2015 Atlanta Braves season

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2015  Atlanta Braves
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Turner Field
City Atlanta, Georgia
Record67–95 (.414)
Divisional place4th
Owners Liberty Media/John Malone
General managers John Hart
Managers Fredi González
Television SportSouth
Fox Sports South
(Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy)
Radio WCNN
WNNX
Atlanta Braves Radio Network
(Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke)
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The 2015 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 19th season of home games at Turner Field, 50th season in Atlanta, and 145th season overall.

Contents

Offseason

The Braves offseason began in the final week of the 2014 season. The Braves were officially eliminated from the postseason contention on Sunday, September 21. On Monday, the Braves announced the termination of General Manager Frank Wren and appointed John Hart as the interim general manager. [1] The Braves signed Hart to a three-year deal to become the Braves President of Baseball Operations a month later. [2] Hart continued to fill the role of general manager throughout the offseason with much help from assistant general manager John Coppolella.

Offseason additions and subtractions

SubtractionsAdditions
PlayersRHS Ervin Santana (signed with Twins)
RHS Aaron Harang (signed with Phillies)
RHS Kris Medlen (signed with Royals)
RHS Brandon Beachy (signed with Dodgers)
RHR Craig Kimbrel (traded to Padres)
RHR Jordan Walden (traded to Cardinals)
RHR David Carpenter (traded to Yankees)
LHR Chasen Shreve (traded to Yankees)
RHP David Hale (traded to Rockies)
LHR Jonny Venters (released)
RHR Cory Gearrin (signed with Giants)
C Evan Gattis (traded to Astros)
C Gerald Laird (signed with Diamondbacks)
C/OF Ryan Doumit (free agent)
2B Tommy La Stella (traded to Cubs)
INF Ramiro Peña (signed with Padres)
INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio (signed with White Sox)
LF Justin Upton (traded to Padres)
RF Jason Heyward (traded to Cardinals)
CF Melvin Upton, Jr. (traded to Padres)		RHS Shelby Miller (acquired in trade from Cardinals)
RHS Trevor Cahill (acquired in trade from Diamondbacks)
LHS Manny Banuelos (acquired in trade from Yankees)
RHP Michael Foltynewicz (acquired in trade from Astros)
RHR Jason Grilli (signed as a free agent)
RHR Jim Johnson (signed as a free agent)
LHR Josh Outman (signed as a free agent)
RHP Arodys Vizcaíno (acquired in trade from Cubs)
C A. J. Pierzynski (signed as a free agent)
INF Alberto Callaspo (signed as free agent)
INF Jace Peterson (acquired in trade from Padres)
LF Jonny Gomes (signed as a free agent)
OF Eury Pérez (claimed off waivers from Yankees)
OF Dian Toscano (signed as a free agent)
OF Zoilo Almonte (signed as a free agent)
RF Nick Markakis (signed as free agent)
RHP Chien-Ming Wang (Minor League free agent)
RHR Michael Kohn (Minor League free agent)
LHP Wandy Rodríguez (Minor League free agent)
LHP Eric Stults (Minor League free agent)
RHR Matt Capps (Minor league free agent)
LHR Donnie Veal (Minor League free agent)
RHR José Veras (Minor League free agent)
RHR Todd Coffey (Minor League free agent)
C Jesús Flores (Minor League free agent)
C John Buck (Minor League free agent)
INF Pedro Ciriaco (Minor League free agent)
INF/OF Kelly Johnson (Minor League free agent)
2B/OF Eric Young, Jr. (Minor League free agent)
PersonnelGeneral Manager Frank Wren (terminated)
Hitting Coach Greg Walker (resigned)
Asst. Hitting Coach Scott Fletcher (contract not renewed)
Third base Coach Doug Dascenzo (contract not renewed)		Acting General Manager John Hart
Hitting coach Kevin Seitzer
Asst. hitting coach José Castro
Third base coach Bo Porter

