Atlanta Braves (45-51) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (62-34) Game No. 97 July 25, 2015 Busch Stadium St. Louis, Mo. RHP Shelby Miller (5-6, 2.33) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (10-4, 2.51) TONIGHT S GAME: The Braves and St. Louis Cardinals play the middle game of a three-game set and the second of six meetings between the two clubs this season...the Braves and Cardinals wrap up the 2015 campaign with a three-game set at Atlanta (Oct. 2-4)...Atlanta trails the Cardinals in the all-time series 890-1036-18, including a 271-241-1 mark during the Atlanta era (since 1966)...The Braves also trail 12-18 at Busch Stadium...ROAD TRIPPIN: Last night the Braves opened a 10-game road trip to St. Louis (0-1), Baltimore (July 27-29) and Philadelphia (July 30-August 2). TRADE WINDS: The Braves late last night completed a four-player trade with the New York Mets, as Atlanta acquired minor league RHPs John Gant and Rob Whalen in exchange for INF/OF Kelly Johnson, 3B Juan Uribe and cash considerations...gant, who turns 23 on August 6, went 6-5 with a 3.52 ERA in 17 games (all starts) for the St. Lucie (A) Mets and the Binghamton (AA) Mets in 2015...The 6-foot-4, 175-pound right-hander is in his fifth minor league season, all with the Mets, and owns a career record of 26-19...He was named a post-season and mid-season All-Star with the Savannah (A) Sand Gnats last season, and a mid-season All-Star with the Brooklyn (A) Cyclones in 2013...The native of Savannah, Ga., was a 21st-round draft pick in 2011...Whalen, 21, is in his fifth minor league season and went a 4-5 record with a 3.36 ERA over 15 appearances (14 starts) for St. Lucie this season...he originally was selected by the Mets in the 12th round of the 2012 June free agent draft out of Haines City (FL) High School and owns a career minor league record of 16-9 with a 2.43 ERA over 42 appearances (38 starts)...the 6-foot-2, 200-pound native of Stroudsburg, Pa., was ranked as the 18th-best prospect in the Mets system by MLBpipeline.com. FREEMAN RETURNS: 1B Freddie Freeman was reinstated today from the 15-day disabled list and will join the team tonight in St. Louis...Freeman, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 23 (retroactive to June 18) with a right wrist contusion, appeared in one rehabilitation game yesterday going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI with the Braves Gulf Coast League club at the Braves training facility at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla...During his absence from the starting lineup, which totaled the last 30 games, the Braves scored a total of 83 runs in the 30 games (2.8 per game) and went 13-17 without the first baseman...prior to landing on the DL, Freeman hit.299 with a team-leading 41 RBI, 12 home runs and 20 doubles, with the team averaging 4.0 runs per game (over the first 76 games of the season, all of which Freeman appeared in)...his batting average in 16 June games was.328...roster MOVE: INF/OF Joey Terdoslavich was optioned to Gwinnett (AAA). ADDITIONAL ROSTER MOVES: INF Daniel Castro and OF Adonis Garcia were both recalled today from the Gwinnett (AAA) Braves and both are making their second appearance on the Major League roster this season...castro (#11), split time in 2015 between Mississippi (AA) and Gwinnett (AAA) and hit a combined.300 (95-for-317) in 89 games between the two stops...garcia (#24) batted.284 (94-for-331) with Gwinnett this season. BRAVES OF LATE: The Braves dropped a 4-2 decision to the Cardinals last night at Busch Stadium and are just 3-7 over their last 10 games, including a 3-3 mark on their just-completed homestand against the Cubs (1-2) and Dodgers (2-1)...From July 1 to July 7, the Braves won six-of-seven games, but then they lost five straight games heading into the All-Star break...atlanta enters play today in third place in the National League East division, 6-1/2 games behind Washington. TOUGH STRETCH FOR MILLER: RHP Shelby Miller had his 11th straight start without a win in his last outing last Sunday (July 19), as he allowed three runs (one earned) in 6.0 IP...Over his last 11 games (since 5/23), he has gone 0-5, despite a 3.15 ERA...ONE IN HIS LAST 13: Miller has been credited with just one win in his last 13 starts (dating to May 11), despite pitching at a 2.64 ERA in that span. PICKED OFF: Last night s starting pitcher Manny Banuelos recorded his second career pickoff and last Wednesday s starting pitcher Julio Teheran picked off his fifth baserunner this season and ranks tied for second in the Majors in pickoffs...the Braves are boast a Major-League-leading 15 pickoffs by their pitchers this season.. Since 2012, the Braves have picked off 65 runners, also the most in the majors. YOUNG GUNS: The Braves have gotten a MLB-high 30 wins from starters aged 24 or younger this season...only one other team has 20 this season (St. Louis, 22)...The 30 wins are already the fourth most in Atlanta franchise history (since 1966) by starters aged 24 or younger...the 1989 club recorded a team-record 40 such wins. NO. 51 WAS NO. 51: With the appearance last Saturday by RHP Jason Frasor (who wears No. 51), the Braves have now used 51 players this season...