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2015 2016 All-Time Overall (since 1900) 3-3 1-4 942-1127-22 Atlanta Era (since ‘66) 3-3 --- 297-361-1 at Atlanta 2-1 1-2 163-165-1 at Turner Field (since ‘97) --- --- 41-31 at Los Angeles (since ‘58) 1-2 0-2 171-240 at Dodger Stad. (since ‘62) --- --- 152-214 Braves vs. Dodgers ATLANTA BRAVES (16-39) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (30-27) RH Matt Wisler (2-5, 3.16) vs. LH Scott Kazmir (4-3, 4.38) Game No. 56 Road Game No. 27 June 5, 2016 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, Calif. FSSO BRAVES VS. DODGERS: The Braves and Dodgers meet for the sixth and final time this season in the finale of this three-game set...The teams met for three games in Atlanta, April 19-21...The Dodgers have only outscored the Braves 16-14 so far, but Los Angeles has taken four of the five games. The Braves have lost 13 of their last 18 games with the Dodgers, dating to the beginning of the 2014 season. The Braves have lost seven of eight at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers last swept the Braves, July 29-31, 2014, also in a three-game set. WEST COAST SWING: The Braves are 3-9 against the NL West this season, with 10 of the 12 games coming at Turner Field...They went 12-21 against the West in each of the last two seasons after compiling a 137-102 combined record over seven consecutive winnings seasons (2007-2013) against the division. ROUGH START: The Braves fell to 16-39 with yesterday’s loss, the franchise’s worst start through 55 games since the 1911 squad began 13-42. SHUT OUT: The Braves were held scoreless for the seventh time last night, the second most shutouts in the Majors...San Diego has been blanked a MLB-high 10 times. The Braves have been shut out in three of their last five games (May 31, June 2, June 4). STARTING ROTATION: The Braves starting rotation has compiled a 3.50 ERA (38 ER/97.2 IP) and a .219 batting average against in the last 17 games, but the starters are a combined 4-8 in this stretch after receiving just 25 runs of support (1.5 per game). Braves starters have received 98 runs of support this season, the fewest in the Majors...The Phillies are ranked 29th with 118...The Red Sox lead all of baseball, giving their starters 258 runs. OFFENSE: The Braves have scored more than five runs once (seven runs, 5/28 vs. MIA) over their last 14 games and are averaging 2.4 runs per game (33 total) over this stretch....In these 14 games, they are hitting .193 (87-for-451) with four home runs and 105 strikeouts... They are 5-9 in this span. PICKOFFS: The Braves have eight pickoffs this season, second most in baseball and tied for tops in the National League. Since the start of 2013, the Braves (61) are second to the Los Angeles of Anaheim (62) for the most pickoffs in baseball. Overall ................................ 16-39 Home .................................... 6-23 Road ................................... 10-16 Day ....................................... 5-11 Night .................................. 11-28 Current Streak .......................... L3 Last 5 Games ........................... 1-4 Last 10 Games ......................... 4-6 April...................................... 5-18 May ..................................... 10-18 June ......................................... 1-3 Vs. LHSP ............................... 6-14 Vs. RHSP ............................ 10-25 Series Opener ........................ 5-14 Series Opener at Home ........... 3-7 Series Opener on Road ........... 2-7 By Series ............................ 3-12-3 By Home Series.................... 1-8-1 By Road Series ..................... 2-4-2 Rubber Games ........................ 0-4 Sweeps/Were Swept ................ 1-7 Scored First ........................... 9-10 Opponent Scored First........... 7-29 1-run games ............................ 3-8 Comeback Wins .................... 8-12 Last AB Wins ........................... 4-9 Walkoff Wins ........................... 1-1 Extra Innings ........................... 3-7 Led After 6 ............................ 13-4 Led After 7 ............................ 13-2 Led After 8 ............................ 15-1 Tied After 6 ............................. 1-7 Tied After 7 ............................. 1-8 Tied After 8 ............................. 0-5 Behind After 6 ....................... 2-28 Behind After 7 ....................... 2-29 Behind After 8 ....................... 1-33 Division Games ..................... 9-15 Vs. Other Divisions ................ 7-24 Vs. A.L. Teams .......................... 2-5 Vs. N.L. Teams ..................... 14-34 Hit 0 HR ............................ 10-28 Hit 1+ HR............................ 6-11 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........ 3-31 Scored 4 or More Runs ......... 13-8 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ...... 13-9 Allowed 4 or More Runs ....... 3-30 More Hits than Opponent ..... 10-8 Fewer Hits than Opponent .... 4-26 Committed No Errors ........... 8-22 Committed 1 or More Errors 8-17 Braves Breakdown DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Mon., June 6 at SD RH Williams Perez (2-1, 3.86) vs. LH Christian Friedrich (2-1, 2.53) FSSE 10:10 Tues., June 7 at SD RH Aaron Blair (0-4, 7.55) vs. RH Colin Rea (3-2, 4.85) FSSE 10:10 Wed., June 8 at SD RH Julio Teheran (1-6, 2.92) vs. LH Drew Pomeranz (5-5, 2.22) FSSE 3:40 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 Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers Needs For Erick Aybar 8 SB 150 Freddie Freeman 60 RBI 500 Kelly Johnson 4 HR 150 Nick Markakis 5 HR 150 A.J. Pierzynski 4 RBI 900 3 2B 400 Upcoming Milestones Player/Coach Date Turns Jim Johnson 6/27/83 33 Bo Porter 7/5/72 44 Terry Pendleton 7/16/60 56 Marty Reed 7/22/61 55 VIZCAINO GETS THE K: Arodys Vizcaino struck out two batters in a scoreless 10th inning Wednesday, giving him 33 strikeouts in 22.2 innings this season. Among pitchers with at least as many innings as Vizcaino (22.2), the right-hander owns the fifth-best K/9 IP rate in the majors (13.10). Vizcaino has struck out at least one batter in 19 consecutive appearances, the longest active streak for a reliever in MLB...He is just the second Braves reliever with as long a streak since 1966...Craig Kimbrel compiled three such runs (26 games, 20 twice), with the last (20 games) coming in 2012 (7/19-9/17). RISP: The Braves went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position yesterday, and are hitting .134 (17-for-127) with 34 strikeouts in these situations over their last 16 games. OF Mallex Smith is hitting .448 (13-for-29) with runners in scoring position, the third-highest mark in the Majors and second best in the NL (minimum .62 PA/game)...He has nine extra-base hits (three doubles, three triples and two home runs) in these situations, tied for the ninth most in the Majors. MALLEX SMITH: Finished with two hits and a RBI from the ninth spot in the starting lineup Friday night... Smith is hitting .328 (21-for-64) with 14 RBI when he starts in the nine hole (20 games). His 20 RBI this season are tied for the sixth most among all rookies., while his seven stolen bases are the most. MATT WISLER: Has a 1-3 record over his last five starts despite a 3.09 ERA (12 ER/35.0 IP)...Has received eight combined runs of support over this stretch. Finished May with the 43.0 innings, tied for the fifth most in baseball. He is 2-1 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER/29.0 IP) in five games, four starts, on the road THREE HOMERS: Corey Seager hit three solo home runs Friday to become the first player to have a three-homer game against the Braves since the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano on June 8, 2007...Friday night was the 14th three-homer game against the Braves since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966. Seager became the 11th different player to hit three home runs in a game against the Braves...Soriano, Larry Parrish and Willie Stargell all did it twice BRIAN SNITKER: Longtime Brave Brian Snitker was named Atlanta’s interim manager on May 17...He earned his first win on May 18 (at PIT) and his first home win on May 27 vs. MIA...Overall, the Braves have gone 7-11 under Snitker. Upcoming Birthdays

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Page 1: ATLANTA BRAVES (16-39) Braves vs. Dodgers vs. LOS ANGELES ...mlb.mlb.com/.../Braves_Daily_Notes_6.5.16_2wazywyp.pdf · 2015 2016 All-Time Overall (since 1900) 3-3 1-4 942-1127-22

2015 2016 All-TimeOverall (since 1900) 3-3 1-4 942-1127-22Atlanta Era (since ‘66) 3-3 --- 297-361-1at Atlanta 2-1 1-2 163-165-1at Turner Field (since ‘97) --- --- 41-31at Los Angeles (since ‘58) 1-2 0-2 171-240at Dodger Stad. (since ‘62) --- --- 152-214

Braves vs. DodgersATLANTA BRAVES (16-39) vs.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS (30-27)RH Matt Wisler (2-5, 3.16) vs. LH Scott Kazmir (4-3, 4.38)

Game No. 56 • Road Game No. 27

June 5, 2016 • Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. • FSSO

BRAVES VS. DODGERS: The Braves and Dodgers meet for the sixth and final time this season in the finale of this three-game set...The teams met for three games in Atlanta, April 19-21...The Dodgers have only outscored the Braves 16-14 so far, but Los Angeles has taken four of the five games.

• The Braves have lost 13 of their last 18 games with the Dodgers, dating to the beginning of the 2014 season.

• The Braves have lost seven of eight at Dodger Stadium.

• The Dodgers last swept the Braves, July 29-31, 2014, also in a three-game set.

WEST COAST SWING: The Braves are 3-9 against the NL West this season, with 10 of the 12 games coming at Turner Field...They went 12-21 against the West in each of the last two seasons after compiling a 137-102 combined record over seven consecutive winnings seasons (2007-2013) against the division.

ROUGH START: The Braves fell to 16-39 with yesterday’s loss, the franchise’s worst start through 55 games since the 1911 squad began 13-42.

SHUT OUT: The Braves were held scoreless for the seventh time last night, the second most shutouts in the Majors...San Diego has been blanked a MLB-high 10 times.

• The Braves have been shut out in three of their last five games (May 31, June 2, June 4).

