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Gwinnett Braves Media Relations Department Coolray Field 2500 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 678.277.0320 st nd Durham Bulls (5-2, 1 in IL South, 1.0 GA) VS. Gwinnett Braves (4-3, 2 in IL South, 1.0 GB) RHP Jhonny Nunez (0-0, 2.70 ERA) RHP Julio Teheran (0-0, 16.20 ERA) Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:05 PM Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA Game #8 of 144 Radio: WDUN 550 AM TV: CSS Welcome Back to the Ballpark: Coolray Field opens its gates for the fourth season of RECORD BREAKDOWN Gwinnett Braves baseball in Lawrenceville, GA tonight. The home of the Triple-A Braves affiliate since 2009, Coolray Field has welcomed 1,112,361 fans in its brief history. The G-Braves are a Current Streak: Won 3 combined 115-99 at their home park, including 2-1 in Home Openers all-time…Gwinnett Last 10 Games: 4-3 defeated Durham 2-1 in the home opener last year on 4/7/11 behind starter Rodrigo Lopez (6.0 Long Winning Streak: 3 Games (4/9-Current) IP, 1 ER) and a RBI apiece from Jordan Schafer (1-for-4) and Mauro Gomez (1-for-3, double). Long Losing Streak: 2 Games (4/7-4/8) Record Since 2009: 235-202 Back from the Road: The G-Braves opened the season with a seven-game road trip to Durham, NC and Norfolk, VA…after dropping three of the first four games to the Durham Bulls, Home: 0-0 Leading after 6: 1-0 Gwinnett has surged to three-straight wins and a sweep of the Norfolk Tides. Yesterday, the G- Road: 4-3 Leading after 7: 2-0 Braves overcame a seven-run deficit in the ninth inning, tying the score on a two-run single by Day Games: 1-0 Leading after 8: 2-0 Night Games: 3-3 Tied after 6: 2-0 Jose Constanza. Two innings later, it was Constanza delivering again with a two-run triple to Extra Innings: 2-1 Tied after 7: 1-0 lead a 14-12 win over the Tides. Gwinnett came back from an early 9-1 deficit with help from Doubleheaders: 0-0 Tied after 8: 1-1 Stefan Gartrell, who went 2-for-5 with a three-run HR and four RBI and Constanza, who Shutout W/L: 2-0 Trailing after 6: 1-3 finished a homer shy of the cycle at 3-for-4 with four RBI. RHP Cory Gearrin (W, 1-0) picked up Last At-Bat W/L: 2-2 Trailing after 7: 1-3 the win with 2.0 scoreless innings, while RHP Adam Russell (S, 1) earned the save with a Walk-Off W/L: 0-2 Trailing after 8: 1-2 scoreless 11th. Tides’ LHP Dontrelle Willis (L, 0-2) suffered his second loss of the series. Score First: 3-1 With a HR: 2-2 Score Last: 1-1 Without a HR: 2-1 Going on the Offensive: After scoring just 16 runs over their first five games of the season, 1-Run Games: 1-2 Allow a HR: 1-2 1-0 3-1 . 2-Run Games: Allow no HR: the G-Braves have combined to plate 21 runs on 23 hits over the last two games 3-Run Games: 1-1 April: 4-3 Yesterday’s seven-run ninth inning is the club’s biggest frame since 4/17/11, when Gwinnett +3-Run Games: 1-0 May: 0-0 posted a 10-run sixth inning in an 18-7 victory at Durham. Of the 37 runs scored by the G- Vs. IL South: 4-3 June: 0-0 Braves, 16 have come after the ninth inning including six in extra innings. Yesterday’s game Vs. IL North: 0-0 July: 0-0 also marked the team’s second last at-bat win of the year, both coming in extras…Joey Vs. IL West: 0-0 August: 0-0 Terdoslavich provided a two-run double to power a 3-0 win in 11 innings on 4/6 at Durham. Pre All-Star: 4-3 September: 0-0 Post All-Star: 0-0 Series W/L/T: 1-1-0 - Talking Streaks: Ernesto Mejia extended his team-best hitting streak to seven games with a ninth-inning single yesterday, finishing 1-for-5 with a run scored and RBI…the 6-foot-5-inch first VS. DURHAM (34-34 All-Time) baseman is hitting .300 (9-for-30) on the streak. Luis Durango is 8-for-25 (.320) with four RBI on an active five-game hitting streak. Jordan Parraz (7-for-27, .259) and Josh Wilson (6-for-23, 2009 2010 2011 2012 .261) have six-game on-base streaks...Parraz pinch-ran yesterday but did not have an at-bat. Home: 6-5 6-4 4-6 0-0 Road: 5-6 6-5 6-5 1-3 Multi-Mania: After seeing just three multi-RBI performances in the first five games, the Overall: 11-11 12-9 10-11 1-3 Gwinnett offense has featured six multi-RBI efforts in the last two games. Yesterday, newest G- Brave Jose Constanza plated four RBI on 3-for-4 hitting, while Stefan Gartrell erupted for a 2- 2012 TEAM TOTALS