2008 Atlanta Braves season

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2008 Atlanta Braves
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2008 Information
Owner(s) Liberty Media
John Malone
Manager(s) Bobby Cox
Local television SportsSouth
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WPCH-TV (Peachtree TV Channel 17)
Local radio

The Atlanta Braves' 2008 season features the Braves' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. The Braves are once again skippered by Bobby Cox, now in his 19th season managing Atlanta.

The team wore a patch on the right sleeve "BEACH" in honor of former Braves player and bench coach Jim Beauchamp.[1]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

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[edit] October

[edit] November

  • November 19: Signed Tom Glavine to a one-year, $8 million contract.[5]
  • November 20: Designated INF Pete Orr for assignment. Orr was later released by the organization on November 28.[6]

[edit] December

  • December 4: Designated OF Willie Harris for assignment. Harris was released and became a free agent on December 12.[9]
  • December 17: Signed C Javy López to a Minor League contract and an invitation to Spring Traning.[10]

[edit] January

[edit] March

  • March 22: Javy López announces he will retire after being told he will not make the opening day roster. [12]

[edit] May

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

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NL East		 W L Pct. GB Strk. Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 41 28 .594 — W2 21–13 20–15
Florida Marlins 36 31 .537 4 L2 22–15 14–16
Atlanta Braves 33 35 .485 7½ W1 25–11 8–24
New York Mets 32 34 .485 7½ W1 19–13 13–21
Washington Nationals 27 42 .391 14 W1 14–21 13–21

[edit] Record vs. opponents

Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WAS AL
D-backs – 2-2 0-3 1-2 8-1 0-3 2-1 4-1 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 4-2 4-4 0-0 1-1 2-1
Braves 2-2 – 0-0 3-2 0-3 2-3 0-0 3-0 1-2 7-2 1-5 2-5 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-5 2-1
Cubs 3-0 0-0 – 3-3 4-1 0-0 3-3 3-0 2-4 2-0 1-2 9-3 3-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0
Reds 2-1 2-3 3-3 – 0-0 3-0 0-2 1-4 3-3 1-2 3-5 2-4 2-3 2-1 1-2 0-0 3-0
Rockies 1-8 3-0 1-4 0-0 – 0-0 2-1 1-5 0-0 2-1 0-5 0-0 3-3 2-4 3-4 0-0 2-1
Marlins 3-0 3-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 – 1-2 0-3 5-1 2-4 1-2 3-2 2-1 2-1 0-0 8-1 1-2
Astros 1-2 0-0 3-3 2-0 1-2 2-1 – 3-0 3-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 3-3 3-1 3-6 2-1 1-2
Dodgers 1-4 0-3 0-3 4-1 5-1 3-0 0-3 – 2-1 3-3 0-0 2-1 3-3 2-1 1-2 0-0 1-2
Brewers 0-0 2-1 4-2 3-3 0-0 1-5 2-3 1-2 – 2-1 1-1 2-1 0-0 3-0 5-4 2-2 0-3
Mets 2-1 2-7 0-2 2-1 1-2 4-2 0-0 3-3 1-2 – 4-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-4 2-0
Phillies 2-2 5-1 2-1 5-3 5-0 2-1 4-3 0-0 1-1 2-4 – 2-1 2-1 3-3 0-0 3-3 1-2
Pirates 0-0 5-2 3-9 4-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-2 – 0-0 3-0 4-3 1-3 0-0
Padres 2-4 0-3 1-3 2-2 3-3 1-2 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 – 3-4 1-2 2-1 1-2
Giants 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 4-2 1-2 1-3 1-2 0-3 0-0 3-3 0-3 4-3 – 4-3 0-0 0-3
Cardinals 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-1 4-3 0-0 6-3 2-1 4-5 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-1 3-4 – 3-0 2-1
Nationals 1-1 5-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 1-8 1-2 0-0 2-2 4-5 3-3 3-1 1-2 0-0 0-3 – 1-2
AL 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-3 1-2 2-1 2-1 2-1 3-0 0-2 2-1 0-0 2-1 3-0 1-2 2-1 –
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As of June 8, 2008.