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is a franchise record (topping the 50 players used in 2007) and easily surpasses their total of 39 players used last season...this year s club has had 12 players make their MLB debut (LHP Manny Banuelos, INF Daniel Castro, RHP Brandon Cunniff, INF Adonis Garcia, RHP Cody Martin, RHP Williams Perez, LHP Andrew McKirahan, RHP John Cornely, RHP Sugar Ray Marimon, RHP Matt Wisler, RHP Jake Brigham and RHP Ryan Kelly). SMOLTZ TO BE INDUCTED ON SUNDAY: Former Braves pitcher John Smoltz will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown, NY...Acquired from Detroit by GM Bobby Cox in 1987, Smoltz fashioned his Hall of Fame career by excelling as both a starter and reliever over the span of two decades from 1988 to 2008...He is the only pitcher in major league history with 200 or more wins and 150-plus saves...in 14 full seasons as a starter, Smoltz won 14 or more games 10 times...twice, he led the NL or shared the lead in wins (1996 and 2006), innings pitched (1996 and 97) and strikeouts (1992 and 96)...He ranked in the top 10 in ERA eight times...smoltz won the Cy Young Award in 1996 on the strength of a 24-8 record, 2.94 ERA and franchise-record 276 strikeouts...following Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for the 2000 campaign, Smoltz served as the Braves closer for threeplus seasons...he set an NL record with 55 saves in 2002 and finished third in Cy Young Award voting...he and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley are the only two pitchers to record a 20-win season and a 50-save season...smoltz returned to the starting rotation in 2005 and became the 16th member of the 3,000-strikeout club on April 22, 2008...At the time of his retirement, his 15 postseason wins were the second-most in baseball history, while his 199 strikeouts were tops. STAFF EXTENSIONS: Last Friday (7/17) the Braves extended the contract of manager Fredi Gonzalez through the 2016 season, with a club option for the 2017 season...in addition, each member of the Major League coaching staff received a contract extension through 2016, also with a club option for 2017...Now in his fifth season in Atlanta, Gonzalez, has led the Braves to two postseason appearances, including the NL East crown in 2013. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS AND TV SCHEDULE DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sat., July 25 at STL RH Shelby Miller (5-6, 2.33) vs. RH Carlos Martinez (10-4, 2.51) FS1 7:15 Sun., July 26 at STL RH Matt Wisler (4-1, 3.60) vs. RH Michael Wacha (10-3, 2.93) FSS 2:15 Mon., July 27 at BAL LH Alex Wood (7-6, 3.78) vs. Undetermined SS 7:05 Tues., July 28 at BAL RH Julio Teheran (6-5, 4.49) vs. Undetermined SS 7:05 Wed., July 29 at BAL LH Manny Banuelos (1-2, 2.49) vs. Undetermined SS 7:05 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. Cardinals 2014 2015 All-Time Overall (since 1900) 2-4 0-1 890-1036-18 Atlanta Era (since 66) --- --- 240-272-1 at Atlanta 1-2 --- 129-128 at Turner Field --- --- 40-24 at St. Louis 1-2 0-1 419-551-11 at Busch Stad. (since 06) --- --- 12-18 Load Em Up 2015 Major League leaders in batting average with the bases loaded (Minimum 10 at-bats): Player AVG. (H-AB) 1. JACE PETERSON, ATLANTA.643 (9-14) 2. CAMERON MAYBIN, ATLANTA.545 (6-11) 3. Matt Duffy, San Francisco.500 (6-12) 4. Yoenis Cespedes, Detroit.462 (6-13) 5. Xander Bogaerts, Boston.438 (7-16) Clutch Hitting National League leaders with runners in scoring position Player AVG. 1. FREDDIE FREEMAN, ATLANTA.418 2. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona.413 3. Nolan Arenado, Colorado.412 4. Buster Posey, San Francisco.394 T5. CAMERON MAYBIN, ATLANTA.387 T5. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado.387 NL team leaders in batting average with RISP: Team AVG. 1. Colorado Rockies.296 2. San Francisco Giants.289 3. ATLANTA BRAVES.282 Putting It in Play 2015 NL team leaders in plate appearances per strikeout: Team PA/SO 1. San Francisco Giants 5.40 2. ATLANTA BRAVES 5.39 3. Cincinnati Reds 5.31 4. Philadelphia Phillies 5.13 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 4.99 Pinch Me National League eaders in pinch-hit batting average: Team AVG. 1. Gerardo Parra, Milwaukee.563 2. Chris Denorfia, Chicago-NL.471 Jeff Francoeur, Philadelphia.471 4. Shane Peterson, Milwaukee.429 5. PEDRO CIRIACO, ATLANTA.348 Active Major League leaders in pinch-hit home runs: Player Pinch-HRs 1. JONNY GOMES, Atlanta 10 Chris Heisey, Los Angeles Dodgers 10 3. Seth Smith, Seattle 8 Upcoming Milestones Needs For Freddie Freeman 1 RBI 400 2 Home Runs 100 Jonny Gomes 14 Runs 500 Nick Markakis 40 Games 1,500 8 Home Runs 150 A.J. Pierzynski 17 Home Runs 200 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Ryan Lavarnway 8/7 28 Jason Frasor 8/9 38 Andrelton Simmons 9/4 26 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 Chris Johnson 10/1 31 John Schuerholz 10/1 75 Mike Foltynewicz 10/7 24
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER SHELBY MILLER RHP 6-3 195 24 yrs #17 5-6, 2.33 ERA vs. LHB:.262 (58-for-221), 5 HR vs. RHB:.188 (42-for-224), 2 HR Is making his 83rd career start and his 89th overall appearance. Has never faced St. Louis. Spent the fi rst three seasons of his big league career with the Cardinals after the organization drafted him 19th overall in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. Is winless in his last 11 games, dating to 5/23. despite a 3.15 ERA over this stretch. Has lost a career-high five consecutive decisions and the team is 2-9 in his starts during the skid. Has one win in his last 13 starts, dating to 5/11. Over the 13-game stretch, has a 2.64 ERA. 2015 RECAP Fifth in the NL with a 2.33 ERA. His 0.95 May ERA (4 ER/38.0 IP) was the best in the Majors for the month. His 11-game winless stretch is the longest for a Braves starter since 2010, when Kenshin Kawakami went 14 games without a victory from April 11-June 20. His run support per nine innings (2.78) ranks as the sixth-lowest in the Majors. The Braves have scored three runs while he has been on the mound during his last six starts, including none in fi ve in them, and have scored four for him in his last seven. The Braves have scored a total of 10 runs while he has been on the mound during his winless stretch. The Braves have failed to score a run while Miller was on the mound in eight of his starts. The total is tied for the most in baseball with San Diego s Odrisamer Despaigne and Philadelphia s Cole Hamels. Has allowed two earned runs or less in 15 of his 19 starts, and is tied for the second most such starts