ATLANTA BRAVES (7-21) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (13-18) RH Julio Teheran (0-3, 3.72) vs. RH Shelby Miller (0-3, 8.49) Game No. 29 Home Game No. 15 May 7, 2016 Turner Field Atlanta, Ga. FSSO Braves vs. Diamondbacks 2015 2016 All-Time Overall 3-3 0-1 70-55 at Atlanta 2-1 0-1 35-26 at Arizona 1-2 0-0 35-29 Braves Breakdown Overall... 7-21 Home... 1-13 Road... 6-8 Day... 2-7 Night... 5-14 Current Streak... L2 Last 5 Games... 2-3 Last 10 Games... 3-7 April... 5-18 May... 2-3 Vs. LHSP... 2-7 Vs. RHSP... 5-14 Series Opener... 2-9 Series Opener at Home... 1-5 Series Opener on Road... 1-4 By Series...1-7-2 By Home Series...0-5-0 By Road Series...1-2-2 Rubber Games... 0-2 Sweeps/Were Swept... 1-5 Scored First... 5-7 Opponent Scored First... 2-14 1-run games... 2-5 Comeback Wins... 3-8 Last AB Wins... 2-5 Extra Innings... 2-3 Led After 6... 6-3 Led After 7... 6-1 Led After 8... 7-1 Tied After 6... 0-6 Tied After 7... 0-6 Tied After 8... 0-2 Behind After 6... 1-12 Behind After 7... 1-14 Behind After 8... 0-18 Division Games... 4-11 Vs. Other Divisions... 3-10 Vs. A.L. Teams... 1-3 Vs. N.L. Teams... 6-18 Hit 0 HR... 6-17 Hit 1+ HR... 1-4 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs... 1-16 Scored 4 or More Runs... 6-5 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs... 5-6 Allowed 4 or More Runs... 2-15 More Hits than Opponent... 4-5 Fewer Hits than Opponent... 2-12 Committed No Errors... 3-11 Committed 1 or More Errors. 4-10 Upcoming Milestones Needs For Erick Aybar 8 SB 150 Freddie Freeman 69 RBI 500 Jason Grilli 24 Saves 100 Kelly Johnson 5 HR 150 Nick Markakis 6 HR 150 A.J. Pierzynski 4 games 2,000 8 RBI 900 5 2B 400 14 HR 200 Upcoming Birthdays Player/Coach Date Turns Aaron Blair 5/26/92 24 Jim Johnson 6/27/83 33 Bo Porter 7/5/72 44 Terry Pendleton 7/16/60 56 Freddie Freeman 9/12/89 27 Matt Wisler 9/12/92 24 Gordon Beckham 9/16/86 30 BRAVES VS. D-BACKS: The Braves play host to the Diamondbacks for the teams second meeting this season...they will play one more game in this set before closing out the season series in Arizona, with four games from 8/22-8/25...This marks Arizona s final regularseason trip to Turner Field. The Braves have posted an all-time mark of 35-26 over the D-Backs at Turner Field. Dating to the 2008 season, the Braves have won the last eight series over Arizona at Turner Field, going 18-8 in these games. ROSTER MOVE: The Braves today activated OF Ender Inciarte from the 15-day DL and optioned Adonis Garcia to Triple-A Gwinnett...Inciarte, who was acquired an off-season trade with Arizona, was injured in his first at-bat of the Braves third game of the season (on 4/8) and has missed the last 25 contests...he is in tonight s lineup in LF. NEW ADDITION: Yesterday the Braves named former Major League pitcher Buddy Carlyle as a Coaching Assistant...Carlyle will be in uniform for all pre-game workouts and will assist with the Braves scouting preparations...he will also manage the Braves instant replay protocol from an off-field location during all games...carlyle, 38, pitched in 83 games (20 starts) for the Braves from 2007-09...His Major League career spanned parts of nine seasons, from 1999 to 2015, and included 150 appearances (27 starts). ROUGH START: The Braves are 7-21, marking the worst start in franchise history (since 1900) through 28 games. Teams the Braves have played this season own a.591 winning percentage, the best in baseball...the next closest NL East team is Miami with a.497 combined mark, 15th-best in MLB. The 2012 Minnesota Twins were the last team to lose 21 of their first 28 games. HOME VS. ROAD: The Braves play the second game of a six-game homestand tonight...the club is just 1-13 at Turner Field this season and 6-8 on the road. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last team to start a season by losing at least 13 of its first 14 decisions at home was the 1913 NY Yankees, who lost their first 17 decisions at home (they also had one tie game mixed in). Atlanta finished the 2015 home schedule 42-39...The club has not finished below.500 at home since 2009 and they have never won fewer than 40 games in a season at Turner since the ballpark opened in 1997. NO HOME RUNS: The Braves enter tonight s game with six home runs on the season...the six home runs mark the fewest for the club through 28 games since the 1931 team had five in that span. DOUBLE TROUBLE: OF Nick Markakis has collected a NL high-tying 11 doubles so far...he tied for fifth in the NL with 38 doubles last season. Markakis tied Hank Aaron and Marcus Giles for the most doubles (11) by the end of April in Atlanta franchise history...aaron first set the record in 1969, before Giles matched it in 2003. GETTIN ON: OF Nick Markakis has five hits in 16 at-bats leading off the game for Atlanta this season... Since 1974, he has the highest-career average (.354, 104-for-294) in game-opening plate appearances (min. 300 PA) among all players. Markakis has reached base safely via hit or walk in 25 of his 26 starts this season...he moved to the leadoff spot in the batting order on 4/15 and has gone 19-for-67 (.284) with a.395 OBP, 7 runs, 11 walks and 12 RBI in that spot. GO-AHEAD: OF Nick Markakis drove in the goahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning last Sunday at CHI, giving him a NL high-tying eight goahead RBI. FREDDIE FREEMAN: Went 2-for-4 last night and is hitting.338 (25-for-74) with a.402 OBP in his last 19 games, after opening the season 2-for-25 (.080). Freeman hit.423 (11-for-26) with four doubles and two home runs in seven games on the last road trip. MALLEX SMITH: Has started in the nine hole five times and is hitting.500 (9-for-18) with three doubles, a home run and three RBI from the last spot in the order... The team is 3-2 in these games. HUNTER CERVENKA: Rookie left-hander pitched 0.2 IP last night and has compiled 13 consecutive scoreless outings since making his MLB debut on April 12 vs. WSH. His run is the longest scoreless outing streak to begin a career in Atlanta franchise history...mike Stanton held the mark with eight straight in 1989. Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Sun., May 8 ARI RH Mike Foltynewicz (0-1, 9.82) vs. LH Patrick Corbin (1-3, 4.91) FSSO 1:35 Mon., May 9 OPEN DATE All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network PTV-Peachtree TV; FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-SportSouth Cervenka allowed a hit to the first batter he faced and has not allowed a hit since...opposing batters are 0-for-25 over this stretch. MAKE-UP GAME: The Braves and Cubs will make up their April 30 postponed contest on Thursday, July 7 at 8:05 p.m. ET...Fox Sports Southeast will carry the game. COUNTDOWN: This season, the Braves will count down to the final Braves game ever at Turner Field, October 2 at 3:10 against the Detroit Tigers...Each of the home games will be counted off the outfield wall. Former Braves infielder Mark Lemke will tear down number 67 tonight...lemke played 11 seasons in the majors, inlcuding his first 10 with the Braves from 1988-97...He finished his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1998.