STARTING ROTATION: The Braves starting rotation has compiled a 3.50 ERA (38 ER/97.2 IP) and a .219 batting average against in the last 17 games, but the starters are a combined 4-8 in this stretch after receiving just 25 runs of support (1.5 per game).

• Braves starters have received 98 runs of support this season, the fewest in the Majors...The Phillies are ranked 29th with 118...The Red Sox lead all of baseball, giving their starters 258 runs.

OFFENSE: The Braves have scored more than five runs once (seven runs, 5/28 vs. MIA) over their last 14 games and are averaging 2.4 runs per game (33 total) over this stretch....In these 14 games, they are hitting .193 (87-for-451) with four home runs and 105 strikeouts...They are 5-9 in this span.

PICKOFFS: The Braves have eight pickoffs this season, second most in baseball and tied for tops in the National League.

• Since the start of 2013, the Braves (61) are second to the Los Angeles of Anaheim (62) for the most pickoffs in baseball.

Overall ................................ 16-39Home .................................... 6-23Road ................................... 10-16Day ....................................... 5-11Night .................................. 11-28Current Streak .......................... L3Last 5 Games ........................... 1-4Last 10 Games ......................... 4-6April ...................................... 5-18May ..................................... 10-18June ......................................... 1-3Vs. LHSP ............................... 6-14Vs. RHSP ............................ 10-25Series Opener ........................ 5-14Series Opener at Home ........... 3-7Series Opener on Road ........... 2-7By Series ............................3-12-3By Home Series....................1-8-1By Road Series .....................2-4-2Rubber Games ........................ 0-4Sweeps/Were Swept ................ 1-7Scored First ........................... 9-10Opponent Scored First ........... 7-291-run games ............................ 3-8Comeback Wins .................... 8-12Last AB Wins ........................... 4-9Walkoff Wins ........................... 1-1Extra Innings ........................... 3-7Led After 6 ............................ 13-4Led After 7 ............................ 13-2Led After 8 ............................ 15-1Tied After 6 ............................. 1-7Tied After 7 ............................. 1-8Tied After 8 ............................. 0-5Behind After 6 ....................... 2-28Behind After 7 ....................... 2-29Behind After 8 ....................... 1-33Division Games ..................... 9-15Vs. Other Divisions ................ 7-24Vs. A.L. Teams .......................... 2-5Vs. N.L. Teams ..................... 14-34Hit 0 HR ............................ 10-28Hit 1+ HR ............................ 6-11Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........ 3-31Scored 4 or More Runs ......... 13-8Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ...... 13-9Allowed 4 or More Runs ....... 3-30More Hits than Opponent ..... 10-8Fewer Hits than Opponent .... 4-26Committed No Errors ........... 8-22Committed 1 or More Errors 8-17

Braves Breakdown

DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIMEMon., June 6 at SD RH Williams Perez (2-1, 3.86) vs. LH Christian Friedrich (2-1, 2.53) FSSE 10:10Tues., June 7 at SD RH Aaron Blair (0-4, 7.55) vs. RH Colin Rea (3-2, 4.85) FSSE 10:10Wed., June 8 at SD RH Julio Teheran (1-6, 2.92) vs. LH Drew Pomeranz (5-5, 2.22) FSSE 3:40

All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio NetworkPTV-Peachtree TV; FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-SportSouth

Upcoming Schedule and Probable Starting Pitchers

Needs ForErick Aybar 8 SB 150Freddie Freeman 60 RBI 500Kelly Johnson 4 HR 150Nick Markakis 5 HR 150A.J. Pierzynski 4 RBI 900 3 2B 400

Upcoming Milestones

Player/Coach Date TurnsJim Johnson 6/27/83 33Bo Porter 7/5/72 44Terry Pendleton 7/16/60 56Marty Reed 7/22/61 55

VIZCAINO GETS THE K: Arodys Vizcaino struck out two batters in a scoreless 10th inning Wednesday, giving him 33 strikeouts in 22.2 innings this season.

• Among pitchers with at least as many innings as Vizcaino (22.2), the right-hander owns the fifth-best K/9 IP rate in the majors (13.10).

• Vizcaino has struck out at least one batter in 19 consecutive appearances, the longest active streak for a reliever in MLB...He is just the second Braves reliever with as long a streak since 1966...Craig Kimbrel compiled three such runs (26 games, 20 twice), with the last (20 games) coming in 2012 (7/19-9/17).

RISP: The Braves went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position yesterday, and are hitting .134 (17-for-127) with 34 strikeouts in these situations over their last 16 games.

• OF Mallex Smith is hitting .448 (13-for-29) with runners in scoring position, the third-highest mark in the Majors and second best in the NL (minimum .62 PA/game)...He has nine extra-base hits (three doubles, three triples and two home runs) in these situations, tied for the ninth most in the Majors.

MALLEX SMITH: Finished with two hits and a RBI from the ninth spot in the starting lineup Friday night...Smith is hitting .328 (21-for-64) with 14 RBI when he starts in the nine hole (20 games).

• His 20 RBI this season are tied for the sixth most among all rookies., while his seven stolen bases are the most.

MATT WISLER: Has a 1-3 record over his last five starts despite a 3.09 ERA (12 ER/35.0 IP)...Has received eight combined runs of support over this stretch.

• Finished May with the 43.0 innings, tied for the fifth most in baseball.

• He is 2-1 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER/29.0 IP) in five games, four starts, on the road

THREE HOMERS: Corey Seager hit three solo home runs Friday to become the first player to have a three-homer game against the Braves since the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano on June 8, 2007...Friday night was the 14th three-homer game against the Braves since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966.

• Seager became the 11th different player to hit three home runs in a game against the Braves...Soriano, Larry Parrish and Willie Stargell all did it twice

BRIAN SNITKER: Longtime Brave Brian Snitker was named Atlanta’s interim manager on May 17...He earned his first win on May 18 (at PIT) and his first home win on May 27 vs. MIA...Overall, the Braves have gone 7-11 under Snitker.

Upcoming Birthdays

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#37 Matt Wisler RHP • 6-3 • 205 • 23 yrs

2016 Record: 2-5, 3.16 ERA • 2015 Record: 8-8, 4.71 ERA

vs. RHB: .218 (27-124), 3 HR • vs. LHB: .197 (25-127), 3 HR

Today’s Starting Pitcher

Today’s Game

• Set to make his 12th appearance and 11th start of the season...Tonight will be his 32nd career appearance, 30th start...Took a no-decision against the Dodgers earlier this season on April 21, tossing 6.2 innings and allowing one unearned run in a 2-1, 10-inning loss.

• Is 0-4 with a 4.12 ERA (18 ER/39.1 IP) in six games at home, while he is 2-1 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER/29.0 IP) in five games, four starts, on the road...For his career, he is 5-6 with a 4.97 ERA (44 ER/79.2 IP) in 16 games, 14 starts, on the road...Has never pitched at Dodger Stadium.

2016 Recap

• Finished May with the 43.0 innings, tied for the fifth most in baseball.

• Has struck out 23 over his last four starts...Struck out 25 over his first seven appearances.

• Has a 1-3 record over his last five starts despite a 3.09 ERA (12 ER/35.0 IP)...Has received eight combined runs of support over this stretch.

• Has limited opposing hitters to a .207 batting average, the 13th-best mark in the Majors...Has allowed 52 total hits, tied for the 11th fewest in the NL among qualifying pitchers.

• Since tossing 2.0 scoreless innings during his first relief appearance on 9/6/15 at WSH three days after lasting 1.2 innings in a 15-1 loss at Nationals Park, is 5-7 with a 2.88 ERA (33 ER/103.0 IP) and a .215 average against in 16 games, 15 starts...Among pitchers with 90.0 innings over that stretch (since 9/11/15), Wisler has the 15th-best ERA in the Majors.

• Collected his second win of the season, going 6.2 innings and allowing one run, earned, to beat PHI 7-1 at Citizens Bank Park on 5/20.

• Threw a career-most 116 pitches over 7.1 innings in a no-decision on 5/15 at KC, after tossing 8.0 innings in consecutive starts, 5/3 and 5/10...Became the first Braves starter to record at least one out in the eighth inning in three straight starts since 2013, when Kris Medlen did it from 9/14-9/27.

• Went 8.0 innings for the second consecutive turn, a 3-2 loss on 5/10 vs. PHI... The last Braves pitcher to go at least 8.0 innings in consecutive starts was Alex Wood in 2014 on 4/17 (8.0 IP) and 4/22 (8.0 IP).

• Combined with Arodys Vizcaino to hold NYM to one hit on 5/3, the fewest hits the Braves have allowed in a game since 4/18/14, when Aaron Harang, Luis Avilan and Jordan Walden also held the Mets to one hit at Citi Field...Wisler went 8.0 innings, limiting the Mets to a Asdrubal Cabrera fifth-inning single...The last Braves pitcher to allow only one hit in as long an outing was Julio Teheran on 5/9/14 vs. CHI (8.0 IP, 1 H)...The Mets did not advance a runner past first base, the first such game for the Braves since 9/27/13 vs. PHI...Kris Medlen and Craig Kimbrel combined on a two-hitter in a 1-0 win that night.

• Took a no-decision after setting a career-high with 115 pitches over 6.2 innings in a 2-1, 10-inning loss on 4/21 vs. LAD.

• Earned his first career save with a perfect 10th inning on 4/17 in MIA...Preserved a 6-5 win to become the first Braves pitcher since Williams Perez last season to make a start and earn in a save in the same season...Prior to Perez, Kris Medlen was the last Braves pitcher to do it, when he did so in 2012.

• Took a no-decision in his season debut, 4/8 vs. StL...Allowed four runs, earned, in 6.2 innings of a 7-4 loss.

Career Recap

• Acquired by the Braves along with OF Cameron Maybin, OF Carlos Quentin, OF Jordan Paroubeck and a competitive balance pick (41st overall) in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft from the San Diego Padres in exchange for RHP Craig Kimbrel and OF Melvin Upton Jr. on April 5, 2015.