in the Majors, one behind LAD s Zack Greinke. Allowed three runs, one earned, over 6.0 innings in a 4-1 loss to CHI on 7/19. Fanned eight and has 33 strikeouts over his last four games. Allowed a career-high 11 hits in a 5-3 loss at COL on 7/10. Allowed four fi rst-inning runs on 6/30 vs. WSH, dropping a 6-1 decision at Turner Field, despite fanning out a season-best 10 for his third career double-digit strikeout game. Entering that start, had allowed three fi rstinning hits and one run all season. Over his last 26 starts, dating to 8/16/14, is 7-6 with a 2.44 ERA (45 ER/169.0 IP) and a.215 batting average against, while his team is 14-13 in his turns. Despite holding the Nationals to one run over 7.0 IP, took a no-decision in his start on 6/24 at Nationals Park. Shelby was perfect through 3.1 IP before allowing his fi rst base runner (1B) and faced just three batters over the minimum (24) through 7.0 IP. Took his third loss of the season despite allowing one earned run over 5.2 innings on 6/18 vs. BOS. Walked a career high-tying six, 6/2 at ARI, and was left with a nodecision after allowing a season-most four runs, earned, in 4.1 innings. Was one out from a no-hitter on 5/17 at MIA when Justin Bour singled to center fi eld. The two-hitter was his second shutout of the season and fourth career complete game. Toseed his third career complete-game (9.0 IP) in his start on 5/5 vs. PHI (W, 9-0). Faced just four batters over the minimum with only one batter reaching second base. CAREER RECAP Was acquired in December (along with minor-league prospect RHP Tyrell Jenkins) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for OF Jason Heyward and RHP Jordan Walden. SHELBY MILLER - MOST RECENT GAME RESULTS DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/8 at MIA ND, W 2-0 5.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 97 4/13 MIA W, 3-2 5.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 88 4/19 at TOR W, 5-2 6.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 100 4/25 at PHI W, 5-2 6.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 71 4/30 CIN L, 5-1 7.0 6 3 2 3 9 2 112 April Totals (5) 3-1, 2.17 29.0 21 8 7 12 23 3 94* 5/5 PHI W, 9-0 9.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 99 5/11 at CIN ND, W 2-1 7.0 3 1 1 2 8 0 100 5/17 at MIA W, 6-0 9.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 94 5/23 MIL ND, W 3-2 6.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 98 5/28 at SF L, 7-0 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 1 86 May Totals (5) 2-1, 0.95 38.0 20 4 4 6 26 1 95* 6/2 at ARI ND, L, 7-6 4.1 6 4 4 6 2 0 100 6/8 SD ND, L, 5-3 (11) 7.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 94 6/13 at NYM ND, W 5-3 6.1 8 3 3 2 4 0 102 6/18 BOS L, 5-2 5.2 7 4 1 1 4 0 105 6/24 at WSH ND, L 2-1 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 86 6/30 WSH L, 6-1 5.0 8 5 4 3 10 1 103 June Totals (6) 0-2, 3.57 35.1 37 18 14 14 31 1 98 7/5 PHI ND, L, 0-4 (10) 6.1 7 0 0 2 8 0 106 7/10 at COL L, 5-3 5.0 11 5 5 1 7 1 96 7/19 CHI L, 1-4 6.0 4 3 1 4 8 1 104 *average pitches SHELBY MILLER - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 5-6 2.33 19 19 119.2 100 38 31 39 103 Career 31-24 3.09 88 82 489.2 421 183 168 173 415 MILLER vs. CARDINALS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO --Has never faced the Cardinals-- MILLER S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched (Starter)............9.0, four times, last: 5/17/15 at MIA Most Strikeouts.................................. 13, 5/10/13 vs. COL Most Home Runs Allowed...............................3, 4/4/14 at PIT Longest Winning Streak........................... 6 games, 4/15-5/17/14 Longest Losing Streak......................... 5 games, 5/28/15-current 10+ Strikeout Games................. 3 games, last: 6/30/15 vs. WSH (10) Career Complete Games............. 4 games, last: 5/17/15 at MIA (W, 6-0) Low-Hit Complete Game............................ 1, 5/10/13 vs. COL TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER MATT WISLER - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 4-1 3.60 6 6 35.0 37 16 14 9 23 Career 4-1 3.60 6 6 35.0 37 16 14 9 23 WISLER vs. CARDINALS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO --Has never faced the Cardinals-- 2015 STARTING PITCHER STATS Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 20 10 6-5 11-9 120.1 (6.0) 67 (3.4) Shelby Miller 19 13 5-6 9-10 119.2 (6.0) 37 (1.9) Alex Wood 19 10 7-6 8-11 112.0 (5.2) 61 (3.2) Mike Foltynewicz 9 3 3-2 4-5 52.0 (5.2) 34 (3.8) Williams Perez 8 4 4-0 5-3 46.2 (5.2) 27 (3.4) Eric Stults 8 3 1-5 2-6 44.0 (5.2) 15 (1.9) Matt Wisler 6 2 4-1 4-2 35.0 (5.2) 20 (3.3) Trevor Cahill 3 0 0-3 0-3 12.1 (5.0) 3 (1.0) Manny Banuelos 4 0 1-2 2-2 20.2 (5.0) 6 (1.5) Team Totals 96 45 31-28 45-51 583.2 (6.0) 269 (2.8) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.)
BULLPEN BRIEFS David Aardsma RHP 6-3 205 33 yrs #32 Saves/Opp: 0/2 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 18/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 14/3 Matched career high with 3.0 IP 6/25 at WSH (also 9/4/06). Has gone more than 1.0 inning in three of his appearances this season (also, 1.2 on 7/4 at PHI and 2.0 on 7/18 vs. CHI). Right-handed hitters are batting.125 (5-for-40) against him. Has retired only 10 of 18 fi rst batters faced. Had his contract selected from Gwinnett (AAA) on 6/9, and he retired the only batter he faced later that night in his Braves debut. Signed a minor league deal with the team on 6/6. Luis Avilan LHP 6-2 220 26 yrs #43 Saves/Opp: 0/3 Holds: 11 1st Batter/retired: 48/29 Inherited Runners/Scored: 33/5 Celebrated his 26th birthday on Sunday, 7/19. Has limited right-handed hitters to a.189 (14-for-74) average this season. Lefties are hitting.299 (20- for-67) against him. Snapped a nine-game scoreless streak on 7/8 by giving up three runs, earned in 0.1 innings to suffer his third loss of the