2 (5.2) 37 (3.1) Eric Stults 8 3 1-5 2-6 44.0 (5.2) 15 (1.9) Manny Banuelos 4 0 1-2 2-2 20.2 (5.0) 6 (1.5) Trevor Cahill 3 0 0-3 0-3 12.1 (5.0) 3 (1.0) Team Totals 124 58 35-45 53-71 724.1 (5.2) 328 (2.6) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.)
BULLPEN BRIEFS Ross Detwiler LHP 6-3 215 29 yrs #56 Saves/Opp: 0/2 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 17/12 Inherited Runners/Scored: 15/4 Collected his fi rst win with ATL on 8/7 vs. MIA. Allowed the go-ahead run to score in the seventh, but got the win when the Braves rallied. Signed an MLB contract with Atlanta, 7/17. Made his Braves debut that night, retiring the only batter he faced to strand two inherited runners. Has stranded 11 of 15 inherited runners with the Braves. Is 1-0 with a 5.95 ERA (13 ER/19.2 IP) in 27 games out of the bullpen this season. Has pitched to a 4.35 ERA (5 ER/10.1 IP) in 17 games with the Braves. Made 17 app (7 starts) with the Rangers this season, going 0-5 with a 7.12 ERA (34 ER/43.0 IP). The Rangers designated the left-hander for assignment on 7/11 and placed him on waivers after he rejected a minor league assignment. The former sixth-overall pick in the 2007 draft made his Major League debut with Washington that year and appeared in 149 games, 76 as a starter, with the Nationals over seven seasons...the Rangers acquired him last offseason. Prior to joining ATL, owned a 20-32 record and a 4.10 ERA (234 ER/514.0 IP) in 149 games (76 GS). Edwin Jackson RHP 6-3 210 31 yrs #34 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 4/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/0 Signed with the Braves, 8/14. Made his ATL debut, 8/15, tossing 2.1 perfect innings while striking out four. Saddled with the loss, 8/22, after CHI took a 9-7 lead off him (two solo homers) in the 8th inning. That game marked the first time in his career he gave up two home runs after entering a game as a reliever. His first three outings with ATL were scoreless (4.1 IP). Appeared in 23 games with CHI this season, compiling a 2-1 record and a 3.19 ERA (11 ER/31.0 IP) Granted his unconditional release from Chicago on July 29. Prior to joining the Braves, complied a 86-105 all-time record with a 4.61 ERA in 316 games, 262 starts. Sugar Ray Marimon RHP 6-3 150 26 yrs #54 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 6/1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 The Braves recalled him from Gwinnett (AAA), today, 8/24. In his third stint with the team. Compiled a 0-1 record with a 6.14 ERA (5 ER/7.1 IP) over four games from 4/13-4/24. Then made two appearances (3 ER/2.0 IP) in two games, 6/26-6/28. Suffered first career loss 4/18 at TOR when he allowed a walk-off HR in the 10th inning (J. Donaldson). Made his Major League debut 4/14, tossing 4.0 innings of relief. Became fi rst ATL reliever to go at least 4 IP in his debut since Don Collins (4.1 IP) on 5/4/77 vs. PIT. Last name is pronounced MARE-ee-mohn. Singled in his fi rst professional at-bat to become only the second Atlanta reliever to get a hit in his fi rst career plate appearance during his Major League debut. Cecil Upshaw also did it on 10/1/66 in the fi rst game of a doubleheader at Cincinnati. Went 5-4 with a 3.31 ERA (30 ER/81.2 IP) in 17 games, 14 starts with GWI (AAA). Went 7.0 shutout innings with eight strikeouts to beat Louisville in his last appearance, 8/20. Matt Marksberry LHP 6-1 195 24 yrs #66 Saves/Opp: 0/2 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 12/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/2 Made his Major League debut with 1.2 IP (2 H), 7/31. Is first member of Braves 2013 draft class to reach the majors. Had his contract selected 7/30 from Gwinnett (AAA). Opened his Braves career with 6.0 scoreless innings over five games. Has allowed nine runs, seven earned, over seven games since (10.50 ERA), losing both his decisions. Allowed four hits and five runs, three earned, to lose his first decision, 8/12 at TB. Also blew his first lead. Collected his first two MLB strikeouts, 8/4 vs. SF. Opened the 2015 campaign with the Carolina Mudcats (A) and posted a 2.78 ERA over 22 appearances out of the bullpen before being transferred to Triple-A Gwinnett on 6/29. Appeared in 11 games for the G-Braves this season and pitched at a 2.61 ERA over 11 relief app. Made 33 combined appearances for GWI & CAR this season, going 3-1 with 3 saves and a 2.74 ERA. Selected by the Braves in the 15th round of the 2013 free agent draft out of Campbell University... Owns a career minor league record of 10-14 with three saves and a 3.73 ERA. Has 183 K in 194.2 IP. Andrew McKirahan LHP 6-2 195 25 yrs #52 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 16/8 Inherited Runners/Scored: 14/2 Has allowed eight runs over 15.1 innings (4.70 ERA) with 15 strikeouts and a.313 BAA since being activated on 7/20 from an 80-game suspension (violation of drug policy) by MLB on 4/20. Has gone more than 1.0 inning in seven of his 16 appearances this season. Made seven appearances in the minors (6 with GWI, 1 with MIS) while suspended. Was 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA (2 ER/6.1 IP) in 7 games. Struck out eight and walked four. Earned his fi rst career hold when he retired his only two batters faced, 4/19 at TOR. Made his Major League debut on 4/12 vs. NYM. Entered with the bases loaded and