ATLANTA BRAVES (13-15-1) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (15-12-1) RH Julio Teheran (4-0, 0.87) vs. RH Luis Severino (1-0, 3.24) Exhibition Game No. 30 • Exhibition Home Game No. 18 March 24, 2018 • Champion Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, Fla. • WIFN (1340 AM/103.7 FM) TODAY’S GAME: The Braves and Yankees play the third of four ROTATION TAKES SHAPE: Manager Brian Snitker on Monday meetings between the clubs this spring...The teams will play for the named RHP Julio Teheran as Atlanta’s Opening Day starter for March fourth and final time on Monday in Atlanta at SunTrust Park...That 29 vs. PHI...The Opening Day start will be the fifth consecutive such game also marks the first of two exhibition games for the Braves in start for Teheran, which will set the Atlanta era (since ‘66) record for Atlanta...The Braves split the first two meetings with the Yankees this a pitcher. spring, winning the last one on March 9, a 3-1 victory in Lake Buena Teheran is 1-1 with a 1.88 ERA (5 ER/24.0 IP) in his career on • Vista. Opening Day, and tossed 6.0 scoreless innings last year at NYM. ROSTER MOVES: The Braves on Wednesday reassigned RHP Josh The last Braves pitcher to make more than four consecutive Opening • Ravin to minor league camp after returning 2017 Rule 5 Draft selection Day starts was Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn, who started six straight Anyelo Gómez to the New York Yankees on Tuesday...Atlanta reassigned openers for the Milwaukee Braves from 1957-1962. six players to minor league camp on Monday, including RHPs Josh Only two major league pitchers have a longer active Opening Day • Graham and Miguel Socolovich, C Rob Brantly, INF Christian Colón start streak with their respective teams than Teheran: RHP Felix and OFs Ronald Acuña Jr. and Dustin Peterson...The Braves now have Hernandez has started the last nine Opening Day games for Seattle, 36 active players in camp after opening with 62. while LHP Clayton Kershaw has started seven straight openers for the Dodgers. • At the time of his reassignment, OF Ronald Acuña Jr. led the Grapefruit League in hits (19), batting average (.432), on-base HOME RUNS: Atlanta batters have homered 28 times over their last percentage (.519) and slugging percentage (.727), while ranking 22 games, and the Braves’ 31 total home runs through 29 spring games second in total bases (32, tied), third in home runs (4, tied) and fifth in stolen bases (4, tied). is 12 more than the total that they hit in 33 exhibition games last year. Of the 36 active players in camp, 20 are pitchers (seven left-handers INF Ozzie Albies homered from both sides of the plate last Friday • • and 13 right-handers), three are catchers, seven are infielders and at PIT, hitting solo home runs in the fourth (left-handed) and sixth six are outfielders...There are four non-roster invitees (one pitcher, (right-handed) innings...Only 12 times in franchise history has a one infielder and two outfielders)...The club had 59 players in camp player homered from both sides of the plate during a regular season last season. game, with Nick Swisher being the last to do so (8/22/15 at CHI). RHP Mike Foltynewicz is set to make STOLEN BASES: Atlanta enters today’s game with 25 stolen bases... TOMORROW’S STARTER: The Braves’ total is tied for second most in the Grapefruit League and his final appearance of the exhibition schedule with a start against the three off the lead of Pittsburgh...OF Danny Santana leads the team and Tigers in Lakeland...The Braves’ scheduled starter in game two of the is two off the GFL lead with five steals this spring. regular season has gone 2-0 and has yet to allow a run in 14.0 innings over four appearances so far this spring. Braves baserunners are 25-for-28 (89.3%) in stolen base attempts • this spring...Atlanta’s three caught stealings are fewest in the majors. Recent Braves Transactions March 21: Reassigned RHP Josh Ravin to minor league camp. March 20: Returned 2017 Rule 5 Draft selection Anyelo Gómez to the New York Yankees. March 19: Optioned INF Ryan Schimpf to Triple-A Gwinnett...Reassigned RHPs Josh Graham and Miguel Socolovich, C Jeff Brantly, INF