season Has allowed 5 of his 33 inherited runners to score (15.2%). Fourth in the Majors with 48 appearances. Ross Detwiler LHP 6-3 215 29 yrs #56 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 4/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 Entered last night s 8th inning at STL with the bases loaded and one out; Induced an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play. Has stranded fi ve of his six inherited runners with ATL. Signed a MLB contract with Atlanta, 7/17. Made his Braves debut that night, retiring the only batter he faced to strand two inherited runners. Is 0-0 with a 6.35 ERA (8 ER/11.1 IP) in 14 games out of the bullpen this season. Made 17 appearanaces, seven starts, with the Texas 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 Atlanta, owned a 20-32 record and a 4.10 ERA (234 ER/514.0 IP) in 149 games, 76 starts. Jason Frasor RHP 5-9 180 37 yrs #51 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 4 1st Batter/retired: 4/4 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 Made his Braves debut on 7/18. Stranded the bases loaded and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Signed a Major League contract with Atlanta, July 17. Appeared in 26 games with the Kansas City Royals this season, compiling a 1-0 record with a 1.54 ERA (4 ER/23.1 IP) and striking out 18 before being released on July 15. Prior to joining the Braves, Frasor, spent his entire 12-year Major League career in the American League with Toronto, Chicago, Texas and the Royals, going 35-35 over 673 games, pitching to a 3.52 ERA (251 ER/642.0 IP) and logging 36 saves Jim Johnson RHP 6-6 240 31 yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 8/11 Holds: 20 1st Batter/retired: 47/31 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/3 Tied for 5th in MLB with 47 appearances. Has converted his last six save chances, including one in each of his last three appearances. Made 17 consecutive scoreless outings (17.2 IP), 6/9-7/17. Went 1-0 with four saves and six holds over the span that ended with a run on 7/20. Collected his seventh and eighth save of the season in consecutive games, 7/20 & 7/21 vs. LAD. Led the A.L. in saves in back-to-back seasons in 2012 (51) and 2013 (50) while with BAL. Andrew McKirahan LHP 6-2 195 25 yrs #52 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 5/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/1 Was suspended for 80 games by MLB on 4/20. Activated 7/20 and allowed two hits without recording an out in his fi rst appearance since 4/19 at TOR. 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. Was claimed off waivers by ATL from MIA on 4/1/15. Selected by MIA from CHI in 2014 Rule 5 draft.. Arodys Vizcaino RHP 6-0 190 24 yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 8/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/0 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 all five inherited runners this season. 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: 14-21 SV-OPP: 33-48 ERA: 4.16 IP: 285.2 R: 140 ER: 132 HITS/HR: 282/31 BB: 118 SO: 259 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 308/195 (63%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 155/33 (21.3%) 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 2-4 3.67 7-9 61.1 67 26 25 20 57 6 MOST RECENT APPEARANCES DAVID AARDSMA 7/7 at MIL H, 3 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7/9 at COL ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7/11 at COL ND 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7/18 CHI ND 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7/19 CHI ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7/22 LAD ND 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7/24 at STL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 LUIS AVILAN 7/6 at MIL H, 10 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/8 at MIL BS 3; L, 3 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7/11 at COL ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/17 CHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/19 CHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7/21 LAD H, 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ROSS DETWILER 7/4 LAA^ ND 2.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 7/7 ARI^ ND 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/17 CHI ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/18 CHI ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/22 LAD ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7/24 at STL ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ^with Texas JASON FRASOR 6/29 at HOU^ ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 7/4 MIN^ ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7/18 CHI ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7/20 LAD H, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/21 LAD H, 4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/24 at STL ND 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 ^with Kansas City JIM JOHNSON 7/2 WSH ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7/3 PHI S, 5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7/5 PHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/6 at MIL H, 20 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7/11 at COL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/17 CHI S, 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/20 LAD S, 7 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 7/21 LAD S, 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREW McKIRAHAN 7/12 at DUR^ ND 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7/13 at CHA^ ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7/16 at SYR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/18 at SYR ND 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7/20 LAD ND 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7/24 at