one out and got a sacrifi ce fl y and a pop out. Finished the day with 1.2 scoreless innings. Claimed off waivers by ATL from MIA on 4/1/15. Selected by MIA from CHI in 2014 Rule 5 draft. Peter Moylan RHP 6-2 225 36 yrs #58 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 5/4 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/0 The Braves purchased his contract from GWI (AAA), 8/16. Made his fi rst MLB appearance since 9/18/13 that day, getting two outs and stranding an inherited runner. Has stranded all fi ve of his inherited runners. Compiled a 3.14 ERA (10 ER/28.2 IP) along with a 2-0 record and six saves in 27 games with the G-Braves this season. Missed last season recovering from Tommy John surgery. Returns for his second stint with the Braves. Went 20-9 with a 2.59 ERA (75 ER/260.2 IP) in 295 games from 2006-2012. Also pitched with LAD (2013). Signed a minor league contract with the Braves on 3/7/15. Arodys Vizcaino RHP 6-0 190 24 yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 3/3 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 19/16 Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/1 18 of his 19 appearances have been scoreless. Has a 12.2 inning scoreless streak over 13 games, dating to 7/20. Made his season debut, 7/7 at MIL. Stranded two inherited runners by getting a 5-4-3 DP against the only batter he faced. Also stranded a runner in his second appearance, 7/8 at MIL. Has stranded six of seven inherited runners this season. Collected his first career save, 8/6 vs. MIA, with a scoreless ninth inning. Earned his second one night later, 8/7 vs. MIA. Earned his first win of the season, and the second of his career, 7/17 vs. CHI. Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 7/6. Appeared in eight combined games at Rome (A), Mississippi (AA) and Gwinnett (AAA) after beginning the season on the suspended list. Did not receive a decision and compiled a 5.00 ERA (5 ER/9.0 IP) while striking out 14. TEAM BULLPEN TOTALS W-L: 18-26 SV-OPP: 37-58 ERA: 4.30 IP: 366.2 R: 187 ER: 175 HITS/HR: 365/44 BB: 146 SO: 331 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 395/252 (63.8%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 197/44 (22.3%) BRAVES BULLPEN BY MONTH Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April 3-5 4.64 8-11 73.2 61 40 38 39 69 9 May 5-4 4.71 9-13 72.2 72 38 38 29 63 11 June 4-8 3.58 9-15 78.0 82 36 31 30 70 5 July 2-5 3.22 8-11 78.1 79 30 28 24 70 7 August 4-4 5.68 3-8 63.1 71 43 40 24 59 12 MOST RECENT APPEARANCES ROSS DETWILER 8/7 vs. MIA W, 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/8 vs. MIA H, 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/9 vs. MIA ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/15 vs. ARI ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8/16 vs. ARI BS, 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/18 at SD ND 0.0 2 2 2 3 0 1 8/20 at CHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/21 at CHI ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 EDWIN JACKSON 7/6 vs. STL^ ND 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 7/11 vs. CWS^ ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/15 vs. ARI ND 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 8/18 at SD ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8/19 at SD ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/22 at CHI L, 2 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 ^with Chicago-NL SUGAR RAY MARIMON 8/4 ROC^ ND 6.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 8/9 BUF^ L, 4 6.1 7 2 2 3 4 0 8/20 LOU^ W, 5 7.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 ^with Gwinnett (AAA) Italics=starts MATT MARKSBERRY 8/7 vs. MIA H, 2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/9 vs. MIA ND 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 8/12 at TB BS, 1; L, 1 0.2 4 5 3 0 0 0 8/15 vs. ARI ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8/17 at SD ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/19 at SD L, 2 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 8/22 at CHI BS, 2 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 8/23 at CHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 ANDREW McKIRAHAN 8/2 at PHI ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8/3 vs. SF ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 8/6 vs. MIA BS,1; W,1 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 8/8 vs. MIA H, 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/12 at TB H, 3 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8/18 at SD ND 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 8/20 at CHI ND 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 8/21 at CHI ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/23 at CHI ND 2.