Atlanta Braves (42-44) vs. Colorado Rockies (36-49) Game No. 87 u July 10, 2015 u Coors Field u Denver, Co. RHP Shelby Miller (5-4, 2.07) vs. Undetermined u TODAY S GAME: The Braves and Rockies continue a four-game series today, the final set of a seven-game road trip for Atlanta...This is the second of seven meetings between the clubs this season, with Colorado taking the opener last night...the Rockies will visit Turner Field for a three-game set, August 24-26...Atlanta went 4-3 against Colorado last season, while splitting a four-game series at Coors Field...The Braves lead the all-time series, 114-65, and are 52-40 in Colorado...UP NEXT: The Braves will finish their seven-game road trip in Colorado on Sunday...After the four-day All-Star Break, Atlanta opens the second half of the season with a six-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. u SUNDAY STARTER: LHP Alex Wood will start Sunday s game. u ALL-STAR: RHP Shelby Miller was named to his first All-Star team on Monday, making the team as a reserve... He will serve as Atlanta s lone representative...miller, acquired from St. Louis in an off-season trade, is 5-4 with a 2.07 ERA in 17 starts for the Braves...He is one of five pitchers this year with two shutouts, while his 2.07 ERA is the third lowest in the Majors...The last time the Braves only had one All-Star was 2009, when C Brian McCann made the team as a reserve. u BASES LOADED: 2B Jace Peterson lined a two-run double with the bases loaded last night, and the infielder is hitting.667 (8-for-12) with 20 RBI in such situations this season...the 20 RBI are the most in the Majors...No other NL player has 13...The 20 RBI are the most by a Braves player in a single season since 2012 when Dan Uggla finished with 22..Brian McCann holds the Atlanta franchise record since at least 1974 with 26 in 2007...As team this season, the Braves are hitting.333 (27-for-81) with the bases full with 61 RBI, which ranks second in the NL and one behind the lead of Chicago. u YOUNGSTER WINS: With LHP Manny Banuelos first career victory on July 7, the Braves have gotten a MLB-most 28 wins from starters aged 24 or younger this season...only one other team has 20 this season (St. Louis)...The 28 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. u ABOUT YESTERDAY: The Braves dropped a 5-3 rain-affected decision to Colorado in the opener of the clubs four-game set...lhp Alex Wood threw two pitches, both balls, before being removed following a rain delay of two hours, six minutes...became the first starter to not throw a strike since Kansas City s Danny Duffy was removed after one ball on September 6, 2014 at Yankee Stadium...The Braves got 8.0 innings from their bullpen, the longest the club s bullpen has gone since also tossing 8.0 innings on September 20, 2014 vs. New York. Braves relievers allowed 16 hits, the most by the Atlanta bullpen since August 22, 2008, when St. Louis had 21 hits. u COLORADO DOMINANCE: Despite last night s loss, the Braves are 22-8 in their last 30 games against Colorado and have won 8 of their last 12 games at Coors Field. u STRONG STARTS: Braves starters have gone 9-5 and have compiled a 2.80 ERA (38 ER/122.0 IP) over the last 21 games, dating to June 17...The rotation has allowed only nine home runs over this stretch, while striking out 99 and walking 34. u BRAVES OF LATE: The Braves are tied for the second most wins this month with six, while compiling a 3.15 ERA (28 ER/80.0 IP) for the month...the staff s 74 strikeouts this month are the fifth most in the Majors... Overall, the Braves have won seven of their last 11 games. u CENTER OF ATTENTION: OF Cameron Maybin has hit safely in all nine games this month, going 14- for-36 (.389) with five extra-base hits (two doubles, one triple, two home runs), two stolen bases, eight RBI and seven runs scored...the nine-game hitting streak ties his season-best run and is one shy of his career-long stretch (10 games, July 14-July 24, 2011)...Since the start of May, Maybin is batting.316 (73-for-231) with five homers, 39 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 62 games...maybin is hitting.412 with runners in scoring position this season, which ranks fourth in the NL and fifth in the Majors. u MAKING DO: 1B Freddie Freeman was placed on the 15-day disabled list last Tuesday (retroactive to 6/18) with a right wrist contusion and has been out of the starting lineup the last 18 games (dating to 6/18)...The Braves have scored a total of 56 runs in the 20 games that Freeman has missed, but are 10-10 without the first baseman...prior to Freeman landing on the disabled list, he was batting.