ATLANTA BRAVES (59-75) Braves vs. Cubs 2016 2017 All-Time at Overall (since 1876) 3-3 0-6 1038-1238-18 Atlanta Era (since 1966) --- --- 267-255-2 CHICAGO CUBS (75-60) at Atlanta 1-2 0-3 148-116-2 LHP Max Fried (0-0, 5.40) vs. LHP Mike Montgomery (5-6, 3.29) at SunTrust Park --- --- 0-3 Game No. 135 • Road Game No. 70 at Turner Field (‘97-’16) --- --- 43-30 at Chicago (since 1876) 2-1 0-3 454-689-7 September 3, 2017 • Wrigley Field • Chicago, Ill. • FSSO at Wrigley Field (1916) --- --- 340-461-2 Braves Breakdown TODAY’S GAME: The Braves and Cubs play the finale ON THE RISE: Rookie INF Dansby Swanson has hit Overall ................................... 59-75 of a four-game series and the last of seven games between safely in 18 of his last 22 games, going 25-for-68 (.368) in Home ..................................... 29-36 the clubs this season...The teams last met July 17-19 in that stretch...He has gone 25-for-76 (.329) with 14 walks Road ...................................... 30-39 Atlanta, when the Cubs swept a three-game set. and 13 strikeouts in 91 plate appearances (14%) since his Day ........................................ 19-24 return from Triple-A Gwinnett on August 9...He had 84 A loss today would give the Braves their second Night ..................................... 40-51 • strikeouts in 362 PAs (23%) in his first 95 games before four-game sweep of the season (also July 28-31 at Current Streak ..............................L3 being optioned to GWI on July 26. Last 5 Games .............................. 2-3 PHI)...Since moving to Atlanta in 1966, the Braves Last 10 Games ............................ 3-7 have been swept in a four-game series by the Cubs Over the 23 team games since Swanson returned • April ....................................... 10-13 just twice: in August 1968 and August 2015 (both from Triple-A on 8/9, he and INF Ozzie Albies have May ........................................ 12-16 at Wrigley Field). have played every inning together except one...The June ........................................ 16-12 The Braves are winless (0-6) in the season series... pair has combined to hit .323 (53-for-164) with 28 July ......................................... 10-15 • runs, 10 doubles, six triples, 18 RBI and 21 walks. August .................................... 11-17 The only time Atlanta failed to win a game in the season series vs. the Cubs was in 2008 (0-6). September .................................. 0-2 30-OF-35: OF Ender Inciarte has hit safely in 30 of Vs. LHSP ................................ 11-13 The Braves fell 14-12 yesterday and dropped a 2-0 his last 35 games...His 175 hits this season are a career • Vs. RHSP ............................... 48-62 contest Friday and a 6-2 decision Thursday night. high, eclipsing the 159 he had in 2015...In the month Series Opener ......................... 21-23 of August he posted a .362 (42-for-116) average in 27 Series Opener at Home .......... 10-11 Atlanta is a season-high 16 games under .500. Series Opener on Road .......... 11-12 • games. By Series ............................. 15-21-7 For the Braves, this is the last game of a seven-game Inciarte ranks second in the NL and third in the • • By Home Series.....................7-11-3 road trip to Philadelphia (2-1) and Chicago (0-3). majors with 175 hits this season...He is on pace By Road Series ......................8-10-4 Tomorrow night the Braves will open a seven-game for 212 hits on the year and is seeking to become Rubber Games ........................... 4-9 • homestand against the Texas Rangers (three games) the first Brave to notch 200 hits in a season since Sweeps/Were Swept ................... 5-9 Marquis Grissom had 207 in 1996. Scored First ............................ 39-23 and Miami Marlins (four). Opponent Scored First ............ 20-52 He went 8-for-10 in Wednesday’s doubleheader at 1B Freddie Freeman • 1-run games ........................... 14-21 A THOUSAND GAMES: PHI, including 5-for-5 with a walk and four RBI Comeback Wins ..................... 29-30 clubbed his 24th home run of the season yesterday and in the first game and 3-for-5 with an RBI in the Final At-Bat Wins ................... 16-13 is slated to play in his 1,000th career game today...Now second contest. Walkoff Wins .............................. 6-7 in his seventh full season, Freeman is enjoying career Extra Innings .............................. 5-8 highs in on-base pct. (.411) and slugging pct. (.611)... • His performance in Game 1 marked the second Led After 6 ............................... 44-7 He missed 44 games after suffering a non-displaced left time this season that Inciarte went 5-for-5 or Led After 7 ............................... 47-7 wrist fracture on May 17. better with at least four RBI in a game (5-for-5 Led After 8 ............................... 