Tonight s Starting Pitcher #49 Julio Teheran RHP 6-2 205 25 yrs 2016 Record: 0-3, 3.72 ERA 2015 Record: 11-8, 4.04 ERA vs. RHB:.210 (17-81), 1 HR vs. LHB:.241 (14-58), 4 HR Today s Game In his 110th game, 107th start, set to face the Diamondbacks for the sixth time...is 3-1 with a 2.17 ERA (7 ER/29.0 IP) in five career starts against Arizona...Has won his last three turns against the Diamondbacks, dating to 6/28/13, compiling a 1.42 ERA (3 ER/19.0 IP) with 24 strikeouts and four walks over this stretch. Is 0-2 with a 3.63 ERA (9 ER/22.1 IP) in four games, four starts, at Turner Field this season...for his career, is 22-12 with a 2.88 ERA (112 ER/350.0 IP) in 56 games, 54 starts, at home, while he is 18-21 with a 4.08 ERA (145 ER/319.2 IP) in 53 games, 52 starts, on the road. 2016 Recap Received a no-decision in his last start, 5/1 at CHI, despite striking out a season-best nine, going 7.0 scoreless innings and leaving with a 3-0 lead...the start marked the MLB-high ninth time since the beginning of last season that Teheran left with a lead and did not get a win...prior to the beginning of last season, Teheran had four such games in his entire career. Winless in his first six starts of the season, setting the longest winless start span of his career...prior to this stretch, his previous long drought was five...went five starts from 4/21-5/14/14 without a win, before matching that stretch from 5/26-6/16/15. Is one of five pitchers in baseball this season with six starts and zero wins, but is one of two with an ERA below 3.75...Jake Odorizzi is the other (3.12 ERA). Lost 1-0, 4/25 vs. BOS, despite striking out eight...since allowing a career high-tying eight runs in a 20-6 loss to NYY on 8/30/15, the righthander has allowed two earned runs or less in 10 of 12 starts while compiling a 2.63 ERA (22 ER/75.1 IP) and a 2-4 record. Allowed a solo home run to left-handed Jackie Bradley, Jr., 4/25 vs. BOS... Twenty-two of the 32 home runs he has surrendered since the start of last season have been to lefties. Went 7.0 innings and allowed six runs, earned, to drop his second straight start in his turn, 4/14 at WSH...Allowed five runs or more in consecutive starts for the second time in his career (also, 8/6-8/11/14). Started Opening Day for the Braves for the third consecutive season this year...became the first Braves pitcher to start three consecutive Opening Days since RHP Derek Lowe accomplished the feat from 2009-2011...In Atlanta franchise history, only two Braves pitchers have started four consecutive Opening Days (Greg Maddux from 1993-96 and Rick Mahler 1985-1988). 2015 Recap In his third full season, led the team in wins (11), while finishing tied for first in games started (33) and strikeouts (171). Tossed 200.2 innings, his second consecutive season with at least 200 innings...became the first Braves pitcher with back-to-back 200-inning seasons since Tim Hudson in 2010 and 2011. Ranked 12th in the NL in innings pitched. Walked a career-high 73, tied for the sixth most in the majors. Also allowed a personal-most 27 home runs, which tied for the seventh-highest total in the NL...Eighteen of his home runs came to left-handed batters. May 2: Recalled RHP Mike Foltynewicz from Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contracts of INF/OF Chase d Arnaud, OF Matt Tuiasosopo and INF Reid Brignac from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned RHP John Gant and INF Jace Peterson to Gwinnett (AAA). Designated OF Drew Stubbs for assignment. May 1: Optioned RHP Chris Withrow to Gwinnett (AAA). April 27: Optioned RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (AAA). Outrighted RHP Danny Burawa off the 40-man roster. April 24: Selected the contract of RHP Aaron Blair from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned LHP Matt Marksberry to Gwinnett (AAA). April 23: Optioned RHP Casey Kelly to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled LHP Matt Marksberry from Mississippi (AA). April 20: Optioned RHP Williams Perez to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Casey Kelly from Gwinnett (AAA). April 18: Placed INF Gordon Beckham on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 17, with a strained left hamstring. Recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Gwinnett (AAA). April 13: Placed OF Hector Olivera on the Restricted List. Recalled INF Daniel Castro from Triple- A Gwinnett. April 12: Optioned RHP Joel De La Cruz to Gwinnett (AAA). Transferred LHP Jesse Biddle to the 60-day disabled list. Selected the contract of RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Gwinnett (AAA). April 11: Recalled OF Mallex Smith from Gwinnett (AAA). Placed RHP Dan Winkler on the 15- day disabled list with a fractured right elbow. Selected the contract of RHP Joel De La Cruz from Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contract of LHP Hunter Cervenka from Mississippi (AA). Designated RHP Jose Ramirez for assignment. Transferred LHP Andrew McKirahan to the 60-day disabled list. April 10: Recalled RHP Chris Withrow from Gwinnett (AAA). Placed OF Ender Inciarte on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain, retroactive to April 9. Optioned RHP John Gant to Gwinnett (AAA). Braves Transactions Teheran s Wisler s Game Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (4) 0-0 13.2 9 6 6 6 10 3 --- 4/4 WSH ND, L, 4-3 (10) 6.0 5 2 2 3 4 2 102 4/9 STL L, 12-2 4.0 6 5 4 4 4 0 89 4/14 @WSH L, 6-2 7.0 6 6 6 1 6 2 110 4/20 LAD ND, L, 5-3 (10) 5.1 6 2 2 0 3 0 75 4/25 BOS L, 1-0 7.0 6 1 1 3 8 1 115 April Totals (5) 0-3, 4.60 ERA 29.1 29 16 15 11 25 5 98* 5/1 at CHI ND, W, 4-3 (10) 7.0 2 0 0 1 9 0 109 *Average Pitches JULIO TEHERAN - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 0-3 3.72 6 6 36.1 31 16 15 12 34 Career 40-33 3.45 109 106 669.2 607 281 257 190 576 TEHERAN vs. DIAMONDBACKS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 1-0 1.50 1 1 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 Career 3-1 2.17 5 5 29.0 25 7 7 6 28 Last Win vs. ARI: 8/14/15, vs. ARI (3-2) TEHERAN S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHS Most Innings Pitched............... 9.0, twice, 4/16/14 at PHI & 5/20/14 vs. MIL Most Strikeouts............................ 11, four times, last: 7/22/15 vs. LA Most Runs Allowed........................ 8, two times, last: 8/30/15 vs. NYY Most Home Runs Allowed............................... 4, 4/17/15 at TOR Longest Winning Streak............................... 4 games, 5/20-6/6/14 Longest Losing Streak................................... 4 games, 9/1-19/14 10+ Strikeout Games................................. 6, last: 7/22/15 vs. LA Career Complete Games....................4, last: 9/13/14 at TEX (8.0 IP, L, 3-2) Low-Hit Complete Game...........3, twice (9/13/14 at TEX and 4/16/14 at PHI) TEHERAN S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC 2016.000 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Career.131 109 191 25 2 0 10 6 52 30 Last HR: None Tomorrow s Starting Pitcher MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 (AAA) 1-2 2.05 4 4 22.0 12 7 5 14 20 2016 (MLB) 0-1 9.82 1 1 3.2 8 4 4 2 4 Career 4-8 5.78 35 16 109.0 143 78 70 38 95 FOLTYNEWICZ vs. DIAMONDBACKS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 0-1 8.71 2 2 10.1 17 11 10 3 10 Career 0-1 8.71 2 2 10.1 17 11 10 3 10 Last Win vs. ARI: 8/14/15, vs. ARI (3-2) 2016 Starting Pitcher Stats Quality Team Run Pitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^ Julio Teheran 6 3 0-3 1-5 36.1 (6.0) 12 (2.0) Bud Norris 5 1 1-4 1-4 22.2 (4.1) 14 (2.8) Matt Wisler 5 3 1-2 1-4 32.1 (6.1) 10 (2.0) Jhoulys Chacin 5 1 1-2 2-3 26.2 (5.0) 11 (2.2) Williams Perez 3 0 0-0 2-1 12.1 (4.0) 8 (2.7) Aaron Blair 3 0 0-2 0-3 16.1 (5.1) 4 (1.3) Mike Foltynewicz 1 0 0-1 0-1 3.2 (3.2) 0 (0.0) Team Totals 27 9 3-13 7-20 145.1 (5.1) 57 (2.1) *Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.) 