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. u LOTS OF NEW FACES: With appearances by RHP Arodys Vizcaino and RHP David Carpenter on July 7 in Milwaukee, the Braves have used 49 players this season, which easily surpasses their total of 39 from season...the club has had 12 players make their Major League 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)... ACCORDING TO THE ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU: The Braves franchise record for the number of players used in a season is 50, set in 2007...Entering today s action, the Braves hold the MLB lead with 49 different players used this season...here are the 2015 MLB leaders in number of players used: Atlanta-49; Tampa Bay-47; New York Yankees-44; Texas-43, Toronto-43 u ROSTER MOVES: The Braves recalled RHP Mike Foltynewicz from Gwinnett (AAA) and optioned OF Joey Terdoslavich to the G-Braves on Tuesday...MONDAY S MOVES: The Braves recalled RHP Arodys Vizcaino from Gwinnett (AAA) and selected the contract of RHP David Carpenter from the G-Braves...Additionally, the club designated RHP Nick Masset and LHP Dana Eveland for assignment. u SIGNED: The Atlanta Braves have signed 30 of their draft selections, including 24 of the top 25 picks and 28 of their top 30, from the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Of the 30 signed players, 20 are pitchers, four are infielders, four are catchers and two are outfielders...overall, 23 players signed were selected out of college, while the remaining seven were drafted out of high school. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS AND TV SCHEDULE DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sat., July 11 at COL RH Matt Wisler (3-1, 3.13) vs. LH Jorge De La Rosa (6-3, 4.46) FSS 4:10 Sun., July 12 at COL LH Alex Wood (6-5, 3.34) vs. RH Chad Bettis (4-4, 4.95) FSS 4:10 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 0-1 114-65 at Atlanta 2-1 --- 62-25 at Turner Field -- --- 44-20 at Colorado 2-2 0-1 52-40 at Coors Field -- --- 40-39 Clutch Hitting National League leaders with runners in scoring position Player AVG. 1. Nolan Arenado, Colorado.440 2. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona.437 3. FREDDIE FREEMAN, ATLANTA.418 4. CAMERON MAYBIN, ATLANTA.412 NL team leaders in batting average with RISP: Team AVG. 1. Colorado Rockies.297 2. ATLANTA BRAVES.288 3. San Francisco Giants.282 Putting It in Play 2015 NL team leaders in plate appearances per strikeout: Team PA/SO 1. ATLANTA BRAVES 5.50 2. San Francisco Giants 5.46 3. Cincinnati Reds 5.31 4. Philadelphia Phillies 5.14 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 5.03 Pinch Me National League team leaders in pinch-hit batting average: Team AVG. 1. Philadelphia Phillies.277 2. Milwaukee Brewers.267 3. ATLANTA BRAVES.260 Active Major League leaders in pinch-hit home runs: Player Pinch-HRs 1. JONNY GOMES, Atlanta 10 Chris Heisey, Los Angeles Dodgers 10 3. John Mayberry, Jr., New York Mets 7 Seth Smith, Seattle 7 Recent Braves Transactions 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. June 28: Selected the contract of RHP Ryan Kelly from Gwinnett (AAA); Optioned RHP Sugar Ray Marimon to GWI. Upcoming Milestones Needs For Freddie Freeman 1 RBI 400 2 Home Runs 100 Jonny Gomes 14 Runs 500 Jason Grilli 19 Games 500 Kelly Johnson 2 RBI 500 21 Walks 500 Nick Markakis 50 Games 1,500 9 Home Runs 150 A.J. Pierzynski 17 Home Runs 200 Juan Uribe 14 Hits 1,500 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Terry Pendleton 7/16 55 Luis Avilan 7/19 26
TODAY S STARTING PITCHER SHELBY MILLER RHP 6-3 195 24 yrs #17 5-4, 2.07 ERA vs. LHB:.258 (51-for-198), 4 HR vs. RHB:.170 (34-for-200), 1 HR Is making his 81st career start and his 87th overall appearance. Is 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2 IP) in three career games, all starts, against Colorado. Last 2.2 innings and allowed three runs, earned, six hits and five walks in his only career start at Coors Field. Tossed a onehitter and struck out a career-best 13 to beat Colorado, 3-0 on 5/10/13 at Busch Stadium Has one win in his last 11 starts, dating to 5/11, and none in his last nine games, dating 5/23. Over the 11-game stretch, has a 2.29 ERA. Enters today s start on a career high-tying three-game losing streak. 2015 RECAP Third in the Majors with a 2.07 ERA. His.209 batting average against ranks seventh and his 85 total hits allowed are tied for the seventhlowest amount in the NL among qualifers. His 0.95 May ERA (4 ER/38.0 IP) was the best in the Majors for the month. Is winless in his last nine starts despite a 2.80 ERA (17 ER/54.2 IP). Has allowed two home run over this stretch and for the season, his 0.44 HR/9 IP ratio ranks sixth-best in the Majors. His run support per nine innings (2.82) ranks as the seventh-lowest in the Majors. The Braves have not scored any runs while he has been on the mound during his last four starts and have scored once for him in his last five. The Braves have scored a total of seven runs while he has been on the mound during his winless stretch. Tossed 6.1 shutout innings in his last start on 7/5 vs. PHI, but was left with a no-decision as the Phillies won 4-0 in 10 innings. Has 18 strikeouts in his last two starts. Allowed four first-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 firstinning hits and one run all season. Has allowed two earned runs or less in 14 of his 17 starts, and is tied for the second most such starts in the Majors, one behind LAD s Zack Greinke. Over his last 25 starts, dating to 8/16/14, is 7-4 with a 2.22 ERA (39 ER/158.0 IP) and a.206 batting average against., while his team is 14-11 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 first 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 field. 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. 