2020 Atlanta Braves season

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2020  Atlanta Braves
National League East champions
Atlanta Braves Insignia.svg
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Truist Park
City Atlanta
Record35–25 (.583)
Divisional place1st
Owners Liberty Media/John Malone
General managers Alex Anthopoulos
Managers Brian Snitker
Television Fox Sports Southeast
Fox Sports South
(Chip Caray, Jeff Francoeur, Paul Byrd, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy, Joe Simpson)
Radio 680 The Fan
Rock 100.5
Atlanta Braves Radio Network
(Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The 2020 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 55th season in Atlanta, 150th overall, and fourth season at Truist Park.

Contents

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. [1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. [2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day. [3] The Braves began the season at the New York Mets on July 24 and ended the season at home against the Boston Red Sox on September 27.

Due to the pandemic and the shortened season, Major League Baseball instituted certain rule changes which included the use of a universal designated hitter, a runner on second base to start extra innings, and a revised schedule. [4]

In a series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall became the first pair of teammates in MLB history to hit three home runs in consecutive games, Ozuna doing so on September 1 and Duvall on September 2. [5] In their game against the Miami Marlins on September 9, the Braves scored 29 runs, one short of the MLB record set by the Texas Rangers in 2007. [6] On September 22, the Braves clinched the National League East for the third straight year with a 11–1 win over the Miami Marlins. [7] [8] They then swept the Cincinnati Reds in the NLWCS for their first post-season series win since the 2001 season. They also swept the Miami Marlins in the NLDS and advanced to the NLCS, their first NLCS appearance since 2001. They lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS after leading 3–1.

The Braves led MLB in hits (556), doubles (130), runs batted in (338), on-base percentage (.349), on-base plus slugging (.832), total bases (1,001) and plate appearances (2,344). [9]

Offseason

Transactions

October 2019

November 2019

  • November 4: Billy Hamilton and Julio Teheran had their options declined by the Braves and both players elected free agency.
  • November 8: Darren O'Day re-signed with the Braves on a one-year, $2.5 million contract with a club option for a second year.
  • November 14: Will Smith agreed on a three-year, $39 million contract. The deal includes a fourth year option worth $13 million with a $1 million buyout.
  • November 19: Chris Martin re-signed with the Braves on a two-year, $14 million contract.
  • November 24: Travis d'Arnaud signed a two-year, $16 million contract.

December 2019

  • December 3: Cole Hamels signed a one-year, $18 million contract.

January 2020

  • January 16: Adeiny Hechavarria re-signed with the Braves on a one-year, $1 million contract.
  • January 21: Marcell Ozuna signed a one-year, $18 million contract.

Regular season

Standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 3525.583—19‍–‍1116‍–‍14
Miami Marlins 3129.517411‍–‍1520‍–‍14
Philadelphia Phillies 2832.467719‍–‍139‍–‍19
Washington Nationals 2634.433915‍–‍1811‍–‍16
New York Mets 2634.433912‍–‍1714‍–‍17

National League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4317.717
Atlanta Braves 3525.583
Chicago Cubs 3426.567
Division 2nd place
Team W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 3723.617
St. Louis Cardinals 3028.517
Miami Marlins 3129.517
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 3129.517+2
Milwaukee Brewers 2931.483—
San Francisco Giants 2931.483—
Philadelphia Phillies 2832.4671
Washington Nationals 2634.4333
New York Mets 2634.4333
Colorado Rockies 2634.4333
Arizona Diamondbacks 2535.4174
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941.31710

Record vs. opponents

2020 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020

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Atlanta —6–47–35–56–411–9
Miami 4–6—4–67–36–410–10
New York 3–76–4—4–64–69–11
Philadelphia 5–53–76–4—7–37–13
Washington 4–64–66–43–7—9–11

Opening Day starters

NamePos.
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF
Ozzie Albies 2B
Freddie Freeman 1B
Marcell Ozuna LF
Matt Adams DH
Austin Riley 3B
Dansby Swanson SS
Ender Inciarte CF
Alex Jackson C
Mike Soroka SP

Game log

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was shortened to 60 games with teams playing 10 games against each other member of their division while also playing four games against each team in the corresponding division in the other league. The Braves will, therefore, play 10 games against each team in their division and four games against each team in the American League East Division. On July 6, MLB announced the Braves' 60-game schedule which will begin on July 24 and end on September 27.