Season summary

Opening Day

PositionName
Center Fielder Eric Young, Jr.
Second Baseman Jace Peterson
Right Fielder Nick Markakis
First Baseman Freddie Freeman
Catcher Christian Bethancourt
Left Fielder Kelly Johnson
Third Baseman Alberto Callaspo
Shortstop Andrelton Simmons
Starting Pitcher Julio Teherán

After an offseason filled with many trades and roster movements, the Braves began the season with Julio Teherán as the starting pitcher for the second consecutive year. They took an early lead in the first inning after a Nick Markakis single scored Jace Peterson. Miami tied the game in the third inning, but a late Markakis RBI scoring Eric Young, Jr. was the difference. In the team's first save opportunity since trading closer Craig Kimbrel, newly appointed closer Jason Grilli pitched a perfect inning and the Braves won 2–1. [3]

Regular season

After optimistically winning the first five games of the season, the Braves' early success was short-lived. The team finished April with a 10–12 record. They had a winning record in May (15–13), but struggles within the young roster made quality starts and wins few and far between. A July 11 injury to closer Jason Grilli sealed the fate of the struggling team, lacking the skills necessary for a successful starting rotation. An 8–20 August followed, and after additional movements and trades, the team's starting rotation was virtually unrecognizable from how the season began. Shelby Miller, once thought to be a crucial starting pitcher to the team's success, lost a franchise-record 24 consecutive starts, finishing the season with a 6–17 record after receiving a run support average of 2.38 (ranked tenth worst in MLB history).

The Braves finished the season with a 67–95 record, third-worst in the MLB, ahead of the Cincinnati Reds (64–98) and Philadelphia Phillies (63–99).

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 9072.556—49‍–‍3241‍–‍40
Washington Nationals 8379.512746‍–‍3537‍–‍44
Miami Marlins 7191.4381941‍–‍4030‍–‍51
Atlanta Braves 6795.4142342‍–‍3925‍–‍56
Philadelphia Phillies 6399.3892737‍–‍4426‍–‍55

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 10062.617
Los Angeles Dodgers 9270.568
New York Mets 9072.556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 9864.605+1
Chicago Cubs 9765.599—
San Francisco Giants 8478.51913
Washington Nationals 8379.51214
Arizona Diamondbacks 7983.48818
San Diego Padres 7488.45723
Miami Marlins 7191.43826
Milwaukee Brewers 6894.42029
Colorado Rockies 6894.42029
Atlanta Braves 6795.41430
Cincinnati Reds 6498.39533
Philadelphia Phillies 6399.38934

Record vs. opponents

2015 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona —3–32–46–113–66–135–25–22–52–41–59–1011–80–73–411–9
Atlanta 3–3—1–63–41–63–310–95–28–1111–82–42–53–44–25–146–14
Chicago 4–26–1—13–64–23–43–314–57–02–511–83–35–28–114–310–10
Cincinnati 1–64–36–13—2–41–63–49–100–74–211–82–42–57–125–17–13
Colorado 6–136–12–44–2—8–112–55–10–75–21–67–1211–83–43–35–15
Los Angeles 13–63–34–36–111–8—4–24–33–45–21–514–58–112–54–210–10
Miami 2–59–103–34–35–22–4—4–28–119–101–62–55–21–59–107–13
Milwaukee 2–52–55–1410–91–53–42–4—3–37–010–95–21–56–133–48–12
New York 5–211–80–77–07–04–311–83–3—14–50–62–43–33–411–89–11
Philadelphia 4–28–115–22–42–52–510–90–75–14—2–55–11–52–57–128–12
Pittsburgh 5–14–28–118–116–15–16–19–106–05–2—5–26–19–103–413–7
San Diego 10–95–23–34–212–75–145–22–54–21–52–5—8–114–32–57–13
San Francisco 8–114–32–55–28–1111–82–55–13–35–11–611–8—2–44–313–7
St. Louis 7–02–411–812–74–35–25–113–64–35–210–93–44–2—4–211–9
Washington 4–314–53–41–53–32–410–94–38–1112–74–35–23–42–4—8–12