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 fifth inning (between batters) 7/1 Washington Start of game (2:09) W, 4-1 7/9 at Colorado Bottom 1st inning (2:06) 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 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 *average pitches SHELBY MILLER - SEASON & CAREER 2015 5-4 2.07 17 17 108.2 85 30 25 34 88 Career 31-22 3.05 86 80 478.2 406 175 162 168 400 MILLER vs. ROCKIES 2014 1-0 4.15 2 2 8.2 11 4 4 5 7 Career 2-0 2.04 3 3 17.2 12 4 4 5 20 Last win vs. COL: 9/13/14, StL vs. COL (5-4) 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............3 games, three times, last: 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 2015 3-1 3.13 4 4 23.0 23 10 8 6 14 Career 3-1 3.13 4 4 23.0 23 10 8 6 14 WISLER vs. ROCKIES ---Has Never Faced Colorado--- 2015 STARTING PITCHER STATS Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 18 9 6-4 10-8 108.2 (6.0) 64 (3.6) Shelby Miller 17 12 5-4 9-8 108.2 (6.1) 34 (2.0) Alex Wood 17 9 6-5 7-10 99.2 (5.2) 53 (3.1) 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 4 1 3-1 3-1 23.0 (5.2) 11 (2.8) Trevor Cahill 3 0 0-3 0-3 12.1 (5.0) 3 (1.0) Manny Banuelos 2 0 1-0 2-0 11.0 (5.1) 4 (2.0) Team Totals 86 41 29-24 42-44 527.0 (6.0) 245 (2.8) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.) 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 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 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 4/2) 6/5 53 Kelly Johnson OF/INF Right oblique strain 15-day 5/15 (retro 5/14) 6/10 24 Josh Outman LHP Thoracic outlet syndrome 60-Day 4/6 (retro 3/27) --- 86 Mike Minor LHP Left shoulder inflammation 60-Day 4/5 --- 86 Shae Simmons RHP Tommy John surgery (2/12/15) 60-Day 4/5 --- 86 Dan Winkler RHP Tommy John surgery (7/1/14) 60-Day 4/5 --- 86 Bronson Arroyo RHP Tommy John surgery (7/15/14) 60-day 6/21 --- 17 Freddie Freeman 1B Right wrist contusion 15-day 6/23 (retro to 6/18) --- 20 Brandon Cunniff RHP Right Groin Strain 15-day 6/26 --- 13 Williams Perez RHP Left foot contusion 15-day 6/27 --- 12
BULLPEN BRIEFS David Aardsma RHP 6-3 205 33 yrs #32 Saves/Opp: 0/2 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 13/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/3 Matched career high with 3.0 IP 6/25 at WSH (also 9/4/06). Right-handed hitters are batting.107 (3-for-28) against him. Has retired 10 of 13 first 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 25 yrs #43 Saves/Opp: 0/3 Holds: 10 1st Batter/retired: 44/26 Inherited Runners/Scored: 31/5 Has limited right-handed hitters to a.179 (12-for-67) average this season. Lefties are hitting.317 (20- for-63) against him. Snapped a nine-game scoreless streak yesterday by giving up three runs, earned in 0.1 innings to suffer his third loss of the season Has allowed 5 of his 31 inherited runners to score (16.1%). Leads the Majors with 44 appearances. Jake Brigham RHP 6-3 190 27 yrs #63 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 4/3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/2 Became the eighth Atlanta reliever to allow double-digit hits in an outing, surrendering 10 over 4.0 innings on 7/9 at COL. The last reliever to do so was Jo-Jo Reyes (4/12/10; 10 in 3.1 IP). Had his contract selected Sat. from Gwinnett (AAA). Made his Major League debut, 6/30, vs. WSH...Became the fourth Atlanta pitcher to toss at least 3.0 scoreless innings of relief in his MLB debut, after he struck out four over 3.0 shutout innings. Named to the Southern League All-Star team & was named SL Pitcher of the Week, week ending 5/31. David Carpenter RHP 6-3 185 27 yrs #57 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 2/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 Made his Braves debut, 7/7 at MIL. Struck out the only batter he faced to strand two runners. The Braves selected his contract from Gwinnett (AAA), 7/6. Appeared in 27 games with the G-Braves, going 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA (3 ER/37.0 IP). Struck out 36 and walked 15. Converted two of three save chances with GWI. Pitched in one game with Los Angeles (AL) last year after making his MLB debut in 2012 with the Angels...Over three seasons with the Angels, he went 1-2 with a 5.23 ERA (25 ER/43.0 IP) in 30 games. Mike Foltynewicz RHP 6-4 200 23 yrs #48 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 2/0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 The Braves recalled him from Gwinnett (AAA), 7/7. Made his first relief appearance since 9/28/14 with HOU that night and allowed a run and two hits in 0.2 innings to record a hold. Is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA (2 ER/2.2 IP) in two games as a reliever this season. Was with the Braves earlier this season, from May 1-June 17, going 3-2 with a 5.19 ERA in nine games, all starts...he struck out 48 and walked 17. Was 1-5 with a 3.15 ERA (16 ER/45.2 IP) in eight games, all starts, at Gwinnett, and went 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA (11 ER/24 IP) in four starts after rejoining Gwinnett in June. Allowed four total earned runs over his final three starts with the G-Braves. Jason Grilli RHP 6-5 225 38 yrs #39 Saves/Opp: 23/25 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 34/26 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Has retired 16 consecutive batters, 10 by strikeout. Over his last 22 outings (since 5/20), has allowed three earned runs