• Finished fifth among NL rookies with eight wins and eighth with 109.0 IP in 2015.

DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (4) 0-0 13.2 9 6 6 6 10 3 ---4/8 StL ND, L, 7-4 6.2 7 4 4 1 6 1 914/13 at WSH L, 3-0 6.0 4 3 3 1 4 2 744/17 at MIA S, 6-5 (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64/21 LAD ND, L, 2-1 (10) 6.2 4 1 0 2 6 0 1154/26 BOS L, 11-4 5.0 5 5 5 3 3 1 81April Totals (5) 0-2, 3.24 ERA 25.1 20 13 12 7 19 4 73*5/3 at NYM W, 3-0 8.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 1065/10 PHI L, 3-2 8.0 8 3 3 2 2 1 1045/15 at KC ND, L, 4-2 (13) 7.1 8 2 2 0 7 0 1165/20 at PHI W, 7-1 6.2 5 1 1 2 7 0 955/26 MIL L, 6-2 6.0 6 3 3 2 7 1 965/31 SF L, 4-0 7.0 4 3 3 2 2 0 79May Totals (6) 2-3, 2.51 ERA 43.0 32 12 12 10 29 2 99*

MATT WISLER - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2016 2-5 3.16 11 10 68.1 52 25 24 17 48Career 10-13 4.11 31 29 177.1 171 84 81 57 120

WISLER VS. LOS ANGELES (NL) W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2016 0-0 0.00 1 1 6.2 4 1 0 2 6Career 1-0 2.84 2 2 12.2 12 5 4 2 8Last win vs. LAD: 9/9/10, HOU vs. LAD (3-2)

WISLER’S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER HIGHSMost Innings Pitched (Starter). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2, 10/4/16 vs. StLMost Innings Pitched (Reliever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0, 9/6/15 at WSHMost Strikeouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9/22/15 at NYM Most Home Runs Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 8/23/15 at CHI Longest Winning Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 7/1/15-7/26/15 Longest Losing Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 games, 8/1-9/17/15 10+ Strikeout Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NoneCareer Complete Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NoneLow-Hit Complete Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

WISLER’S BATTING AVG G AB H R HR RBI BB SO SAC2016 .050 11 20 1 1 0 1 0 9 1Career .102 32 49 5 1 0 2 2 15 6Last HR: None

Wisler’s Game Log

WILLIAMS PEREZ - SEASON & CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2016 2-1 3.86 8 8 44.1 38 20 19 14 21Career 9-7 4.53 31 28 161.0 168 86 81 65 94

PEREZ VS. SAN DIEGO W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO2015 1-1 2.70 2 2 13.1 11 5 4 6 7Career 1-1 2.70 2 2 13.1 11 5 4 6 7Last Win vs. SD: 6/10/15 vs. SD (4-1)

Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher

June 4: Placed RHP Mike Foltynewicz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 31, with right elbow soreness...Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (AAA).

June 3: Returned RHP Jim Johnson from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett (AAA).

June 2: Placed INF Gordon Beckham on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Selected the contract of INF Brandon Snyder from Gwinnett (AAA).

May 31: Acquired minor leaguer RHP Sean Ratcliffe from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for RHP Jason Grilli and cash considerations.

May 28: Placed INF Erick Aybar on the 15-day disabled list with right foot contusion. Recalled RHP Aaron Blair from Gwinnett (AAA).

May 27: Designated INF Reid Brignac for assignment. Recalled OF/INF Adonis Garcia from Gwin-nett (AAA).

May 26: Optioned RHP Casey Kelly to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Chris Withrow from Gwinnett (AAA)

May 25: Claimed LHP Dario Alvarez off waivers from the New York Mets. Assigned him to Gwin-nett (AAA).

May 23: Acquired LHP Brian Matusz and Competitive Balance Draft Pick No. 76 in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor-league RHP Brandon Barker and minor-league LHP Trevor Belicek. Designated Matusz for assignment. Reinstated LHP Manny Banuelos from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Gwinnett (AAA).

May 22: Optioned RHP Joel De La Cruz to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP Casey Kelly from Gwinnett.

May 20: Optioned RHP John Gant to Gwinnett (AAA). Selected the contract of RHP Joel De La Cruz from Gwinnett.

May 18: Optioned RHP Aaron Blair to Gwinnett (AAA). Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett.

May 17: Dismissed Manager Fredi Gonzalez and Bench Coach Carlos Tosca. Named Brian Snitker interim manager, Marty Reed bullpen coach, Terry Pendleton bench coach and Eddie Perez first base coach.

May 16: RHP Shae Simmons began a rehabilitation assignment with Gwinnett (AAA).

May 11: Traded RHP Jhoulys Chacin to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for minor league LHP Adam McCreery...Recalled RHP Williams Perez from Gwinnett (AAA).

May 10: Returned INF Gordon Beckham from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Ian Krol from Gwinnett (AAA). Placed RHP Jim Johnson on the 15-day disabled list with right groin strain.

May 9: Designated OF Matt Tuiasosopo for assignment.

May 7: Returned OF Ender Inciarte from his rehabilitation assisgnment and reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned INF/OF Adonis Garcia to Gwinnett (AAA).

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.

Braves Recent Transactions

Quality Team RunPitcher Starts Starts W-L Record* IP (Avg) Support^Julio Teheran 12 6 1-6 2-10 74.0 (6.0) 21 (1.8)Matt Wisler 10 8 2-5 2-8 67.1 (6.2) 18 (1.8)Williams Perez 8 3 2-1 6-2 44.1 (5.1) 20 (2.5)Aaron Blair 7 1 0-4 1-6 31.0 (4.1) 3 (0.4)Mike Foltynewicz 6 3 2-2 2-4 33.1 (5.1) 11 (1.8)Bud Norris 6 1 1-5 1-5 27.2 (4.1) 14 (2.3)Jhoulys Chacin 5 1 1-2 2-3 26.2 (5.0) 11 (2.2)Casey Kelly 1 0 0-1 0-1 5.0 (5.0) 0 (0.0)Team Totals 55 23 9-26 16-39 309.1 (5.1) 98 (1.8)

*Braves record in his starts; ^Runs scored while he is in the game (avg.)

2016 Starting Pitcher Stats

Errors Pick-offsCatcher F-T-C PB CCS-SB (Attempts) 1B-2B-3B Inn./ER ERA RecordPierzynski 2-0-2 3 5-19 (24) 0-0-0 249.0/113 4.08 9-19Flowers 0-0-0 2 1-21 (22) 0-0-1 248.2/125 4.52 7-20Pitchers --- --- --- 5-0-0 --- --- ---Totals 2-0-2 5 6-40 (46) 5-0-1 497.2/238 4.30 16-39

2016 Backstop Breakdown

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Hunter Cervenka • LHP • 6-1 • 245 • 26 yrs • #54Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 5 1st Batter/retired: 26/17 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/2• Has stranded 15 of 17 inherited runners on the season.• Lefties are 4-for-36 (.111) with 13 strikeouts against him...Righties are 6-for-23 (.261).• 5/13 at KC snapped his string of 15 consecutive scoreless outings to begin his career...His scoreless

run ranked as the longest scoreless outing streak to begin a career by a Braves pitcher in Atlanta franchise history.• Compiled a 30 at-bat hitless streak, 4/13-5/12...Allowed a single to the first batter he faced, lefty Daniel

Murphy, before starting his run...Lefties were 0-for-20 and righties were 0-for-10 over the stretch...The last Braves pitcher to hold opponents hitless over a 30 at-bat stretch streak was Jonny Venters, who went 37 straight from May 8-May 28, 2011.

• The Braves selected his contract from Mississippi (AA) on 4/11...Made his MLB debut, 4/12.• Did not allow an earned run in his first 34.0 innings over 34 appearances after signing with the

Braves out of the independent league Sugar Land Skeeters on 7/7/15...The span included time with Atlanta (15 G, 10.1 IP), Gwinnett (14 G, 16.2 IP) and Mississippi (5 G, 7.0 IP).

John Gant • RHP • 6-3 • 200 • 23 yrs • #52Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 6/5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3• Allowed two of three inherited runners to score last night in his first MLB action since 5/19 at PIT.• Recalled by the Braves, 6/4, for his fourth stint with the team this season...Named to his first Opening Day

roster, but optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on 4/10...Recalled, 4/27, from the G-Braves and tossed a career high 4.2 innings (allowed two earned runs on three hits) that night at BOS...Returned to Gwinnett on 5/2 without making another appearance...Returned from 5/18-5/20, going 1.1 innings on 5/19 at PIT.

• Made his MLB debut, 4/6 vs. WAS with a scoreless inning...Allowed two runs in each of his next four outings.• Went 3-0 with a 3.14 ERA (15 ER/43.0 IP) in eight games, seven starts, with Gwinnett...Struck out 48.• Ranked by Baseball America and the organization’s No. 18 prospect entering the 2016 season.

Jim Johnson • RHP • 6-6 • 250 • 32 yrs • #53Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 5 1st Batter/retired: 16/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0• Went to the 15-day disabled list on 5/10 with a right groin strain...Activated, 6/3, and threw a scoreless inning

vs. LAD.• Made one rehabilitation appearance with Single-A Rome and two with Triple-A Gwinnett...Tossed a scoreless

inning in all three games.• Appeared in his 500th career game with 1.1 IP on 5/6 vs. ARI.• His five holds are tied for the team lead.• Made his eighth appearance on an Opening Day roster this season. • 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).