Game log

2015 Game Log (67–95) [4]
April: 10–12 (Home: 4–6 ; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
1April 6@ Marlins 2–1 Teherán (1–0) Álvarez (0–1) Grilli (1)36,9691–0 W1
2April 7@ Marlins 12–2 Wood (1–0) Latos (0–1)—17,4832–0 W2
3April 8@ Marlins 2–0 Cunniff (1–0) Koehler (0–1) Grilli (2)16,1273–0 W3
4April 10 Mets 5–3 Johnson (1–0) Montero (0–1) Grilli (3)46,7294–0 W4
5April 11 Mets 5–3 Teherán (2–0) Gee (0–1) Johnson (1)36,0565–0 W5
6April 12 Mets 3–4 Colón (2–0) Jaime (0–1) Familia (1)28,1925–1 L1
7April 13 Marlins 3–2 Miller (1–0) Latos (0–2) Grilli (4)13,4176–1 W1
8April 14 Marlins 2–8 Koehler (1–1) Cahill (0–1)—15,7656–2 L1
9April 15 Marlins 2–6 Haren (1–0) Stults (0–1)—18,3426–3 L2
10April 17@ Blue Jays 8–7 Martin (1–0) Cecil (0–1) Grilli (5)21,3977–3 W1
11April 18@ Blue Jays 5–6 (10) Cecil (1–1) Marimón (0–1)—34,7437–4 L1
12April 19@ Blue Jays 5–2 Miller (2–0) Norris (1–1) Grilli (6)44,7948–4 W1
13April 21@ Mets 1–7 Niese (2–0) Cahill (0–2)—21,0338–5 L1
14April 22@ Mets 2–3 Carlyle (1–0) Johnson (1–1) Familia (7)20,9718–6 L2
15April 23@ Mets 3–6 Colón (4–0) Teherán (2–1) Familia (8)23,9808–7 L3
16April 24@ Phillies 0–1 Giles (1–0) Johnson (1–2)—21,1648–8 L4
17April 25@ Phillies 5–2 Miller (3–0) Buchanan (0–4) Grilli (7)24,7489–8 W1
18April 26@ Phillies 4–5 Williams (2–1) Cahill (0–3) Papelbon (4)28,7029–9 L1
19April 27 Nationals 8–4 Stults (1–1) Fister (1–1)—16,65810–9 W1
20April 28 Nationals 12–13 Treinen (1–2) Grilli (0–1) Storen (5)14,83310–10 L1
21April 29 Nationals 4–13 Zimmermann (2–2) Wood (1–1)—12,59510–11 L2
22April 30 Reds 1–5 Leake (1–1) Miller (3–1)—15,74410–12 L3
May: 15–13 (Home: 8–4 ; Away: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
23May 1 Reds 4–3 Foltynewicz (1–0) DeSclafani (2–2) Grilli (8)30,15311–12 W1
24May 2 Reds 4–8 Marquis (3–1) Stults (1–2)—29,51511–13 L1
25May 3 Reds 5–0 Teherán (3–1) Cueto (2–3)—30,07312–13 W1
26May 4 Phillies 2–5 Harang (3–2) Wood (1–2)—17,29312–14 L1
27May 5 Phillies 9–0 Miller (4–1) Billingsley (0–1)—14,45113–14 W1
28May 6 Phillies 7–5 Foltynewicz (2–0) Williams (2–2) Grilli (9)17,77214–14 W2
29May 8@ Nationals 2–9 Gonzalez (3–2) Stults (1–3)—31,28814–15 L1
30May 9@ Nationals 6–8 Storen (1–0) Martin (1–1)—39,19314–16 L2
31May 10@ Nationals 4–5 Solis (1–0) Martin (1–2) Storen (9)31,93814–17 L3
32May 11@ Reds 2–1 Avilán (1–0) Chapman (1–2) Johnson (2)19,88115–17 W1
33May 12@ Reds 3–4 Chapman (2–2) Grilli (0–2)—23,78015–18 L1
34May 13@ Reds 1–5 Iglesias (1–0) Stults (1–4)—17,74715–19 L2