2020 Game Log: 35–25 (Home: 19–11; Away: 16–14)
July: 5–3 (Home: 3–0; Away: 2–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
1July 24@ Mets 0–1 Lugo (1–0) Martin (0–1) Díaz (1)0–1 L1
2July 25@ Mets 5–3 (10) Jackson (1–0) Strickland (0–1)—1–1 W1
3July 26@ Mets 14–1 Chacín (1–0) Porcello (0–1)—2–1 W2
4July 27@ Rays 5–14 Castillo (1–0) Foltynewicz (0–1)—2–2 L1
5July 28@ Rays 2–5 Fairbanks (1–0) Wright (0–1) Drake (2)2–3 L2
6July 29 Rays 7–4 O'Day (1–0) Drake (0–1) Melancon (1)3–3 W1
7July 30 Rays 2–1 Fried (1–0) Yarbrough (0–1) Melancon (2)4–3 W2
8July 31 Mets 11–10 Dayton (1–0) Lugo (1–1) Martin (1)5–3 W3
August: 15–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
9August 1 Mets 7–1 Tomlin (1–0) Wacha (1–1)—6–3 W4
10August 2 Mets 4–0 Matzek (1–0) Peterson (1–1)—7–3 W5
11August 3 Mets 2–7 deGrom (1–0) Soroka (0–1)—7–4 L1
12August 4 Blue Jays 10–1 Fried (2–0) Shoemaker (0–1)—8–4 W1
13August 5 Blue Jays 1–2 Ryu (1–1) Newcomb (0–1) Bass (2)8–5 L1
14August 6 Blue Jays 4–3 Melancon (1–0) Font (0–1)—9–5 W1
15August 8@ Phillies 0–5 Arrieta (1–1) Wright (0–2)—9–6 L1
16August 9@ Phillies 5–2 (7) Matzek (2–0) Guerra (1–1) Melancon (3)10–6 W1
17August 9@ Phillies 8–0 (7) Fried (3–0) Howard (0–1)—11–6 W2
18August 10@ Phillies 8–13 Nola (1–1) Newcomb (0–2)—11–7 L1
19August 11@ Yankees 6–9 Montgomery (2–1) Toussaint (0–1) Britton (6)11–8 L2
20August 12@ Yankees 3–6 Loáisiga (2–0) Matzek (2–1) Britton (7)11–9 L3
21August 14@ Marlins 2–8 López (2–1) Wright (0–3)—11–10 L4
22August 15@ Marlins 2–1 Smith (1–0) Kintzler (1–1) Melancon (4)12–10 W1
23August 16@ Marlins 4–0 O'Day (2–0) Vincent (1–1)—13–10 W2
24August 17 Nationals 7–6 Smith (2–0) Hudson (1–2)—14–10 W3
25August 18 Nationals 5–8 Suero (1–0) Matzek (2–2) Hudson (5)14–11 L1
26August 21 Phillies 11–2 Fried (4–0) Nola (2–2)—15–11 W1
27August 22 Phillies 6–5 Melancon (2–0) Workman (0–1)—16–11 W2
28August 23 Phillies 4–5 Eflin (1–1) Tomlin (1–1) Workman (5)16–12 L1
29August 26 Yankees 5–1 (7) Anderson (1–0) Cole (4–1)—17–12 W1
30August 26 Yankees 2–1 (7) Fried (5–0) Green (2–1) Melancon (5)18–12 W2
31August 28@ Phillies 4–7 (11) Parker (2–0) Melancon (2–1)—18–13 L1
