Atlanta Braves (5-9-2) Vs. New York Yankees (9-6-1)
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Atlanta Braves (5-9-2) vs. New York Yankees (9-6-1) March 18, 2015 u Champion Stadium u Lake Buena Vista, FL u Braves Radio Network RHP Mike Foltynewicz (0-1, 7.71) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, 0.00) u YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Braves traveled to Fort Myers, Fla., yesterday afternoon and plated a spring-high 11 runs in an 11-3 win over the Boston Red Sox... RHP Shelby Miller made his third start of the spring and turned in his first scoreless outing, holding Boston to just four hits and two walks over 4.0 innings of work, fanning three...Atlanta scored 11 runs on 13 hits for the afternoon, including a three-hit, two-double performance by C Christian Bethancourt, who drove in two runs... SS Andrelton Simmons (3-for-4, R) and OF Eric Young Jr. (1-for-3, R) each collected three RBI...The 11 runs stood as the most by a Braves club in Grapefruit League play since 3/25/14, when Atlanta topped the Detroit Tigers 12-3. u BRAVES VS. YANKEES: Tonight’s game wraps up the two-game spring slate between the Yankees and Braves...New York worked to a 3-2 win in the first matchup on 3/12 at Tampa, despite 3.0 innings of one-run baseball pitched by starter RHP Shelby Miller...The Yankees swept the Braves in two games last spring, win- ning by scores of 7-4 (3/16/14) and 7-0 (3/19/14)...New York comes to Atlanta for a three-game series during the 2015 regular season from 8/28-30, their first trip to Atlanta since 6/11-13/2012. u PITCH PERFECT: RHP Mike Foltynewicz draws the start for Atlanta for the third time this spring and his first since 3/13 vs. DET (0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K)...Slated by Baseball America as Atlanta’s No. 2 prospect enterng 2015, he’s compiled 2.1 innings over two starts, yielding six runs (2 earned) on seven hits and four walks while striking out a pair...LHP Luis Avilan, RHP Michael Kohn, LHP James Russell and RHP Jose Veras are scheduled to pitch in relief for Atlanta...RHP Masahiro Tanaka gets the start for the Yankees, his second of the spring and his second against Atlanta...Tanaka tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against the Braves on 3/12...Slated to follow Tanaka are RHP Andrew Bailey, LHP Jacob Lindgren and LHP Jose Ramirez...TOMORROW’S STARTER: The Braves will host the Miami Marlins tomorrow afternoon at Champion Stadium, with LHP Manny Banuelos getting the start for the Braves...RHP Dan Haren is scheduled to start for Miami. u TUNE IN: Tonight’s game against New York will by aired by SportSouth and is the first of six spring contests to be carried by the FOX Sports family...Play-by-play announcer Chip Caray and analyst Joe Simpson return for their sixth season in the FOX Sports broadcast booth, with Caray entering his 12th season calling Braves games overall and Simpson beginning his 24th...FOX Sports South (72 games) and SportSouth (83 games) are slated to carry 155 Braves games throughout the course of the regular season, including the season opener on 4/6 at MIA (4:10, SPSO). u CATCHING ON: Braves C Christian Bethancourt stroked a pair of doubles as part of a three-hit, two-RBI effort yesterday afternoon against Boston, giving him six doubles in nine hits on the spring...His six doubles in Grapefruit League action tie him with TOR’s Caleb Gindl for most in the majors, while his nine hits are tied for the third-most among catchers...Bethancourt stroked 17 doubles with Triple-A Gwinnett last season, most among Atlanta’s catching farmhands. u BACK IN THE DAY: A trio of Atlanta hurlers pitched on the back fields in a minor-league camp game today, includingRHP Jason Grilli, RHP Jim Johnson and RHP Craig Kimbrel...Grilli faced five batters in 1.0 inning of work, surrendering two hits and one run while fanning two, while Kimbrel yielded a run on two hits and one hit batter in 1.0 inning...Johnson turned in 2.0 scoreless frames, allowing a hit and a walk and striking out three. u NIGHT MOVES: Atlanta undertakes its third night game of the spring tonight vs. NYY and its second at Champion Stadium...The Braves fell 3-2 to the Yankees at Tampa in their first night contest on 3/12 before rebounding with a 6-5 win over HOU on 3/14...Three night matchups remain on Atlanta’s Grapefruit League schedule, including home games vs. HOU (3/31) and BAL (4/2)...Since 2011, Atlanta’s 257 regular-season wins in night games