STL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 ^with Gwinnett (AAA) ARODYS VIZCAINO 7/8 at MIL ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/10 at COL ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7/11 at COL ND 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7/17 CHI W, 1 1,0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/19 CHI ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 7/20 LAD H, 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/22 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Daniel Castro INF 5-11 175 22 yrs #11 STL Series: DNP Streak: 1 game (1-1, 1.000) Road Trip: DNP Last HR: None Recalled today from Gwinnett (AAA); makes his 2nd app. on the ML roster this season (and of his career). Had his contract selected on 6/17 and made his MLB debut that evening with a pinch-1b in his first career AB. Optioned to GWI, 6/18. Was batting.263 (60-for-227) in 66 games with GWI. Opened the season with Mississippi (AA) and hit.389 (35-for-90) in 23 games before a promotion to GWI in early May. Hit.300 (95-for-317) with 11 doubles and 32 RBI over 89 combined games between GWI and MS this season. Made his Triple-A debut on 5/8, and went 34-for-119 (.286) with 11 walks, 10 strikeouts and one error in 34 games prior to his first call up. Pedro Ciriaco INF 6-0 160 29 yrs #13 STL Series:.000 (0-4) Streak: 0-4 Road Trip:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 6/20/13 vs. LAD (Moylan) Is batting.238 (15-for-63) in 16 starts this season. Starts breakdown: 3B (7); SS (5); 2B (4). Stroked a pinch-double in Monday s 6th inning and has 6 hits in his last 12 PH at-bats. Is 8-for-23 (.348) 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 3rd and 4th mult-hit game, 6/16 at BOS (2-for-4) and 6/17 vs. BOS (3- for-4). They were his first consecutive multi-hit games since 10/2/12-4/5/13. Had a two-run, pinch-hit double on 5/9 at WSH for his first hit with the Braves after having his contract purchased from Triple-A Gwinnett on 5/3. In 20 games with GWI in 2015:.234 (18-for-77) with 8 runs, 1 HR and 7 RBI. Adonis Garcia INF/OF 5-9 190 30 yrs #24 STL Series: DNP Streak: 0-1 Road Trip: DNP Last HR: None Recalled today 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 Gwinnett on 5/18. Was batting.284 (94-for-331) with 17 2B and 43 R over 86 games with GWI at the time of his second callup, including a.303 (10-for-33) mark over his last 10 games. Led the G-Braves and was T12th in the International League at the time of his promotion with 47 RBI. Ranked T11 in the IL in hits with 94. Posted two 10-game hittings streaks with GWI: 6/11-21 (.357) and 4/30-5/10 (.439). 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. Signed with the Braves as a minor-league free agent on 4/4/15. Spent 3 seasons (2012-14) in NYY minor league system after signing as a NDFA on 4/28/12. Prior to NYY, played 7 seasons (2003-2009) in Cuba s Serie Nacional. Jonny Gomes OF 6-1 230 34 yrs #7 STL Series:.000 (0-4) Streak: 0-6 Road Trip:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 7/3 vs. PHI (Morgan) Is batting.273 (6-22) with two walks as a pinch-hitter this season. Has made 38 starts. The team is 17-21 in his starts. Hit 10th career pinch-hit home run 4/17 at TOR. Tied for the lead among active Major Leaguers in pinch-homers (Chris Heisey, LAD). Collected his first OF assist on 4/25 at PHI since 7/9/14. Added his second, 4/26 at PHI and third, 5/26 at LAD. Broke out of an 0-for-12 hitless spell with a solo HR (#4) to LF in 7/4 s 2nd inning. Had 4 RBI in 4/19 s 5-2 win at TOR. It was his 16th career game with 4+ RBI. 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). Signed by the Braves to a one-year contract as a free agent on February 3, 2015. Chris Johnson INF 6-3 225 30 yrs #23 STL Series:.000 (0-4) Streak: 0-7 Road Trip:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 6/6 vs. PIT (Locke) Has hit safely in fi ve of his last eight starts, going 9-for-29 (.310) in that span. 7/21 vs. LAD was his third 3-hit effort of the season and his 6th multi-hit game. Had a.357 (5-for-14) batting average over six games, 6/23-28. His 2nd-inning 1B on 6/23 snapped a 0-for-16 skid. Is 3-for-17 (.176) as a pinch-hitter this season. Reinstated from 15-day DL on 5/27. Place on, on 5/1 with a fractured left hand. Owns the 9th-best mark in the N.L. with a.320 (133-for-416) batting average with runners in scoring position over the last four seasons (2012-15). Is a career.312 (199-for-637) hitter vs. LHP, including.321 (18-for-56) in 15. Acquired by ATL in a 7 player trade on 1/24/13. The Braves are his 3rd ML org. Ryan Lavarnway C 6-4 240 27 yrs #30 STL Series: DNP Streak: 6 games (6-18,.333) Road Trip: DNP Last HR: 7/11 at COL (De La Rosa) Has made seven starts since joining ATL (6/15):.300 (6-for-20). Has hit in his last six starts (.333, 6-for-18). Hit his first home run since 9/4/13 on 7/11 at COL (De La Rosa). 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. Started the season on Baltimore s Opening Day roster, and hit.107 (3-for-28) with one double in 10 games.hit.268 (11-for-41) with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBI and five runs scored in 12 games with Gwinnett. Nick Markakis OF 6-1 175 31 yrs #22 STL Series:.250 (1-4) Streak: 1 game (1-4,.250) Road Trip:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 7/20 vs. LAD (Beachy) Poked his fi rst homer as a Brave with a two-run shot in Monday s first inning. He went a career-long 355 at-bats between home runs (last, 9/25/14). Has multi-hit efforts in 30 games, tied for the 7th most in the NL. His BB/K ratio (0.82) ranks 12th-best in the Majors. Is 16-for-70 (.229) this month after batting.321 (34-for-106) with a.395 on-base percentage in 27 June games. Eight of his 16 July hits have gone for extra bases 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). BRAVES BITS Cameron Maybin OF 6-3 215 28 yrs #25 STL Series:.250 (1-4) Streak: 5 games (5-20,.250) Road Trip:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 7/8 at MIL (Fiers) Set his single-season career-high with his 46th RBI of the season in last night s 6th inning (RBI-double). His.387 (29-for-75) BAvg. with RISP ranks T6th in the Majors. Has reached base safely via hit or BB in 22 of his last 25 games with a plate appearance (since 6/23). Since 5/1, is batting.300 (80-for-267) with 14 SB, 38 runs and 41 RBI in 72 games. Has 20 multi-hit games in that span, including seven three-hit efforts. Stroked HR #8 in 7/8 s 3rd inning. Is one HR shy of his career high set in 2011. Had a career-high-tying 10-game hitting streak, 7/1-10 (.375, 15-for-40). Matched his run of 10 games (7/4-24/11) Had 5 cons. multi-hit g., 6/3-8 (.542, 13-for-24), longest such stretch of his career Acquired on 4/5 as part of a 6-player trade with SD. Braves are his 4th ML org. Eury Perez OF 6-0 155 25 yrs #14 STL Series: DNP Streak: 0-6 Road Trip: DNP Last HR: None Is batting.300 (6-for-20) with 3 doubles over his last six games. Knocked in the tie-breaking run in the 8th inning on 7/17 vs. CHI with a two-run single. Two of his three RBI have put the Braves ahead. Has hit safely in 14 of his 18 starts. Starts breakdown: LF (16), CF (2). Went 2-for-4 on 6/20 for his first career multi-hit game & also drove in his first run. Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 6/18. Hit.296 (67-226) with two home runs and 20 RBI in 60 games for the G-Braves. At the time of his promotion, led the International League with 28 stolen bases. Made his Major League debut in 2012 with Washington. Also appeared in four games with New York (AL) last season. Claimed off waivers by the Braves from NYY on 1/23/15. Jace Peterson INF 6-0 200 25 yrs #8 STL Series:.000 (0-1) Streak: 0-9 Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 6/28 at PIT (Worley) Improved his batting average in bases loaded situations to.643 (9-for-14) with a two-out, two RBI-double in Monday night s 4th inning. Owns an MLB-best 22 RBI with the bases loaded. Is 16-for-his-last-100 (.160), dating to 6/20. From 5/30-6/19 (18-game span), batted.347 (26-for-75) and had a.424 OB%. Had a.310 (57-for-184) batting average over a 48-game span, 4/26-6/19. Hit leadoff his last 61 starts (62 times overall; also, 4/8 at MIA). Since he took over the leadoff spot on 5/15, the Braves have scored 221 times in games in which he has batted leadoff for an average of 3.6 per game. 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). Returned to starting lineup on 6/7 and went 1-for-4 after missing the two previous games - received a cortisone shot in his left thumb on 6/4. 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 STL Series:.667 (2-3) Streak: 1 game (2-3,.667) Road Trip:.667 (2-3) Last HR: 7/1 vs. WSH (Fister) Had hits in 10-of-13 at-bats, 7/5-7, with 3+ hits in each game in that span. Batting.304 (41-for-135) with 14 extra-base hits over his last 38 games (5/31). 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-2 as a pinch-hitter. June:.275 (22-for-80); May:.145 (9-for-62); April:.422 (19-for-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. After his 13-game hitting streak ended, 5/2, went 7-for-57 (.123) over a 15-game span (5/2-5/29). 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 1,827 career games behind the plate. His 15,439.0 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 STL Series:.667 (2-3) Streak: 2 games (3-6,.500) Road Trip:.667 (2-3) Last HR: 5/11 at CIN (Leake) Had two hits last night and is 9-for-his-last-24 (.375) over his last eight games. Hit.346 (18-for-52) over 13-game span, 6/8-23. Is 12-for-68 (.176) in last 20 g. Ranks T2nd among Major League shortstops with a.993 fielding percentage and is the league leader with 80 DPs. His BB/K ratio (0.93) ranks 8th-best in the Majors. Collected career-high-tying four hits, 6/13 at NYM and 6/20 vs. NYM (also, 5/8/13 at CIN). 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. Joey Terdoslavich OF 6-2 200 26 yrs #28 STL Series:.000 (0-3) Streak: 0-4 Road Trip:.000 (0-3) Last HR: 6/9 vs. SD (Benoit) Made his 6th start last night (all at 1B). Batting.182 (4-for-22) as a starter. Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 7/17 for his third stint with ATL this season. Is 1-for-12 (.083) as a pinch-hitter. Hit a pinch-hit home run on 6/9 for his 1st career home run. Became the first Brave whose first HR was as a pinch-hitter since F. Freeman did it on 9/21/10 at PHI. Reinstated from 15-day DL on 6/5; placed on on 4/5 with a sprained left wrist. Hit.310 (9-for-29) with 4 2B and 5 RBI over 9 rehab games at Rome/Carolina/Miss. Played in 9 games with the Braves in 15:.300 (3-for-10), 2 2B, 2 RBI. Spent the majority of 14 with Gwinnett (AAA):.256 (130-for-507), 15 HR, 61 RBI in 136 games. Made his MLB debut 7/4/13. App. in 55 games with the Braves,.215 (17-for-79).
BRAVES BREAKDOWN STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeman-64, Johnson, K-15, Johnson, C-11, Terdoslavich-6 2B Peterson-84, Callaspo-5, Gosselin-3, Ciriaco-3, Uribe-1 3B Uribe-37, Callaspo-24, Johnson, C-18, Ciriaco-7, Johnson, K-6, Gosselin-4, SS Simmons-91, Ciriaco-4 LF Gomes-39, Johnson, K-24, Cunningham-14, Perez-16, Young, Jr.-3 CF Maybin-78, Young, Jr.