48-5 with five RBI at CIN on June 4)...According to the Tied After 6 ................................ 8-6 LOTS OF HITS & RUNS: The Braves out-hit the Elias Sports Bureau, only three other players since Tied After 7 ................................ 8-4 Cubs 17-12 yesterday, but lost a 14-12 decision, marking 1920, the first season in which RBIs were kept as Tied After 8 ................................ 9-3 an official statistic, had two games in one season Behind After 6 .......................... 7-62 the first time since April 28, 2015 (a 13-12 loss to WSH) that they had at least 12 runs and 17 hits in a loss...Since in which they went 5-for-5 or better with at least Behind After 7 .......................... 4-64 four RBI: CLE’s Joe Carter in 1986, SF’s Jeff Kent Behind After 8 .......................... 2-67 moving to Atlanta in 1966, the Braves are 82-6 in games in 1999 and CHI’s Kris Bryant in 2016. Division Games ...................... 22-30 in which they have at least 12 runs and 17 hits. Vs. Other Divisions ................. 37-45 According to Elias, the last player with at least eight • Vs. A.L. Teams ............................. 8-9 RECENT BRAVES: Since reaching the .500 mark hits and five RBI on one day was Tony Oliva for Vs. N.L. Teams ........................ 51-66 (45-45) on July 16, the Braves have gone an NL-worst the Twins on June 29, 1969 (8-for-9 with 6 RBI)... Hit 0 HR ............................... 12-38 14-30 (.318) since July 17. The only other Braves player with that many hits Hit 1+ HR ............................. 47-37 and RBI on one day was Buck Jordan on August The pitching staff has a 5.18 ERA (14th in the NL) Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........... 8-48 • 25, 1936 (8 hits, 6 RBI). Scored 4 or More Runs .......... 51-27 since July 17, while allowing 59 home runs, a .268 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ....... 39-14 opponents’ batting avg. and 174 walks...The club’s HOLD ‘EM: RHP Jose Ramirez’s 23 holds are the most Allowed 4 or More Runs ........ 20-61 BB/9 rate is 4.08 over this stretch (14th in NL). by a Braves RHP since Peter Moylan had 25 in 2009. More Hits than Opponent ...... 47-17 Fewer Hits than Opponent ....... 7-54 After opening the season with a 6-12 record through Since June 27, Ramirez has appeared in 25 games • • Committed No Errors ............ 43-32 the first 18 games, Atlanta went 39-32 over its next and has posted a 1.16 ERA (3 ER/23.1 IP) and a Committed 1 or More Errors.. 16-43 71 games, from to April 26 to July 16...From June .138 opponents’ average, with 25 strikeouts. 12 to July 16, Atlanta went 18-10 (.643) and was tied for the second-best record in the majors in that OFF THE BENCH: The Braves’ 44 pinch-hit RBIs stretch...From June 1 to July 16, the Braves owned lead the majors and are the club’s most since 2008, when the second-best record in the NL, at 23-16 (.590), they had 45...The Atlanta record is 53 in 1986. Upcoming Milestones and the fourth-best mark in the majors. The club’s nine pinch-hit home runs lead the majors... Needs For • R.A. Dickey 39 Ks 1,500 SPARKPLUG: Rookie INF Ozzie Albies has hit safely The Atlanta pinch-homer record is 10 (in 2010). Freddie Freeman 1 Game 1,000 in 13 of his last 16 games…After going 8-for-47 (.170) Julio Teheran 28.0 IP 1,000 in his first 14 games, Albies has gone 23-for-61 (.377) in LATE-GAME BRAVES: The Braves have scored 231 his last 16 contests. runs in the seventh inning or later this season, the third most in baseball and the most in the NL...Only Houston (249) and the Yankees (233) have scored more. Upcoming Birthdays Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Player/Coach Date Turns Freddie Freeman 9/12/89 28 DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Matt Kemp 9/23/84 33 Mon., Sept. 4 TEX RH R.A. Dickey (9-8, 3.91) vs. Undetermined FSSE 7:35 John Schuerholz 10/1/40 77 Tues., Sept. 5 TEX RH Julio Teheran (9-11, 4.75) vs. Undetermined FSSE 7:35 Kurt Suzuki 10/4/83 34 Wed., Sept. 6 TEX LH Sean Newcomb (2-8, 4.31) vs. Undetermined FSSE 7:35 Mike Foltynewicz 10/7/91 26 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network Brian Snitker 10/17/55 62 FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-Fox Sports South Tonight’sToday’s Starting Starting Pitcher Pitcher Wisler’sFried’s GameGame LogLog DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (3) 0-0, 0.00 ERA 4.0 1 0 0 3 5 0 --- #61 Max Fried 4/6 at JAX^ L, 7-2 1.2 4 4 2 3 2 0 59 4/15 at TNS^ ND, L, 3-2 6.0 2 1 1 2 4 0 71 RHP • 6-4 • 185 • 23 yrs 4/20 MOB^ L, 12-1 3.0 6 6 6 4 2 1 73 4/25 at MTG^ W, 3-2 7.0 1 0 0 1 6 0 77 2017: 0-0, 5.40 ERA • 2016 Record: 8-7, 3.93 ERA (MiLB) April Totals (4) 1-2, 4.58 ERA 17.2 13 11 9 10 14 1 70* 5/1 TNS^ L, 6-3 4.0 7 6 6 3 6 2 89 vs.