are the most in the Major Leagues. u ROSTER MOVES: The Braves made their third roster moves of the spring Monday morning by optioning four players and reassigning two others to minor league camp, including top overall prospect INF Jose Peraza (as ranked by Baseball America), who was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett...RHP Tyrell Jenkins was also optioned to Double-A Mississippi after a pair of spring appearances, while RHP Mauricio Cabrera and LHP Yean Carlos Gil were optioned to High-A Carolina...LHP Brady Feigl and C Jose Yepez, both non-roster invitees, were reassigned to minor league camp...WHO ALL’S HERE? The Braves now have 47 players in camp, including 14 non-roster invitees...26 of the 47 players are pitchers (9 LHP, 17 RHP), five are catchers, eight are infielders and eight man the outfield...OF Dian Toscano has not yet reported to camp...A LITTLE HELP: Five players from minor league camp will be available for tonight's game, including RHPs Jacob Brigham (#83), Carlos Fisher (#95) and Justin Jackson (#75), as well as INF Sean Kazmar (#87) and OF Mycal Jones (#96). u WELCOME TO ATLANTA: The Braves signed eight Major League free agents this offseason, including inking OF Nick Markakis to a four-year contract run- ning through the 2018 season...Markakis comes to Atlanta holding a .290 (1,547-5,331) average over nine Major League seasons, and left Baltimore as the all-time hits leader at Oriole Park (762)...The Braves also signed RHP Jason Grilli to a two-year deal, while agreeing with RHP Jim Johnson, LHP Josh Outman, C. A.J. Pierzyn- ski, INF Alberto Callaspo, and OFs Zoilo Almonte and Jonny Gomes on one-year contracts...GIVE AND GET: The Braves added six members to their 40-man roster via trades, including RHPs Mike Foltynewicz, Shelby Miller and Arodys Vizcaino, along with INF Jace Peterson, each of which has Major League experience...Atlanta also received RHP Tyrell Jenkins and LHP Manny Banuelos, who sit 12th and 13th respectively on Baseball America’s list of Atlanta’s top prospects...ROUNDING IT OUT: The Braves also claimed RHP Dan Winkler in the 2014 Rule 5 draft from Colorado, received OF Eury Perez via a waiver claim from New York (AL) and signed OF Dian Toscano as an international free agent. u GUESTS ARE COMING OVER: National Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Glavine arrived in camp as a guest instructor this morning and pitched in 17 seasons with the Braves as part of a 22-year Major League career...OF Ralph Garr, who played with Atlanta from 1968-75, also arrived in camp today and will stay through 3/23... Manager Fredi Gonzalez and the Atlanta coaching staff will be assisted by nine guest instructors throughout the course of spring training...Newly appointed Special As- sistant to Baseball Operations Fred McGriff donned a uniform on 3/4 and will remain with the Club through 3/20, while former OF Matt Diaz is slated to appear from 3/24-27...Steve Avery, Ryan Klesko, Charlie Leibrandt, Dale Murphy and Greg Olson have all already concluded their time with the Club. SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS Time/ Probable Pitchers/ Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Attendance Braves HRs Highlights Wed., 3/4 vs. NYM+ L, 8-2 Velasquez-Capps-None 0-1 5,804 None Wang (2.0 IP, 3 K), Peterson (2B, 2 BB, R), Young Jr. (2 BB, R, SB) Thur., 3/5 at DET+ W, 6-4 Hursh-Wilson-Marimon 1-1 7,935 None Stults (2.0 IP, 2H), Buck (2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB), Perez (R, BB, 2 SB) Fri., 3/6 vs. WSH+ L, 9-8 Hill-Vizcaino-Delcarmen 1-2 5,936 Ciriaco (1), Freeman (1) Jenkins (2.0 IP, 2H, K), Ciriaco (HR, 2B, 3 RBI, R), Freeman (HR, 2B, 3 RBI) Sat., 3/7 vs. DET (SS)+ L, 12-6 Verlander-Miller-None 1-3 6,870 None Cunningham (2-for-3, 2 BB, RBI), Avilan (1.2 IP, 1 BB, 3 K) at NYM (SS) L, 3-1 deGrom-Banuelos-Goeddel 1-4 5,148 None K. Johnson (1-for-3, 1 3B), Bethancourt (1-for-3) Sun., 3/8 at HOU+ T, 2-2 (10) None 1-4-1 3,264 None Nine pitchers throw combined no-hitter (10.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 BB, 9 K) Mon., 3/9 at WSH+ W, 2-1 Rodriguez-Roark-Brigham 2-4-1 5,611 Young Jr. (1) Rodriguez (3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K), Young Jr. (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, SB) Tue., 3/10 vs. NYM+ W, 3-2 Teheran-Colon-Vizcaino 3-4-1 6,336 Freeman (2) Teheran (3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K), Freeman (HR, 3 RBI), Smith (3-for-4) Wed., 3/11 vs.