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 PETER MOYLAN 8/5 vs. ROC^ S, 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/7 vs. BUF^ S, 6 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8/11 at CHA^ ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/16 vs. ARI ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/17 at SD ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8/19 at SD ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/21 at CHI ND 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/22 at CHI ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ^with Gwinnett ARODYS VIZCAINO 8/1 at PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/2 at PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/3 vs. SF W, 2 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8/6 vs. MIA S, 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/7 vs. MIA S, 2 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8/12 at TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8/14 vs. ARI S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/16 vs. ARI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/23 at CHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Christian Bethancourt C 6-2 205 23 yrs #27 CHI Series: DNP Streak: 2 games (3-9,.333) Road Trip: DNP Last HR: 6/6 vs. PIT (Worley Returns for his second stint with the team. Made the Opening Day roster before being optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on 6/15. Hit.327 (66-for-202) with 4 home runs and 31 RBI in 52 games with GWI (AAA). Hit his first career home run in the 9th inning to give the Braves a 5-4 win, 6/6. He is just the second Brave in franchise history (dating to 1876) whose first HR was also a walkoff homer, joining Mark DeRosa (7/21/01). Matched career highs in hits (3) and RBI (2), 6/6 vs. PIT. The club is 14-13 in his 27 starts. He is batting.198 (20-for-101) as a starter. Last name is pronounced BETH-ann-kort. Entered 2015 ranked by Baseball America as the organization s fifth-best prospect. Also tabbed by BA as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Braves system. Named to 2014 MLB All-Star Futures Game World Team (with ATL during game). Michael Bourn OF 5-10 180 32 yrs #2 CHI Series:.000 (0-7) Streak: 0-8 Road Trip:.111 (2-18) Last HR: 7/5/14 vs. KC (Guthrie) with CLE Collected his first multi-hit game with Atlanta, 8/19 and his first stolen base Thursday, 8/20. Is 4-for-39 (.103) in 12 games with the Braves. Acquired on 8/7 as part of a three-player trade with CLE. Played in 95 games with CLE this season with a.246 (71-for-289) batting average with 12 doubles, 13 stolen bases and 29 runs scored. Ranks sixth among active major leaguers in stolen bases with 323. Is in his second stint with ATL. Played in 208 games with ATL between the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Was a N.L. All-Star in 2012. Pedro Ciriaco INF 6-0 160 29 yrs #13 CHI Series:.222 (2-9) Streak: 0-6 Road Trip:.154 (2-13) Last HR: 8/12/15 at TB (Odorizzi) Went 2-for-4 Friday, but committed his first error this season in the 5th inning that led to one UE run scoring. The error came in his 69th chance of 15. Went 2-for-3 with a solo HR and 4 RBI at TB, 8/12. The home run was his first since 6/20/13 and the four RBI matched his career high (2nd time, last: 7/7/12) Batting.257 (19-for-74), 1 HR in 19 starts. Starts breakdown: 3B (8); SS (7); 2B (4). Is 10-for-31 (.323) as a pinch-hitter with 4 RBI. Reached on a pinch-inf 1B in the 9th inning of 7/2 s game vs. WSH and scored the winning run two batters later on C. Maybin s RBI-single to left field. Had his contract purchased from Triple-A Gwinnett on 5/3. Freddie Freeman INF 6-5 225 25 yrs #5 CHI Series:.182 (2-11) Streak: 0-3 Road Trip:.278 (5-18) Last HR: 7/31 at PHI (Buchanan) Returned, 8/19, from his second stint on the 15-day DL this season and went 1-for-3. Is 5-for-18 (.278) with a.409 OBP since being back. Went to the DL on 8/4 with a strained right oblique. Also from 6/23-7/25 (retro to 6/18) with a right wrist contusion. Missed 42 games (30 the first time) between the two stints and by not playing on 6/18, snapped his MLB-leading consecutive games streak at 234. 11th in NL with a.362 batting average (25-for-69) with RISP. Stroked career home run #100 in the 8th inning on 7/31 at PHI. His first career HR came at Citizens Bank Park (9/21/10). Became the third-youngest Atlanta Brave to reach the 100-homer mark behind Andruw Jones and Bob Horner. Over the last 4 seasons (2012-15), owns a.320 (154-for-481) avg. with RISP, the 8th-best mark in the National League in that span. Snapped his streak of 217 consecutive starts (dating to 9/24/13) on 5/31, but entered the game B7 at 1B and then stroked a solo HR in the 9th inning. Has 11 career RBI in the 9th inning or later that tied the game or gave ATL the lead. Set Braves franchise mark in 14 & led the majors with 1,449 innings played. Adonis Garcia INF/OF 5-9 190 30 yrs #24 CHI Series:.182 (2-11) Streak: 2 games (2-8,.250) Road Trip:.190 (4-21) Last HR: 8/6 vs. MIA (Conley) Has gone 4-for-25 (.160) over his last seven games. Has struck out six times with no walks over the skid. Posted his first career game of three hits 8/8 vs. MIA. Stroked HR #4 in 8/6 s 5th inning. Four of his first 11 career hits were HR. Poked a two-run HR in 8/3 s 12th inning for his first career game-ending hit (and HR). Hit his first home run on 7/26 at STL (Wacha) to break a 2-2 in the 6th inning. He homered the next day (7/27 at BAL, Britton) to give the Braves a 1-0 lead. 8/3 s HR was his 3rd, all of which were go-ahead homers. According to Elias, the last Braves player to accomplish this feat was Brett Butler, in 1983. Made first career start on 7/25 and collected his first Major League hit with a 1B to RF in 2nd inning. Is 6th Braves player this season to record his first ML hit. Recalled 7/25 from Gwinnett (AAA) and makes his second appearance on