Ian Krol • LHP • 6-1 • 205 • 25 yrs • #46Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 16/12 Inherited Runners/Scored: 16/7• Has limited lefties to three singles in 20 at-bats (.150) with eight strikeouts.• Earned his first win with the Braves, 5/27 vs. MIA, retiring both batters he faced and also picking off an

inherited runner.• Went a season-best 2.0 innings, 5/22 at PHI.• Retired one batter (fly out) in the seventh inning (stranded one inherited runner) on 5/21 at PHI for his first

hold of 2016 and first since 7/21/15. • Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 5/10 and tossed a scoreless inning in his Braves debut.• Went 1-2 with one save and a 4.38 ERA (6 ER/12.1 IP) in 12 games out of the bullpen for the G-Braves.• Acquired on 11/20/15 along with LHP Gabe Speier from Detroit in exchange for OF Cameron Maybin and

cash considerations.

Eric O’Flaherty • LHP • 6-2 • 220 • 31 yrs • #34Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 26/14 Inherited Runners/Scored: 20/9• Has allowed 14 hits and nine runs (eight earned) over his last 14 appearances (12.0 innings; 6.00 ERA).• Lefties are 12-for-45 (.267) against him with three doubles, a triple, two walks and a home run.• Did not get a loss in three seasons from 2012-14 (104 appearances), but has lost three times this year...Earned

his first win, 5/28 vs. MIA. • 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 • #40Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: 3 1st Batter/retired: 27/14 Inherited Runners/Scored: 15/9• Allowed two runs last night, the first he has allowed since 5/16..Had made 10 consecutive scoreless appearances

(7.2 IP), dating to 5/17. • 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.• 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.• 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 • #38Saves/Opp: 6/7 Holds: 0 1st Batter/retired: 22/17 Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/3• Earned his sixth save, 5/27 vs. MIA with a perfect ninth inning.• Has converted 15 of his 17 save opportunities (88%) since last season.• Since the start of last season, 49 of his 58 appearances have been scoreless.• Among pitchers with at least as many innings as Vizcaino (22.2 IP), the right hander is owns the fifth-best K/9

rate in the Majors (13.10; 33 K)...Has struck out a batter in 19 consecutive appearances, the longest active streak for a reliever in the Majors.

• 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.

• Suffered his first blown save of the season 5/1 at CHI, but picked up his first win when the Braves won 4-3 in 10...The blown save was his first since 9/4/15 at WSH, and snapped a string of seven straight conversions.

• Made his first Opening Day roster...Tossed a scoreless inning on Opening Day with two strikeouts.

Chris Withrow • RHP • 6-3 • 240 • 27 yrs • #51Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 15/12 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/5• Joined the team, 5/26, for his second stint with the club and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings that night...Originally

recalled on 4/10, before being optioned to Gwinnett (AAA), 4/30.• Has made five scoreless appearances since returning (5.0 IP), while also earning his first win with the Braves,

6/1 vs. SF.• 12 of his 15 appearances with the Braves have been scoreless.• Collected five saves in nine games with the G-Braves, allowing one unearned run in 8.1 innings. • Made his Braves debut against StL on 4/10 that day, allowing a run, a hit and two walks in 0.2 innings...Failed

to protect a one-run lead.• Acquired by Atlanta in a six-player trade with LAD on 5/27/15, but spent the entire season on the 60-day

disabled list recovering from 2014 right elbow surgery.

Braves Bullpen BriefsW-L: 7-13 SV-OPP: 9-16 ERA: 4.30IP: 188.1 R: 98 ER: 90HITS/HR: 182/17 BB: 90 SO: 1981st Batter Faced/Retired: 200/135 (68%)Inherited Runners/Scored: 111/40 (36%)

Team Bullpen Totals

Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HRApril 3-7 5.10 4-9 83.0 84 50 47 48 86 9May 3-6 3.91 5-7 89.2 87 44 39 34 99 7June 1-0 2.30 0-0 15.2 11 4 4 8 13 1July 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0August 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sept. 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0October 0-0 -.-- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Braves Bullpen By Month

HUNTER CERVENKADATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR5/17 at PIT ND 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 05/20 at PHI ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 05/25 MIL H, 4 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 05/26 MIL ND 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 05/28 MIA H, 5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 05/30 SF ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 05/31 SF ND 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 06/1 SF ND 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 06/3 at LAD ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1

JOHN GANTDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR4/27 at BOS ND 4.2 3 2 2 3 4 05/2 TOL* ND 3.0 4 1 1 2 2 05/8 CHA*^ W, 2-0 6.2 6 2 1 1 7 15/14 at PAW*^ W, 3-0 6.0 4 2 2 2 6 05/19 at PIT ND 1.1 2 2 1 1 1 05/24 at NOR*^ [2] ND 6.0 7 1 0 0 9 05/30 PAW*^ ND 6.2 11 5 5 1 6 16/4 at LAD ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0

JIM JOHNSONDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR4/20 LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 04/21 LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 04/25 BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 04/28 at BOS H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 04/29 at CHI L, 0-3 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 05/1 at CHI H, 5 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 05/6 ARI ND 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 15/8 ARI L, 0-4 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 15/26 GVL+^ ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 05/28 SYR* ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 05/31 PAW* ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 06/3 at LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0

IAN KROLDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR5/22 at PHI ND 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 05/25 MIL BS, 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 05/26 MIL ND 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 15/27 MIA W, 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 05/29 MIA ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 15/30 SF ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 06/1 SF ND 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 06/3 at LAD ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 06/4 at LAD ND 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0

ERIC O’FLAHERTYDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR5/15 at KC L, 0-3 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 05/16 at PIT ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 05/19 at PIT ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 05/22 at PHI ND 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 05/25 MIL ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 05/28 MIA W, 1-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 05/29 MIA ND 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 05/31 SF ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 06/2 SF ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 06/4 at LAD ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0

ALEXI OGANDODATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR5/19 at PIT ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 05/20 at PHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 05/22 at PHI ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 05/24 MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 05/25 MIL ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 05/28 MIA H, 3 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 05/29 MIA ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 06/1 SF ND 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 06/2 SF ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 06/4 at LAD ND 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0

ARODYS VIZCAINODATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR5/1 at CHI BS, 1;W, 1-0 1.1 2 1 0 1 2 05/3 at NYM S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 05/7 ARI ND 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 05/8 ARI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 05/11 PHI ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 05/12 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 05/15 at KC ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0518 at PIT S, 4 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 15/21 at PHI S, 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 05/25 MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 05/27 MIA S, 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 05/30 SF ND 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 06/1 SF ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0

CHRIS WITHROWDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR5/18 DUR* S, 4 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 05/20 CHA* ND 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 05/24 at NOR* S, 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 05/26 MIL ND 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 05/28 MIA ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 05/31 SF ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 06/1 SF W, 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 06/4 at LAD ND 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0

*At Triple-A Gwinnett +At Single-A Rome

^As a Starter

Most Recent Appearances

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Daniel Castro • INF • 5-11 • 190 • 23 yrs • #14LAD Series: .000 (0-2) Last HR: 10/2/15 vs. STL (Garcia) Road Trip: .000 (0-2) Current Streak: 0-2

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 9-for-74 (.122) in 27 games since. • Has committed just one error in 208 total chances while playing 2B, 3B and

shortstop at the ML level (2015-16 seasons) for a .995 fielding percentage.• Started 11 consecutive games, 4/19-29, (2B-5, 3B-3, SS-3) and went 10-for-49 (.204).• Recalled 4/13 from Triple-A Gwinnett. 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. • Made his Major League debut on 6/17/15 vs. BOS as a pinch-hitter singling to RF.

Chase d’Arnaud • INF • 6-2 • 205 • 29 yrs • #23LAD Series: .125 (1-8) Last HR: None Road Trip: .125 (1-8) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4, .250)

Season Long Streak: 5 games, 5/15-5/21 (9-19, .474) • Is 17-for-58 (.293) with a .369 OBP in 15 starts this season.• Has played 2B (5 games, 5 starts), 3B (8 games, 7 starts), RF (1 game, 1 start) and SS (4

games, 2 starts) this season. • Has six multi-hit games, including season-best three on 5/21 at PHI. • Came of the bench in Wednesday’s 6th inning and stroked a leadoff pinch-double. Singled

in his next at-bat in the 8th, finished the night going 2-for-3, with 5 innings played at SS.• Went 13-for-33 (.394) in his first 11 games with ATL, 5/2-21.• Is 3-for-5 as a pinch-hitter this season and is 4-for-12 (.333) in his career as a PH.• Started at shortstop, 5/29, (0-for-4) for the first time since 10/3/15 (26th career time).• Collected a career high three hits (3-for-5, 1 double) from the leadoff spot, 5/21 at PHI.• 5/4 at NYM marked his first career start in RF (and any OF position), 0-for-3.• Hit .255 (24-for-94) with six 2B, one 3B, one HR and four RBI in 22 games for GWN. • Signed by the Braves as a minor-league free agent 11/5/15.

Tyler Flowers • C • 6-3 • 260 • 30 yrs • #25LAD Series: .125 (1-8) Last HR: 5/26 vs. MIL (Peralta) Road Trip: .125 (1-8) Current Streak: 0-7

Season Long Streak: 5 games, 5/13-19 (8-20, .400, HR)• Has a .366 OBP (15 hits, 8 walks) over his last 19 games, dating to 5/6.• Drove a 2-2 pitch over the RCF wall in 5/26’s first inning for his 2nd homer. • Five of his last nine hits (3 doubles, 2 home runs) have gone for extra bases after not

having an extra-base hit in his first 19 games (15 singles in 61 at-bats).• Hit his first home run of the season, 5/18 at PIT, as a part of a three-hit night.• Went 4-for-4 on 4/21 vs. LAD matching his career high (3x, last 9/30/15) in hits. • 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 • #18LAD Series: .200 (1-5) Last HR: 5/19 at PIT (Locke) Road Trip: .200 (1-5) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4, .250)

Season Long Streak: 5 games, 5/12-16 (5-19 .263)• Is 14-for-35 (.400) in his last 12 games (5/19). • Batting .291 (30-for-103) in 26 starts. • Batting .339 (21-for-62) against LHP, .211 (12-for-57) against RHP. • Is 2-for-12 (.167) with one RBI as a pinch-hitter. • Hitting .373 (22-for-59) at Turner Field, while is 11-for-60 (.183) on the road.• Had 3 consecutive multi-hit games, 5/26-28. The 3 straight games with multiple hits

marked his longest such streak since 2012, when he also went three straight, 5/25-27.• Had a career high-tying four hits, 5/27 vs. MIA (12th time, last: 5/4/15 at ATL w/PHI).• Hit his first home run of the season, 5/16 at PIT, off LH Jon Niese and added his

second, 5/19 at PIT, as part of a three-hit night off LH Jeff Locke.• In 2015, led all MLB players with a .367 (11-for-30) pinch average. • Leads the Majors with 128 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 eight-plus

professional seasons with the organization.