35May 15@ Marlins 5–3 Martin (2–2) Dunn (0–2) Grilli (10)18,33416–19 W1
36May 16@ Marlins 5–3 Wood (2–2) Latos (1–4) Grilli (11)18,16617–19 W2
37May 17@ Marlins 6–0 Miller (5–1) Álvarez (0–3)—23,07518–19 W3
38May 19 Rays 3–5 Ramírez (2–1) Foltynewicz (2–1) Boxberger (11)20,12018–20 L1
39May 20 Rays 2–1 Cunniff (2–0) Odorizzi (3–4) Grilli (12)24,54919–20 W1
40May 21 Brewers 10–1 Teherán (4–1) Garza (2–6)—18,23920–20 W2
41May 22 Brewers 0–11 Blazek (4–1) Stults (1–5)—25,77420–21 L1
42May 23 Brewers 3–2 (11) Avilán (2–0) Kintzler (0–1)—33,22321–21 W1
43May 24 Brewers 2–1 Foltynewicz (3–1) Nelson (2–5) Grilli (13)30,61222–21 W2
44May 25@ Dodgers 3–6 Liberatore (1–1) Masset (0–1) Jansen (4)44,68022–22 L1
45May 26@ Dodgers 0–8 Kershaw (3–3) Teherán (4–2)—40,66722–23 L2
46May 27@ Dodgers 3–2 Wood (3–2) Hatcher (1–4) Grilli (14)37,87323–23 W1
47May 28@ Giants 0–7 Heston (5–3) Miller (5–2)—41,04023–24 L1
48May 29@ Giants 2–4 Hudson (3–4) Foltynewicz (3–2) Casilla (15)41,31123–25 L2
49May 30@ Giants 8–0 Pérez (1–0) Lincecum (5–3)—42,00524–25 W1
50May 31@ Giants 7–5 Masset (1–1) Casilla (4–1) Grilli (15)41,55325–25 W2
June: 11–16 (Home: 7–6 ; Away: 4–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
51June 1@ D-backs 8–1 Wood (4–2) Bradley (2–3)—18,25826–25 W3
52June 2@ D-backs 6–7 Chafin (3–0) Cunniff (2–1) Ziegler (4)17,10126–26 L1
53June 3@ D-backs 8–9 Chafin (4–0) Johnson (1–3) Ziegler (5)17,71726–27 L2
54June 5 Pirates 8–10 Morton (3–0) Avilán (2–1) Melancon (17)27,50826–28 L3
55June 6 Pirates 5–4 Grilli (1–2) Worley (2–4)—33,26827–28 W1
56June 7 Pirates 0–3 Cole (9–2) Wood (4–3) Melancon (18)24,14627–29 L1
57June 8 Padres 3–5 (11) Maurer (3–0) Martin (2–3) Kimbrel (14)21,45827–30 L2
58June 9 Padres 6–5 Johnson (2–3) Benoit (4–3) Grilli (16)24,04928–30 W1
59June 10 Padres 4–1 Pérez (2–0) Ross (3–6) Johnson (3)21,46529–30 W2
60June 11 Padres 4–6 (11) Thayer (2–0) Cunniff (2–2) Kimbrel (15)21,46529–31 L1
61June 12@ Mets 3–5 Colón (9–4) Wood (4–4) Familia (18)32,55429–32 L2
62June 13@ Mets 5–3 (11) Grilli (2–2) Torres (2–3) Pérez (1)37,73430–32 W1
63June 14@ Mets 8–10 Gilmartin (1–0) Avilán (2–2) Familia (19)36,34030–33 L1
64June 15@ Red Sox 4–2 Pérez (3–0) Porcello (4–7) Grilli (17)34,43931–33 W1
65June 16@ Red Sox 4–9 Miley (6–6) Teherán (4–3)—35,66231–34 L1
66June 17 Red Sox 5–2 Masset (2–1) Tazawa (0–3) Grilli (18)28,90232–34 W1
67June 18 Red Sox 2–5 Buchholz (4–6) Miller (5–3) Uehara (14)31,78332–35 L1
68June 19 Mets 2–1 Wisler (1–0) deGrom (7–5) Grilli (19)28,85333–35 W1