Christian Colón and OFs Ronald Acuna Jr., Jaff Decker and Dustin Peterson to minor league camp. March 16: Agreed to terms with RHP Aníbal Sánchez on a minor-league contract with an invitation to major league spring training...Optioned LHP Max Fried to Triple-A Gwinnett. March 14: Agreed to terms with OF Ezequiel Carrera on a minor-league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. Spring Training Results and Schedule Time/ Probable Pitchers/ Date/Opp. Result Winner-Loser-Save Record Attendance Braves HRs Highlights 2/23 at New York (NL) L, 6-2 Bashlor-Socolovich-None 0-1 5,816 None Wisler (2.0 IP, 0 R) starts strong, but Mets score six in eighth to top Braves 2/24 at Houston L, 6-1 McHugh-Newcomb-None 0-2 4,057 None Culberson triples in spring debut, Albies logs leadoff single in second straight game 2/25 at Washington L, 9-3 Scherzer-Sims-None 0-3 3,675 Swanson (1) Swanson and Franco hit solo home runs, but Braves drop third straight 2/26 vs. Washington W, 2-1 Teheran-Fedde-Brothers 1-3 3,772 None Braves earn first win behind two hits each from Albies and Suzuki 2/27 vs. Pittsburgh T, 3-3 --- 1-3-1 3,220 Camargo (1) Foltynewicz throws 2.0 scoreless in spring debut, Camargo homers in Braves tie 2/28 vs. New York (NL) L, 6-4 Conlon-Ravin-None 1-4-1 4, 384 None McCarthy goes 3.0 innings and Acuña Jr. has two hits as Braves fall in 9th 3/1 vs. Washington (SS) L, 6-2 Romero-Wright-None 1-5-1 3,286 None Wisler tosses 3.0 scoreless, but Nationals rally for win at Detroit (SS) W, 5-2 Jackson-Moreno-Morris 2-5-1 4,576 Riley (1) Acuña Jr. gets second straight multi-hit game, Riley homers in Braves win 3/2 at New York (AL) L, 5-4 Feyereisen-Pfeifer-None 2-6-1 9,514 Acuña Jr. (1) Acuña Jr. logs three hits, including home, but Yankees walk off in 9th 3/3 vs. St. Louis W, 9-2 Teheran-Mikolas-None 3-6-1 7,246 Colón (1), Brantly (1) Colón drives in five, Teheran goes 3.0 scoreless to earn second win 3/4 vs. Miami W, 5-2 Blair-Conley-Jackson 4-6-1 5,414 None Freeman and Albies tally two hits apiece as Braves win consecutive games 3/5 vs. Pittsburgh W, 7-5 McCarthy-Kuhl-Socolovich 5-6-1 4,224 Santana (1) Santana logs four hits, including homer, and McCarthy earns first win 3/6 at Toronto W, 5-1 Newcomb-Biagini- None 6-6-1 4,369 Riley (2), Ruiz (1) Braves win fourth straight behind Newcomb start, three home runs 3/7 OFF DAY 3/8 vs. Houston L, 6-4 McCurry-Winkler-None 6-7-1 6,323 Culberson (1) Inciarte has two hits, Culberson homers as Braves snap win streak 3/9 vs. New York (AL) W, 3-1 Gómez-Hale-Graham 7-7-1 10,013 None Six pitchers combine to allow just three hits as Braves top Yankees 3-1 3/10 at Pittsburgh W, 15-1 Foltynewicz-Williams-None 8-7-1 4,935 Peterson (1), Swanson (2) Foltynewicz tosses 4.0 scoreless, Braves hit two home runs in a 15-1 win 3/11 at Detroit L, 6-3 Liriano-Wisler-Jimenez 8-8-1 6,399 Peterson (2) Peterson homers in second straight game, Braves fall at Tigers 6-3 3/12 vs. Philadelphia L, 3-0 Rios-Vizcaíno-Beato 8-9-1 5,945 None Newcomb (4.2 IP), Braves carry no-hitter into eighth, fall 3-0 to Phillies 3/13 vs. Toronto L, 13-6 Sanchez-Kazmir-None 8-10-1 9,053 Freeman (1), Acuña Jr. (2) Braves outhit Blue Jays but fall in shootout, 13-6...Freeman, Acuña Jr. homer 3/14 vs. Philadelphia W, 5-3 Teheran-Lively-Carle 9-10-1 5,790 Tucker (1) Teheran moves to 3-0 as Tucker powers 5-3 win over Phillies 3/15 vs. Detroit W, 8-1 Foltynewicz-Fiers-None 10-10-1 5,934 Acuna Jr. (3), Santana (2) Foltynewicz tosses 5.0 hitless inning, Braves homer three times in 8-1 win 3/16 at Pittsburgh L, 12-9 Taillon-Blair-Eppler 10-11-1 5,841 Albies - 2 (2), Brantly - 2 (3), Decker (1), Adams (1) 3/17 vs. St. Louis (SS) L, 3-0 Weaver-Newcomb-Mujica 10-12-1 9,167 None Braves get one hit in loss to the Cardinals at Philadelphia (SS) L, 10-6 Abad-Gómez-None 10-13-1 10,906 Acuña Jr. (4), Ruiz (2) Acuña Jr. hits fourth home run of the spring, but Braves lose 3/18 at Houston W, 6-3 Sánchez-Cole-None 11-13-1 5,229 None Sánchez gets win in Braves spring debut, Acuña Jr. has three hits 3/19 vs. Toronto W, 6-0 Teheran-Sanchez-None 12-13-1 6,138 None Teheran improves to 4-0, Albies notches two hits as Braves shut out Blue Jays 3/20 OFF DAY 3/21 vs.