Freddie Freeman • 1B • 6-5 • 220 • 26 yrs • #5LAD Series: .200 (1-5) Last HR: 6/1 vs. SF (Law) Road Trip: .200 (1-5) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3, .333)

Season Long Streak: 5 games, 2x, last: 5/2-7 (7-18, .389, 1 HR)• Stroked the first pitch of his 11-inning at-bat on 6/1 over the right-center field wall

for his third career game-ending home run (first since 6/17/13 vs. NYM).• Since 4/25 (34 games), when he hit in the sixth spot in the lineup for one day, is

batting .282 (40-for-142) with seven doubles and eight homers.• Opened the season 2-for-25 (.080) over his first 8 games, 4/4-13. From 4/15-5/12

batted .344 (32-for-93) with 6 doubles, 5 home runs and a .983 OPS. Since 5/13, is 17-for-86 (.198).

• Has been intentionally walked six times this season, tied for the third most in baseball. • Clubbed two, two-run homers, 5/20 at PHI. It was his seventh career multi-home run

game and his first of 2016. His four RBI marked his only multi-RBI effort this season. • Homered on a 3-0 count, 4/29 at CHI (Lester) - it was his 1st career HR on a 3-0 offering.• Owns a .309 (170-for-551) batting average with runners in scoring position

over the last five seasons (2012-16), but is hitting .130 (6-for-46) in those situations this season. Led the Majors in 2015 with a .376 (35-for-93) batting average with runners in scoring position.

• Finished 5th in the 2013 N.L. Most Valuable Player of the Year voting (to Craig Kimbrel)

Adonis Garcia • INF/OF • 5-9 • 205 • 31 yrs • #13LAD Series: .143 (1-7) Last HR: 4/4 vs. WSH (Scherzer)Road Trip: .143 (1-7) Current Streak: 0-6

Season Long Streak: 6 games (matched career long), 4/21-26 (10-26, .385)• Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA), 5/27. Batted .356 (26-for-73) with seven doubles, four

home runs, 18 RBI and 14 runs scored, along with a .413 on-base pct. in 19 games.• Is 3-for-28 (.107) in eight games since returning.• Made 19 straight starts (and 25 overall) at 3B with Atlanta, 4/4-26. Started in left field

in four of his last five starts with the club, 5/1-6. Has only played 3B in his eight games since returning, handling all 23 chances cleanly.

• Hit safely in his last five games with GWN, going 9-for-20 (.450). • Opened the 2016 season with Atlanta and batted .260 (27-for-104) with 2 2B, 1 HR

and 8 RBI over 28 games prior to being optioned to GWN following the 5/6 game. • Made first career OD start 4/4 vs. WSH and clubbed a solo HR in the 4th inning. • Overall, split the 2015 campaign between Gwinnett (AAA) and ATL after signing with

the Braves as a minor-league free agent on 4/7.

Ender Inciarte • OF • 5-10 • 190 • 25 yrs • #11LAD Series: .250 (1-8) Last HR: 9/27/15 at SD [2] (Shields)Road Trip: .250 (1-8) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4, .250)

Season Long Streak: 7 games, 5/21-29 (8-27, .296)• Snapped his season-best seven-game hitting streak (.296, 8-for-27) after going 0-for-4,

5/30. Is 2-for-24 (.083) since. • Reached base four times from the leadoff spot on 5/25, going 1-for-3 with 3 BB. • Hit safely in 12 of 13 starts from 5/14-29, going 16-for-54 (.296).• Activated off the disabled list on 5/7. Placed on the 15-day DL, 4/10 (retroactive to

4/9), with a strained left hamstring. • Spent his first full season in the Majors in 2015 and hit .303 (159-for-524) in 132 games. • 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 • #24LAD Series: .500 (2-4) Last HR: 5/16 at PIT (Luebke) Road Trip: .500 (2-4) Current Streak: 1 game (2-4, .500)

Season Long Streak: 2 games, 7x, last: 5/26-27 (2-5, .400)• Collected two hits, 6/3 at LAD, his first multi-hit game since 5/16...Went 4-for-30

(.133) in 14 games between.• Led off the eighth inning, 5/27 vs. MIA, with a pinch-double to left field. It was his

second pinch-hit this season (2-for-14, .143).• Hit his first home run of the season, 5/16 at PIT (Luebke).• Has played in 46 of 55 games, including 20 starts at 2B, 4 starts in LF and 1 start at 1B.• Made first World Series appearance in ‘15. Joined NYM in a four-player trade, 7/24/15.• Is in his third stint with the Braves in his 11th ML season.• 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 • #22LAD Series: .125 (1-8) Last HR: 5/20 at PHI (Nola) Road Trip: .125 (1-8) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4, .250)

Season Long Streak: 5 games, 2x, last: 4/14-19 (8-20, .400)• Leads the team with nine go-ahead RBI, two off the NL lead.• Batting .340 (17-for-50) with RISP, the 19th-highest mark in the NL.• Hit .190 (19-for-100) with three doubles and one home run in May. Hit .302 (26-for-

86) with 11 doubles in April.• Had 6 consecutive doubles, 4/9-11. Had 3 doubles, 4/10 vs. STL, tying his career high.• Reached base safely via hit (46), walk (29) or HBP (2) in 41 of his 50 games.• Clubbed his first home run of the season, 5/20 at PHI, going 1-for-4 with 2 RBI. His

last HR came 9/25/15 at MIA, a span of 179 at-bats between homers. • 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).• Reached base safely in a 26-start span, 4/4-25, via hit (20), walk (12) or HBP (2).• Signed a four-year contract with ATL on 12/5/14.

A.J. Pierzynski • C • 6-3 • 250 • 39 yrs • #15LAD Series: DNP Last HR: 9/29/15 vs. WSH ([2] (Roark) Road Trip: DNP Current Streak: 0-11

Season Long Streak: 3 games, 5/11-14 (4-11, .364)• 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.• Played in his 2,000th career game, 5/12 vs. PHI.• Went 6-for-14 (.429) with a .529 OB% over a four-game span, 4/16-22.• Leads active major leaguers with 1,901 career games behind the plate. His

16,052.1 career innings caught rank sixth 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.

• 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 • #17LAD Series: .500 (2-4) Last HR: 5/17 at PIT, (Nicasio & Caminero)Road Trip: .500 (2-4) Current Streak: 0-2

Season Long Streak: 4 games, 2x, last: 5/20-25 (4-14, .286)• Stroked a two-out bases clearing triple in the second inning on 5/31. It was his

first career hit with the bases loaded. Became just the second starter to triple with the bases loaded from the nine spot in the lineup in Atlanta-era history (since 1966).

• Over his last 30 games (since 4/28), is slugging .540, while compiling a .299 (26-for-87) batting average with 11 XBH, 15 RBI and 14 runs scored.

• Batting .448 (13-for-29) with three doubles, three triples, two home runs and 19 RBI with runners in scoring position, the second-highest mark in the NL.

• Is 21-for-64 (.328) in 20 starts in the nine hole. • Hitting .305 (29-for-95) against righties, .083 (3-for-36) against lefties.• Hit two home runs, 5/17 at PIT, becoming just the third Atlanta player (fourth time) in

franchise history with a two-homer game from the ninth spot in the starting lineup.• Registered his first career pinch-hit, 5/27, a single to CF to lead off the 6th inning. • Stroked his first career home run 5/3 at NYM in the fifth inning (2-1 count).• 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.• Registered his first career stolen base on 4/13 at WSH.

Brandon Snyder • INF • 6-2 • 215 • 29 yrs • #19LAD Series: .000 (0-1) Last HR: 7/29/13 vs. BOS, (Price)Road Trip: .000 (0-1) Current Streak: 0-2

Season Long Streak: ---• Had his contract selected from Triple-A Gwinnett, 6/2.• Was batting .325 (37-for-114) with four doubles, two home runs, 20 RBI and two

stolen bases in 34 games for GWN at the time of his call-up.• Prior to his pinch-hit appearance on 6/2, his last appearance at the Major League

level came 9/28/13 at Baltimore when he started at third base and went 0-for-3 as a member of the Red Sox. Played in 83 big league games between 2010-13.

• Has appeared in 957 career minor league games: .273 (955-for-3496), 226 doubles, 105 home runs, 553 RBI.

• Signed by the Braves as a minor-league free agent on 11/17/15. Bio can be found on pg. 331 of the media guide.