the ML roster this season (and of his career). Made his MLB debut on 5/19. Struck out as a pinch-hitter. ATL selected his contract from GWI on 5/18. Named by the organization as Gwinnett s Player of the Month for April after hitting.328 (22-for-67) with 9 runs, 5 doubles, 1 home run and 10 RBI in 18 games. Jonny Gomes OF 6-1 230 34 yrs #7 CHI Series:.000 (0-3) Streak: 0-3 Road Trip:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 7/3 vs. PHI (Morgan) Owns a.269 (7-for-26) batting average over his last 13 games (dating to 7/28). Is batting.250 (7-28) with three walks as a pinch-hitter this season. Has made 44 starts. The team is 19-25 in his starts. Hit 10th career pinch-hit home run 4/17 at TOR. Leads active Major Leaguers in pinch-homers. Has participated in the postseason in four of the past five seasons, advancing to the PS with OAK (2014 and 2012), BOS (WS Champions, 2013) and CIN (2010). Ryan Lavarnway C 6-4 240 27 yrs #30 CHI Series:.500 (2-4), HR Streak: 1 game (2-4,.500) Road Trip:.286 (2-7), HR Last HR: 8/23 at CHI (Hammel) Has made 14 starts since joining ATL (6/15) and is hitting.283 (13-for-46), with a hit in 11 of the 14 games. Is 12-for-47 (.277) overall with the Braves. Hit his first home run since 9/4/13 on 7/11 at COL (De La Rosa). Added his second with ATL on 8/23 at CHI (Hammel). ATL selected his contract from Gwinnett (AAA) on 6/15. Signed minor-league deal w/org. on 5/30 after refusing an outright assignment to the minors from BAL on 5/29. Opened 2015 on BAL s OD roster, and hit.107 (3-for-28) with one 2B in 10 games. BRAVES BITS Nick Markakis OF 6-1 175 31 yrs #22 CHI Series:.263 (5-19) Streak: 5 games (8-22,.364) Road Trip:.300 (9-30) Last HR: 8/1 at PHI (Nola) Hitting.323 (42-for-130) since 7/20, a span of 31 games. Has multi-hit efforts in 40 games, T4th in the NL and T11th in the Majors. Stroked his 3rd career lead-off HR 8/1 at PHI (first since 9/25/14 at NYY). Poked his first homer as a Brave with a two-run shot on 7/20 in the first inning. He went a career-long 355 at-bats between home runs (last, 9/25/14). Compiled a season team-best 15-game hit streak (.364, 24-for-66), 7/24-8/8. Snapped his historic streak of 398 games played in the outfield without an error on 6/25 at WSH after being charged a fielding error in the first inning. Played his 393rd straight error-free game in the outfield, 6/18, setting a Major League record for most consecutive errorless games by an outfielder. Broke Darren Lewis record (392), set from 1990-1994. Underwent successful fusion surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck, 12/17/14. Signed a four-year contract with ATL on 12/5/14 after playing nine seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (was BAL s seventh overall selection in 2003 draft). Cameron Maybin OF 6-3 215 28 yrs #25 CHI Series:.176 (3-17) Streak: 3 games (3-13,.231) Road Trip:.259 (7-27), HR Last HR: 8/17 at SD (Rea) Has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games (21-for-63,.333) Hit his first career game-ending home run, 8/16 vs. ARI (Hernandez). Was his third career game-ending hit and second this season. Also had a run-scoring single on July 2 in a 2-1 win. Homered for the second straight day, 8/17 at SD, to set a career high with 10 HR. Had a career high-tying 5 straight multi-hit efforts, 8/12-8/17. Also had 5 cons. multi-hit g., 6/3-8 (.542, 13-for-24). His.379 (36-for-95) BAvg. with RISP ranks 2nd in MLB. Set his single-season career-high with his 46th RBI of the season on 7/24 in the 6th inning (RBI-double). Had a career-high-tying 10-game hitting streak, 7/1-10 (.375, 15-for-40). Jace Peterson INF 6-0 200 25 yrs #8 CHI Series:.125 (2-16) Streak: 0-14 Road Trip:.143 (4-28) Last HR: 8/3 vs. SF (Cain) Is just 8-for-his-last-55 (.145) in his last 15 games (since 8/7). Hit.288 (15-for- 52) in 13 games, 7/25-8/6, prior to current dip. Is one of eight second baseman with at least 50 RBI. Is batting.307 (42-for-137) with runners on base. Improved his batting average in bases loaded situations to.643 (9-for-14) with a two-out, two RBI-double in the 4th inning on 7/20. Owns an NL-best 22 RBI with the bases loaded. Had a.310 (57-for-184) batting average over a 48-game span, 4/26-6/19. Has hit leadoff 65 times (.231, 60-for-260). His solo HR in 6/28 s 7th inning at PIT was the game-winner in the 2-1 win. Had a career-best, nine-game hitting streak, 6/7-6/15 (15-for-39). Collected his first game-ending RBI on 5/23 vs. MIL. Singled home the game-winning run in the 11th inning. Was 1-for-5 prior to 11th-inning AB. Hit his fi rst career home run off Mat Latos with the bases loaded, 5/16 at MIA. Became the fourth Atlanta player to hit a grand slam as his first career homer. Marcus Giles was the last to do so (5/15/01 vs. COL, Mike Hampton). A.J. Pierzynski C 6-3 210 38 yrs #15 CHI Series:.364 (4-11) Streak: 1 game (3-4,.750) Road Trip:.389 (7-18) Last HR: 8/3 vs. SF (Casilla) Had his second 13-game hitting streak of the season, 7/24-8/8 (22-for-51,.431; also 4/8-5/1). Has gone 8-for-37 (.216) over a span of 11 games since. His batting average since 7/5 is.352 (45-for-128). Had hits in 10-of-13 at-bats, 7/5-7, with 3+ hits in each game in that span. Poked homer #5 in 7/1 s 4th inning vs. WSH and it was the first HR in a backto-back effort with J. Uribe. Has been a part of each of the Braves back-toback homer