2016 Backstop Breakdown Errors Pick-offs Catcher F-T-C PB CCS-SB (Attempts) 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA Record Pierzynski 2-0-0 3 3-13 (16) 0-0-0 145.0/68 4.22 4-13 Flowers 0-0-0 0 1-9 (10) 0-0-1 104.0/65 5.63 3-8 Pitchers --- --- --- 2-0-0 --- --- --- Totals 2-0-0 3 4-22 (26) 2-0-1 249.0/133 4.81 7-21 April 2: Selected the contracts of OF Drew Stubbs and RHP Alexi Ogando from Gwinnett (AAA). Designated OF Michael Bourn and INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio for assignment. Reassigned RHP Jhoulys Chacin to Gwinnett (AAA). Placed LHP Manny Banuelos (left elbow inflammation), LHP Jesse Biddle (recovering from Tommy John surgery), LHP Andrew McKirahan (recovering from Tommy John surgery) and Shea Simmons (recovering from Tommy John surgery) on the 15-day disabled list. March 31: Announced RHP Carlos Torres opted out of his minor-league contract. March 30: Optioned RHP Mike Foltynewicz to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned C Ryan Lavarnway and C Blake Lalli to minor league camp. Signed OF Drew Stubbs to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. March 29: Purchased the contract of OF Jeff Francoeur from Gwinnett (AAA). March 28: Granted INF/OF Nick Swisher his unconditional release. Reassigned LHP Alex Torres to minor league camp. March 27: Acquired LHP Eric O Flaherty from Pittsburgh for cash considerations. Acquired INF/OF Tyler Moore from Washington for INF Nate Freiman. March 26: Optioned LHP Ian Krol and RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned INF Reid Brignac and C Willians Astudillo to minor league camp. March 19: Claimed LHP Jesse Biddle off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. March 18: Optioned OF Mallex Smith to Gwinnett (AAA). Reassigned INF Dansby Swanson, INF Ozzie Albies, RHP Aaron Blair, and RHP Lucas Sims to minor league camp. Returned Rule 5 draft selection LHP Evan Rutckyj to the New York Yankees. March 14: Optioned RHP Chris Withrow to Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned LHP Matt Marksberry (AA) to Mississippi. Reassigned LHP Hunter Cervenka to minor league camp.
Braves Bullpen Briefs Hunter Cervenka LHP 6-1 245 26 yrs #54 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 13/11 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/1 Has compiled 13 consecutive scoreless outings to begin his career...ranks as the longest scoreless outing streak to begin a career by a Braves pitcher in Atlanta franchise history, passing Mike Stanton s previous record of eight in 1989. Allowed his first inherited runner to score on 5/1 at CHI, when Jason Heyward produced an RBI-groundout to score Matt Szczur...Has stranded nine of 10 inherited runners on the season. Has allowed one hit total (to the first batter he faced, lefty Daniel Murphy)...Since then lefties are 0-for-17 and righties are 0-for-8. Earned first hold, 4/16 at MIA, with a scoreless inning of work (one walk, two strikeouts), while stranding two inherited runners. The Braves selected his contract from Mississippi (AA) on 4/11...Made his MLB debut, 4/12. Since being signed by Atlanta from the independent league Sugar Land Skeeters on 7/7/15, has not allowed an earned run with the Braves organization...totaled 31.0 scoreless innings over 31 appearances in that span with Atlanta (12 G, 7.2 IP), Gwinnett (14 G, 16.2 IP) and Mississippi (5 G, 7.0 IP). Jason Grilli RHP 6-5 235 39 yrs #39 Saves/Opp: 2/4 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 10/6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 Converted his second save of the season on 5/1 at CHI, tossing 1.0 inning while allowing one walk and striking out one to preserve a 4-3 win in the 10th inning. Has walked nine and allowed 10 hits in 9.0 innings...has struck out 10. Failed to protect a one-run lead in a save opportunity on 4/17 at MIA...Earned his first win when the Braves went ahead in the 10th inning. Notched his first save, 4/16 at MIA with a scoreless 9th inning (one hit, one walk, three strikeouts)...the save was the 75th of his career. Failed to convert his first save opportunity of the season on 4/4 vs. WSH...Allowed a run, two hits and a walk. Made his 10th Opening Day roster. Suffered a season-ending injury on 7/11/15 at COL as he ruptured his left Achilles in the ninth inning while running to cover first base...underwent season-ending surgery to repair his ruptured tendon on 7/16/15. Jim Johnson RHP 6-6 250 32 yrs #53 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 5 1st Batter/retired: 14/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 Appeared in his 500th career game with 1.1 IP on Friday night vs. ARI. Earned his fifth hold of the season despite allowing two runs, earned, and two hits in 0.1 inning of relief on 5/1 at CHI. His five holds lead the team and are tied for 11th most in the National League. Has been scored upon in three straight outings...owns a 27.00 ERA (6 ER/2.0 IP) over this stretch. Allowed three runs, earned to take his third loss of the season, 4/29 at CHI...The outing snapped a string of seven consecutive scoreless appearances, dating to 4/15 at MIA. Collected a hold in three straight games, 4/15-4/17...Earned his fourth, 4/28 at BOS, with a scoreless 8th inning.. Took the loss in back-to-back appearances, 4/10 and 4/12, allowing two runs, earned, in each outing. Made his eighth appearance on an Opening Day roster this season. Failed to protect his first lead, 4/10 vs. StL...Allowed two runs, earned, three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. Led the American League in saves in back-to-back seasons, collecting 51 saves in 2012 and 50 rescues during the 2013 season. Became just the second pitcher in Major League history to record back-to-back 50-save seasons, joining LAD s Eric Gagne (2002-03). Bud Norris RHP 6-0 195 31 yrs #20 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 2/2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 Made his second appearance of the season out of the bullpen with 2.1 scoreless innings 5/4 at NYM, allowing one hit and fanning two. Also tossed 2.1 scoreless frames on 5/2 at NYM. Transitioned to the bullpen following his 4/27 start at BOS...Took his fourth loss of the season after going 1.1 innings and allowing seven hits and six runs, earned, in a 9-4 loss. Is 1-4 with a 8.74 ERA (22 ER/22.2 IP) in five starts this season. Pitched out of the bullpen 27 times in 2015, going 1-4 with a 6.59 ERA (20 ER/27.1 IP)...Struck out 32 and walked 12. Went unscored upon in seven of his last nine games out of the bullpen last season with San Diego, striking out 14 in 8.1 innings over that stretch. Eric O Flaherty LHP 6-2 220 31 yrs #34 Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 15/8 Inherited Runners/Scored: 13/6 Tossed 1.1 innings 5/2 at NYM, his first outing of more than 1.0 inning on the season and his first since 6/30/15. Lefties are 5-for-21 (.238) against him with two doubles, a walk and a home run...allowed the go-ahead run to score on 4/29 when Anthony Rizzo singled against him. Did not get a loss in three seasons from 2012-14 (104 appearances), but has lost twice this year. Has been scored upon in six of 15 outings...has gone less than 1.0 inning in 10 of his appearances. This season marked his eighth year on an Opening Day roster...spent 2009-2013 with the Braves. Acquired on March 27 from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. From 2011-2014, compiled a 1.54 ERA in 182 appearances...that mark was second-lowest among relievers with 150.0 or more innings behind Craig Kimbrel (1.51 ERA). Has not made an error in his entire MLB career. Alexi Ogando RHP 6-4 200 32 yrs #40 Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 13/5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 9/5 Tossed 2.0 frames on 4/15 to earn the team s first win of the season; allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Four of his 13 outings have been longer than 1.0 inning. Has walked seven over his last five games. Made his sixth Opening Day roster...made his Braves debut, 4/6 vs. WSH...Tossed a scoreless inning. Appeared in a career-high 64 games in his first season with the Red Sox last year...did not spend time on the major league DL for the first time