David Hale makes his MLB debut for the Braves; Ian Kennedy starts for the Padres.
BRAVES LINEUP
- Jordan Schafer - CF
- Justin Upton - RF
- Freddie Freeman - 1B
- Evan Gattis - LF
- Brian McCann - C
- Chris Johnson - 3B
- Andrelton Simmons - SS
- Elliot Johnson - 2B
- David Hale - P
PADRES LINEUP
- Will Venable - CF
- Chris Denorfia - RF
- Jedd Gyorko - 2B
- Chase Headley - 3B
- Kyle Blanks - LF
- Tommy Medica - 1B
- Ronny Cedeno - SS
- Rene Rivera - C
- Ian Kennedy - P
Kennedy's 2013 pitch usage and results
Fourseam | Sinker | Cutter | Curve | Change | |||
LHH | |||||||
All Counts | 6% | 57% | 3% | 13% | 22% | ||
First Pitch | 6% | 65% | 1% | 10% | 18% | ||
Batter Ahead | 6% | 61% | 3% | 5% | 25% | ||
Even | 6% | 58% | 3% | 13% | 21% | ||
Pitcher Ahead | 6% | 51% | 4% | 19% | 20% | ||
Two Strikes | 5% | 51% | 3% | 17% | 24% | ||
RHH | |||||||
All Counts | 5% | 51% | 12% | 11% | 21% | ||
First Pitch | 4% | 56% | 16% | 10% | 14% | ||
Batter Ahead | 6% | 54% | 12% | 5% | 22% | ||
Even | 4% | 52% | 14% | 10% | 19% | ||
Pitcher Ahead | 5% | 45% | 11% | 17% | 23% | ||
Two Strikes | 4% | 41% | 8% | 12% | 35% |
Pitch Type | Count | AB | K | BB | HBP | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA | SLG | ISO | BABIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourseam | 160 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .849 | .485 | .364 |
Sinker | 1537 | 333 | 64 | 37 | 5 | 58 | 19 | 3 | 14 | .282 | .484 | .201 | .314 |
Change | 611 | 176 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 6 | .227 | .392 | .165 | .296 |
Curve | 332 | 58 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .190 | .052 | .195 |
Cutter | 226 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .474 | .158 | .344 |
The Braves are 12-13 with a .235 average and 3.45 ERA against the Padres since the beginning of the 2010 season, including 6-10 in their past 16 games. Dan Uggla is 9-for-95 (.095) in his past 32 games with 2 doubles, no homers, 4 RBIs, 19 walks and 35 strikeouts. Evan Gattis, meanwhile, is 11-for-35 (.314) with 4 doubles, 4 homers, 10 RBIs and a .711 slugging% in 10 games since returning from Triple-A stint. In his past 34 home games, Freddie Freeman has hit .314 w/ 9 HRs, 34 RBIs,.395 OBP and a .606 slugging%.