32August 29@ Phillies 1–4 Eflin (2–1) Tomlin (1–2) Workman (7)18–14 L2
33August 30@ Phillies 12–10 Minter (1–0) Arrieta (2–4) Melancon (6)19–14 W1
34August 31@ Red Sox 6–3 Fried (6–0) Brewer (0–3) Melancon (7)20–14 W2
September: 15–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
35September 1@ Red Sox 10–3 Anderson (2–0) Stock (0–1)—21–14 W3
36September 2@ Red Sox 7–5 Matzek (3–2) Triggs (0–2) Melancon (8)22–14 W4
37September 4 Nationals 7–1 (7) O'Day (3–0) Voth (0–5)—23–14 W5
38September 4 Nationals 9–10 (7) Suero (2–0) Smith (2–1) Hudson (7)23–15 L1
39September 5 Nationals 4–10 McGowin (1–0) Matzek (3–3)—23–16 L2
40September 6 Nationals 10–3 Tomlin (2–2) Corbin (2–4)—24–16 W1
41September 7 Marlins 4–5 (10) Kintzler (2–3) Minter (1–1) Vincent (3)24–17 L1
42September 8 Marlins 0–8 Sánchez (2–1) Wright (0–4)—24–18 L2
43September 9 Marlins 29–9 Dayton (2–0) López (3–4) Wilson (1)25–18 W1
44September 10@ Nationals 7–6 Martin (1–1) Rainey (1–1) Melancon (9)26–18 W2
45September 11@ Nationals 7–8 (12) Bourque (1–0) Dayton (2–1)—26–19 L1
46September 12@ Nationals 2–1 Anderson (3–0) Corbin (2–5) Melancon (10)27–19 W1
47September 13@ Nationals 8–4 Wright (1–4) Scherzer (4–3)—28–19 W2
48September 14@ Orioles 1–14 López (2–0) Toussaint (0–2)—28–20 L1
49September 15@ Orioles 5–1 O'Day (4–0) Eshelman (3–1)—29–20 W1
50September 16@ Orioles 1–5 Akin (1–1) Hamels (0–1)—29–21 L1
51September 18@ Mets 15–2 Fried (7–0) Matz (0–5)—30–21 W1
52September 19@ Mets 2–7 Peterson (5–2) Anderson (3–1)—30–22 L1
53September 20@ Mets 7–0 Wright (2–4) Porcello (1–6)—31–22 W1
54September 21 Marlins 5–4 Matzek (4–3) Rogers (1–2) Melancon (11)32–22 W2
55September 22 Marlins 11–1 Wilson (1–0) Ureña (0–3)—33–22 W3
56September 23 Marlins 9–4 Jackson (2–0) Smith (1–1)—34–22 W4
57September 24 Marlins 2–4 López (6–4) Anderson (3–2) Kintzler (11)34–23 L1
58September 25 Red Sox 8–7 (11) Greene (1–0) Springs (0–2)—35–23 W1
59September 26 Red Sox 2–8 Houck (3–0) Davidson (0–1)—35–24 L1
60September 27 Red Sox 1–9 Pivetta (2–0) Smith (2–2)—35–25 L2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Braves team member