for a 1.27 ERA (3 ER/21.1 IP) Collected his third win with a perfect ninth inning, 7/2 vs. WSH. T5th in MLB with 24 saves, four behind lead. Became the sixth Braves pitcher to collect 20 saves prior to the All-Star break and is one of three (John Smoltz and Craig Kimbrel) to record at least 24 first-half saves. Earned his first career Opening Day save, 4/6 at MIA. Has converted 13-of-13 save opps. on the road with a 2.87 ERA. Jim Johnson RHP 6-6 240 31 yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 5/8 Holds: 20 1st Batter/retired: 43/28 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/3 Ranks T2nd in MLB with 20 holds, two off the lead. Tied for the 2nd in MLB with 43 appearances. Has made 15 consecutive scoreless outings (15.2 IP), dating to 6/9. Is 1-0 with three saves and six holds over this span. His 15.2-inning scoreless streak is the fourth-longest stretch in the Majors and the longest by a NL reliever. Collected his fifth save of the season, 7/3 vs. PHI. Led the A.L. in saves in back-to-back seasons in 2012 (51) and 2013 (50) while with BAL. Arodys Vizcaino RHP 6-0 190 24 yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 2/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 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. 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: 13-20 SV-OPP: 30-45 ERA: 4.36 IP: 256.0 R: 131 ER: 124 HITS/HR: 252/29 BB: 106 SO: 232 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 271/173 (64%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 133/29 (21.8%) 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 1-3 4.83 4-6 31.2 37 17 17 8 30 4 MOST RECENT APPEARANCES DAVID AARDSMA 7/1 WSH H, 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/2 WSH BS, 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 7/4 PHI ND 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 7/6 at MIL H, 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 LUIS AVILAN 7/1 WSH ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/3 PHI H, 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/5 PHI ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 JAKE BRIGHAM 6/30 WSH ND 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 7/4 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7/5 PHI ND 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7/9 at COL L, 1 4.0 10 4 4 1 1 1 DAVID CARPENTER 6/26 at PAW^ S,2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6/28 at PAW^ ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 6/30 at BUF^ W, 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7/4 CHA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/7 at MIL H, 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/9 at COL ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 ^with Gwinnett (AAA) MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ 6/24 IND^ ND 5.0 6 3 2 4 5 1 6/29 at BUF^ W, 1 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 1 7/4 CHA^ L, 5 6.0 5 5 1 3 8 1 7/7 at MIL H, 1 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 7/9 at COL ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 ^with Gwinnett (AAA) JASON GRILLI 6/24 at WSH ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6/26 at PIT L, 3 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6/28 at PIT S, 21 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7/1 WSH S, 22 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7/2 WSH W, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/5 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7/6 at MIL S, 23 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/7 at MIL S, 24 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 JIM JOHNSON 6/28 at PIT H, 18 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/1 WSH H, 19 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 ARODYS VIZCAINO 7/3 at CHA (2)^ ND 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 7/5 CHA^ ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/7 at MIL H, 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/8 at MIL ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 ^with Gwinnett (AAA) MISCELLEANOUS CHARTS 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 field 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 centerfield scores B8 Simmons and Ciriaco 7/2 vs. WSH 2-1 Maybin one-out, RBI single scores Ciriaco B9 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 - 2 1-3 1-0 Perez - - - 1 1 0-0 Young, Jr. - - - - - - Team Totals - 9 4 2 13 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 0-1-0 2 6-45 0-0-0 484.1/203 3.77 26-28 Lavarnway 0-0-0 0 1-2 0-0-0 41.1/16 3.48 2-3 Pitchers --- --- 2-2 8-4-0 (12) --- --- --- Totals 0-2-2 7 14-64 8-4-0 762.0/334 3.94 42-44