since 2011. In 15, led Boston s staff with 65.1 relief innings, 0.2 shy of his career high set in 2012 with TEX (66.0). Originally signed as an international free agent by Oakland in 2002 as a position player...spent the first four years (2002-05) of his pro career as an outfielder in the Athletics minor league system. Arodys Vizcaino RHP 6-0 230 25 yrs #38 Saves/Opp: 3/4 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 11/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/3 Rebounded from his first blown save by notching his third rescue of the season on 5/3 at NYM, striking out one in 1.0 inning of relief...has converted 12 of his last 14 save opportunities (86%), including 3-of-4 this season. Suffered his first blown save of the season 5/1 at CHI, allowing one unearned run, two hits and one walk in 1.1 innings...picked up his first win when Atlanta earned a 4-3 victory in the 10th inning...the blown save was his first since 9/4/15 at WSH, and snapped a string of seven straight conversions. Snapped his career best-tying 16.2-inning scoreless streak (18 games), dating to 9/15/15, after allowing one run to score on two hits in the 9th inning, 4/28 at BOS...Retired his first two batters before allowing back-to-back singles (and a defensive indifference) that led to the two-out run... The scoreless stretch was the third longest active streak in the NL and the fifth longest in MLB. Since the start of last season, 41 of his 47 appearances have been scoreless. Threw a career-high 35 pitches over 1.1 IP (eight batters faced) to earn the save in a 6-3 win on 4/15 at MIA. Entered with two outs and a runner on base in the eighth inning. Made his first Opening Day roster...tossed a scoreless inning on Opening Day with two strikeouts. Appeared in a career-high 36 games with Atlanta last season...first recalled from the G-Braves on 7/6...Spent the remainder of the season on the active roster. Team Bullpen Totals W-L: 4-7 SV-OPP: 6-12 ERA: 4.65 IP: 98.2 R: 57 ER: 51 HITS/HR: 94/10 BB: 55 SO: 99 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 103/68 (66%) Inherited Runners/Scored: 59/19 (32%) Braves Bullpen By Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April 3-7 5.10 4-9 83.0 84 50 47 48 86 9 May 1-0 2.30 2-3 15.2 10 7 4 7 13 1 June 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 July 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 August 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Most Recent Appearances HUNTER CERVENKA 4/9 PNS^ ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4/12 at WSH ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/13 at WSH ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/16 at MIA H, 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4/17 at MIA ND 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4/19 LAD ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4/24 NYM ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/26 BOS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/27 at BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4/28 at BOS H, 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/1 at CHI H, 3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/4 at NYM ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5/6 ARI ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 JASON GRILLI 4/4 WSH BS, 1 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4/9 StL ND 0.2 0 2 1 3 1 0 4/11 at WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/16 at MIA S, 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4/17 at MIA BS, 2; W, 1-0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4/20 LAD L, 1-1 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4/22 NYM ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/24 NYM ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4/27 at BOS ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5/1 at CHI S, 2 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 JIM JOHNSON 4/10 StL BS, 1; L, 0-1 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 4/12 at WSH L, 0-2 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4/15 at MIA H, 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/16 at MIA H, 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/17 at MIA H, 3 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/21 LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4/25 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/28 at BOS H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/29 at CHI L, 0-3 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 5/1 at CHI H, 5 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 5/6 ARI ND 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 BUD NORRIS 4/16 at MIA+ W, 1-2 5.1 7 4 4 3 5 2 4/22 NYM+ L, 1-3 4.0 5 5 4 2 4 2 4/27 at BOS+ L, 1-4 1.1 7 6 6 2 0 1 5/2 at NYM ND 2.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5/4 at NYM ND 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 ERIC O FLAHERTY 4/10 StL ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/11 at WSH ND 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 4/12 at WSH ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/15 at MIA ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/17 at MIA H, 1 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4/20 LAD BS, 1 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4/21 LAD ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/22 NYM ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4/26 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/28 at BOS H, 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4/29 at CHI ND 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5/2 at NYM ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/6 ARI ND 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 ALEXI OGANDO 4/11 at WSH ND 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 4/15 at MIA W, 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4/18 at MIA H, 1 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4/19 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/20 LAD ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/21 LAD L, 1-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4/24 NYM ND 1.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 4/28 at BOS H, 2 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4/29 at CHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5/2 at NYM ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/6 ARI ND 1.0 3 2 1 1 0 0 ARODYS VIZCAINO 4/4 WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4/9 StL ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/12 at WSH ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/14 at WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/15 at MIA S, 1 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4/21 LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4/25 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4/28 at BOS S, 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5/1 at CHI BS, 1;W, 1-0 1.1 2 1 0 1 2 0 5/3 at NYM S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 *With Triple-A Gwinnett ^With Double-A Mississippi + As starter