Roster

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting proposed shortened season, teams started the season with a 30-man roster. The rosters were reduce to 28 after two weeks and then to the new-normal roster size of 26 after that.

2020 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
Dansby Swanson 6023749651501035522.274.464
Marcell Ozuna 6022838771401856038.338.636
Freddie Freeman 6021451732311353245.341.640
Adam Duvall 571903445801633015.237.532
Austin Riley 51188244571827016.239.415
Travis d'Arnaud 44165195380934116.321.533
Ronald Acuña Jr. 4616046401101429838.250.581
Nick Markakis 371301533150115010.254.392
Johan Camargo 351201624804906.200.367
Ozzie Albies 2911821325061935.271.466
Ender Inciarte 46116172221110412.190.250
Tyler Flowers 2269515601508.217.348
Adeiny Hechavarria 2759715300204.254.305
Matt Adams 164949202902.184.347
William Contreras 41004100100.400.500
Alex Jackson 5702100000.286.429
Charlie Culberson 9721100100.143.286
Cristian Pache 2401000000.250.250
Pablo Sandoval 1200000002.000.000
Scott Schebler 1100000000.000.000
Team Totals602074348556130310333823239.268.483

Source:

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
Max Fried 702.251111056.04214141950
Josh Tomlin 224.76175039.2402221836
Kyle Wright 245.2188038.03523222430
Ian Anderson 321.9566032.1211171441
Tyler Matzek 432.79210029.023991043
Shane Greene 102.60280027.22298921
Grant Dayton 212.30180027.122971132
Luke Jackson 206.84190026.13923201320
Touki Toussaint 028.8875024.12728241630
Robbie Erlin 008.4975023.1282222621
Mark Melancon 212.782301122.22287714
Huascar Ynoa 005.8295021.22314141317
A. J. Minter 110.83220021.21532924
Chris Martin 111.00190118.0832320
Darren O'Day 401.10190016.1832522
Will Smith 224.50180016.01188418
Bryse Wilson 104.0262115.21877915
Michael Soroka 013.9533013.2117678
Sean Newcomb 0211.2044013.2201717610
Jacob Webb 000.0080010.0720510
Tommy Milone 0014.903309.222161629
Jhoulys Chacín 107.202005.064433
Chad Sobotka 0012.274003.265522
Mike Foltynewicz 0116.201103.146643
Cole Hamels 018.101103.133312
Chris Rusin 008.101003.163333
Tucker Davidson 0110.801101.237242
Patrick Weigel 0027.001000.222230
Charlie Culberson 000.001000.100000
Team Totals35254.41606013524.1494288257220506

Source:

Postseason

Game log

2020 postseason game log: 8–4 (Home: 5–2; Away: 3–2)
NLWCS: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
1September 30 Reds 1–0 (13) Minter (1–0) Bradley (0–1)—1–0
2October 1 Reds 5–0 Anderson (1–0) Castillo (0–1)—2–0
NLDS: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
1October 6 Marlins 9–5 Smith (1–0) Alcántara (0–1)—1–0
2October 7 Marlins 2–0 Anderson (1–0) López (0–1) Melancon (1)2–0
3October 8@ Marlins 7–0 Wright (1–0) Sánchez (0–1)—3–0
all games played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas
NLCS: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 2–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 12@ Dodgers 5–1 Smith (1–0) Treinen (0–1)—10,7001–0
2October 13@ Dodgers 8–7 Matzek (1–0) Gonsolin (0–1) Melancon (1)10,6242–0
3October 14 Dodgers 3–15 Urías (1–0) Wright (0–1)—10,6642–1
4October 15 Dodgers 10–2 Wilson (1–0) Kershaw (0–1)—11,0443–1
5October 16 Dodgers 3–7 Treinen (1–1) Smith (1–1)—11,1193–2
6October 17@ Dodgers 1–3 Buehler (1–0) Fried (0–1) Jansen (1)10,7723–3
7October 18@ Dodgers 3–4 Urías (2–0) Martin (0–1)—10,9203–4
all games played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
National League Wild Card Series
National League Division Series
National League Championship Series

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Gwinnett Stripers International League
AA Mississippi Braves Southern League
A-Advanced Florida Fire Frogs Florida State League
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League
Rookie DSL Braves Dominican Summer League

References

  1. ↑ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Daniels, Tim. "MLB Rules, Format Changes for 60-Game 2020 Season Due to COVID-19". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bowman, Mark (September 2, 2020). "Braves make 3-homer game history". MLB.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Braves' 29 runs against Marlins second most in MLB since 1900". ESPN. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ Burns, Gabriel (September 22, 2020). "The new streak continues: Braves win third consecutive NL East title". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ McPherson, Jordan (September 23, 2020). "Atlanta Braves crush Marlins to win NL East. Where do Miami's playoff hopes stand now?". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 MLB Team Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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