efforts this season (also 4/21 w/f. Freeman). Hit his 5th career pinch-home run, 6/3 at ARI (Ziegler). Is 2-for-3 as a pinch-hitter. July:.359 (28-78); June:.275 (22-80); May:.145 (9-62); April:.422 (19-45). Hit safely in his first 13 games (20-for-49,.408) this season. His run was a career-best streak to open a season. On 4/28 vs. WSH was the 20th four-hit game of his career and first since 8/9/13. Poked his first career HR at Turner Field on 4/21 (back-to-back w/f. Freeman). Has homered in 31 different MLB parks. The three current parks in which he has at least one plate app. and no homers: Nationals Park, Citi Field & Dodger Stadium. Leads active major leaguers with 1,848 career games behind the plate. His 15,619.0 career innings caught rank 10th in MLB since the start of the divisional era in 1969. Signed by the Braves to a one-year contract as a free agent on 1/7/15. Andrelton Simmons INF 6-2 195 24 yrs #19 CHI Series:.417 (5-12) Streak: 3 games (5-12,.417) Road Trip:.292 (7-24) Last HR: 5/11 at CIN (Leake) Leads all MLB shortstops with a.992 fielding percentage and leads MLB with 90 DPs turned. Has 19 defensive runs saved, 3rd in MLB. His BB/K ratio (1.06) is best in the National League. Hitting.325 (13-for-40) since returning to the starting lineup on 8/8. Missed the previous six games (8/2-7) with a right thumb sprain (suffered 8/1 at PHI). Reached base safely a career-high five times (also a walk) on 6/13. Had his 10-game hitting streak (.405, 15-for-37) end, 6/2 at ARI. The run was his 2nd career double-digit hit streak and one shy of his career-best (5/25-6/5/13). Earned second career Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top defensive shortstop in the NL last season (also Platinum Glove Winner in 13). Named the 14 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year among Major League shortstops. His defensive WAR mark of 3.89 last season ranked best in the majors. Nick Swisher INF/OF 5-11 195 34 yrs #23 CHI Series:.600 (6-10), 2 HR Streak: 3 games (6-9,.667, 2 HR) Road Trip:.467 (7-15), 2 HR Last HR: 8/22 at CHI [2] (Haren/Wood) Had his 21st multi-hr game and his 14th career game homering from both sides of the plate, 8/22. The 14 are tied for the all-time lead with NYY s M. Teixeira. Is 9-for-33 (.273) in 12 games with Atlanta. Crushed his first HR as a Brave, 8/15 with a 2-out, 2-run shot in the 8th inning. Smacked a two-out, two-rbi 2B in the 7th inning, 8/8, in his first start with ATL. Acquired 8/7 as part of a three-player trade with CLE. Hit.195 (20-for-101) with two HR and 8 RBI in 30 games for CLE in 2015. Was activated off the disabled list prior to 8/7 trade. Was sidelined for the majority of the first half of 2015 as he opened the year on the DL recovering from arthroscopic knee suregery performed on both knees in 2014.
BRAVES BREAKDOWN STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeman-78, Johnson, K-15, Johnson, C-14, Terdoslavich-11, Swisher-6 2B Peterson-112, Callaspo-5, Gosselin-3, Ciriaco-3, Uribe-1 3B Uribe-37, Callaspo-24, Garcia-24, Johnson, C-20, Ciriaco-8, Johnson, K-6, Gosselin-4, Castro-1 SS Simmons-113, Castro-5, Ciriaco-5 LF Gomes-45, Johnson, K-24, Perez-24, Cunningham-15, Bourn-9, Young, Jr.-3, Garcia-2, Swisher-2 CF Maybin-103, Young, Jr.-14, Perez-3, Cunningham-2 RF Markakis-120, Johnson, K-2, Perez-2 C Pierzynski-83, Bethancourt-27, Lavarnway-14 P Teheran-25, Miller-25, Wood-20, Foltynewicz-14, Perez-13, Wisler-12, Stults-8, Banuelos-4, Cahill-3 DH Johnson, C-3, Markakis-2, Freeman-1, Johnson, K-1, Pierzynski-1, Swisher-1 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Peterson-65, Markakis-31 Maybin-11, Young, Jr.-10, Bourn-7 2 Maybin-70, Simmons-21, Callaspo-11, Perez-7, Gosselin-5, Peterson-4, Ciriaco-3, Markakis-2, Castro-1 3 Freeman-64, Markakis-53, Johnson, K-4, Gomes-2, Pierzynski-1 4 Markakis-34, Pierzynski-33, Johnson, K-18, Freeman-16, Johnson, C-10, Gomes-6, Garcia-3, Uribe, 2, Bethancourt-1, Swisher-1 5 Uribe-33, Pierzynski-17, Johnson, C-16, Garcia-14, Gomes-12, Callaspo-8, Johnson, K-5, Cunningham-5, Maybin-4, Swisher-2, Terdoslavich-2, Bethancourt-2, Simmons-2, Markakis-1, Peterson-1 6 Pierzynski-30, Johnson, K-19, Peterson-22, Simmons-12, Gomes-10, Johnson, C-7, Callaspo-5, Ciriaco-5, Swisher-3, Terdoslavich-3, Bethancourt-3, Cunningham-2, Garcia-2, Uribe-1, 7 Simmons-36, Peterson-16, Gomes-13, Bethancourt-9, Perez-7, Garcia-7, Ciriaco-5, Cunningham-5, Terdoslavich-5, Callaspo-4, Pierzynski-3, Johnson, C-3, Swisher-3, Lavarnway-2, Johnson, K-2,, Uribe-2, Gosselin-1, Maybin-1 8 Simmons-36, Maybin-17, Perez-14, Bethancourt-12, Lavarnway-11, Young-7, Castro-5, Peterson-5, Ciriaco-5, Cunningham-5, Bourn-2, Gosselin-1, Johnson, K-1, Gomes-1, Johnson, C-1, Terdoslavich-1 9 Pitcher-114, Simmons-4, Maybin-1, Lavarnway-1, E. Perez-2, Castro-1, Ciriaco-1 Number of different lineups used: 110 (does not include pitcher s slot) HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo................ 47 Opponent Solo...............74 Braves 2-Run.............. 22 Opponent 2-Run..............38 Braves 3-Run............... 7 Opponent 3-Run..............17 Braves Grand Slams......... 1 Opponent Grand Slams........ --- Braves Total............... 