69June 20 Mets 6–4 Perez (4–0) Leathersich (0–1) Grilli (20)40,73334-35 W2
70June 21 Mets 1–0 Teherán (5–3) Harvey (7–5) Johnson (4)30,26835–35 W3
71June 23@ Nationals 1–3 Strasburg (4–5) Wood (4–5) Storen (21)28,34435–36 L1
72June 24@ Nationals 1–2 (11) Rivero (1–0) Eveland (0–1)—36,14135–37 L2
73June 25@ Nationals 0–7 Fister (3–3) Wisler (1–1)—37,87435–38 L3
74June 26@ Pirates 2–3 (10) Melancon (1–1) Grilli (2–3)—34,22035–39 L4
75June 27@ Pirates 4–8 Morton (6–1) Teherán (5–4)—36,41735–40 L5
76June 28@ Pirates 2–1 Wood (5–5) Locke (4–4) Grilli (21)36,08236–40 W1
77June 30 Nationals 1–6 Zimmermann (6–5) Miller (5–4)—23,96136–41 L1
July: 10–16 (Home: 7–4 ; Away: 3–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
78July 1 Nationals 4–1 Wisler (2–1) Fister (3–4) Grilli (22)19,39337–41 W1
79July 2 Nationals 2–1 Grilli (3–3) Scherzer (9–6)—18,58538–41 W2
80July 3 Phillies 2–1 Teherán (6–4) Morgan (1–1) Johnson (5)33,09039–41 W3
81July 4 Phillies 9–5 Wood (6–5) Correia (0–3)—34,40140–41 W4
82July 5 Phillies 0–4 (10) García (3–3) Masset (2–2)—18,76340–42 L1
83July 6@ Brewers 5–3 Wisler (3–1) Lohse (5–10) Grilli (23)25,04641–42 W1
84July 7@ Brewers 4–3 Banuelos (1–0) Cravy (0–2) Grilli (24)33,38842–42 W2
85July 8@ Brewers 5–6 Jeffress (3–0) Avilán (2–3) Rodríguez (19)33,33842–43 L1
86July 9@ Rockies 3–5 Hale (3–4) Brigham (0–1) Axford (15)30,33442–44 L2
87July 10@ Rockies 3–5 Laffey (1–0) Miller (5–5) Axford (16)48,25442–45 L3
88July 11@ Rockies 2–3 Hawkins (2–1) Grilli (3–4)—40,62042–46 L4
89July 12@ Rockies 3–11 Bettis (5–4) Wood (6–6)—37,04742–47 L5
ASG 86th All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Box
July 14 American 6, National 3 Price (AL, DET) Kershaw (NL, LAD)—43,656—
Representing the Atlanta Braves: Shelby Miller
90July 17 Cubs 4–2 Vizcaíno (1–0) Strop (1–5) Johnson (6)42,53243–47 W1
91July 18 Cubs 0–4 Lester (5–8) Banuelos (1–1)—45,75843–48 L1
92July 19 Cubs 1–4 Arrieta (11–5) Miller (5–6)—31,69043–49 L2
93July 20 Dodgers 7–5 Wisler (4–1) Liberatore (2–2) Johnson (7)24,07244–49 W1
94July 21 Dodgers 4–3 Wood (7–6) Tsao (1–1) Johnson (8)33,81645–49 W2
95July 22 Dodgers 1–3 Bolsinger (5–3) Teherán (6–5) Jansen (17)24,11245–50 L1
96July 24@ Cardinals 2–4 Cooney (1–0) Banuelos (1–2) Siegrist (5)44,77845–51 L2
97July 25@ Cardinals 0–1 Martinez (11–4) Miller (5–7) Choate (1)45,86245–52 L3
98July 26@ Cardinals 3–2 Wisler (5–1) Wacha (11–4) Johnson (9)44,78046–52 W1
99July 27@ Orioles 1–2 (11) Brach (4–2) Avilán (2–4)—26,25646–53 L1
100July 28@ Orioles 3–7 Jiménez (8–6) Teherán (6–5)—28,59246–54 L2