-14, Cunningham-2, Perez-2 RF Markakis-94, Johnson, K-2 C Pierzynski-62, Bethancourt-27, Lavarnway-7 P Teheran-20, Miller-19, Wood-19, Foltynewicz-9, Stults-8, Perez-8, Wisler-6, Banuelos-4, Cahill-3 DH Johnson, C-2, Markakis-1, Freeman-1, Johnson, K-1 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Peterson-58, Markakis-18, Young-10, Maybin-10 2 Maybin-48, Simmons-21, Callaspo-11, Gosselin-5, Peterson-4, Markakis-2, Ciriaco-3, Perez-2 3 Freeman-50, Markakis-41, Johnson, K-4, Gomes-1 4 Markakis-33, Johnson, K-18, Freeman-15, Pierzynski-16, Johnson, C-7, Gomes-4, Uribe, 2, Bethancourt-1 5 Uribe-33, Johnson, C-15, Pierzynski-13, Gomes-10, Callaspo-8, Johnson, K-5, Cunningham-5, Terdoslavich-2, Bethancourt-2, Simmons-2, Markakis-1, 6 Pierzynski-30, Johnson, K-19, Simmons-10, Gomes-9, Peterson-6, Johnson, C-6, Callaspo-5, Ciriaco-4, Bethancourt-3, Cunningham-2, Uribe-1, Terdoslavich-1 7 Simmons-29, Gomes-13, Peterson-12, Bethancourt-9, Cunningham-5, Callaspo-4, Ciriaco-4, Pierzynski-3, Johnson, C-3, Terdoslavich-3, Johnson, K-2,, Perez-5, Uribe-2, Gosselin-1, Maybin-1 8 Simmons-26, Maybin-17, Bethancourt-12, Perez-11, Young-7, Lavarnway-6, Peterson-5, Ciriaco-5, Cunningham-4, Gosselin-1, Johnson, K-1, Gomes-1 9 Pitcher-91, Simmons-3, Maybin-1, Lavarnway-1 Number of different lineups used: 84 (does not include pitcher s slot) HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo................ 38 Opponent Solo...............47 Braves 2-Run.............. 14 Opponent 2-Run..............29 Braves 3-Run............... 5 Opponent 3-Run..............12 Braves Grand Slams......... 1 Opponent Grand Slams........ --- Braves Total............... 58 Opponent Total..............88 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 Uribe 10 0 9/9/13 vs. ARI Gomes 9 0 4/16/11 vs. PIT Freeman 6 1 6/3/15 at ARI Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY C. Johnson 3 0 7/12/14 at CHC Markakis 2 0 9/14/08 vs MIN Simmons 2 0 9/22/13 at CHI Maybin 1 0 5/13/11 at COL Lavarnway 1 0 9/27/11 at BAL LEAD-OFF HOMERS K. Johnson 9 0 7/6/11 at MIL (Gallardo) Simmons 3 0 7/23/13 at NYM (Torres) Maybin 2 1 4/10/15 vs. NYM (Niese) Markakis 2 0 9/25/14 at NYY (Kuroda) 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) Uribe 2 0 8/12/09 vs. LAD (Mota) Bethancourt 1 1 6/6/15 vs. PIT (Worley) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) Gomes 5 0 5/3/14 vs OAK (Milone) Uribe 5 0 9/23/10 at CHN (Diamond) K.Johnson 4 0 7/8/11 at STL (Lohse) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) C. Johnson 2 0 7/30/12 at LAD (Harang) 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) Uribe 2 0 4/11/13 at SD (Gregerson) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) C. Johnson 1 0 9/20/11 at CIN (Bray) K.Johnson 1 0 4/5/08 vs. NYM (Sosa) Terdoslavich 1 1 6/9/15 vs. SD (Benoit) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Maybin 1 0 5/31/10 vs MIL (Estrada) HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI A. Pierzynski 4/8-5/1 13.408 (20-for-49) 3 14 A. Simmons 5/23-6/1 10.405 (15-for-37) 0 4 C. Maybin 7/1-7/10 10.375 (15-for-40) 2 8 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 Callaspo 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4, 4x, last: 6/16/14 Ciriaco 3 1 0 0 0 4 7 4, 3x, last: 8/23/12 Cunningham 2 3 0 0 0 5 1 3, 2x, last:5/16/15 Freeman 15 5 1 0 0 21 2 4, 3x, last: 4/28/15 Gomes 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 4, 6x last: 6/6/13 Gosselin 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3, 3x, last: 5/15/15 C. Johnson 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 4, 7x, last: 8/31/13 K. Johnson 10 3 0 0 0 13 2 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13 Marimon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1, 4/14/15 Markakis 24 5 1 0 0 30 5 5, 7/3/11 Maybin 14 7 0 0 0 21 13 4, 8x, last: 8/21/12 Peterson 19 2 0 0 0 21 9 3, 2x, last: 6/14/15 Perez 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 2, 6/26/15 Pierzynski 8 5 2 0 0 15 2 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12 Simmons 16 3 2 0 0 21 9 4, 3x,last: 6/20/15 Terdoslavich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 3x, last: 8/25/13 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 136 42 6 0 0 184 73 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 Callaspo 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6, 4/18/10 Ciriaco 2 0 0 0 2 6 2 4, 7/7/12 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 7 2 1 0 10 17 4 5, 3x, last: 9/2/13 Gomes 0 0 1 0 1 4 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 2 0 6, 5/2/12 K. Johnson 4 4 1 0 9 9 4 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis 6 0 0 0 6 12 5 6, 6/10/11 Maybin 6 3 0 0 9 13 2 3, 10x,last:6/13/15 Peterson 4 4 1 0 9 13 4 4, 5/16/15 Perez 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2, 7/17/15 Pierzynski 5 0 1 0 6 8 6 7, 6/12/03 Simmons 7 1 0 0 8 10 1 4, 3x, last: 7/15/14 Teheran 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2, last: 9/24/14 Terdoslavich 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 53 14 5 0 71 123 43 (*134 total 2-out runs) BIG INNINGS The Braves have scored five or more runs in an inning eight 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 FINAL AT-BAT VICTORIES Date Score Game-Winner Inning 5/11 at CIN 2-1 Gosselin scored on a wild pitch T9 5/23 vs. MIL 3-2 Peterson two-out single to left-center scored Callaspo B11 5/31 at SF 3-2 (11) Offense scores four runs on Freeman one-out solo home run T9 and Peterson one-out, three-run triple 6/6 vs. PIT 5-4 Bethancourt solo home run to right fi eld corner B9 6/13 at NYM 5-3 (11) Maybin one-out, two-run single to center scores Simmons T11 Uribe 6/19 vs. NYM 2-1 Peterson one-out, two-run double to centerfi eld scores B8 Simmons and Ciriaco 7/2 vs. WSH 2-1 Maybin one-out, RBI single scores Ciriaco B9 7/17 vs. CHI 4-2 Perez two-out, two-run single scores B8 K.Johnson and Pierzynski RUNNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT Bethancourt.......... 1-1........ ---......... ---.......... 1-1 Callaspo............. ---......... ---......... ---........... --- Ciriaco.............. 1-2........ ---......... ---.......... 1-2 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............. 15-19.......1-1........ ---......... 16-20 Peterson............ 8-17........1-1........ ---.......... 9-18 Pierzynski............ 0-2........ ---......... ---.......... 0-2 Simmons............. 0-2........1-1........ ---.......... 1-3 Uribe................ 1-1........ ---......... ---.......... 1-1 Young, Jr............. 3-3........ ---......... ---.......... 3-3 Team Totals 40-63 5-5 --- 45-68