77 Opponent Total.............125 BRAVES BLASTS 2015 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opp. Pitcher(s) 4/15 Miami 4th Freeman, Pierzynski Koehler 7/1 Washington 4th Pierzynski, Uribe Fister MULTI-HOMER GAMES Swisher 14 1 8/22/15 at CHI (as a LHH & RHH) Gomes 9 0 4/16/11 vs. PIT Freeman 6 1 6/3/15 at ARI Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Markakis 2 0 9/14/08 vs MIN Simmons 2 0 9/22/13 at CHI Bourn 1 0 5/22/12 at CIN Maybin 1 0 5/13/11 at COL Lavarnway 1 0 9/27/11 at BAL LEAD-OFF HOMERS Markakis 3 1 8/1/15 at PHI (Nola) Simmons 3 0 7/23/13 at NYM (Torres) Maybin 2 1 4/10/15 vs. NYM (Niese) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Gomes 4 0 7/3/13 vs. SD (Gregerson) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Freeman 2 0 6/17/13 vs. NYM (Gee) Bethancourt 1 1 6/6/15 vs. PIT (Worley) Garcia 1 1 8/3/15 vs. SF (Vogelsong) Maybin 1 1 8/16/15 vs. ARI (Hernandez) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) Gomes 5 0 5/3/14 vs OAK (Milone) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Simmons 1 0 6/10/14 at COL (Nicasio) Peterson 1 1 5/16/15 at MIA (Latos) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Gomes 10 1 4/17/15 at TOR (Cecil) Pierzynski 5 1 6/3/15 at ARI (Ziegler) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) Terdoslavich 1 1 6/9/15 vs. SD (Benoit) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Maybin 1 0 5/31/10 vs MIL (Estrada) HOMERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE PLATE Swisher 14* 1 4/22/15 at Chicago (Haren/Wood) * Shares the lead (with NYY s Mark Teixeira) for most career games in Major League history with home runs from both sides of the plate. HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI Pierzynski 4/8-5/1 13.408 (20-for-49) 3 14 Markakis 7/24-8/9 15.379 (25-for-66) 1 10 Simmons 5/23-6/1 10.405 (15-for-37) 0 4 Maybin 7/1-7/10 10.375 (15-for-40) 2 8 Pierzynski 7/24-8/9 13.431 (22-for-51) 1 7 TOMAHAWK CHOPS HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High Hits Bethancourt 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 3, 3x, last: 5/21/15 Bourn 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4, 8x, last: 7/29/15 Callaspo 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4, 4x, last: 6/16/14 Castro 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3, 2x, last: 8/6/15 Ciriaco 5 1 0 0 0 6 8 4, 3x, last: 8/23/12 Cunningham 2 3 0 0 0 5 2 3, 2x, last:5/16/15 Freeman 18 5 1 0 0 24 4 4, 3x, last: 4/28/15 Garcia 6 1 0 0 0 7 0 2, 2x, last: 8/3/15 Gomes 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 4, 6x last: 6/6/13 Gosselin 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3, 3x, last: 5/15/15 C. Johnson 4 3 0 0 0 7 1 4, 7x, last: 8/31/13 K. Johnson 10 3 0 0 0 13 2 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13 Lavarnway 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2, 16x, last: 8/2/15 Marimon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1, 4/14/15 Markakis 30 9 1 0 0 40 6 5, 7/3/11 Maybin 24 7 0 0 0 31 15 4, 8x, last: 8/21/12 Peterson 23 4 0 0 0 27 10 3, 2x, last: 6/14/15 Perez 5 2 0 0 0 7 7 3, 7/27/15 Pierzynski 12 7 3 0 0 22 3 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12 Simmons 21 3 2 0 0 26 10 4, 3x,last: 6/20/15 Swisher 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4, 5x, last: 5/9/15 Terdoslavich 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2, 4x, last: 8/12/15 Uribe 8 3 0 0 0 11 5 4, 7x, last: 5/1/14 Wood 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3, 5/10/15 Young, Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 3, 24x, last: 9/10/14 Totals 186 54 8 0 0 248 88 RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games 2-Out GW Player 2 3 4 5 Total RBI* RBI Career High RBI Bethancourt 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 2, 4x, last: 6/6/15 Bourn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4, 3x, last: 7/24/13 Callaspo 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6, 4/18/10 Ciriaco 2 0 1 0 3 8 2 4, 2x, last: 8/12/15 Cunningham 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1, 2x, last: 5/20/15 Foltynewicz 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2, 5/1/15 Freeman 9 2 1 0 12 17 4 5, 3x, last: 9/2/13 Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2, 8/3/15 Gomes 0 0 1 0 1 6 2 6, 6/12/10 Gosselin 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2, 2x, 4/10/15 C. Johnson 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 6, 5/2/12 K. Johnson 4 4 1 0 9 9 4 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13 Lavarnway 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4, 2x, last: 9/14/12 Markakis 10 0 0 0 10 18 7 6, 6/10/11 Maybin 7 3 0 0 10 16 3 3, 10x,last:6/13/15 Peterson 4 6 1 0 11 19 5 4, 5/16/15 Perez 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 2, 7/17/15 Pierzynski 8 0 1 0 9 13 6 7, 6/12/03 Simmons 8 1 0 0 9 10 1 4, 3x, last: 7/15/14 Swisher 2 0 1 0 3 8 0 6, 4/21/12 Teheran 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2, last: 9/24/14 Terdoslavich 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2, 9/14/14 Uribe 3 0 0 0 3 6 3 7, 2x, last: 7/5/13 Wisler 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1, 7/1/15 Wood 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 2, 9/6/14 Young, Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3, 8/29/13 Totals 67 16 7 0 90 161 49 (*172 total 2-out runs) BIG INNINGS The Braves have scored five or more runs in an inning nine times this season: Date Inning Runs (2 Out) Hits Batters Final Score 4/7 at MIA 1st 7 (1) 6 12 W, 12-2 4/28 vs. WSH 2nd 7 (3) 6 10 L, 13-12 5/16 at MIA 2nd 5 (0) 5 8 W, 5-3 5/17 at MIA 2nd 5 (3) 6 10 W, 6-0 5/21 vs. MIL 7th 7 (0) 7 12 W, 10-1 6/2 at ARI 6th 5 (5) 5 9 L, 7-6 6/3 at ARI 2nd 5 (5) 3 8 L, 9-8 6/9 vs. SD 6th 5 (0) 4 9 W, 6-5 8/22 at CHI 5th 5 (2) 5 8 L, 9-7 RUNNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT Bethancourt.......... 