Erick Aybar SS 5-10 195 32 yrs #1 ARI series:.500 (2-4) Last HR: 10/3/15 at TEX (Tolleson) Homestand:.500 (2-4) Current Streak: 2 games (3-7,.429) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 5x, last: 5/4-6 (3-7,.429) Is 14-for-79 (.177) dating to 4/11, but is batting.303 (10-for-33) in his last 9 games (4/26) and has four multi-hit efforts in that span. Started at second base, 4/29 at CHI, his first appearance there since 5/10/08 and first start at the position since 8/19/07. After committing two errors in his first four games (20 total chances), has not committed an error over his last 67 total chances (21 starts). Has two bunt hits this season, and 105 in his career, the most of any active player. Acquired by the Braves in a five-player trade with the Los Angeles Angels on 12/12/15. Since the start of 2011, is the only ML shortstop with at least 30 2Bs in each season. Is one of four ML shortstops with 10 or more SB in each of the last 7 seasons (since 09). Reid Brignac INF 6-3 210 30 yrs #4 ARI series:.250 (0-4) Last HR: 6/11/14 vs. SD (Vincent) Homestand:.250 (0-4) Current Streak: 0-7 Season Long Streak: 1 game, 5/3 (1-4,.250) Doubled in Tuesday s (5/3) second inning marking his first Major League hit since singling exactly one year ago to the day, 5/3/15. Had his contract selected Monday (5/2) rom Triple-A Gwinnett and started at 2B that evening (0-for-4). Monday (5/2) marked his first start in nearly one full year as his last start came 5/3/15 at SS, and it was his first start at 2B since 7/28/14. Played in 22 games for the G-Braves and batted.329 (28-for-85) with three doubles, 13 doubles, a.422 OB% and 9 runs scored. Reached base in 19 of his 22 games. At the time of his callup, ranked T3rd in the International League in hits with 28 and ranked sixth in batting average (.329). Signed by the Braves as a minor-legaue free agent on October 23, 2015. Attended Major League spring training and was reassigned to minor league camp on 3/26. Daniel Castro INF 5-11 190 23 yrs #14 ARI series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 10/2/15 vs. STL (Garcia) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-7 Season Long Streak: 6 games (career long), 4/19-24 (10-28,.357) Had a career-best six-game hitting streak 4/19-24, but is just 2-for-31 (.065) in 10 games since. His 1B in Sun. s (5/1) 10th inning - which put him in position to score the GW run - snapped his 0-for-23 hitless spell. Started 11 consecutive games, 4/19-29, (2B-5, 3B-3, SS-3) and went 10-for-49 (.204) with one double, three RBI and three runs scored in those contests. Recalled 4/13 from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace Hector Olivera on the roster. Batted.333 (7-for-21) with one double, three RBI and three runs for Gwinnett. Made five starts for GWN, four at SS and 1 at 2B. Split 2015 between Double-A, Triple-A and the Major Leagues. Appeared in a combined 145 games while batting.284 (141-for-496) with 19 extra-base hits, 51 RBI and 50 runs. Made his Major League debut on 6/17 vs. BOS as a pinch-hitter singling to right field. Chase d Arnaud INF 6-2 205 29 yrs #23 ARI series: DNP Last HR: None Homestand: DNP Current Streak: 0-3 Season Long Streak: 1 game, 5/2 (1-1, 1.000) Had his contract selected Monday (5/2) from Triple-A Gwinnett. Collected a pinchsingle in Tuesday night s 7th inning. Is 3-for-10 (.300) in his career as a PH. Wednesday (5/4) at NYM was his first career start in RF (and any OF position), 0-for-3. Hit.255 (24-for-94) with six doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBI in 22 games for GWN. Was 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts and a 7-game hitting streak, 4/24-5/1. Fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle on 4/18 vs. Durham, 3-for-5. Signed by the Braves as a minor-league free agent with an invitation to Major League spring training on 11/5/15. Was reassigned to minor leauge camp on 3/12. Tyler Flowers C 6-3 260 30 yrs #25 ARI series:.500 (1-2) Last HR: 9/4/15 at KC (Medlen) Homestand:.500 (1-2) Current Streak: 1 game (1-2,.500) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 3x, last: 4/21-23 (2-8,.250) Has started 11 games behind the plate (9-for-38,.237). Went 4-for-4 on 4/21 vs. LAD matching his career high (3x, last 9/30/15) in hits. Also drove in three runs, including two with two outs. Snapped his 5-game hitting streak (.533, 8-for-15) after going 0-for-4 on 4/12 at WSH. In 2015, started 100 games at catcher for CWS. CWS pitching staff owned a 3.68 ERA (359 ER/878.1 IP) when he was behind the plate (5th among AL catchers in ERA). Signed by the Braves as a free agent to a two-year contract 12/17/15 (option for 2018). Was originally drafted by ATL in the 33rd round of the 2005 draft. Jeff Francoeur OF 6-4 225 32 yrs #18 ARI series: DNP Last HR: 9/27/15 at WSH (Janssen) Homestand: DNP Current Streak: 0-5 Season Long Streak: 4 games, 4/23-26 (6-14.429) Has multi-hit efforts in 4 of his last 9 starts. Batting 10-for-35 (.286) in those 9 starts. Is 11-for-38 (.289) and has reached base in 10 of his last 14 games (since 4/19) after starting the season going 1-for-12 (.083) over his first eight games. Batting.370 (10-for-27) vs. LHP, tied for the seventh best mark in the NL among hitters with at least 20 at-bats against lefties. Is 2-for-23 (.087) vs. RHP. Drew a pinch-walk in the 8th inning on Opening Day (4/4) vs. WSH and came around to score to give the Braves a 3-2 lead entering the 9th inning. In 2015, led all MLB players with a.367 (11-for-30) pinch average. Leads the Majors with 127 OF assists since the start of 2005 (ML debut year). Was Atlanta s No. 1 (23rd overall) draft selection in 2002 and played his first 8-plus professional seasons with the organization. Freddie Freeman 1B 6-5 220 26 yrs #5 ARI series:.500 (2-4) Last HR: 4/29 at CHI (Lester) Homestand:.500 (2-4) Current Streak: 4 games (6-15,.400) Season Long Streak: 5 games, 4/25-29 (10-19,.526) Has multiple hits in seven of his last 12 games. Batting.400 (18-for-45) with two homers, five doubles and a 1.093 OPS over those 12 games. Has raised his batting average 107 points over his last 14 games, since 4/21, going 20-for-54 (.370) in that time span. Entered 4/20 s game with a.156 season avg. Batting.338 (25-for-74) with 6 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last 19 games (dating to 4/15). Went 2-for-25 (.080) over his first eight games, 4/4-13, of the season. Hit his third home run of the season, 4/29 at CHI (Lester), on a 3-0 pitch. Marked the first time in his career he homered on a 3-0 offering. Also homered 4/27 at BOS off LH Tommy Layne. Is batting.297 (11-for-37) against lefties this season. Braves Bits Collected two hits, 4/25 vs. BOS, including a bunt-1b in the 5th inning. That game also marked his first start batting in the #6 slot in the lineup since 7/1/12. Clubbed his second career Opening Day home run on 4/4 vs. WSH in his 6th consecutive Opening Day start. Ranks 10th in the Majors with a.321 (168-for-523) batting average with runners in scoring position over the last five seasons (2012-16). Led the Majors in 2015 with a.376 (35-for-93) BAvg. with runners in scoring position. Finished 5th in the 2013 N.L. Most Valuable Player of the Year voting. Finished 2nd in the 2011 N.L. Rookie of the Year voting (to Craig Kimbrel). Ender Inciarte OF 5-10 190 25 yrs #11 ARI Series: DNP Last HR: 9/27/15 at SD [2] (Shields) Homestand: DNP Current Streak: 0-2 Season Long Streak: 2 games, 4/4-6 (2-7,.286) Activated off the disabled list today and makes his 4th start of the season tonight. Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/10 (retroactive to 4/9) with a strained left hamstring. Suffered the injury in 4/8 s first inning while running to first base on a groundball to shortstop. He missed the last 25 team games. Appeared in two rehabilitation games with Gwinnett (AAA) and went 2-for-6, 1 BB. Made his 2nd career Opening Day start and his 2nd career appearance on an OD roster. Went 17-for-52 (.327) with four 2B, one 3B and two SB in 17 spring contests. Spent his first full season in the Majors in 2015 and hit.303 (159-for-524) with 27 doubles, five triples, six home runs, 21 stolen bases and 73 runs scored in 132 games. His.303 batting average last season ranked ninth in the National League. Ranked 2nd in MLB in 15 with 29 defensive runs saved (to TB s Kevin Kiermaier). Acquired by ATL along with RHP Aaron Blair and INF Dansby Swanson from ARI in exchange for RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier on 12/8/15. Kelly Johnson INF/OF 6-1 200 34 yrs #24 ARI series:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 9/9/15 at WSH (Strasburg) Homestand:.333 (1-3) Current Streak: 2 games (2-6,.333) Season Long Streak: 2 games, 3x, last: 5/3-6 (2-6,.333) Batting.280 (7-for-25) over his last eight games, since 4/22. 