MISCELLEANOUS CHARTS BRAVES RECORD BREAKDOWN Braves Score First....... 29-13 Opponent Scores First..... 15-38 Shutout games............ 4-8 Score in 1 inning........... 6-16 Score in 2 diff. innings..... 14-15 Score in 3 diff. innings...... 13-7 Score in 4 diff. innings....... 7-3 Score in 5> innings.......... 2-2 Leading after 6 innings.... 30-8 Leading after 7 innings...... 33-6 Tied after 6 innings........ 11-8 Tied after 7 innings.......... 8-8 Trailing after 6 innings..... 3-34 Trailing after 7 innings...... 3-37 Leading after 8 innings.... 38-2 Score 2 or Fewer Runs..... 10-26 Tied after 8 innings......... 4-7 Score 3 Runs............... 3-9 Trailing after 8 innings..... 2-42 Score 4 or More Runs...... 31-15 First Game of Series...... 16-16 Last Game of Series....... 12-19 First Game of Homestand..... 4-3 Last Game of Homestand....... 3-4 First Game of Road trip..... 3-5 Last Game of Road trip....... 3-4 Following an Off Day....... 4-7 1-Run Decisions........... 17-14 Final At-Bat Decisions...... 8-12 2-Run Decisions........... 12-13 In Errorless Games....... 26-26 3-Run Decisions............. 5-6 With a Homer........... 25-17 Allow a Homer............ 19-33 With no Homers......... 18-33 Allow no Homers.......... 24-16 BRAVES BY DAY & MONTH Day Home Road Month Home Road Monday......... 3-2..... 5-1 April (10-12).........4-6.... 6-6 Tuesday........ 3-4..... 2-6 May (15-13).........8-4.... 7-9 Wednesday...... 5-3..... 2-5 June (11-16).........7-6.... 4-10 Thursday........ 2-3..... 0-4 July (9-10)..........7-4.... 2-6 Friday.......... 5-2..... 2-7 August (28 games).... ---......--- Saturday........ 5-2..... 4-4 September (27 games). ---......--- Sunday......... 3-4..... 4-4 October (4 games).... ---......--- Total.......... 26-20... 19-31 Total..............26-20.. 19-31 BRAVES BY SERIES Home Road Braves Opp. Series Type Won-Lost-Split Won-Lost-Split Sweeps Sweeps 2-Game 0-0-2 0-0-1 --- --- 3-Game 6-4-0 4-9-0 3 3 4-Game 1-0-2 0-1-1 --- 1 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 19.236 61 (3.2) 13 9-10 7-9 3.68 157-65 August -.--- -- (-.-) -- --- --- -.-- --- 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 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 GETTING DEFENSIVE OUTFIELD ARMS Assists Errors Outfielder 1B 2B 3B HP Total F-T Cunningham - 1 - - 1 - Gomes - 3 1-4 - Johnson, K. - - 1 1 2 1-0 Markakis - 3 1-4 1-0 Maybin - 3 1-4 1-0 Perez - - - 2 2 0-0 Young, Jr. - - - - - - Team Totals - 10 4 3 15 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 3 8-56 0-0-0 554.1/237 3.85 29-34 Lavarnway 0-0-0 0 1-2 0-0-0 58.2/22 3.37 3-4 Pitchers --- --- 3-3 10-5-0 (14) --- --- --- Totals 0-3-2 8 17-76 10-5-0 849.1/374 3.96 45-51 Recent Braves Transactions 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 consideration. July 20: Reinstated LHP Andrew McKirahan from his 80-game MLB suspension; Optioned RHP Ryan Kelly to Gwinnett (AAA); Activated RHP Brandon Cunniff off the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Gwinnett. July 17: Extended the contract of manager Fredi Gonzalez, as well as coaches Roger McDowell, Terry Pendleton, Eddie Perez, Bo Porter, Kevin Seitzer, Carlos Tosca and Jose Castro through the 2016 season, with a club option for 2017. July 17: Signed LHP Ross Detwiler to a Major League contract for the remainder of the 2015 season. July 17: Signed RHP Jason Frasor to to a Major League contract for the remainder of the 2015 season. July 17: Recalled OF Joey Terdoslavich and RHP Ryan Kelly from Gwinnett (AAA); Optioned RHP Jake Brigham to GWI; Designated RHP David Carpenter for assignment; Placed RHP Jason Grilli on the 60-day disabled list, retroactive to July 12. July 16: Sent RHP Williams Perez on an injury rehabilitation assignment to Gwinnett (AAA). July 16: RHP Jason Grilli underwent surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon. The procedure was performed by Dr. James Sferra in Pittsburgh, Pa. July 15: Sent RHP Brandon Cunniff on an injury rehabilitation assignment to Mississippi (AA). July 12: Optioned RHP Mike Foltynewicz to Gwinnett (AAA). July 12: Sent LHP Josh Outman on an injury rehabilitation assignment to the GCL Braves (R). July 7: Recalled RHP Mike Foltynewicz from Gwinnett (AAA); Optioned OF Joey Terdoslavich to GWI July 6: Recalled RHP Arodys Vizcaino from Gwinnett (AAA); Selected the contract of RHP David Carpenter from GWI; Designated RHP Nick Masset and LHP Dana Eveland for assignment; Acquired International Bonus Pool Slot No. 113 from Oakland in exchange for RHP Aaron Kurcz. July 3: Agreed to terms with international amateur shortstop Derian Cruz and outfielder Cristian Pache, both of the Dominican Republic. July 2: Acquired International Bonus Pool Slot No. 53 from Oakland in exchange for RHP Cody Martin;Acquired International Bonus Pool Slot No. 87 from the Dodgers in exchange for RHP Caleb Dirks and OF Jordan Paroubeck; Acquired International Bonus Pool Slots No. 73 and 103 from Tampa Bay in exchange for RHP Garrett Fulenchek. Traded RHP Cody Martin to Oakland in exchange for International Bonus Pool Slot No. 53. July 2: Optioned RHP Ryan Kelly to Gwinnett (AAA); Recalled RHP Manny Banuleos from GWI. 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) 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 Josh Outman LHP Thoracic outlet syndrome 60-Day 4/6 (retro to 3/27) --- 96 Mike Minor LHP Left shoulder infl ammation 60-Day 4/5 --- 96 Shae Simmons RHP Tommy John surgery (2/12/15) 60-Day 4/5 --- 96 Dan Winkler RHP Tommy John surgery (7/1/14) 60-Day 4/5 --- 96 Bronson Arroyo RHP Tommy John surgery (7/15/14) 60-day 6/21 --- 27 Freddie Freeman 1B Right wrist contusion 15-day 6/23 (retro to 6/18) --- 30 Williams Perez RHP Left foot contusion 15-day 6/27 --- 22 Jason Grilli RHP Left Achilles rupture (surgery performed 7/16/15) 60-day 7/17 (retro to 7/12) --- 8