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STARTS BY POSITION1B Freeman (16-38), Johnson (0-1)2B Johnson (8-12), Peterson (1-7), Castro (2-6), Beckham (5-6), d’Arnaud (0-5), Aybar (0-1), Brignac (0-2)3B Garcia (7-22), Beckham (3-7), d’Arnaud (3-4), Castro (1-4), Brignac (1-2), Peterson (1-0)SS Aybar (12-26), Castro (2-10), d’Arnaud (0-2), Beckham (2-1)LF Francoeur (7-13), Inciarte (3-6), Olivera (0-5), K.Johnson (1-3), Peterson (1-3), Garcia (2-2), Stubbs (0-1), Smith (2-6)CF Smith (10-19), Inciarte (5-14), Stubbs (1-6)RF Markakis (15-33), Francoeur (1-5), d’Arnaud (0-1)C Pierzynski (9-19), Flowers (7-20) P Teheran (2-10), Wisler (2-8), Perez (6-2), Norris (1-5), Chacin (2-3), Blair (1-6),

Foltynewicz (2-4), Kelly (0-1)DH Garcia (1-1), Markakis (1-2)

STARTS BY BATTING ORDER1 Markakis (9-17), Inciarte (5-13), Smith (1-5), Aybar (0-3), d’Arnaud (1-1)2 Castro (3-10), Markakis (1-8), Inciarte (2-6), Aybar (2-3), Beckham (7-5), Garcia (1-2),

d’Arnaud (0-5)3 Freeman (15-35), Garcia (1-4)4 Garcia (7-15), K.Johnson (3-3), Flowers (2-6), Pierzynski (0-4), Freeman (1-2), Francoeur (2-6), Markakis (1-3)5 Pierzynski (5-9), Francoeur (2-8), Johnson (2-5), Flowers 1-5), Markakis (5-7), Beckham (1-2), Olivera (0-1), Brignac (0-1), Garcia (0-1)6 Flowers (3-7), Johnson (4-6), Beckham (1-4), Francoeur (4-4), Pierzynski (2-4), Aybar (1-5), Olivera (0-4), Brignac (1-2), Freeman (0-1), d’Arnaud (0-1), Inciarte (0-1)7 Aybar (5-10), Peterson (3-4), Castro (0-7), d’Arnaud (2-4), Flowers (1-2), Stubbs (0-3),

Beckham (1-1), Pierzynski (2-2), Johnson (0-2), Inciarte (1-0), Brignac (0-1), Garcia (1-3)8 Pitcher (5-12), Smith (4-7), Aybar (3-6), Peterson (0-6), Stubbs (1-3), Beckham (0-2),

Castro (2-2), d’Arnaud (0-1)9 Pitcher (8-23), Smith (7-13), Aybar (1-1), Stubbs (0-1), Castro (0-1)

Number of different lineups used: 51 (does not include pitcher’s slot)

HOME RUN BREAKDOWNBraves Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Opponent Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Braves 2-Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Opponent 2-Run . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Braves 3-Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Opponent 3-Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Braves Grand Slams . . . . . . . . . . 0 Opponent Grand Slams . . . . . . . . 4Braves Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Opponent Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Braves Breakdown

2016 BRAVES BACK-TO-BACK HOMERSDate Opp. Inning Hitters Opp. Pitcher(s)

MULTI-HOMER GAMESPlayer Career 2016 Last Johnson 8 0 5/27/13 vs. MIAFreeman 7 1 5/20/16 at PHIFrancoeur 7 0 4/9/10 vs. WASPierzynski 5 0 6/29/12 at NYYFlowers 2 0 9/8/14 vs. OAKMarkakis 2 0 9/14/08 vs MINSmith 1 1 5/17/16 at PITAybar 1 0 9/18/11 at BALBeckham 1 0 6/1/12 vs. SEABrignac 1 0 7/17/10 at NYYInciarte 1 0 9/27/15 at SD

LEAD-OFF HOMERSPlayer Career 2016 Last 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 HOMERSPlayer Career 2016 Last Freeman 3 1 6/1/15 vs. SF (Law)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)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 SLAMSPlayer Career 2016 Last Pierzynski 8 0 4/26/14 at TOR (Jenkins)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 HOMERSPlayer Career 2016 Last Pierzynski 5 0 6/3/15 at ARI (Ziegler)Johnson 2 0 9/9/15 vs. WSH (Strasburg)Beckham 1 1 5/25/16 vs. MIL (Capuano)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)

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERSPlayer Career 2016 Last

HIT BREAKDOWNMulti-Hit Games Infield

Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Career High HitsAybar 7 0 0 0 0 7 6 5, 7/3/15Beckham 6 1 0 0 0 7 0 4, 5x, last: 5/6/14Brignac 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4, 9/14/09Castro 4 1 0 0 0 5 3 3, 5x, last: 4/24/16d’Arnaud 5 1 0 0 0 6 1 3, 5/21/16Flowers 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4, 3x, last: 4/19/16Francoeur 7 1 1 0 0 9 1 4, 12x, last: 5/27/16Freeman 11 2 0 0 0 13 2 4, 3x, last: 4/28/15Garcia 6 2 0 0 0 8 2 3, 5x, last: 4/6/16Inciarte 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 4, 5x, last: 9/27/15Johnson 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 4, 11x, last: 5/27/13Markakis 6 4 1 0 0 11 1 5, 7/3/11Olivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 2x, last: 9/27/15Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3, 6x, last: 9/7/15Pierzynski 4 1 0 0 0 5 2 5, 2x, last: 5/15/12Smith 3 3 0 0 0 6 4 3, 3x, last: 5/14/16Stubbs 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4, 2x, last: 5/3/13 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, 2x, 5/15/13Totals 75 14 3 0 0 93 30

RBI BREAKDOWNMulti-RBI Games GW 2-Out

Player 2 3 4 5 Total RBI RBI* Career High RBIAybar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 4x, last: 9/2/13Beckham 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 4, 3x, last: 6/20/12Brignac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 7/17/10Chacin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2, 2x, 9/20/13Castro 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2, 2x, last: 4/20/16d’Arnaud 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2, 2x, last: 9/25/11Flowers 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 4, 2x, last: 9/2/14Francoeur 2 1 0 0 3 2 3 7, 4/12/08Freeman 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 5, 4x, last: 9/23/15Garcia 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 3, 2x, last: 9/13/15Inciarte 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4, 4./13/15Johnson 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 6, 2x, last: 5/27/13Markakis 6 1 0 0 7 4 14 6, 6/10/11Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 9/7/15Peterson 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4, 5/16/15Pierzynski 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 7, 6/12/03Smith 0 1 1 0 2 2 6 4, 5/17/16Stubbs 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5, 7/4/10 Tuiasosopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5, 4/26/13Totals 19 8 2 0 31 16 57 (*58 total 2-out runs)

RUNNING GAME 2B 3B HP Total Player SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT SB-ATT Aybar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . .1-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 2-5Beckham . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Brignac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . ---Castro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-2d’Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-2Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . ---Francoeur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . ---Freeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Inciarte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 3-6Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Markakis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . ---Olivera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . ---Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 0-1Pierzynski. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 . . . . . . . .0-1 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Stubbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4 . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . 4-4Tuiasosopo . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . ---Team Totals 20-35 3-4 --- 23-39

Tomahawk Chops

Braves Blasts

Player Pos. Injury 15/60-day DL Date on DL Date off DL Games MissedEnder Inciarte OF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/10 (retroactive to 4/9) 5/7 26Gordon Beckham INF Strained left hamstring 15-day 4/18 (retroactive 4/17) 5/10 18Manny Banuelos LHP Left elbow inflammation 15-day 4/2 (retroactive to 3/25) 5/23 42Jim Johnson RHP Right groin strain 15-day 5/10 6/3 23Paco Rodriguez LHP Recovering from “Tommy John” surgery 60-day 2/20 --- 55Jesse Biddle LHP Recovering from “Tommy John” surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 55Andrew McKirahan LHP Recovering from “Tommy John” surgery 60-day 4/2 --- 55Shea Simmons RHP Recovering from “Tommy John” surgery 15-day 4/2 --- 55Dan Winkler RHP Fractured right elbow 15-day 4/11 --- 50Hector Olivera OF Placed on Major League Baseball’s Restricted List - 4/13 --- 48Erick Aybar INF Right foot contusion 15-day 5/28 --- 8Gordon Beckham INF Left hamstring strain 15-day 6/2 --- 3Mike Foltynewicz P Right elbow soreness 15-day 6/4 (retroactive to 5/31) --- 1