Pedro Ciriaco INF 6-0 160 29 yrs #13 COL Series:.000 (0-1) Streak: 0-1 Road Trip:.273 (3-11) Last HR: 6/20/13 vs. LAD (Moylan) Is batting.280 (14-for-50) in 13 starts this season. Starts breakdown: 3B (6); SS (5); 2B (2). Has 5 hits in his last 8 PH at-bats, and is 7-for-19 (.368) as a pinch-hitter with four RBI, including the game-winner, 6/21 vs. NYM. 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. Jonny Gomes OF 6-1 230 34 yrs #7 COL Series: DNP Streak: 3 games (3-7,.429, 1 HR) Road Trip: 1.000 (1-1) Last HR: 7/3 vs. PHI (Morgan) Is batting.300 (6-20) with one walk as a pinch-hitter this season. Broke out of an 0-for-12 hitless spell with a solo homer (#4) to LF in Sat. s (7/4) 2nd inning. In 2 starts during the last homestand:.333 (2-for-6), solo HR. Has made 32 starts. The team is 16-16 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. 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 COL Series:.750 (3-4) Streak: 2 games (4-6,.667) Road Trip:.750 (3-4) Last HR: 6/6 vs. PIT (Locke) Went 3-for-4 last night for his second 3-hit performance of the season (4/10). It was his 5th multi-hit game (42 total games played). 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-16 (.188) as a pinch-hitter this season. Went 2-for-3 with an RBI-1B off SF s M. Bumgarner, 5/31. It marked his 3rd multihit game of the season (which both came in the 1st and 2nd games of the 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.319 (131-for-411) batting average with runners in scoring position over the last four seasons (2012-15). Is a career.319 (131-for-411) hitter vs. LHP, including.381 (16-for-42) in 15. Acquired by ATL in a 7 player trade on 1/24/13. The Braves are his 3rd ML org. Kelly Johnson INF/OF 6-1 195 33 yrs #24 COL Series:.500 (2-4) Streak: 2 games (3-8,.375), 1 HR Road Trip:.333 (5-15), 2 HR Last HR: 7/8 at MIL (Fiers) Batting.389 (7-for-18) with a.500 OB%. over his last six games (since 7/4). Batted.321 (18-for-56) over 18 games, 5/10-25. Activated off the DL (right oblique strain, 5/13) on 6/10. Is 23-for-81 (.284) in 27 games since being activated. Has made 44 starts (LF-25, RF-2, 3B-6, 1B-10, DH-1). Collected his 1,000th career hit on 5/5 with a single in the sixth inning. Career hit #999 came on his team-leading 6th HR (three-run) of the season. Returned to ATL for his 2nd stint with the organization in his 10th ML season. Was originally drafted by ATL in the compensation round (38th overall) in 2000 draft. Ryan Lavarnway C 6-4 240 27 yrs #30 COL Series: DNP Streak: 4 games (4-12,.333) Road Trip:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 9/14/13 vs. DET (Bonderman) w/ BOS Has made five starts since joining ATL (6/15):.286 (4-for-14). Scored the Braves only run in a win, 6/21 vs. NYM. It was his first run with ATL. 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 COL Series:.250 (1-4) Streak: 4 games (5-17,.294) Road Trip:.294 (5-17) Last HR: 9/25/14 at NYY (Kuroda) with BAL Is batting.306 (19-for-62) over his last 16 games. Has multi-hit efforts in 28 games, tied for the 12th most in the Majors. His BB/K ratio (0.91) ranks 11th-best in the Majors among qualifiers. Batting.297 (70-for-236) with 17 2B over last 61 games (since 5/4). Batted.321 (34-for-106) with a.395 on-base percentage in 27 June games. 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 COL Series:.333 (1-3) Streak: 9 games (14-36,.389, 1 HR) Road Trip:.313 (5-16), 1 HR Last HR: 7/8 at MIL (Fiers) Stroked HR #8 with a 3-run shot in Wednesday s 3rd inning. Is one HR shy of his career high set in 2011. Extended his hitting streak to 9 games last night (1-for-4). Is one game shy of matching his career-best hitting sreak of 10 games (7/4-24/11) Since 5/1, is batting.316 (73-for-231) with 13 SB, 33 runs and 39 RBI in 62 games. Has 20 multi-hit games in that span, including 7 three-hit efforts. His.316 BAvg. since 5/1 is the T8th-best average in the NL in that span. Ranks 3rd in NL and 9th in majors with a.344 home batting average. Ranks T10th in the NL with 10 games of 3+ hits. His.412 (28-for-68) BAvg. with RISP ranks 5th in the Majors. Singled home P. Ciriaco on 7/2 for his 2nd career game-ending RBI. 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. BRAVES BITS Eury Perez OF 6-0 155 25 yrs #14 COL Series:.000 (0-1) Streak: 0-6 Road Trip:.167 (2-12) Last HR: None Wednesday was his 1st start this season in which he did not record a hit. Previous to Wed., hit safely in each of his last 10 starts (since 6/20), going 12-for-37 (.324). Has made 13 starts: LF (12), CF (1). Made first and only start this season (5th career) in CF on 6/27 at PIT (2-for-5). 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. The Braves claimed him off waivers from the Yankees on January 23, 2015. Jace Peterson INF 6-0 200 25 yrs #8 COL Series:.400 (2-5) Streak: 5 games (6-21,.286) Road Trip:.308 (4-13) Last HR: 6/28 at PIT (Worley) Is 11-for-his-last-67 (.164), 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. Second on the team with 34 walks this season. Hit leadoff his last 51 games (52 times overall; also, 4/8 at MIA). The Braves are 25-25 in these games. Since he took over the leadoff spot on 5/15, the Braves have scored 191 times in games in which he has batted leadoff, an average of 3.7 per game. His solo HR in 6/28 s 7th inning at PIT was the game-winner in the 2-1 win. Beat out an INF 1B in 6/27 s 1st inning snapping his 0-for-17 hitless spell.later in the game, stroked a bases-clearing 2B in the 7th inning for his first extrabasehit since 6/21 and first RBI since 6/22. Had a career-long 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 first 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 COL Series:.000 (0-4) Streak: 0-5 Road Trip:.538 (7-13) 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.312 (34-for-109) with 13 extra-base hits over his last 30 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 1,818 career games behind the plate. His 15,361.0 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 COL Series:.250 (1-4) Streak: 1 gmae (1-4,.250) Road Trip:.167 (2-12) Last HR: 5/11 at CIN (Leake) Hit.346 (18-for-52) over 13-game span, 6/8-23. Is 6-for-46 (.130) in last 13 g. Ranks second among Major League shortstops with a.992 fielding percentage and is the league leader with 68 DPs. 