1-1........ ---......... ---.......... 1-1 Bourn............... 1-3........ ---......... ---.......... 1-3 Callaspo............. ---......... ---......... ---........... --- Ciriaco.............. 3-4........ ---......... ---.......... 3-4 Cunningham.......... 1-2........1-1........ ---.......... 2-3 Freeman............. 3-4........ ---......... ---.......... 3-4 Gomes.............. 1-2........ ---......... ---.......... 1-2 Gosselin............. 1-1........1-1........ ---.......... 2-2 C. Johnson........... 2-3........ ---......... ---.......... 2-3 K. Johnson........... 1-2........ ---......... ---.......... 1-2 Markakis............. 2-2........ ---......... ---.......... 2-2 Maybin............. 20-25.......1-1........ ---......... 21-26 Perez............... 3-4........ ---......... ---.......... 3-4 Peterson............ 10-20.......1-1........ ---......... 11-21 Pierzynski............ 0-2........ ---......... ---.......... 0-2 Simmons............. 1-3........2-2........ ---.......... 3-5 Swisher.............. ---......... ---......... ---........... --- Uribe................ 1-1........ ---......... ---.......... 1-1 Young, Jr............. 3-3........ ---......... ---.......... 3-3 Team Totals 54-82 6-6 --- 60-88
MISCELLANEOUS CHARTS BRAVES RECORD BREAKDOWN Braves Score First....... 34-20 Opponent Scores First..... 18-51 Shutout games........... 4-12 Score in 1 inning........... 6-23 Score in 2 diff. innings..... 19-22 Score in 3 diff. innings...... 14-9 Score in 4 diff. innings....... 8-3 Score in 5> innings.......... 3-2 Leading after 6 innings... 37-10 Leading after 7 innings...... 40-8 Tied after 6 innings........11-11 Tied after 7 innings.......... 8-9 Trailing after 6 innings..... 4-49 Trailing after 7 innings...... 4-54 Leading after 8 innings.... 44-2 Score 2 or Fewer Runs..... 11-37 Tied after 8 innings......... 5-8 Score 3 Runs.............. 5-15 Trailing after 8 innings..... 3-61 Score 4 or More Runs...... 36-18 First Game of Series...... 19-21 Last Game of Series....... 15-25 First Game of Homestand..... 6-3 Last Game of Homestand....... 4-5 First Game of Road trip..... 3-7 Last Game of Road trip....... 4-6 Following an Off Day....... 5-8 1-Run Decisions........... 21-17 Final At-Bat Decisions..... 11-14 2-Run Decisions........... 12-18 In Errorless Games....... 31-39 3-Run Decisions............. 6-9 With a Homer........... 31-27 Allow a Homer............ 20-51 With no Homers......... 22-44 Allow no Homers.......... 33-20 BRAVES BY DAY & MONTH Day Home Road Month Home Road Monday......... 4-2..... 5-3 April (10-12).........4-6.... 6-6 Tuesday........ 3-5..... 2-9 May (15-13).........8-4.... 7-9 Wednesday...... 5-4..... 2-8 June (11-16).........7-6.... 4-10 Thursday........ 3-3..... 0-6 July (10-16).........7-4.... 3-12 Friday.......... 7-2..... 2-9 August (7-14)........6-4.... 1-10 Saturday........ 6-3..... 4-7 September (27 games). ---......--- Sunday......... 4-5..... 6-5 October (4 games).... ---......--- Total.......... 32-24... 21-47 Total..............32-24.. 21-47 BRAVES BY SERIES Home Road Braves Opp. Series Type Won-Lost-Split Won-Lost-Split Sweeps Sweeps 2-Game 0-0-2 0-1-1 --- 1 3-Game 7-5-0 5-10-0 3 5 4-Game 2-0-2 0-3-1 --- 2 Doubleheaders --- --- --- --- MONTHLY TEAM BATTING/PITCHING TOTALS Month G Avg. Runs HR W-L Sv-Op ERA SO-BB April 22.252 94 (4.3) 17 10-12 8-11 4.33 152-87 May 28.245 108 (3.9) 14 15-13 9-13 3.96 206-82 June 27.272 103 (3.8) 14 11-16 9-15 3.89 189-76 July 26.235 72 (2.8) 17 10-16 8-11 3.75 203-87 August 21.257 78 (3.7) 15 7-14 3-6 5.66 146-73 Sept./Oct. -.--- -- (-.-) -- --- --- -.-- --- WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS Date Opponent Time (Delay) Result 4/6 at Miami Bottom 2nd inning (0:16) W, 2-1 4/10 New York (NL) Start of game (1:09) W, 5-3 4/13 Miami Start of game (0:52) W, 3-2 Middle of 4th inning (0:39) 4/22 at New York (NL) Start of game (0:31) L, 3-2 5/11 at Cincinnati Start of game (1:40) W, 2-1 6/27 at Pittsburgh Start of game (15) L, 8-4 Top of fi fth inning (between batters) 7/1 Washington Start of game (2:09) W, 4-1 7/9 at Colorado Bottom 1st inning (2:06) L, 5-3 7/29 at Baltimore Start of game (33) L, 2-0 Coldest gametime temperature: 49 degrees, 4/23 at NYM L, 6-3 Warmest gametime temperature: 100 degrees, 6/2 at ARI (roof open) L, 7-6 BRAVES EJECTIONS Date Opponent Player/Coach Umpire (base) 4/27 WSH Freddie Freeman John Hirschbeck WSH Jonny Gomes Bill Welke 6/7 PIT Alex Wood Mark Carlson 8/20 at CHI Fredi Gonzalez Doug Eddings GETTING DEFENSIVE OUTFIELD ARMS Assists Errors Outfielder 1B 2B 3B HP Total F-T Bourn 1 --- 1 --- 2 --- Cunningham - 1 - - 1 - Garcia - - 1-1 - Gomes - 3 1-4 - Johnson, K. - - 1 1 2 1-0 Markakis - 3 1-4 1-0 Maybin - 3 2-5 1-0 Perez - - 1 2 3 0-0 Young, Jr. - - - - - - Team Totals 1 10 8 3 22 3-0 BACKSTOP BREAKDOWN Errors SBs Pick-offs Catcher F-T-C PB CS-ATT 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA Record Bethancourt 0-1-2 5 5-15 0-0-0 236.1/117 