101July 29@ Orioles 0–2 Tillman (8–7) Foltynewicz (3–3) Britton (26)29,23846–55 L3
102July 30@ Phillies 1–4 Harang (5–11) Miller (5–8) Giles (2)21,70646–56 L4
103July 31@ Phillies 3–9 Buchanan (2–5) Perez (4–1)—29,29046–57 L5
August: 8–20 (Home: 7–10 ; Away: 1–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
104August 1@ Phillies 2–12 Nola (2–1) Wisler (5–2)—25,52346–58 L6
105August 2@ Phillies 6–2 Teherán (7–6) Morgan (2–3)—24,36147–58 W1
106August 3 Giants 9–8 (12) Vizcaíno (2–0) Vogelsong (7–7)—23,42848–58 W2
107August 4 Giants 3–8 Affeldt (1–2) Aardsma (0–1)—18,41148–59 L1
108August 5 Giants 1–6 Bumgarner (12–6) Perez (4–2)—17,44448–60 L2
109August 6 Marlins 9–8 McKirahan (10) Morris (33) Vizcaíno (1)18,54849–60 W1
110August 7 Marlins 6–3 Detwiler (1–5) Flores (0–1) Vizcaíno (2)22,76950–60 W2
111August 8 Marlins 7–2 Foltynewicz (4–3) Koehler (89)—42,54451–60 W3
112August 9 Marlins 1–4 Hand (2–2) Miller (5–9) Ramos (18)24,61051–61 L1
113August 11@ Rays 0–2 Ramírez (9–4) Perez (4–2) Cedeño (1)15,50651–62 L2
114August 12@ Rays 6–9 Colomé (5–4) Marksberry (0–1) Boxberger (29)16,33751–63 L3
115August 14 D-backs 3–2 Teherán (8–6) Ray (3–8) Vizcaíno (3)31,91752–63 W1
116August 15 D-backs 4–8 Corbin (3–3) Foltynewicz (4–4)—29,62452–64 L1
117August 16 D-backs 2–1 (10) Aardsma (1–1) Hernandez (0–3)—20,84053–64 W1
118August 17@ Padres 3–5 Rea (2–0) Perez (4–4) Kimbrel (34)23,71653–65 L1
119August 18@ Padres 0–9 Shields (9–5) Wisler (5–3)—28,39553–66 L2
120August 19@ Padres 2–3 Kelley (2–2) Marksberry (0–2) Kimbrel (35)20,73253–67 L3
121August 20@ Cubs 1–7 Arrieta (15–6) Foltynewicz (4–5)—34,63353–68 L4
122August 21@ Cubs 3–5 Motte (8–1) Miller (5–10) Rondón (22)39,21153–69 L5
123August 22@ Cubs 7–9 Strop (2–6) Jackson (2–2) Rondón (23)41,19653–70 L6
124August 23@ Cubs 3–9 Hammel (7–5) Wisler (5–4)—39,58153–71 L7
125August 24 Rockies 5–3 Teherán (9–6) de la Rosa (7–6) Vizcaíno (4)13,92054–71 W1
126August 25 Rockies 1–5 Bettis (6–4) Foltynewicz (4–6)—13,86354–72 L1
127August 26 Rockies 3–6 Castro (1–0) Miller (5–11) Axford (18)18,32854–73 L2
128August 28 Yankees 4–15 Tanaka (10–6) Perez (4–5)—35,54654–74 L3
129August 29 Yankees 1–3 Severino (2–2) Wisler (5–5) Miller (28)49,24354–75 L4
130August 30 Yankees 6–20 Eovaldi (14–2) Teherán (9–6)—33,09354–76 L5
131August 31 Marlins 0–4 Narveson (2–1) Miller (5–12)—12,91654–77 L6
September: 10–17 (Home: 6–8 ; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
132September 1 Marlins 1–7 Nicolino (3–2) Banuelos (1–3)—16,38654–78 L7