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). Launched his first home run since 8/21/14 on 4/25 at PHI, snapping the second-longest homerless drought of his career at 47 games. 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. Juan Uribe INF 6-0 230 36 yrs #2 COL Series:.000 (0-4) Streak: 0-6 Road Trip:.250 (4-126) Last HR: 7/3 vs. PHI (Morgan) Snapped his 6-game hitting streak (.360, 2 HR) going 0-for-1 as a PH Sun vs. PHI. Bounced back going 2-for-5 Monday night. Has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games (since 6/26), going 13-for-42 (.310) with a.975 OPS. Had 4 HR in a 6-game span, 6/26-7/4. HR d in back-to-back games, 6/30-7/1. Batting.321 (26-for-81) with 7 XBH since 6/12 despite a 0-for-14 hitless streak, 6/18-24. Snaped his 0-for-14 hitless spell with a bloop single to RF on 6/26 at PIT. Batting.295 (38-for-129) with 5 2B, 6 HR, 14 RBI and a.355 OB% since being acquired from LAD on 5/27 along with RHP Chris Withrow in a six-player trade. Had multiple hits in four straight games, 6/14-6/17, tying the longest such streak of his career. Done three times previous and last in 2004 Collected first HR as a Brave in his first multi-hit (3 hits) effort 5/30 at SF. Honored with 2014 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honors. Won World Series titles with CWS (2005) and SF (2010).
BRAVES BREAKDOWN STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeman-64, Johnson, K-10, Johnson, C-8, Terdoslavich-4 2B Peterson-76, Callaspo-4, Gosselin-3, Ciriaco-2, Uribe-1 3B Uribe-31, Callaspo-24, Johnson, C-15, Johnson, K-6, Ciriaco-6, Gosselin-4, SS Simmons-82, Ciriaco-4 LF Gomes-33, Johnson, K-24, Cunningham-14, Perez-12, Young, Jr.-3 CF Maybin-69, Young, Jr.-14, Cunningham-2, Perez-1 RF Markakis-84, Johnson, K-2 C Pierzynski-54, Bethancourt-27, Lavarnway-5 P Teheran-18, Miller-17, Wood-17, Foltynewicz-9, Stults-8, Perez-8, Cahill-3, Wisler-4, Banuelos-2 DH Johnson, C-2, Markakis-1, Freeman-1, Johnson, K-1 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Peterson-50, Markakis-18, Young-10, Maybin-8 2 Maybin-41, Simmons-21, Callaspo-11, Gosselin-5, Peterson-4, Markakis-2, Ciriaco-1, Perez-1 3 Freeman-50, Markakis-31, Johnson, K-4, Gomes-1 4 Markakis-33, Freeman-15, Pierzynski-15, Johnson, K-12, Johnson, C-4, Gomes-3, Uribe, 2, Bethancourt-1 5 Uribe-28, Pierzynski-11, Gomes-10, Johnson, C-10, Callaspo-8, Cunningham-5, Johnson, K-5, Johnson, C-5, Terdoslavich-2, Bethancourt-2, Simmons-2, Markakis-1, 6 Pierzynski-25, Johnson, K-19, Simmons-10, Peterson-6, Johnson, C-6, Gomes-6, Callaspo-5, Ciriaco-3, Bethancourt-3, Cunningham-2, Uribe-1 7 Simmons-26, Peterson-12, Gomes-11, Bethancourt-9, Cunningham-5, Callaspo-4, Ciriaco-4, Pierzynski-3, Johnson, C-3, Terdoslavich-2, Johnson, K-2, Gosselin-1, Maybin-1, Uribe-1, Perez-2 8 Simmons-19, Maybin-17, Bethancourt-12, Perez-10, Young-7, Peterson-5, Ciriaco-5, Cunningham-4, Lavarnway-4, Gosselin-1, Johnson, K-1, Gomes-1 9 Pitcher-81, Simmons-3, Maybin-1, Lavarnway Number of different lineups used: 76 (does not include pitcher s slot) BRAVES RECORD BREAKDOWN Braves Score First....... 27-12 Opponent Scores First..... 14-32 Shutout games............ 4-7 Score in 1 inning........... 6-11 Score in 2 diff. innings..... 14-14 Score in 3 diff. innings...... 11-7 Score in 4 diff. innings....... 6-3 Score in 5> innings.......... 2-2 Leading after 6 innings.... 28-8 Leading after 7 innings...... 31-6 Tied after 6 innings........ 10-7 Tied after 7 innings.......... 7-7 Trailing after 6 innings..... 3-28 Trailing after 7 innings...... 3-31 Leading after 8 innings.... 35-2 Score 2 or Fewer Runs..... 10-21 Tied after 8 innings......... 4-6 Score 3 Runs............... 3-7 Trailing after 8 innings..... 2-36 Score 4 or More Runs...... 28-15 First Game of Series...... 14-15 Last Game of Series....... 12-16 First Game of Homestand..... 3-3 Last Game of Homestand....... 3-3 First Game of Road trip..... 3-4 Last Game of Road trip....... 3-3 Following an Off Day....... 3-6 1-Run Decisions........... 16-13 Final At-Bat Decisions...... 7-11 2-Run Decisions........... 10-10 In Errorless Games....... 25-23 3-Run Decisions............. 5-5 With a Homer........... 24-15 Allow a Homer............ 17-28 With no Homers......... 16-29 Allow no Homers.......... 23-14 BRAVES BY DAY & MONTH Day Home Road Month Home Road Monday......... 2-2..... 5-1 April (10-12).........4-6.... 6-6 Tuesday........ 2-4..... 2-6 May (15-13).........8-4.... 7-9 Wednesday...... 5-2..... 2-5 June (11-16).........7-6.... 4-10 Thursday........ 2-3..... 0-4 July (6-3)...........4-1.... 2-2 Friday.......... 4-2..... 2-5 August (28 games).... ---......--- Saturday........ 5-1..... 4-3 September (27 games). ---......--- Sunday......... 3-3..... 4-3 October (4 games).... ---......--- Total.......... 23-17... 19-27 Total..............23-17.. 