4.46 14-13 Pierzynski 0-2-0 4 12-69 0-1-0 733.1/350 4.26 35-49 Lavarnway 0-1-0 0 2-7 0-0-0 120.2/51 3.80 5-9 Pitchers --- --- 4-4 11-5-0 (15) --- --- --- Totals 0-4-2 9 23-95 11-6-0 1090.1/515 4.25 53-71 Recent Braves Transactions August 24: Recalled C Christian Bethancourt from Gwinnett; Optioned INF/OF Eury Perez to Gwinnett. Designated RHP David Aardsma for assignment; recalled RHP Sugar Ray Marimon from Gwinnett. August 22: Traded minor-league outfielder Eric Young, Jr., to the New York Mets in exchange for cash considerations. August 18: Reinstated 1B Freddie Freeman from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned INF/OF Joey Terdoslavich to Gwinnett (AAA). August 16: Selected the contract of RHP Peter Moylan from Gwinnett (AAA); Optioned RHP Jake Brigham to Gwinnett. August 14: Signed RHP Edwin Jackson to a Major League contract. Claimed RHP Danny Burawa off waivers. August 13: Optioned RHP Ryan Kelly to Gwinnett (AAA). August 7: Activated OFs Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher; Optioned INF Daniel Castro and OF Todd Cunningham to Gwinnett (AAA). August 7: Acquired OFs Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher and cash considerations from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for INF Chris Johnson. Recalled OF Todd Cunningham from Gwinnett. August 5: Released INF Elmer Reyes. August 4: Placed 1B Freddie Freeman (strained right oblique) and RHP Jason Frasor (right shoulder strain, retroactive to 8/2) on the 15-day disabled list; Recalled OF Joey Terdoslavich and RHP Ryan Kelly from Gwinnett (AAA); Released LHP Josh Outman. July 31: Reinstated RHP Williams Perez from the 15-day disabled list. July 30: Acquired INF Hector Olivera, LHP Paco Rodriguez and RHP minor-league pitcher from Los Angeles and a 2016 Competitive Balance Draft Lottery Pick from Miami in exchange for sending LHPs Alex Wood and Luis Avilan, RHP Jim Johnson and minor-league infielder Jose Peraza to Los Angeles; Recalled RHP Jake Brigham and RHP Ryan Kelly from Gwinnett (AAA) and selected the contract of LHP Matt Marksberry from Gwinnett; Optioned RHP Ryan Kelly to Gwinnett (following 7/30 game). July 29: Designated RHP David Carpenter for assignment; Recalled RHP Mike Foltynewicz. July 28: Placed LHP Manny Banuelos on the 15-day disabled list (left elbow inflammation); Selected the contract of RHP David Carpenter from Gwinnett (AAA). July 25: Reinstated 1B Freddie Freeman from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned INF/ OF Joey Terdoslavich to Gwinnett (AAA); Recalled INF Daniel Castro and OF Adonis Garcia from Gwinnett (AAA). July 24: Sent 1B Freddie Freeman on an injury rehabilitation assignment to Gulf Coast League Braves (R); Acquired minor league RHPs John Gant and Rob Whalen from the New York Mets in exchange for INF/OF Kelly Johnson, 3B Juan Uribe and cash considerations. BRAVES WHO MADE THEIR MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT IN 2015 Date Player Opp. Stats 4/7 B. Cunniff at MIA 1.0 IP in relief, 0 R, 1 K, 1 BB (18 pitches) 4/7 C. Martin at MIA 2.0 IP in relief, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K (25 pitches) 4/12 A. McKirahan NYM 1.2 IP in relief, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K (12 pitches) 4/15 S. Marimon MIA 4.0 IP in relief, 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K (59 pitches) 4/29 J. Cornely WAS 1.0 IP in relief, 4 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K (22 pitches) 5/8 W. Perez WSH 0.1 IP in relief, 4 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K (27 pitches) 5/19 A. Garcia TB 0-for-1, K (struck out swinging as a pinch-hitter in the 9th) 6/17 D. Castro BOS Pinch-hit single in the seventh inning 6/19 M. Wisler NYM W, 2-1: 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 HB; 88/63 6/30 J. Brigham WSH 3.0 IP in relief, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K (48 pitches) 6/30 R. Kelly WSH 1.0 IP in relief, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K (12 pitches) 7/2 M. Banuelos WSH ND, 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 HB (75/48) 7/31 M. Marksberry at PHI ND, in relief, 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB (28 pitches) BRAVES 2015 DISABLED LIST Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Chris Johnson INF Left hand fracture 15-day 5/1 5/27 23 Joey Terdoslavich OF Left wrist sprain 15-day 4/5 (retro to 4/2) 6/5 53 Kelly Johnson OF/INF Right oblique strain 15-day 5/15 (retro to 5/14) 6/10 24 Brandon Cunniff RHP Right Groin Strain 15-day 6/26 7/20 19 Freddie Freeman 1B Right wrist contusion 15-day 6/23 (retro to 6/18) 7/25 30 Bronson Arroyo RHP Tommy John surgery (7/15/14) 60-day 6/21 7/30 (traded) 34 Williams Perez RHP Left foot contusion 15-day 6/27 7/31 28 Josh Outman LHP Thoracic outlet syndrome 60-day 4/6 (retro to 3/27) 8/4 (released) 107 Freddie Freeman 1B Strained right oblique 15-day 8/4 8/19 13 Mike Minor LHP Left shoulder infl ammation 60-day 4/5 --- 124 Shae Simmons RHP Tommy John surgery (2/12/15) 60-day 4/5 --- 124 Dan Winkler RHP Tommy John surgery (7/1/14) 60-day 4/5 --- 124 Jason Grilli RHP Left Achilles rupture (surgery performed 7/16/15) 60-day 7/17 (retro to 7/12) --- 37 Manny Banuelos LHP Left elbow infl ammation 15-day 7/28 (retro to 7/25) --- 25 Jason Frasor RHP Right shoulder strain 15-day 8/4 (retro to 8/2) --- 20