133September 2 Marlins 3–7 Conley (3–1) Perez (4–6)—17,94954–79 L8
134September 3@ Nationals 1–15 Zimmermann (12–8) Wisler (5–6)—28,62754–80 L9
135September 4@ Nationals 2–5 (10) Papelbon (3–1) Marksberry (0–3)—23,53654–81 L10
136September 5@ Nationals 2–8 Gonzalez (10–7) Miller (5–13)—28,64654–82 L11
137September 6@ Nationals 4–8 Rivero (2–1) Banuelos (1–4)—29,28154–83 L12
138September 7@ Phillies 7–2 Perez (5–6) Harang (5–15)—15,12555–83 W1
139September 8@ Phillies 0–5 Nola (6–2) Weber (0–1) Giles (12)15,61055–84 L1
140September 9@ Phillies 8–1 Teherán (10–6) Buchanan (2–8)—15,24156–84 W1
141September 10 Mets 2–7 Colón (2–0) Miller (5–14)—22,64056–85 L1
142September 11 Mets 1–5 Matz (3–0) Wisler (5–7)—23,21656–86 L2
143September 12 Mets 4–6 Clippard (4–4) Vizcaíno (2–1) Familia (40)27,38056–87 L3
144September 13 Mets 7–10 (10) Parnell (2–3) Jackson (2–3) Reed (4)23,78656–88 L4
145September 15 Blue Jays 3–2 Vizcaíno (3–1) Sanchez (7–6)—16,39957–88 W1
146September 16 Blue Jays 1–9 Price (16–5) Miller (5–15)—15,17857–89 L1
147September 17 Blue Jays 0–5 Estrada (13–8) Wisler (5–8)—19,36757–90 L2
148September 18 Phillies 2–1 Perez (6–6) Morgan (5–7) Vizcaíno (5)22,52558–90 W1
149September 19 Phillies 2–1 Jackson (3–3) Williams (4–11) Vizcaíno (6)24,85559–90 W2
150September 20 Phillies 2–1 Moylan (1–0) García (3–6)—23,72360–90 W3
151September 21@ Mets 0–4 Niese (9–10) Miller (5–16)—26,36260–91 L1
152September 22@ Mets 6–2 Wisler (6–8) Verrett (1–2)—26,22761–91 W1
153September 23@ Mets 6–3 Jackson (4–3) Familia (2–2) Vizcaíno (7)28,93162–91 W2
154September 25@ Marlins 11–12 Fernández (6–0) Weber (0–1) Ramos (30)24,62662–92 L1
155September 26@ Marlins 2–6 Nicolino (4–4) Teherán (10–9)—24,44962–93 L2
156September 27@ Marlins 5–9 Koehler (11–14) Miller (5–16)—27,70262–94 L3
157September 29 Nationals 2–1 Wisler (7–8) Roark (4–7) Vizcaíno (8)15,27263–94 W1
158September 30 Nationals 2–0 Pérez (7–6) Zimmermann (13–10) Vizcaíno (9)13,86064–94 W2
October: 3–1 (Home: 3–1 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
159October 1 Nationals 0–3 Strasburg (11–7) Weber (0–3) Rivero (1)37,79064–95 L1
160October 2 Cardinals 4–0 Teherán (11–8) García (10–6)—24,48165–95 W1
October 3 Cardinals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 4
161October 4 Cardinals 6–0 Miller (6–17) Lackey (13–10)—66–95 W2
162October 4 Cardinals 2–0 Wisler (8–8) Lynn (12–11) Jackson (1)31,44167–95 W3
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Braves team member