19-27 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 5-3-0 4-9-0 3 3 4-Game 1-0-2 0-0-1 --- --- Doubleheaders --- --- --- --- HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo................ 36 Opponent Solo...............45 Braves 2-Run.............. 13 Opponent 2-Run..............26 Braves 3-Run............... 4 Opponent 3-Run..............10 Braves Grand Slams......... 1 Opponent Grand Slams........ --- Braves Total............... 54 Opponent Total..............81 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 TOMAHAWK CHOPS HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High Hits Bethancourt 3 2 0 0 0 5 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 3 4, 6x last: 6/6/13 Gosselin 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3, 3x, last: 5/15/15 C. Johnson 3 2 0 0 0 5 1 4, 7x, last: 8/31/13 K. Johnson 8 4 0 0 0 12 2 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13 Marimon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1, 4/14/15 Markakis 22 5 1 0 0 28 5 5, 7/3/11 Maybin 14 6 0 0 0 20 12 4, 8x, last: 8/21/12 Peterson 18 2 0 0 0 20 9 3, 2x, last: 6/14/15 Perez 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2, 6/26/15 Pierzynski 7 5 2 0 0 14 2 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12 Simmons 13 3 2 0 0 18 9 4, 3x,last: 6/20/15 Terdoslavich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 3x, last: 8/25/13 Uribe 6 3 0 0 0 9 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 125 40 6 0 0 171 68 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 3 1 0 8 8 4 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis 4 0 0 0 4 11 5 6, 6/10/11 Maybin 6 3 0 0 9 13 2 3, 10x,last:6/13/15 Peterson 4 3 1 0 8 11 4 4, 5/16/15 Pierzynski 5 0 1 0 6 8 6 7, 6/12/03 Simmons 7 1 0 0 8 9 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 1 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 50 12 5 0 66 116 40 (*123 total 2-out runs) 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)
H/R Time/ GA Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB 4/6 at MIA R-D W, 2-1 Teheran-Alvarez-Grilli 36,969* 1-0 T1 --- 4/7 at MIA R-N W, 12-2 Wood-Latos-None 17,483 2-0 1 0.5 4/8 at MIA R-N W, 2-0 Cunniff-Koehler-Grilli 16,127 3-0 1 1.5 4/9 OPEN DATE 3-0 1 1.0 4/10 NYM H-N W, 5-3 Johnson-Montero-Grilli 46,279 4-0 1 2.0 4/11 NYM H-N W, 5-3 Teheran-Gee-Johnson 36,056 5-0 1 2.0 4/12 NYM H-D L, 4-3 Colon-Jaime-Familia 28,192 5-1 1 2.0 4/13 MIA H-N W, 3-2 Miller-Latos-Grilli 13,417 6-1 1 2.0 4/14 MIA H-N L, 8-2 Koehler-Cahill-None 15,765 6-2 1 1.0 4/15 MIA H-D L, 6-2 Haren-Stults-None 18,342 6-3 T1 --- 4/16 OPEN DATE 6-3 2-0.5 4/17 at TOR R-N W, 8-7 Martin-Cecil-Grilli 21,397 7-3 2-0.5 4/18 at TOR R-D L, 6-5 (10) Cecil-Marimon-None 34,743 7-4 2-1.5 4/19 at TOR R-D W, 5-2 Miller-Norris-Grilli 44,794 8-4 2-1.5 4/20 OPEN DATE 8-4 2-1.5 4/21 at NYM R-N L, 7-1 Niese-Cahill-None 21,033 8-5 2-2.5 4/22 at NYM R-N L, 3-2 Carlyle-Johnson-Familia 20,971 8-6 2-3.5 4/23 at NYM R-D L, 6-3 Colon-Teheran-Familia 23,980 8-7 2-4.5 4/24 at PHI R-N L, 1-0 Giles-Johnson 21,164 8-8 2-4.5 4/25 at PHI R-N W, 5-2 Miller-Buchanan-Grilli 24,748 9-8 2-4.5 4/26 at PHI R-D L, 5-4 Williams-Cahill-Papelbon 28,702 9-9 2-4.5 4/27 WSH H-N W, 8-4 Stults-Fister-None 16,658 10-9 2-4.5 4/28 WSH H-N L, 13-12 Treinen-Grilli-Storen 14,833 10-10 2-4.5 4/29 WSH H-N L, 13-4 Zimmerman-Wood-None 12,595 10-11 2-4.5 4/30 CIN H-N L, 5-1 Leake-Miller-None 15,744 10-12 2-4.5 APRIL TOTALS 217,881 (21,788 average in 10 dates) 10-12 5/1 CIN H-N W, 4-3 Foltynewicz-DeSclafani-Grilli 30,153 11-12 2-4.5 5/2 CIN H-N L, 8-4 Marquis-Stults-None 29,515 11-13 3-4.5 5/3 CIN H-D W, 5-0 Teheran-Cueto-None 30,073 12-13 3-3.5 5/4 PHI H-N L, 5-2 Harang-Wood-Papelbon 17,293 12-14 T3-4.0 5/5 PHI H-N W, 9-0 MILLER-Billingsley-None 14,451 13-14 T2-4.0 5/6 PHI H-N W, 7-5 Foltynewicz-Williams-Grilli 17,772 14-14 2-4.0 5/7 OPEN DATE 14-14 2-4.0 5/8 at WSH R-N L, 9-2 Gonzalez-Stults-None 31,288 14-15 3-4.0 5/9 at WSH R-D L, 8-6 Storen-Martin-None 39,193 14-16 4-5.0 5/10 at WSH R-D L, 5-4 Solis-Martin-None 31,938 14-17 4-6.0 5/11 at CIN R-N W, 2-1 Avilan-Chapman-Johnson 19,881 15-17 3-5.0 5/12 at CIN R-N L, 4-3 Chapman-Grilli-None 23,780 15-18 3-5.0 5/13 at CIN R-N L, 5-1 Iglesias-Stults-None 17,747 15-19 4-5.0 5/14 OPEN DATE 15-19 4-4.5 5/15 at MIA R-N W, 5-3 Martin-Dunn-Grilli 18,334 16-19 3-3.5 5/16 at MIA R-D W, 5-3 Wood-Latos-Grilli 18,166 17-19 3-3.5 5/17 at MIA R-D W, 6-0 MILLER-Alvarez-None 23,075 18-19 3-3.5 5/18 OPEN DATE 3-4.0 5/19 TB H-N L, 5-3 Ramirez-Foltynewicz-Boxberger 20,120 18-20 3-4.0 5/20 TB H-N W, 2-1 Cunniff-Odorizzi-Grilli 24,549 19-20 3-4.0 5/21 MIL H-N W, 10-1 Teheran-Garza-None 18,239 20-20 3-3.5 5/22 MIL H-N L, 11-0 Blazek-Stults-None 25,774 20-21 3-4.5 5/23 MIL H-N W, 3-2 (11) Avilan-Kintzler-None 33,223 21-21 3-3.5 5/24 MIL H-D W, 2-1 Foltynewicz-Nelson-Grilli 30,612 22-21 3-3.5 5/25 at LAD R-N L, 6-2 Liberatore-Masset-Jansen 44,680 22-22 3-4.5 5/26 at LAD R-N L, 8-0 Kershaw-Teheran-None 40,667 22-23 3-4.5 5/27 at LAD R-N W, 3-1 Wood-Hatcher-Grilli 37,837 23-23 3-4.5 5/28 at SF R-N L, 7-0 Heston-Miller-None 41,040* 23-24 3-5.0 5/29 at SF R-N L, 4-1 Hudson-Foltynewicz-Santiago 41,311* 23-25 3-5.0 5/30 at SF R-N W, 8-0 Perez-Lincecum-None 42,005* 24-25 3-4.0 5/31 at SF R-D W, 7-5 Masset-Santiago-Grilli 41,553* 25-25 3-3.0 MAY