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ATLANTA BRAVES (0-1) at BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) RH Huascar Ynoa (0-0, 5.82 in 2020) vs. RH Garrett Richards (2-2, 4.03 in 2020) Spring Training Game No. 2 • Spring Training Road Game No. 2 March 1, 2021 • JetBlue Park • Ft. Myers, Fla. • Braves Radio Network
TODAY’S GAME: The Braves and Red Sox meet this afternoon for the 20 IN ‘20: The Braves clinched the 20th division title in franchise history first of nine meetings between the clubs this spring...The two teams will last season, beating Miami, 11-1 on September 22 at Truist Park to win the next play on Sunday, March 7 at CoolToday Park in North Port. National League East...The 20 division titles are the most in major league history, one more than New York (AL) and Los Angeles (NL)...Last season • Major League Baseball revised the 2021 Sping Training schedule on also marked the franchise’s 26th postseason berth in the modern era and February 12...Under the revised schedule, Grapefruit League Clubs will play a regionalized schedule to mitigate travel. its third straight. • Atlanta will play just five different teams this spring - Baltimore (3 • Atlanta beat Cincinnati in the inaugural N.L. Wild Card Series and games), Boston (9), Minnesota (7), Pittsburgh (3) and Tampa Bay (7). swept Miami in the NLDS before falling to Los Angeles, the eventual World Series champions, in seven games in the NLCS. The Braves have 66 active players in camp, 35 CAMP BREAKDOWN: • The postseason series wins for Atlanta last season were the first for the of whom are pitchers (11 left-handers and 24 right-handers)... Atlanta also club since 2001. has 13 infielders, 12 outfielders and six catchers in camp...There are 26 non-roster invitees (11 infielders, three catcher, seven infielders and five SILVER SLUGGERS: A franchise-record four Braves – OF Ronald outfielders)...The club had 68 players in camp last season. Acuña Jr., C Travis d’Arnaud, 1B Freddie Freeman and DH Marcell Ozuna – were recipients of 2020 National League Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger • The Braves signed six players to major-league contracts this winter... awards...Atlanta was the only team in the majors to have four winners. Atlanta signed RHP Charlie Morton, LHP Drew Smyly, RHP Josh Tomlin, INF Jake Lamb, OF Abraham Almonte and OF Marcell • All four recepients are back with Atlanta in 2021 after the Braves Ozuna...Two of those players - Tomlin and Ozuna - played with the signed Ozuna to a four-year, $64 million contract on February 5. Braves last season...Atlanta also claimed a trio of players off waivers - RHP Víctor Arano, OF Phillip Ervin and OF Guillermo Heredia. BRIAN SNITKER: The Braves signed manager Brian Snitker to a contract extension through the 2023 season last Friday...The deal includes • Atlanta has four of MLB.com’s Top 100 prospects in camp...OFs Cristian a club option for 2024. Pache (No. 10) and Drew Waters (No. 22) are tabbed as the club’s top two prospects...RH Ian Anderson (No. 34) and C Shea Langeliers (No. • The 2021 season marks Snitker’s 45th in the Braves organization after 65) are also with the major-league club this spring...In total, nine of signing with the club as a non-drafted free agent in 1977 and is his sixth Atlanta's Top 10 prospects are in camp. as the major league manager. #MVFREE: 1B Freddie Freeman played in all 60 games in 2020 and hit • Named interim manager on May 17, 2016 and given the full-time job a career-best .341/.462/.640 (73-for-214) to earn National League Most that October, Snitker has compiled a 353-317 (.527) record in the role... Valuable Player honors...Freeman became just the fourth player in Atlanta Only Bobby Cox (2,058), Fredi Gonzalez (432) and Lum Harris (379) franchise history to earn the award, joining Chipper Jones (1999), Terry have more victories as Braves manager since the franchise relocated to Pendleton (1991) and Dale Murphy (1982, 1983). Atlanta in 1966. • Freeman received 28 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ TOMORROW’S STARTER: Rookie RH Ian Anderson is slated to start Association of America (BBWAA), finishing with 410 points, 142 more tomorrow in Atlanta's CoolToday Park opener against Minnesota...He went than runner-up Mookie Betts. 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA in six regular-season starts last season, and 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA in four postseason starts. Recent Braves Transactions
February 26: Outrighted LHP Phil Pfeifer to Triple-A Gwinnett. February 25: Traded INF Jack Mayfield to the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations. February 24: Claimed OF Guillermo Heredia off waivers from the New York Mets...Designated INF Jack Mayfield for assignment. February 23: Signed INF Jake Lamb to a non-guaranteed major league contract for 2021...Designated LHP Phil Pfeifer for assignment.