Roster

2015 Atlanta Braves
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Nick Markakis 15661273181381353270.296.376
Andrelton Simmons 14753560142232444539.265.338
Jace Peterson 152528551262356521256.239.335
Cameron Maybin 1415056513518210592345.267.370
Freddie Freeman 118416621152701866356.276.471
A. J. Pierzynski 11340738122241949019.300.430
Jonny Gomes 83195274370722128.221.364
Adonis García 581912053120102605.277.497
Kelly Johnson 62182205050934113.275.451
Christian Bethancourt 4815516318021215.200.290
Chris Johnson 5615312367021127.235.320
Juan Uribe 46151174360717115.285.464
Pedro Ciriaco 8414214378111542.261.352
Michael Bourn 46136103031011417.221.257
Eury Pérez 471191032400537.269.303
Nick Swisher 4611882350417027.195.339
Alberto Callaspo 3710712222018014.206.252
Daniel Castro 33961423212503.240.344
Todd Cunningham 39861319400425.221.267
Héctor Olivera 24794204121105.253.405
Eric Young Jr. 3577713420536.169.273
Ryan Lavanway 2766515502608.227.394
Joey Terdoslavich 2856512411403.214.375
Phil Gosselin 2040213400222.325.425
Pitcher Totals16226842540010014.093.108
Team Totals162542057313612511810054869471.251.359

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Shelby Miller 6173.0233330205.1183826973171
Julio Teherán 1184.0433330200.2189999073171
Alex Wood 763.5420200119.113250473690
Williams Pérez 764.7823201116.213066625173
Matt Wisler 884.7120190109.011959574072
Mike Foltynewicz 465.711815086.211263552977
Jim Johnson 232.25490948.04514121433
Eric Stults 155.8598047.24831311331
Luis Avilán 243.58500037.23515151031
Brandon Cunniff 224.63390035.02720182237
Jason Grilli 342.943602433.22813111045
Arodys Vizcaíno 311.60360933.227761337
David Aardsma 114.70330030.22517161435
Ryan Weber 034.7655028.1251515619
Andrew McKirahan 105.93270027.14018181022
Manny Bañuelos 145.1376026.13017151219
Trevor Cahill 037.52153026.13623221114
Sugar Ray Marimón 017.36160025.23021211414
Edwin Jackson 222.92240124.214118917
Matt Marksberry 035.01310023.12216131621
Cody Martin 235.40210021.2241313724
Ryan Kelly 007.02170016.2211413610
Jake Brigham 018.64120016.2281616812
Ross Detwiler 107.63240015.12014131613
Nick Masset 226.46200015.1181211812
Danny Burawa 003.65120012.1855410
Peter Moylan 103.48220010.1125408
Ian Thomas 003.385005.143255
Jason Frasor 000.006004.230034
Michael Kohn 000.006004.200064
Donnie Veal 0014.545004.187723
David Carpenter 007.364003.263305
Dana Eveland 015.4010003.152234
Dan Winkler 0010.802001.222212
Juan Jaime 016.752001.101141
John Cornely 0036.001001.034411
Jonny Gomes 0018.001001.032201
Team Totals67954.41162162441425.114627606985501148

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Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Gwinnett Braves International League Brian Snitker
AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Aaron Holbert
A-Advanced Carolina Mudcats Carolina League Luis Salazar
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Rocket Wheeler
Rookie GCL Braves Arizona League Robinson Cancel
Rookie DSL Braves Dominican Summer League Francisco Santiesteban

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