4/24 vs. NYM was his second multi-hit game (4/16 at MIA). Has played in 21 of 28 games, including 6 starts at 2B, 4 starts in LF and 1 start at 1B. Made his first World Series appearance in 2015. Joined the New York Mets in a four-player trade on 7/24/15. Returned to the Braves for his 3rd stint in his 11th ML season. He was originally drafted by ATL in the compensation round (38th overall) of the 2000 first-year player draft. Has been a part of eight different Major League organizations, including six different teams over the last four seasons (since 2012). Nick Markakis OF 6-1 215 32 yrs #22 ARI series:.500 (2-4) Last HR: 9/25/15 at MIA (Fernandez) Homestand:.500 (2-4) Current Streak: 1 game (2-4,.500) Season Long Streak: 5 games, 2x, last: 4/14-19 (8-20,.400) Drove in the winning run in Sunday s (5/1) 10th inning with a sac fly. Ranks T14th in the NL in RBI (20) and is T2nd in MLB in go-ahead RBI (8). Led off 4/28 at BOS with a double, tying a Braves franchise record for the most doubles (11) in the month of April (Hank Aaron, 1969 and M. Giles, 2003). Batting.520 (13-for-25) with RISP, the 5th highest mark in the Majors. Ranks tied fourth in the Majors in doubles (11). Eleven of his last 27 hits have been two-base hits. Stroked 6 consecutive doubles, 4/9-11. Had 3 doubles, 4/10 vs. STL, matching his career high (2x, 7/14/12). Batted.348 (16-for-46) with 9 2B, 12 RBI and 7 runs scored over 12 games, 4/6-19. Has reached base safely in each of his 26 starts via hit (29), walk (16) or HBP (1). Has reached base safely in each of his last 30 road games, the second-longest active streak in the majors (.322, 37-for-115, 23 BB) behind NYM s Curtis Granderson. Signed a four-year contract with ATL on 12/5/14. A.J. Pierzynski C 6-3 250 39 yrs #15 ARI Series:.000 (0-2) Last HR: 9/29/15 vs. WSH ([2] (Roark) Homestand:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: 0-3 Season Long Streak: 2 games, 3x, last: 5/2-3 (3-8,.375) Collected his 2,000th career hit 4/27 at BOS with a single to center field in the second inning. Ranks 10th all-time among catchers. Went 6-for-14 (.429) with a.529 OB% over a four-game span, 4/16-22. Leads active major leaguers with 1,890 career games behind the plate. His 15,949.1 career innings caught rank seventh in MLB since the start of the divisional era in 1969. Among catchers with at least 1,500 games caught, his.995 fielding percentage ranks as the top mark. He has committed just 66 errors in 13,130 total chances. Signed by the Braves to a one-year contract as a free agent on 1/5/16. Mallex Smith OF 5-9 180 23 yrs #17 ARI Series:.333 (1-3) Last HR: 5/3 at NYM (Harvey) Homestand:.333 (1-3) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3,.333) Season Long Streak: 4 games, 4/16-20 (4-15,.267) Stroked his first career home run Tues. (5/3) at NYM in the 5th inning (2-1 count). The HR was originally ruled a 3B, but after a crew chief review, the call was overturned to a HR. Seven of his first 15 career hits have gone for extra bases (6 2B 1 HR). Made his Major League debut 4/11 at WSH, batting leadoff (1-for-3) and playing centerfield. Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier that day. Had the first multi-rbi game of his career on 4/19 vs. LAD driving in 3 runs with a third-inning bases-loaded walk and a two-run double in the 7th inning. Drove in the winning run in 4/18 s 10th inning with a two-out, RBI-single for his first career RBI. The last Brave to record their first career RBI which was also the game-winner was teammate A. Garcia (solo HR 6th inning), 7/26/15 at STL. Registered his first career stolen base on 4/13 at WSH. Opened the 2016 campaign with GWN and batted.400 (6-for-15) in three games. Matt Tuiasosopo OF 6-2 235 29 yrs #30 ARI series:.000 (0-1) Last HR: 7/27/13 vs. PHI (Valdes) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-2 Season Long Streak: None Had his contract selected Monday (5/2) from Triple-A Gwinnett. Appeared in his first game on Wednesday at NYM, going 0-for-1 as a PH. It marked his first appearance in a Major League game since 9/29/13 with DET. Hit.218 (19-for-87) with six doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI in 25 games for GWN. At the time of his callup, ranked T3rd in extra-base hits (10) and was T4th in doubles (6). Signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent on 11/10/15. Attended Major League spring training and was reassignment to minor league camp on 3/5.
Braves Breakdown STARTS BY POSITION 1B Freeman-27, Johnson-1 2B Peterson-8, Johnson-7, Castro-6, Beckham-5, Aybar-1, Brignac-1 3B Garcia-22, Castro-3, Brignac-2, Peterson-1 SS Aybar-24, Castro-4 LF Francoeur-10, Olivera-5, K.Johnson-4, Peterson-4, Garcia-4, Stubbs-1 CF Smith-18, Stubbs-7, Inciarte-3 RF Markakis-26, Francoeur-1, d Arnaud-1 C Pierzynski-17, Flowers-11 P Teheran-6, Norris-5, Wisler-5, Chacin-5, Perez-3, Blair-3, Foltynewicz-1 DH Garcia-2 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 Markakis-17, Smith-5, Inciarte-3, Aybar-3 2 Castro-13, Markakis-7, Aybar-5, Garcia-3, Beckham-1 3 Freeman-23, Garcia-5 4 Garcia-19, Freeman-3, K.Johnson-3, Pierzynski-2, Francoeur-1 5 Pierzynski-11, Francoeur-6, K.Johnson-3, Markakis-3, Flowers-3, Olivera-1, Beckham-1 6 K.Johnson-5, Olivera-4, Francoeur-4, Flowers-5, Brignac-3, Aybar-2, Pierzynski-2, Beckham-1, Freeman-1, d Arnaud-1 7 Aybar-11, Peterson-7, Flowers-3, Stubbs-3, Pierzynski-2, Johnson-1, Castro-1 8 Smith-8, Peterson-6, Stubbs-4, Aybar-4, Pitcher-4, Beckham-2 9 Pitcher-21, Smith-5, Stubbs-1 Number of different lineups used: 26 (does not include pitcher s slot) HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Braves Solo................ 5 Opponent Solo............. 18 Braves 2-Run............... 0 Opponent 2-Run............. 8 Braves 3-Run............... 1 Opponent 3-Run............. 3 Braves Grand Slams.......... 0 Opponent Grand Slams........ 4 Braves Total................ 6 Opponent Total............. 33 Braves Blasts 2016 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opp. Pitcher(s) MULTI-HOMER GAMES Francoeur 7 0 4/9/10 vs. WAS Freeman 6 0 6/3/15 at ARI Pierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYY Flowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK Markakis 2 0 9/14/08 vs MIN Aybar 1 0 9/18/11 at BAL Beckham 1 0 6/1/12 vs. SEA Brignac 1 0 7/17/10 at NYY Inciarte 1 0 9/27/15 at SD LEAD-OFF HOMERS K. Johnson 9 0 7/6/11 at MIL (Gallardo) Aybar 4 0 5/4/14 vs. TEX (Darvish) Markakis 3 0 8/1/15 at PHI (Nola) Beckham 2 0 5/14/14 at OAK (Milone) Inciarte 1 0 8/22/15 at CIN (DeSclafani) GAME-ENDING HOMERS Francoeur 3 0 7/19/15 vs MIA (Ramos) Pierzynski 3 0 7/2/08 vs CLE (Kobayashi) Brignac 2 0 6/11/14 vs. SD (Vincent) Freeman 2 0 6/17/13 vs. NYM (Gee) Beckham 1 0 6/21/15 vs. TEX (Claudio) Flowers 1 0 9/8/14 vs. OAK (Chavez) Garcia 1 0 8/3/15 vs. SF (Vogelsong) GRAND SLAMS Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins) K.Johnson 4 0 7/8/11 at STL (Lohse) Markakis 3 0 6/10/11 vs TB (Hellickson) Francoeur 2 0 6/6/15 vs. SF (Bumgarner) Flowers 1 0 8/28/11 at SEA (Vargas) Peterson 1 0 5/16/15 at MIA (Latos) PINCH-HIT HOMERS Pierzynski 5 0 6/3/15 at ARI (Ziegler) Brignac 1 0 5/15/13 at CHC (Samardzija) Francoeur 1 0 7/17/15 vs. MIA (Dunn) Freeman 1 0 9/21/10 at PHI (Halladay) K.Johnson 1 0 4/5/08 vs. NYM (Sosa) Tuiasosopo 1 0 5/9/13 at WSH (Haren) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Tomahawk Chops HIT BREAKDOWN Multi-Hit Games Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High Hits Aybar 6 0 0 0 0 6 4 5, 7/3/15 Beckham 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4, 5x, last: 5/6/14 Brignac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4, 9/14/09 Castro 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 3, 5x, last: 4/24/16 d Arnaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 9x, last: 10/3/15 Flowers 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4, 3x, last: 4/19/16 Francoeur 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 4, 11x, last: 5/4/15 Freeman 7 1 0 0 0 8 1 4, 3x, last: 4/28/15 Garcia 6 2 0 0 0 8 2 3, 5x, last: 4/6/16 Inciarte 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 5x, last: 9/27/15 Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis 3 3 1 0 0 7 1 5, 7/3/11 Olivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 2x, last: 9/27/15 Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 6x, last: 9/7/15 Pierzynski 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12 Smith 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 3, 2x, last: 5/1/16 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 2x, 5/15/13 Totals 42 8 2 0 0 52 16 RBI BREAKDOWN Multi-RBI Games GW 2-Out Player 2 3 4 5 Total RBI* RBI Career High RBI Aybar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 4x, last: 9/2/13 Beckham 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4, 3x, last: 6/20/12 Brignac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 7/17/10 Chacin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2, 2x, 9/20/13 Castro 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2, 2x, last: 4/20/16 d Arnaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 2x, last: 9/25/11 Flowers 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 4, 2x, last: 9/2/14 Francoeur 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 7, 4/12/08 Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5, 4x, last: 9/23/15 Garcia 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 3, 2x, last: 9/13/15 Inciarte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4, 4./13/15 Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13 Markakis 3 1 0 0 4 3 10 6, 6/10/11 Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 9/7/15 Peterson 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4, 5/16/15 Pierzynski 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7, 6/12/03 Smith 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1, 4/17/16 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 4/26/13 Totals 8 4 0 0 14 7 39 (*39 total 2-out runs) RUNNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT Aybar.................1-2........1-1........ ---.......... 2-3 Beckham..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Brignac...............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Castro................1-2........ ---........ ---.......... 1-2 d Arnaud..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Flowers...............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Francoeur..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Freeman...............1-1........ ---........ ---.......... 1-1 Garcia................---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Inciarte...............0-1........ ---........ ---.......... 0-1 Johnson...............1-1........ ---........ ---.......... 1-1 Markakis..............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Olivera................---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Peterson...............0-1........ ---........ ---.......... 0-1 Pierzynski..............1-1........ ---........ ---.......... 1-1 Smith.................4-6........ ---........ ---.......... 4-6 Tuiasosopo.............---......... ---........ ---.......... --- Team Totals 13-19 1-1 --- 14-20 HITTING STREAKS OF 10 OR MORE GAMES Player Dates Games Avg (H-AB) HR RBI Braves Disabled/Inactive List Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games Missed Paco Rodriguez LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 2/20 --- 28 Manny Banuelos LHP Left elbow inflammation 15-day 4/2 (retroactive to 3/25) --- 28 Jesse Biddle LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 28 Andrew McKirahan LHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 28 Shea Simmons RHP Recovering from Tommy John surgery 15-day 4/2 --- 28 Ender Inciarte OF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/10 (retroactive to 4/9) 5/7 25 Dan Winkler RHP Fractured right elbow 15-day 4/11 --- 23 Hector Olivera OF Placed on Major League Baseball s Restricted List - 4/13 --- 21 Gordon Beckham INF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/18 (retroactive 4/17) --- 16
Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 4/4 WSH H-D L, 4-3 (10) Treinen-O Flaherty-Papelbon 48,282* 0-1 T2-1.0 4/5 OPEN DATE 0-1 T2-1.0 4/6 WSH H-N L, 3-1 Strasburg-Norris-Papelbon 18,531 0-2 4-2.0 4/7 OPEN DATE 0-2 4-1.5 4/8 STL H-N L, 7-4 Siegrist-O Flaherty-Rosenthal 24,824 0-3 4-2.0 4/9 STL H-N L, 12-2 Martinez-Teheran-None 33,471 0-4 5-2.5 4/10 STL H-D L, 12-7 Oh-Johnson-Rosenthal 23,214 0-5 5-3.5 4/11 at WSH R-N L, 6-4 Scherzer-Norris-Papelbon 18,119 0-6 5-4.5 4/12 at WSH R-N L, 2-1 Treinen-Johnson-Rivero 18,378 0-7 5-5.5 4/13 at WSH R-N L, 3-0 Roark-Wisler-Papelbon 19,400 0-8 5-6.5 4/14 at WSH R-D L, 6-2 Strasburg-Teheran-None 21,144 0-9 5-7.5 4/15 at MIA R-N W 6-3 Ogando-Phelps-Vizcaino 18,071 1-9 5-7.5 4/16 at MIA R-N W, 6-4 Norris-Koehler-Grilli 33,123 2-9 5-7.5 4/17 at MIA R-D W, 6-5 (10) Grilli-Jackson-Wisler 24,780 3-9 5-6.5 4/18 OPEN DATE 3-9 5-6.0 4/19 LAD H-N W, 8-1 Weber-Wood-None, 14,160 4-9 5-6.0 4/20 LAD H-N L, 5-3 (10) Blanton-Grilli-Jansen 16,087 4-10 5-7.0 4/21 LAD H-D L, 2-1 (10) Hatcher-Ogando-Jansen 18,431 4-11 5-7.0 4/22 NYM H-N L, 6-3 Harvey-Norris-Familia 21,173 4-12 5-8.0 4/23 NYM H-N L, 8-2 Matz-Chacin-None 35,230 4-13 5-9.0 4/24 NYM H-D L, 3-2 degrom-blair-familia 32,085 4-14 5-10.0 4/25 BOS H-N L, 1-0 Porcello-Teheran-Kimbrel 22,735 4-15 5-10.5 4/26 BOS H-N L, 11-4 Price-Wisler-None 23,487 4-16 5-10.5 4/27 at BOS R-N L, 9-4 Wright-Norris-None 33,380 4-17 5-10.5 4/28 at BOS R-N W, 5-3 Chacin-Buchholz-Vizcaino 32,232 5-17 5-9.5 4/29 at CHI R-D L, 6-1 Strop-Johnson-None 34,007 5-18 5-10.5 4/30 at CHI R-D PPD 5-11.0 APRIL TOTALS 331,710 (25,516 average in 13 dates) 5-18 5/1 at CHI R-D W, 4-3 Vizcaino-Rondon-Grilli 40,164 6-18 5-11.0 5/2 at NYM R-N L, 4-1 Colon-Foltynewicz-None 23,847 6-19 5-12.0 5/3 at NYM R-N W, 3-0 Wisler-Harvey-Vizcaino 27,356 7-19 5-11.0 5/4 at NYM R-D L, 8-0 Matz-Chacin-None 31,783 7-20 5-11.5 5/5 OPEN DATE 7-20 5-11.5 5/6 ARI H-N L, 7-2 Greinke-Blair-None 23,514 7-21 5-11.5 5/7 ARI H-N 7:10p 5/8 ARI H-D 1:35p 5/9 OPEN DATE 5/10 PHI H-N 7:10p 5/11 PHI H-N 7:10p 5/12 PHI H-N 7:10p 5/13 at KC R-N 8:15p 5/14 at KC R-N 7:15p 5/15 at KC R-D 2:15p 5/16 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/17 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/18 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/19 at PIT R-N 7:05p 5/20 at PHI R-N 7:05p 5/21 at PHI R-D 3:05p 5/22 at PHI R-D 1:35p 5/23 OPEN DATE 5/24 MIL H-N 7:10p 5/25 MIL H-N 7:10p 5/26 MIL H-N 7:10p 5/27 MIA H-N 7:35p 5/28 MIA H-D 4:10p 5/29 MIA H-N 5:05p 5/30 SF H-D 1:10p 5/31 SF H-N 7:10p MAY TOTALS 23,514 (23,514 average in 1 date) 2-3 6/1 SF H-N 7:10p 6/2 SF H-D 12:10p 6/3 at LAD R-N 10:10p 6/4 at LAD R-N 10:10p 6/5 at LAD R-D 4:10p 6/6 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/7 at SD R-N 10:10p 6/8 at SD R-D 3:40p 6/9 OPEN DATE 6/10 CHI H-N 7:35p 6/11 CHI H-D 4:10p 6/12 CHI H-D 1:35p 6/13 CIN H-N 7:10p 6/14 CIN H-N 7:10p 