TOTALS 291,774 (24,315 average in 12 dates) 15-13 6/1 at ARI R-N W, 8-1 Wood-Bradley-None 18,258 26-25 3-2.5 6/2 at ARI R-N L, 7-6 Chafin-Cunniff-Ziegler 17,101 26-26 3-3.0 6/3 at ARI R-D L, 9-8 Chafin-Johnson-Ziegler 17,717 26-27 3-3.0 6/4 OPEN DATE 3-3.0 6/5 PIT H-N L, 10-8 Martin-Avilan-Melancon 27,508 26-28 3-3.5 6/6 PIT H-N W, 5-4 Grilli-Worley-None 33,268 27-28 3-2.5 6/7 PIT H-D L, 3-0 Cole-Wood-Melancon 24,146 27-29 3-3.0 6/8 SD H-N L, 5-3 Kimbrel-Grilli-None 21,458 27-30 3-3.5 6/9 SD H-N W, 6-5 Johnson-Benoit-Grilli 24,049 28-30 3-2.5 6/10 SD H-N W, 4-1 Perez-Ross-Johnson 21,465 29-30 3-2.0 6/11 SD H-D L, 6-4 (11) Thayer-Cunniff-Kimbrel 25,759 29-31 3-2.5 6/12 at NYM R-N L, 5-3 Colon-Wood-Familia 32,554 29-32 3-3.5 6/13 at NYM R-D W, 5-3 (11) Grilli-C.Torres-Perez 37,734 30-32 3-2.5 6/14 at NYM R-D L, 10-8 Gilmartin-Avilan-Familia 36,340 30-33 3-3.5 6/15 at BOS R-N W, 4-2 Perez-Porcello-Grilli 34,439 31-33 3-3.5 6/16 at BOS R-D L, 9-4 Miley-Teheran-None 35,662 31-34 3-4.5 6/17 BOS H-N W, 5-2 Masset-Tazawa-Grilli 28,982 32-34 3-3.5 6/18 BOS H-N L, 5-2 Buchholz-Miller-Uehara 31,783 32-35 3-3.5 6/19 NYM H-N W, 2-1 Wisler-deGrom-Grilli 28,853 33-35 3-2.5 6/20 NYM H-N W, 6-4 Perez-Leathersich-Grilli 40,733 34-35 3-2.0 6/21 NYM H-N W, 1-0 Teheran-Harvey-Johnson 30,268 35-35 3-2.0 6/22 OPEN DATE 35-35 3-2.0 6/23 at WSH R-N L, 3-1 Strasburg-Wood-Storen 28,344 35-36 3-3.0 6/24 at WSH R-N L, 2-1 (11) Rivero-Eveland-None 36,141 35-37 3-4.0 6/25 at WSH R-D L, 6-0 Fister-Wisler-None 37,874 35-38 3-5.0 6/26 at PIT R-N L, 3-2 (10) Melancon-Grilli-None 34,220 35-39 3-6.0 6/27 at PIT R-D L, 8-4 Morton-Teheran-None 36,417 35-40 3-6.5 6/28 at PIT R-D W, 2-1 Wood-Locke-Grilli 36,082 36-40 3-6.0 6/29 OPEN DATE 36-40 3-6.0 6/30 WSH H-N L, 6-1 Zimmermann-Miller-None 23,961 36-41 3-7.0 JUNE TOTALS 336,394 (25,876 average in 13 dates) 11-16 7/1 WSH H-N W, 4-1 Wisler-Fister-Grilli 19,393 37-41 3-6.0 7/2 WSH H-N W, 2-1 Grilli-Scherzer-None 18,585 38-41 3-5.0 7/3 PHI H-N W, 2-1 Teheran-Morgan-Johnson 33,090 39-41 3-5.0 7/4 PHI H-N W, 9-5 Wood-Correia-None 34,401 40-41 3-5.0 7/5 PHI H-D L, 4-0 (10) Garcia-Masset-None 18,763 40-42 3-6.0 7/6 at MIL R-N W, 5-3 Wisler-Lohse-Grilli 25,046 41-42 3-5.0 7/7 at MIL R-N W, 4-3 Banuelos-Cravy-Grilli 33,388 42-42 3-4.0 7/8 at MIL R-D L, 6-5 Jeffress-Avilan-Rodriguez 33,338 42-43 3-4.5 2015 BRAVES SCHEDULE AND RESULTS H/R Time/ GA Date Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB 7/9 at COL R-N L, 5-3 Hale-Brigham-Axford 30,334 42-44 3-5.0 7/10 at COL R-N 8:10 PM 7/11 at COL R-D 4:10 PM 7/12 at COL R-D 4:10 PM 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 86th ALL-STAR GAME, GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK, CINCINNATI, OH 7/15 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 CHI H-N 7:35 PM 7/18 CHI H-N 7:10 PM 7/19 CHI H-N 5:05 PM 7/20 LAD H-N 7:10 PM 7/21 LAD H-N 7:10 PM 7/22 LAD H-D 12:10 PM 7/23 OPEN DATE 7/24 at STL R-N 8:15 PM 7/25 at STL R-N 7:15 PM 7/26 at STL R-D 2:15 PM 7/27 at BAL R-N 7:05 PM 7/28 at BAL R-N 7:05 PM 7/29 at BAL R-N 7:05 PM 7/30 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 7/31 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM JULY TOTALS 124,232 (24,846 average in 5 dates) 6-3 8/1 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 8/2 at PHI R-D 1:35 PM 8/3 SF H-N 7:10 PM 8/4 SF H-N 7:10 PM 8/5 SF H-N 7:10 PM 8/6 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 8/7 MIA H-N 7:35 PM 8/8 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 8/9 MIA H-N 5:05 PM 8/10 OPEN DATE 8/11 at TB R-N 7:10 PM 8/12 at TB R-N 7:10 PM 8/13 OPEN DATE 8/14 ARI H-N 7:35 PM 8/15 ARI H-N 7:10 PM 8/16 ARI H-D 1:35 PM 8/17 at SD R-N 10:10 PM 8/18 at SD R-N 10:10 PM 8/19 at SD R-D 3:40 PM 8/20 at CHI R-N 8:05 PM 8/21 at CHI R-D 4:05 PM 8/22 at CHI R-D 4:05 PM 8/23 at CHI R-D 2:20 PM 8/24 COL H-N 7:10 PM 8/25 COL H-N 7:10 PM 8/26 COL H-N 7:10 PM 8/27 OPEN DATE 8/28 NYY H-N 7:35 PM 8/29 NYY H-N 7:10 PM 8/30 NYY H-N 1:35 PM 8/31 MIA H-N 7:10 PM AUGUST TOTALS 9/1 MIA H-N 7:10 PM 9/2 MIA H-D 12:10 PM 9/3 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 9/4 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 9/5 at WSH R-N 7:05 PM 9/6 at WSH R-N 1:35 PM 9/7 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 9/8 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 9/9 at PHI R-N 7:05 PM 9/10 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 9/11 NYM H-N 7:35 PM 9/12 NYM H-N 7:10 PM 9/13 NYM H-D 1:35 PM 9/14 OPEN DATE 9/15 TOR H-N 7:10 PM 9/16 TOR H-N 7:10 PM 9/17 TOR H-N 7:10 PM 9/18 PHI H-N 7:35 PM 9/19 PHI H-N 7:10 PM 9/20 PHI H-D 1:35 PM 9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 9/22 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 9/23 at NYM R-N 7:10 PM 9/24 OPEN DATE 9/25 at MIA R-N 7:10 PM 9/26 at MIA R-D 7:10 PM 9/27 at MIA R-D 1:10 PM 9/28 OPEN DATE 9/29 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 9/30 WSH H-N 7:10 PM SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 WSH H-N 7:10 PM 10/2 STL H-N 7:35 PM 10/3 STL H-N 7:10 PM 10/4 STL H-D 3:05 PM OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game 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 9.264 34 (3.8) 9 6-3 4-6 3.15 74-27 August -.--- -- (-.-) -- --- --- -.-- --- Sept./Oct. -.--- -- (-.-) -- --- --- -.-- ---