for-5 game including a season-high four RBI…Greg Paiml also went 2-for-5 with two RBI. The .238 (9th) 3.31 (7th) previous game, Joey Terdoslavich (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI), Josh Wilson (2-for-4, 2 RBI) and Hitting: ERA: 5 61 Paiml (1-for-4, 2 RBI) enjoyed multi-RBI games…Paiml has a two-game multi-RBI streak. HR: Strikeouts: XBH: 18 Starter W: 1 The Pen is Mightier: The Gwinnett bullpen is a combined 3-2 with a 1.79 ERA (8 ER in Runs: 37 Holds: 1 40.1 IP) and two saves in three chances on the season. Five G-Braves’ relievers have yet to Steals: 10 Saves: 2 allow a run so far, including RHP Buddy Carlyle (1-0, 0 ER in 5.2 IP), RHP Cory Gearrin (1-0, 2012 TEAM LEADERS 1 SV, 0 ER in 6.0 IP), RHP (0-0, 0 ER in 4.0 IP), RHP (1-0, 1 SV, 0 Jason Rice Adam Russell ER in 5.0 IP) and LHP Dusty Hughes (0-0, 0 ER in 4.2 IP). Average: Luis Durango (.306) Home Runs: 5 Players Tied (1) Star Power: Leading a cast of 10 returning players to the Gwinnett Opening Day roster are RBI: Stefan Gartrell (5) two 2011 International League Post-Season All-Stars, right-hander Julio Teheran and outfielder Stolen Bases: Luis Durango (4) Stefan Gartrell. The 21-year-old Teheran, ranked the No. 1 prospect in the Braves system Wins: 4 Players Tied (1) according to Baseball America for a second-straight year, was the IL’s Most Valuable Pitcher ERA: Cory Gearrin (0.00) and Rookie of the Year in 2011 after going 15-3 with a 2.55 ERA for the G-Braves. Gartrell Strikeouts: Todd Redmond (12) had a monster season at the plate, earning mid-season and post-season All-Star selections…he nd Saves: 2 Players Tied (1) hit .260 with 28 doubles, 25 HR (2 most in the IL) and led the circuit with 94 RBI. The Prospects are Good: Including Teheran, four members of the active G-Braves roster rank among Baseball America’s Top 30 Prospects for the Atlanta Braves. Infielder Joey Terdoslavich, the Braves’ Minor League Player of the Year, checks in at No. 11 on the list. Terdoslavich hit .286 with a Carolina League record 52 doubles, 20 HR and 82 RBI in 131 games for High-A Lynchburg last season. Returning G-Braves, RHP’s Erik Cordier (No. 26) and Cory Gearrin (No. 29) also rank on the list. Cordier went 5-8 with a 5.13 ERA in 19 starts for Gwinnett last year while Gearrin went 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 35 outings. Experience at the Helm: Manager Dave Brundage, hitting coach Jamie Dismuke, pitching coach Marty Reed, coach Billy Nicholson and trainer Mike Graus all return to the staff in 2012 after a successful 2011 season. Brundage returns to Gwinnett for the fourth-straight season, his sixth as the manager for the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate…Brundy is a career 1,024-946 on the bench and has guided the Braves to their most-recent IL title, coming in 2007 with Richmond. Dates and Times Subject to Change UPCOMING PROBABLES All Times Eastern Fri, April 13 vs. Durham RHP Eric Junge (0-1, 10.80) vs. RHP Chris Archer (1-0, 1.50) WDUN 7:05 PM Sat, April 14 vs. Durham LHP Yohan Flande (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Matt Torra (1-0, 4.76) WDUN 7:05 PM Sun, April 15 vs. Durham RHP Todd Redmond (1-0, 1.80 ) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (0-1, 2.25) WDUN 2:05 PM Mon, April 16 vs. Norfolk RHP Erik Cordier (0-0, 6.75) vs. TBA WDUN 7:05 PM STARTING PITCHER Thursday, April 12, 2012 vs. Durham – Page 2 HT/WT: 6-2 / 175 BORN: 1/27/91 in Cartagena, Colombia Julio Teheran | RHP | #27 RESIDES: Cartagena, Colombia Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/07 OBTAINED: Year Team W/L ERA G/GS CG/SH IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP GO/AO GIDP AVG AB 2011 Gwinnett 15-3 2.55 25/24 0/0 144.2 123 46 41 5 5 48 122 3 130/162 5 .232 530 Atlanta 1-1 5.03 5/3 0/0 19.2 21 11 11 4 0 8 10 1 17/31 1 .276 76 2012 Gwinnett 0-0 16.20 1/1 0/0 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 2/2 0 .429 7 MiLB Career: 28-17 3.01 70/69 0/0 385.1 330 143 129 21 31 112 366 14 371/372 19 .233 1,418 MLB Career: 1-1 5.03 5/3 0/0 19.2 21 11 11 4 0 8 10 1 17/31 1 .276 76 Tonight’s Start: 21-year-old right-hander Julio Teheran makes second TEHERAN’S 2012 GAME LOG appearance and start of the season in the 2012 Home Opener for the Gwinnett Braves, the first game of a four-game set against Durham.