6/15 CIN H-N 7:10p 6/16 CIN H-D 12:10p 6/17 at NYM R-N 7:10p 6/18 at NYM R-N 8:15p 6/19 at NYM R-D 1:10p 6/20 OPEN DATE 6/21 at MIA R-N 7:10p 6/22 at MIA R-D 12:10p 6/23 NYM H-N 7:10p 6/24 NYM H-N 7:35p 6/25 NYM H-N 7:15p 6/26 NYM H-D 1:35p 6/27 CLE H-N 7:10p 6/28 CLE H-N 7:10p 6/29 CLE H-N 7:10p 6/30 MIA H-N 7:10p JUNE TOTALS 7/1 MIA H-N 7:35p 7/2 MIA H-D 4:10p 7/3 MIA H-N 8:05p 7/4 at PHI R-D 4:05p 7/5 at PHI R-N 7:05p 7/6 at PHI R-D 1:05p 7/7 at CHI R-N 8:05p 7/8 at CWS R-N 8:10p 7/9 at CWS R-D 2:10p 7/10 at CWS R-D 2:10p 2016 Schedule and Results Date Opp. H/R Time/ D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GA GB 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/12 87th ALL-STAR GAME, PETCO PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/15 COL H-N 7:35p 7/16 COL H-N 7:10p 7/17 COL H-D 1:35p 7/18 at CIN R-N 7:10p 7/19 at CIN R-N 7:10p 7/20 at CIN R-D 12:35p 7/21 at COL R-N 8:40p 7/22 at COL R-N 8:40p 7/23 at COL R-N 8:10p 7/24 at COL R-D 4:10p 7/25 OPEN DATE 7/26 at MIN R-N 8:10p 7/27 at MIN R-N 8:10p 7/28 PHI H-N 7:10p 7/29 PHI H-N 7:35p 7/30 PHI H-N 7:10p 7/31 PHI H-D 1:35p JULY TOTALS 8/1 OPEN DATE 8/2 PIT H-N 7:10p 8/3 PIT H-N 7:10p 8/4 PIT H-N 7:10p 8/5 at STL R-N 8:15p 8/6 at STL R-N 7:15p 8/7 at STL R-D 2:15p 8/8 at MIL R-N 7:20p 8/9 at MIL R-N 8:10p 8/10 at MIL R-N 8:10p 8/11 at MIL R-D 2:10p 8/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p 8/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p 8/14 at WSH R-D 1:35p 8/15 OPEN DATE 8/16 MIN H-N 7:10p 8/17 MIN H-N 7:10p 8/18 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/19 WSH H-N 7:35p 8/20 WSH H-N 7:10p 8/21 WSH H-D 1:35p 8/22 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/23 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p 8/26 at SF R-N 10:15p 8/27 at SF R-N 9:05p 8/28 at SF R-D 4:05p 8/30 SD H-N 7:10p 8/31 SD H-N 7:10p AUGUST TOALS 9/1 SD H-D 12:10p 9/2 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/3 at PHI R-N 7:05p 9/4 at PHI R-D 1:35p 9/5 at WSH R-D 4:05p 9/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p 9/8 OPEN DATE 9/9 NYM H-N 7:35p 9/10 NYM H-N 7:10p 9/11 NYM H-D 1:35p 9/12 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/13 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/14 MIA H-N 7:10p 9/15 OPEN DATE 9/16 WSH H-N 7:35p 9/17 WSH H-D 1:05p 9/18 WSH H-D 1:35p 9/19 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/20 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10p 9/22 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/23 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/24 at MIA R-N 7:10p 9/25 at MIA R-D 1:10p 9/26 OPEN DATE 9/27 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/28 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/29 PHI H-N 7:10p 9/30 DET H-N 7:35p SEPTEMBER TOTALS 10/1 DET H-N 7:10p 10/2 DET H-D 3:10p OCTOBER TOTALS SEASON TOTALS * Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game
Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 49-62 Yesterday s Record: 2-1 May 7, 2016 Gwinnett Braves International League (AAA) 15-14, 1st (+2.5), South Division Yesterday: Gwinnett 4, Charlotte 0 WP: Williams Perez (1-2, 3.26) LP: Terance Marin (1-3, 7.61) S: None Mississippi Braves Southern League (AA) 13-15, 3rd (-4.5), South Division Yesterday: Mississippi 6, Tennessee 3 WP: Danny Burawa (1-0, 9.00) LP: David Garner (1-2, 4.26) S: Mauricio Cabrera (4) Carolina Mudcats Carolina League (High-A) 11-15, 3rd (-7.5), Southern Division Yesterday: PPD (Rain) WP: N/A LP: N/A Rome Braves South Atlantic League (Single-A) 10-18, 7th (-9.5), Southern Division Yesterday: Hickory 3, Rome 1 WP: Erik Swanson (3-0, 1.03) LP: Patrick Weigel (1-3, 3.18) S: Joe Palumbo (4) Appalachian League (Rookie) 0-0, Eastern Division Yesterday: N/A WP: N/A LP: N/A Danville Braves Gulf Coast League (Rookie) 0-0, Northern Division Yesterday: N/A WP: N/A LP: N/A Gulf Coast League Braves Recap: RHP Williams Perez fired a one-hit shutout as Gwinnett blanked Charlotte 4-0 yesterday...it was the first 9.0-inning complete game for Perez, who surrendered just an infield single and one walk while facing two over the minimum...he struck out seven...at the plate for Gwinnett, rehabbing Atlanta OF Ender Inciarte went 2-for-3 with a walk, while 2B Gordon Beckham went 0-for- 4...C Ryan Lavarnway and 1B Blake Lalli each went 2-for-4, while SS Ozzie Albies had his first multi-hit game at the Triple-A level with a 2-for-3 night. Next Game: 5/7 vs. Charlotte, 7:05 p.m. RH Tyrell Jenkins (2-1, 1.67) vs. RH Chris Beck Recap: Mississippi scored once in the eighth and twice in the ninth to power a 6-3 win over Tennessee (CHI) last night, the M-Braves seventh victory in their last nine games...lhp Sean Newcomb fanned a season-best eight batters in a season-high 6.0 innings, allowing eight hits and three runs while only walking one...rhp Danny Burawa fired 1.0 scoreless inning to earn the win...of Dustin Peterson went 2-for-4 with a double, one run and an RBI, while C Williams Astudillo went 2-for-4...2B Johan Camargo (1-for-4) slugged his first home run of the year. Next Game: 5/7 at Tennessee, 6:05 p.m. RH Rob Whalen (1-3, 4.26) vs. RH Tyler Skulina Recap: Carolina and Lynchburg saw their scheduled game postponed for the second consecutive day with a rainout yesterday...the two are slated to play a pair of seven-inning contests today at Calvin Falwell Field in Lynchburg. Next Game: 5/7 at Lynchburg, 4:00 p.m. RH Enderson Franco (2-1, 7.36) vs. TBD - GM 1 LH Ryan Lawlor (1-1, 4.50) vs. TBD - GM 2 Recap: Rome outhit Hickory (TEX) 5-3 on the game, but a trio of runs in the first inning gave the Crawdads a 3-1 win last night...rhp Patrick Weigel was saddled with the loss, despite allowing three hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks over 7.0 innings, striking out three...rhp Josh Graham, Atlanta s fourth-round pick in last year s draft, made his season debut with 1.0 scoreless inning of relief...3b Austin Riley (1-for-4) poked his 10th doubled of the season and came around to score Rome s only run. Next Game: 5/7 vs. Augusta, 6:00 p.m. LHP Max Fried (1-1, 3.52) vs. RH Cory Taylor Recap: N/A Next Game: Season begins on 6/23 Recap: N/A Next Game: Season begins on 6/24 W: Brandon Cunniff/Tyrell Jenkins, 2 S: David Peterson, 3 K: John Gant/Tyrell Jenkins/Lucas Sims, 20 Starter ERA: Tyrell Jenkins, 1.67 (5 ER/27.0 IP) Reliever ERA: K.Texeira, 1.20 (2 ER/15.0 IP) AVG: Rio Ruiz,.324 (33-for-102) HR: Rio Ruiz/Sean Kazmar, 2 RBI: Sean Kazmar, 13 SB: Emilio Bonifacio, 10 W: Chris Ellis, 4 S: Mauricio Cabrera, 4 K: Sean Newcomb, 32 Starter ERA: Brandon Barker, 1.29 (4 ER/28.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Bradley Roney, 0.87 (1 ER/10.1 IP) AVG: Willians Astudillo,.284 (23-for-81) HR: Dustin Peterson, 3 RBI: Dustin Peterson, 16 SB: Matt Lipka, 2 W: Zack Bird/Enderson Franco/Max Povse, 2 S: Chase Johnson-Mullins/Evan Phillips, 4 K: Max Povse, 26 Starter ERA: Matt Withrow, 1.04 (2 ER/17.1 IP) Reliever ERA: S. McLaughlin/E. Phillips, 0.79 AVG: Joey Meneses,.310 (27-for-87) HR: Joey Meneses, 2 RBI: Jordan Edgerton, 16 SB: Stephen Gaylor, 7 W: T. Belicek/D. Geekie,/R. Sanchez, 2 S: Oriel Caicedo, 2 K: Patrick Weigel, 34 Starter ERA: Mike Soroka, 2.32 (8 ER/31.0 IP) Reliever ERA: Bladimir Matos, 0.82 (1 ER/11.0 IP) AVG: Ray-Patrick Didder,.309 (29-for-94) HR: Five tied, 2 RBI: Jonathan Morales, 20 SB: Ronald Acuna, 9 W: N/A K: N/A Starter ERA: N/A Reliever ERA: N/A AVG: N/A HR: N/A RBI: N/A SB: N/A W: N/A K: N/A Starter ERA: N/A Reliever ERA: N/A AVG: N/A HR: N/A RBI: N/A SB: N/A Player Award RHP Max Povse CL Pitcher of the Week (4/7-17) RHP Aaron Blair IL Pitcher of the Week (4/18-4/24) 2016 Players of the Week/Month Awards ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages 231-344).***