Braves Disabled/Inactive List

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H/R Time/ GADate Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB4/4 WSH H-D L, 4-3 (10) Treinen-O’Flaherty-Papelbon 48,282* 0-1 T2 -1.04/5 OPEN DATE 0-1 T2 -1.04/6 WSH H-N L, 3-1 Strasburg-Norris-Papelbon 18,531 0-2 4 -2.04/7 OPEN DATE 0-2 4 -1.54/8 STL H-N L, 7-4 Siegrist-O’Flaherty-Rosenthal 24,824 0-3 4 -2.04/9 STL H-N L, 12-2 Martinez-Teheran-None 33,471 0-4 5 -2.54/10 STL H-D L, 12-7 Oh-Johnson-Rosenthal 23,214 0-5 5 -3.54/11 at WSH R-N L, 6-4 Scherzer-Norris-Papelbon 18,119 0-6 5 -4.54/12 at WSH R-N L, 2-1 Treinen-Johnson-Rivero 18,378 0-7 5 -5.54/13 at WSH R-N L, 3-0 Roark-Wisler-Papelbon 19,400 0-8 5 -6.54/14 at WSH R-D L, 6-2 Strasburg-Teheran-None 21,144 0-9 5 -7.54/15 at MIA R-N W 6-3 Ogando-Phelps-Vizcaino 18,071 1-9 5 -7.54/16 at MIA R-N W, 6-4 Norris-Koehler-Grilli 33,123 2-9 5 -7.54/17 at MIA R-D W, 6-5 (10) Grilli-Jackson-Wisler 24,780 3-9 5 -6.54/18 OPEN DATE 3-9 5 -6.04/19 LAD H-N W, 8-1 Weber-Wood-None, 14,160 4-9 5 -6.04/20 LAD H-N L, 5-3 (10) Blanton-Grilli-Jansen 16,087 4-10 5 -7.04/21 LAD H-D L, 2-1 (10) Hatcher-Ogando-Jansen 18,431 4-11 5 -7.04/22 NYM H-N L, 6-3 Harvey-Norris-Familia 21,173 4-12 5 -8.04/23 NYM H-N L, 8-2 Matz-Chacin-None 35,230 4-13 5 -9.04/24 NYM H-D L, 3-2 deGrom-Blair-Familia 32,085 4-14 5 -10.04/25 BOS H-N L, 1-0 Porcello-Teheran-Kimbrel 22,735 4-15 5 -10.54/26 BOS H-N L, 11-4 Price-Wisler-None 23,487 4-16 5 -10.54/27 at BOS R-N L, 9-4 Wright-Norris-None 33,380 4-17 5 -10.54/28 at BOS R-N W, 5-3 Chacin-Buchholz-Vizcaino 32,232 5-17 5 -9.54/29 at CHI R-D L, 6-1 Strop-Johnson-None 34,007 5-18 5 -10.54/30 at CHI R-D PPD 5 -11.0APRIL TOTALS 331,710 (25,516 average in 13 dates) 5-185/1 at CHI R-D W, 4-3 Vizcaino-Rondon-Grilli 40,164 6-18 5 -11.05/2 at NYM R-N L, 4-1 Colon-Foltynewicz-None 23,847 6-19 5 -12.05/3 at NYM R-N W, 3-0 Wisler-Harvey-Vizcaino 27,356 7-19 5 -11.05/4 at NYM R-D L, 8-0 Matz-Chacin-None 31,783 7-20 5 -11.55/5 OPEN DATE 7-20 5 -11.55/6 ARI H-N L, 7-2 Greinke-Blair-None 23,514 7-21 5 -11.55/7 ARI H-N L, 3-2 Miller-Norris-Ziegler 22,178 7-22 5 -11.55/8 ARI H-D L, 5-3 Delgado-Johnson-Ziegler 17,106 7-23 5 -12.55/9 OPEN DATE 7-23 5 -12.55/10 PHI H-N L, 3-2 Morgan-Wisler-Gomez 14,490 7-24 5 -12.55/11 PHI H-N W, 5-1 Perez-Eickhoff-None 13,760 8-24 5 -12.55/12 PHI H-N L, 7-4 (10) Bailey-Grilli-Gomez 15,643 8-25 5 -12.55/13 at KC R-N L, 5-1 Volquez-Teheran-None 33,132 8-26 5 -13.55/14 at KC R-N W, 5-0 Foltynewicz-Gee-None 36,451 9-26 5 -13.05/15 at KC R-D L, 4-2 (13) Wang-O’Flaherty-None 33,861 9-27 5 -13.05/16 at PIT R-N L, 8-5 Niese-Perez-Melancon 16,905 9-28 5 -13.55/17 at PIT R-N L, 12-9 Nicasio-Blair-Melancon 19,400 9-29 5 -13.55/18 at PIT R-N W, 3-0 Teheran-Liriano-Vizcaino 18,201 10-29 5 -13.55/19 at PIT R-N L, 8-2 Locke-Foltynewicz-None 23,074 10-30 5 -14.55/20 at PHI R-N W, 5-1 Wisler-Nola-None 27,257 11-30 5 -14.55/21 at PHI R-D W, 2-0 Perez-Morgan-Vizcaino 20,196 12-30 5 -13.55/22 at PHI R-D L, 5-0 Eickhoff-Kelly-None 23,367 12-31 5 -14.55/23 OPEN DATE 12-31 5 -14.05/24 MIL H-N L, 2-1 Blazek-Norris-Jeffress 15,185 12-32 5 -15.05/25 MIL H-N L, 3-2 (13) Blazek-Kelly-Torres 12,869 12-33 5 -15.05/26 MIL H-N L, 6-2 Peralta-Wisler-Torres 14,885 12-34 5 -16.05/27 MIA H-N W, 4-2 Krol-Phelps-Vizcaino 19,325 13-34 5 -15.05/28 MIA H-D W, 7-2 O’Flaherty-Urena-None 33,879 14-34 5 -14.05/29 MIA H-N L, 7-3 Koehler-Teheran-None 50,247* 14-35 5 -15.05/30 SF H-D W, 5-3 Foltynewicz-Samardzija-None 23,147 15-35 5 -15.05/31 SF H-N L, 4-0 Peavy-Wisler-None 15,723 15-36 5 -16.0MAY TOTALS 291,951 (20,854 average in 14 dates) 9-196/1 SF H-N W, 5-4 (11) Withrow-Law-None 15,107 16-36 5 -16.06/2 SF H-D L, 6-0 Bumgarner-Blair-None 15,983 16-37 5 -16.56/3 at LAD R-N L, 4-2 Maeda-Teheran-Jansen 46,366 16-38 5 -16.56/4 at LAD R-N L, 4-0 Kershaw-Norris-None 47,126 16-39 5 -16.56/5 at LAD R-D 4:10p6/6 at SD R-N 10:10p6/7 at SD R-N 10:10p6/8 at SD R-D 3:40p6/9 OPEN DATE6/10 CHI H-N 7:35p6/11 CHI H-D 4:10p6/12 CHI H-D 1:35p6/13 CIN H-N 7:10p6/14 CIN H-N 7:10p6/15 CIN H-N 7:10p6/16 CIN H-D 12:10p6/17 at NYM R-N 7:10p6/18 at NYM R-N 8:15p6/19 at NYM R-D 1:10p6/20 OPEN DATE6/21 at MIA R-N 7:10p6/22 at MIA R-D 12:10p6/23 NYM H-N 7:10p6/24 NYM H-N 7:35p6/25 NYM H-N 7:15p6/26 NYM H-D 1:35p6/27 CLE H-N 7:10p6/28 CLE H-N 7:10p6/29 CLE H-N 7:10p6/30 MIA H-N 7:10pJUNE TOTALS 31,090 (15,545 average in 2 dates) 1-27/1 MIA H-N 7:35p7/2 MIA H-D 4:10p7/3 MIA H-N 8:05p7/4 at PHI R-D 4:05p7/5 at PHI R-N 7:05p7/6 at PHI R-D 1:05p7/7 at CHI R-N 8:05p7/8 at CWS R-N 8:10p7/9 at CWS R-D 2:10p7/10 at CWS R-D 2:10p

H/R Time/ GADate Opp. D/N Result Winner-Loser-Save Att. W-L Pos. GB7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK7/12 87th ALL-STAR GAME, PETCO PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK7/14 ALL-STAR BREAK7/15 COL H-N 7:35p7/16 COL H-N 7:10p7/17 COL H-D 1:35p7/18 at CIN R-N 7:10p7/19 at CIN R-N 7:10p7/20 at CIN R-D 12:35p7/21 at COL R-N 8:40p7/22 at COL R-N 8:40p7/23 at COL R-N 8:10p7/24 at COL R-D 4:10p7/25 OPEN DATE7/26 at MIN R-N 8:10p7/27 at MIN R-N 8:10p7/28 PHI H-N 7:10p7/29 PHI H-N 7:35p7/30 PHI H-N 7:10p7/31 PHI H-D 1:35pJULY TOTALS8/1 OPEN DATE8/2 PIT H-N 7:10p8/3 PIT H-N 7:10p8/4 PIT H-N 7:10p8/5 at STL R-N 8:15p8/6 at STL R-N 7:15p8/7 at STL R-D 2:15p8/8 at MIL R-N 7:20p8/9 at MIL R-N 8:10p8/10 at MIL R-N 8:10p8/11 at MIL R-D 2:10p8/12 at WSH R-N 7:05p8/13 at WSH R-N 7:05p8/14 at WSH R-D 1:35p8/15 OPEN DATE8/16 MIN H-N 7:10p8/17 MIN H-N 7:10p8/18 WSH H-N 7:10p8/19 WSH H-N 7:35p8/20 WSH H-N 7:10p8/21 WSH H-D 1:35p8/22 at ARI R-N 9:40p8/23 at ARI R-N 9:40p8/24 at ARI R-N 9:40p8/25 at ARI R-N 9:40p8/26 at SF R-N 10:15p8/27 at SF R-N 9:05p8/28 at SF R-D 4:05p8/30 SD H-N 7:10p8/31 SD H-N 7:10pAUGUST TOALS9/1 SD H-D 12:10p9/2 at PHI R-N 7:05p9/3 at PHI R-N 7:05p9/4 at PHI R-D 1:35p9/5 at WSH R-D 4:05p9/6 at WSH R-N 7:05p9/7 at WSH R-N 7:05p9/8 OPEN DATE9/9 NYM H-N 7:35p9/10 NYM H-N 7:10p9/11 NYM H-D 1:35p9/12 MIA H-N 7:10p9/13 MIA H-N 7:10p9/14 MIA H-N 7:10p9/15 OPEN DATE9/16 WSH H-N 7:35p9/17 WSH H-D 1:05p9/18 WSH H-D 1:35p9/19 at NYM R-N 7:10p9/20 at NYM R-N 7:10p9/21 at NYM R-N 7:10p9/22 at MIA R-N 7:10p9/23 at MIA R-N 7:10p9/24 at MIA R-N 7:10p9/25 at MIA R-D 1:10p9/26 OPEN DATE9/27 PHI H-N 7:10p9/28 PHI H-N 7:10p9/29 PHI H-N 7:10p9/30 DET H-N 7:35pSEPTEMBER TOTALS10/1 DET H-N 7:10p10/2 DET H-D 3:10pOCTOBER TOTALS

SEASON TOTALS

* Sellout Pitchers in CAPS indicates complete game

2016 Schedule and Results

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International League (AAA)25-31, 2nd (-3.5), South Division

Yesterday: Durham 9, Gwinnett 8 (10)WP: Mayo Acosta (2-0, 0.00)LP: Reid Brignac (0-1, ---)S: None

Recap: Gwinnett scored a pair in the ninth to tie it up, but Durham (TB) scratched across a run in the 10th to walk off with a 9-8 win last night...RHP Joel De La Cruz allowed five hits and four runs in 3.1 innings in the start, walking three and striking out two...RHP Bradley Roney allowed four runs in 1.0 inning in his Triple-A debut...INF Reid Brignac went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks before making his professional debut on the mound...He suffered the loss after yielding three hits and one run without recording an out.Next Game: 6/5 at Durham, 5:05 p.m.RHP Lucas Sims (1-4, 6.05) vs. LH Blake Snell

Team LeadersW: Tyrell Jenkins, 5S: Jose Ramirez, 1K: John Gant, 48Starter ERA: Casey Kelly, 2.82 (14 ER/44.2 IP)Reliever ERA: Ryan Weber, 2.81 (8 ER/25.2 IP)AVG: Sean Kazmar, .304 (41-for-135)HR: Matt Tuiasosopo, 6RBI: Ronnier Mustelier, 23SB: Emilio Bonifacio, 18

South Atlantic League (Single-A)22-33, T-6th (-10.5), Southern Division

Yesterday: Cancelled WP: N/ALP: N/AS: N/A

Recap: Rome and Lexington (KC) saw their series fi-nale cancelled yesterday due to rain...The game will not be made up, as the two teams are not slated to meet again.

