Atlanta Braves (45-49) Vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (53-42) Game No
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Atlanta Braves (45-49) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (53-42) Game No. 95 July 22, 2015 Turner Field Atlanta, Ga. RHP Julio Teheran (6-4, 4.53) vs. RHP Mike Bolsinger (4-3, 3.04) TODAY’S GAME: The Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers play the fi nale of a three-game set and the last of six meetings between the two clubs this season...The Dodgers took two-of-three games at Dodger Stadium in May and Braves vs. Dodgers went 6-1 against the Braves in 2014...Atlanta trails the Dodgers in the all-time series 941-1122-22, including a 296- 2014 2015 All-Time Overall (since 1900) 1-6 3-2 941-1122-22 356-1 mark during the Atlanta era (since 1966)...The Braves hold a 40-28 advantage at Turner Field...UP NEXT: Atlanta Era (since ‘66) 1-6 --- 296-356-1 The Braves conclude their six-game homestand this afternoon and will depart tomorrow for a 10-game road trip to at Atlanta 1-3 2-0 162-162-1 St. Louis (July 24-26), Baltimore (July 27-29) and Philadelphia (July 30-August 2). at Turner Field (since ‘97) --- --- 40-28 BRAVES OF LATE: The Braves posted a 4-3 win over the Dodgers last night and are 3-2 on this six-game at Los Angeles (since ‘58) 0-3 1-2 171-238 homestand against the Cubs (1-2) and Dodgers (2-0)...From July 1 to July 7, the Braves won six-of-seven games, at Dodger Stad. (since ‘62) --- --- 152-212 but then they lost fi ve straight games heading into the All-Star break and are just 3-7 in their last 10 contests... Atlanta enters play today in third place in the National League East division, six games behind Washington... SEEKING THE SWEEP: A win today for the Braves would give them their fourth series sweep of the season Load ‘Em Up and their fi rst over the Dodgers since May 17-19, 2013 (at Turner Field). 2015 Major League leaders in batting average with the bases loaded (Minimum 10 at-bats): SERIES WIN: With last night’s victory, the Braves have now won four of their last fi ve home series and 10 of their last 14 games at Turner Field (since June 19)...Atlanta is 26-19 (.578) at home on the season. Player AVG. (H-AB) 1. JACE PETERSON, ATLANTA .643 (9-14) FREEMAN GETS CLOSER TO RETURNING: 1B Freddie Freeman took live batting practice yester- 2. CAMERON MAYBIN, ATLANTA .545 (6-11) day at Turner Field and is now at the Braves’ training facility at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Matt Duffy, San Francisco .545 (6-11) Fla...Freeman, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 23 (retroactive to June 18) with a right wrist 4. Yoenis Cespedes, Detroit .462 (6-13) 5. Xander Bogaerts, Boston .438 (7-16) contusion, has been out of the starting lineup the last 28 games...The Braves have scored a total of 80 runs in the 28 games (2.9 per game) that Freeman has missed, and are 13-15 without the fi rst baseman...Prior to landing on the DL, Freeman hit .299 with a team-leading 41 RBI, 12 home runs and 20 doubles, with the team averaging 4.0 runs per game (over the fi rst 76 games of the season, all of which Freeman appeared in)...His batting average in 16 Clutch Hitting June games was .328. National League leaders with runners in scoring position LOAD ‘EM UP: INF Jace Peterson stroked a two-run bases-loaded double Monday night and leads the Player AVG. 1. Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona .419 majors with a .643 (9-for-14) batting average with the bases juiced...Teammate Cameron Maybin is tied for second 2. FREDDIE FREEMAN, ATLANTA .418 (min. 10 at-bats) with a .545 (6-for-11) mark...Peterson’s 22 RBI in bases-loaded situations easily leads the majors 3. Nolan Arenado, Colorado .417 this season (Boston’s Xander Bogaerts is second, with 17). 4. Buster Posey, San Francisco .396 5. Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee .394 MARKAKIS GOES DEEP: OF Nick Markakis clubbed his fi rst homer of the season Monday night in the 6. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado .392 fi rst inning...It snapped a streak of 355 homerless at-bats (since Sept. 25, 2014)...Markakis, who underwent fusion 7. CAMERON MAYBIN, ATLANTA .389 surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck in December, averaged nearly 16 home runs per season in his fi rst NL team leaders in batting average with RISP: nine years in the big leagues...GOING EXTRAS: Markakis stroked his fi rst triple of the season last night and eight of his 15 hits in the month of July have gone for extra bases. Team AVG. 1. Colorado Rockies .293 NO. 51 WAS NO. 51: With the appearance Saturday by RHP Jason Frasor (who wears No. 51), the 2. San Francisco Giants .288 Braves have now used 51 players this season...