Spring Training Results and Schedule Time/ Probable Pitchers/ Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Attendance Braves HRs Highlights 2/28 at Tampa L, 9-7 Ríos-Burrows-None 0-1 1,127 Kazmar Jr. (1) Wright goes 1.1 IP; Rays walk-off 3/1 at Boston 1:05 PM RH Huascar Ynoa vs. RH Garrett Richards 3/2 vs. Minnesota 1:05 PM RH Ian Anderson vs. LH Charlie Barnes 3/3 vs. Baltimore 1:05 PM TBD vs. LH Wade LeBlanc 3/4 at Pittsburgh 1:05 PM 3/5 vs Minnesota 1:05 PM 3/6 at Tampa 1:05 PM 3/7 vs. Boston 1:05 PM 3/8 OPEN 3/9 vs. Pittsburgh 1:05 PM 3/10 at Boston 1:05 PM 3/11 vs. Tampa 1:05 PM 3/12 at Minnesota 1:05 PM 3/13 at Boston 1:05 PM 3/14 vs. Tampa 1:05 PM 3/15 vs. Minnesota 1:05 PM 3/16 at Boston 1:05 PM 3/17 at Baltimore 6:05 PM 3/18 OPEN 3/19 vs .Minnesota 6:05 PM 3/20 vs. Boston 1:05 PM 3/21 at Tampa 1:05 PM 3/22 at Minnesota 1:05 PM 3/23 vs. Boston 1:05 PM 3/24 at Pittsburgh 1:05 PM 3/25 vs. Tampa 1:05 PM 3/26 at Minnesota 6:05 PM 3/27 vs. Baltimore 6:05 PM 3/28 at Tampa 1:05 PM 3/29 vs. Boston 1:05 PM 3/30 at Boston 1:05 PM Probable Pitchers Huascar Ynoa • RHP • 6-2 • 220 • 22 yrs • #73 Touki Toussaint • RHP • 6-3 • 215 • 24 yrs • #62 • Appeared in nine games last season with Atlanta, and made five starts, • Made seven appearances and a career high-tying five starts during the 2020 pitching to a 5.82 ERA (14 ER/21.2 IP). season, going 0-2 with an 8.88 ERA (24 ER/24.1 IP) and 30 strikeouts. • Had a 8.53 ERA (12 ER/12.2 IP) as a starter and a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 • Made his first Opening Day roster after compiling a 2.08 ERA (2 ER/8.2 IP) in four relief appearances. IP) in three games during the spring. • Three out of his four relief appearances were of at least 2.0 innings. • Made three total stints with Atlanta. • Was his second major-league season. Daily Pitching Logs
RH IAN ANDERSON (#36) LH KYLE MULLER (#70) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH VÍCTOR ARANO (#72) LH SEAN NEWCOMB (#15) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 1.0 ND ND 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 LH THOMAS BURROWS (#78) LH PHILIP PFEIFER (#67) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 TB L, 0-1 0.2 1 2 2 1 LH TUCKER DAVIDSON (#64) LH WILL SMITH (#51) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 TB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 LH GRANT DAYTON (#75) LH DREW SMYLY (#18) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH JASSEEL DE LA CRUZ (#69) RH CHAD SOBOTKA (#61) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH CARL EDWARDS JR. (#56) RH MIKE SOROKA (#40) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 LH MAX FRIED (#54) RH FREDDY TARNOK (#94) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH DAYSBEL HERNÁNDEZ (#91) RH JOSH TOMLIN (#32) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH KURT HOEKSTRA (#79) RH TOUKI TOUSSAINT (#62) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH LUKE JACKSON (#77) RH VICTOR VODNIK (#92) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH CONNOR JOHNSTONE (#80) RH JACOB WEBB (#71) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 TB ND 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 RH NATE JONES (#49) RH PATRICK WEIGEL (#65) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 TB ND 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 RH NOLAN KINGHAM (#90) RH BRYSE WILSON (#46) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH CHRIS MARTIN (#55) RH WILLIAM WOODS (#93) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
LH TYLER MATZEK (#68) RH KYLE WRIGHT (#30) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 TB ND 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 LH A.J. MINTER (#33) RH HUASCAR YNOA (#73) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
RH CHARLIE MORTON (#50) DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER BB SO
Daily Batting Logs Player (Jersey #) 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 R. Acuña Jr. (13) E. Adrianza (23) O. Albies (1)
C. Alexander (85) k A. Almonte (34) ok B. Ball (82) 1kko L. Brown (87) 1 J. Camargo (17) W. Contreras (60) T. d'Arnaud (16)
J. Dean (88) k T. Demeritte (45) ww P. Ervin (26) F. Freeman (5) M. Harris II (89)
T. Harris (84) f1 G. Heredia (38)
E. Inciarte (11) woh A. Jackson (12) wo S. Kazmar (53) 4 J. Kipnis (22) kek J. Lamb (24)
S. Langeliers (86) ko J. Morales (76) M. Ozuna (20) C. Pache (14)
A. Riley (27) k11 P. Sandoval (48) o1o B. Shewmake (83) k D. Swanson (7) wo1 D. Waters (74) we Key: 1-Single, 2-Double, 3-Triple, 4-Home Run, o-Out, k-Strikeout, w-Walk, h-HBP, e-Reached on error, b-SacBunt, c-Reached on fielder’s choice, f-SacFly