Next Game: 6/6 vs. Charleston, 7:00 p.m.LH Ricardo Sanchez (3-4, 5.23) vs. RH Luis Cedeno

Team LeadersW: Four tied, 3S: Oriel Caicedo, 3K: Patrick Weigel, 60Starter ERA: Mike Soroka, 2.66 (18 ER/61.0 IP)Reliever ERA: Grayson Jones, 2.45 (6 ER/22.0 IP)AVG: Luke Dykstra, .316 (60-for-190)HR: Austin Riley, 3RBI: Jonathan Morales, 27SB: Ray-Patrick Didder, 16

Carolina League (High-A)21-32, 3rd (-14.5), Southern Division

Yesterday: Frederick 5, Carolina 4 (11)WP: Cory Jones (2-2, 3.52)LP: Carlos Salazar (1-2, 1.29)S: None

Recap: Carolina rallied for four runs in the ninth to knot the score against Frederick (BAL), but the Keys walked off with a 5-4 win in the 11th inning last night... RHP Enderson Franco drew the start for Carolina and allowed seven hits and three runs in 6.0 innings, striking out a pair...RHP Carlos Salazar suffered his second loss after giving up three hits and one run in the 11th..At the plate for the Mudcats, SS Reed Harper went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI, while OF Stephen Gaylor had two hits of his own and scored a run. Next Game: 6/5 at Frederick, 2:00 p.m.RH Raymar Navarro (3-1, 3.91) vs. LH Mitch Horacek

Team LeadersW: Five tied, 3S: Chase Johnson-Mullins/Evan Phillips, 6K: Max Povse, 61Starter ERA: Max Povse, 2.98 (19 ER/57.1 IP)Reliever ERA: Evan Phillips, 0.86 (2 ER/21.0 IP)AVG: Joey Meneses, .299 (55-for-184)HR: Joey Meneses, 4RBI: Jordan Edgerton, 23SB: Keith Curcio, 11

Atlanta Braves Minor League ReportOrganizational Record: 93-125

Yesterday’s Record: 0-2June 5, 2016

Southern League (AA)25-29, T-3rd (-7.0), South Division

Yesterday: Cancelled WP: N/ALP: N/AS: N/A

Recap: Mississippi and Biloxi (MIL) saw their series finale cancelled last night due to weather...The two teams do not meet again in the season’s first “half,” so the game will not be made up.

Next Game: 6/5 vs Tennessee, 6:00 p.m.RH Andrew Thurman (0-5, 5.93) vs. RH Stephen Perakslis

Team LeadersW: Chris Ellis, 6S: Mauricio Cabrera, 4K: Sean Newcomb, 58Starter ERA: Rob Whalen, 2.88 (19 ER/59. 1 IP)Reliever ERA: Stephen Janas, 1.89 (7 ER/33.1 IP)AVG: Dansby Swanson, .272 (34-for-125)HR: Dustin Peterson/Jacob Schrader, 5RBI: Dustin Peterson, 26SB: Matt Lipka, 10

Player AwardRHP Max Povse CL Pitcher of the Week (4/7-17)RHP Aaron Blair IL Pitcher of the Week (4/18-4/24)RHP Williams Perez IL Pitcher of the Week (5/2-8)

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).***

Gwinnett Braves

Mississippi Braves

Carolina Mudcats

Rome Braves

Appalachian League (Rookie)0-0, Eastern Division

Yesterday: N/AWP: N/ALP: N/AS: N/A

Recap: N/A

Next Game: Season begins on 6/23

Team LeadersW: N/AS: N/AK: N/AStarter ERA: N/AReliever ERA: N/AAVG: N/AHR: N/ARBI: N/ASB: N/A

Danville Braves

Gulf Coast League (Rookie)0-0, Northern Division

Yesterday: N/AWP: N/ALP: N/AS: N/A

Recap: N/A

Next Game: Season begins on 6/24

Team LeadersW: N/AS: N/AK: N/AStarter ERA: N/AReliever ERA: N/AAVG: N/AHR: N/ARBI: N/ASB: N/A

Gulf Coast League Braves

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Braves 2016 Batting vs. DodgersPlayer Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB HBP SO GDP OBP SLGPierzynski,A. .667 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .667Francoeur,J. .417 5 12 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .385 .417Flowers,T. .353 5 17 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .353 .353Smith,M. .267 5 15 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 .313 .333Castro,D. .235 4 17 2 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 .278 .294Aybar,E. .231 3 13 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .231 .462Garcia,A. .200 5 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 .294 .200Johnson,K. .200 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .200Freeman,F. .167 5 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 .348 .167Markakis,N. .125 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 .263 .125d’Arnaud,C. .125 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .125 .125Inciarte,E. .125 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .125Snyder,B. .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

Braves 2016 Pitching vs. DodgersPlayer ERA W L Sv SvOp G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB SOWisler,M. 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.2 4 1 0 0 2 0 6Vizcaino,A. 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4Withrow,C. 0.00 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1Perez,W. 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1Johnson,J. 0.00 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5Gant,J. 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Norris,B. 1.80 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 2Cervenka,H. 3.38 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2Teheran,J. 4.09 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 11.0 9 5 5 3 2 0 10O’Flaherty,E. 9.00 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0Ogando,A. 9.00 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 3Krol,I. 27.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1

Braves Career Batting vs. DodgersPlayer Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO OBP SLGPierzynski,A. .311 33 122 12 38 7 0 3 14 0 1 3 15 .339 .443Inciarte,E. .289 26 97 10 28 4 1 0 7 2 2 3 10 .310 .351Francoeur,J. .271 38 129 15 35 8 1 5 21 1 0 6 20 .302 .465Smith,M. .267 5 15 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 4 .313 .333Freeman,F. .266 34 128 17 34 8 0 3 10 1 0 17 32 .356 .398Markakis,N. .265 14 49 5 13 3 1 1 5 0 0 5 7 .345 .429Johnson,K. .240 55 196 32 47 8 1 5 19 5 2 20 57 .310 .367d’Arnaud,C. .238 6 21 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .273 .286Castro,D. .235 4 17 2 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 .278 .294Flowers,T. .226 9 31 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 12 .226 .323Garcia,A. .200 5 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 .294 .200Snyder,B. .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

Braves Career Pitching vs. DodgersPlayer ERA W L Sv SvOp G GS IP H R ER HR BB SOWithrow,C. 0.00 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 1Gant,J. 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0Perez,W. 0.96 0 0 0 0 2 2 9.1 9 1 1 0 4 8Johnson,J. 1.29 0 0 3 3 7 0 7.0 5 1 1 0 3 8O’Flaherty,E. 2.13 1 0 0 1 19 0 12.2 9 3 3 2 3 8Krol,I. 2.45 0 0 0 0 6 0 3.2 5 1 1 0 1 4Norris,B. 2.72 1 2 0 0 9 7 43.0 30 15 13 2 26 39Wisler,M. 2.84 1 0 0 0 2 2 12.2 12 5 4 1 2 8Cervenka,H. 3.38 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 2Teheran,J. 5.50 0 5 0 0 6 6 37.2 39 23 23 5 13 37Vizcaino,A. 8.44 0 1 0 1 6 0 5.1 6 5 5 0 5 7Ogando,A. 9.00 0 1 0 0 4 0 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 3

Braves Career Batting at Dodger StadiumPlayer Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO OBP SLGSmith,M. .500 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500 .500Pierzynski,A. .308 13 52 1 16 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 8 .333 .346Freeman,F. .296 19 71 9 21 4 0 3 9 0 0 9 19 .375 .479Markakis,N. .263 5 19 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .300 .368Francoeur,J. .254 18 59 6 15 3 0 3 8 0 0 2 10 .274 .458Inciarte,E. .250 15 56 6 14 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 6 .276 .286Johnson,K. .226 25 93 15 21 4 0 2 7 1 0 6 27 .273 .333d’Arnaud,C. .167 5 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .211 .167Garcia,A. .143 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .143 .143Flowers,T. .091 6 22 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 .091 .227Snyder,B. .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Castro,D. .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .000

Braves Career Pitching at Dodger Stadium Player ERA W L Sv SvOp G GS IP H R ER HR BB SOGant,J. 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0O’Flaherty,E. 1.29 1 0 0 0 11 0 7.0 4 1 1 0 2 6Perez,W. 1.50 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.0 7 1 1 0 1 7Withrow,C. 3.04 1 0 0 1 20 0 23.2 13 8 8 3 16 27Norris,B. 3.10 0 2 0 0 6 5 29.0 21 10 10 0 18 25Johnson,J. 3.48 0 0 0 1 11 0 10.1 14 4 4 1 2 11Krol,I. 4.50 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 3Teheran,J. 6.50 0 3 0 0 3 3 18.0 18 13 13 5 8 17Cervenka,H. 9.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1Ogando,A. 54.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0

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