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is a franchise record 3. ATLANTA BRAVES .283 (topping the 50 players used in 2007) and easily surpasses their total of 39 players used last season...This year’s club has had 12 players make their MLB debut (LHP Manny Banuelos, INF Daniel Castro, RHP Brandon Cun- niff, INF Adonis Garcia, RHP Cody Martin, RHP Williams Perez, LHP Andrew McKirahan, RHP John Cornely, Putting It in Play RHP Sugar Ray Marimon, RHP Matt Wisler, RHP Jake Brigham and RHP Ryan Kelly). 2015 NL team leaders in plate appearances per strikeout: BANUELOS’ FIRST THREE STARTS: In the third start (fourth appearance) of his Major League career Team PA/SO on Saturday, LHP Manny Banuelos limited Chicago to two runs (one earned) over 4.2 innings...He became just 1. ATLANTA BRAVES 5.41 the second Braves rookie since 1914 to allow one earned run or fewer in each of his fi rst three starts, joining San Francisco Giants 5.41 3. Cincinnati Reds 5.35 RHP David Hale, who did so from 2013-14...The Braves are 12-4 in games started by rookie pitchers this season. 4. Philadelphia Phillies 5.12 YOUNG GUNS: The Braves have gotten a MLB-high 29 wins from starters aged 24 or younger this sea- 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 5.02 son...Only one other team has 20 this season (St. Louis, 21)...The 29 wins are already the fourth most in Atlanta franchise history (since 1966) by starters aged 24 or younger...The 1989 club recorded a team-record 40 such wins. CENTER OF ATTENTION: OF Cameron Maybin has hit safely in 14 of 16 starts this month, going Pinch Me 19-for-65 (.292) with fi ve extra-base hits (two doubles, one triple, two home runs), three stolen bases, eight RBI National League team leaders in pinch-hit batting average: and 11 runs scored...MR. RISP: Maybin is hitting .389 with runners in scoring position this season, which ranks Team AVG. 1. Milwaukee Brewers .286 seventh in the NL and eighth in the majors, and he’s tied for second in the majors with a .545 (6-for-11) average 2. Philadelphia Phillies .285 with the bases loaded. 3. ATLANTA BRAVES .243 SMOLTZ TO BE INDUCTED ON SUNDAY: Former Braves pitcher John Smoltz will be inducted into the Active Major League leaders in pinch-hit home runs: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown, NY...Acquired from Detroit by GM Bobby Cox in 1987, Player Pinch-HRs Smoltz fashioned his Hall of Fame career by excelling as both a starter and reliever over the span of two decades 1. JONNY GOMES, Atlanta 10 from 1988 to 2008...He is the only pitcher in major league history with 200 or more wins and 150-plus saves...In 14 Chris Heisey, Los Angeles Dodgers 10 full seasons as a starter, Smoltz won 14 or more games 10 times...Twice, he led the NL or shared the lead in wins 3. Seth Smith, Seattle 8 (1996 and 2006), innings pitched (1996 and ‘97) and strikeouts (1992 and ‘96)...He ranked in the top 10 in ERA eight times...Smoltz won the Cy Young Award in 1996 on the strength of a 24-8 record, 2.94 ERA and franchise- record 276 strikeouts...Following “Tommy John” surgery that sidelined him for the 2000 campaign, Smoltz served Upcoming Milestones as the Braves’ closer for three-plus seasons...He set an NL record with 55 saves in 2002 and finished third in Cy Needs For Young Award voting...He and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley are the only two pitchers to record a 20-win sea- Freddie Freeman 1 RBI 400 son and a 50-save season...Smoltz returned to the starting rotation in 2005 and became the 16th member of the 2 Home Runs 100 3,000-strikeout club on April 22, 2008...At the time of his retirement, his 15 postseason wins were the second-most Jonny Gomes 14 Runs 500 in baseball history, while his 199 strikeouts were tops. Kelly Johnson 19 Walks 500 STAFF EXTENSIONS: On Friday (7/17) the Braves extended the contract of manager Fredi Gonzalez Nick Markakis 42 Games 1,500 through the 2016 season, with a club option for the 2017 season...In addition, each member of the Major League 8 Home Runs 150 coaching staff received a contract extension through 2016, also with a club option for 2017...Now in his fi fth sea- A.J.