[edit] Game log

2008 Game Log
March
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 30 @ Nationals 3 - 2 Rauch (1-0) Moylan (0-1) 39,389 0-1
2 March 31 Pirates 12 - 11 (12) Osoria (1-0) Boyer (0-1) 45,269 0-2
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
3 April 2 Pirates 10 - 2 Jurrjens (1-0) Gorzelanny (0-1) 17,893 1-2
4 April 3 Pirates 4 - 3 (12) Yates (1-0) Resop (0-1) Capps (1) 19,240 1-3
— April 4 Mets Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 20
5 April 5 Mets 11 - 5 Hudson (1-0) Maine (0-1) 36,130 2-3
6 April 6 Mets 3 - 1 Smoltz (1-0) Santana (1-1) Soriano (1) 39,414 3-3
7 April 7 @ Rockies 2 - 1 Herges (1-0) Boyer (0-2) Corpas (2) 24,304 3-4
8 April 8 @ Rockies 4 - 3 Jiménez (1-1) Jurrjens (1-1) Corpas (3) 24,640 3-5
9 April 9 @ Rockies 12 - 6 Redman (1-1) James (0-1) 23,210 3-6
— April 10 @ Rockies Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for June 16
10 April 11 @ Nationals 3 - 0 Hudson (2-0) Chico (0-2) Moylan (1) 28,051 4-6
11 April 12 @ Nationals 10 - 2 Smoltz (2-0) Lannan (0-2) 32,532 5-6
12 April 13 @ Nationals 5 - 4 Redding (2-1) Bennett (0-1) Rauch (2) 29,151 5-7
13 April 15 @ Marlins 4 - 0 Olsen (2-0) Jurrjens (1-2) 10,462 5-8
14 April 16 @ Marlins 6 - 5 Hendrickson (3-1) Hudson (2-1) Gregg (3) 10,712 5-9
15 April 17 @ Marlins 8 - 0 Smoltz (3-0) Nolasco (1-1) 11,237 6-9
16 April 18 Dodgers 6 - 1 Ohman (1-0) Lowe (1-1) 38,250 7-9
17 April 19 Dodgers 4 - 1 James (1-1) Billingsley (0-3) Acosta (1) 40,451 8-9
18 April 20 Dodgers 6 - 1 Jurrjens (2-2) Kuroda (1-2) 36,772 9-9
19 April 21 Nationals 7 - 3 Hudson (3-1) Chico (0-4) 16,706 10-9
20 April 22 Nationals 6 - 0 Lannan (1-2) Smoltz (3-1) 23,482 10-10
21 April 23 Marlins 7 - 2 A. Miller (1-2) Bennett (0-1) 19,852 10-11
22 April 24 Marlins 7 - 4 James (2-1) Badenhop (0-2) Acosta (2) 19,903 11-11
23 April 25 @ Mets 6 - 3 Jurrjens (3-2) Pelfrey (2-1) 52,495 12-11
24 April 26 @ Mets 4 - 3 Maine (2-2) Hudson (3-2) Wagner (5) 51,339 12-12
25 April 27 @ Mets 6 - 3 Figueroa (2-1) Smoltz (3-2) Wagner (6) 53,487 12-13
26 April 29 @ Nationals 6 - 3 Rivera (2-1) Boyer (0-3) Rauch (5) 25,285 12-14
27 April 30 @ Nationals 3 - 2 Rivera (3-1) Acosta (0-1) 29,473 12-15
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
28 May 2 Reds 2 - 0 Hudson (4-2) Volquez (4-1) 32,057 13-15
29 May 3 Reds 9 - 1 Reyes (1-0) Belisle (1-2) 37,969 14-15
30 May 4 Reds 14 - 7 Ring (1-0) Arroyo (1-4) 33,750 15-15
31 May 6 Padres 5 - 3 Jurrjens (4-2) Young (2-3) Bennett (1) 21,657 16-15
32 May 7 Padres 5 - 2 Hudson (5-2) Wolf (2-2) Acosta (2) 25,194 17-15
33 May 8 Padres 5 - 4 Acosta (1-1) Thatcher (0-4) 28,337 18-15
34 May 9 @ Pirates 3 - 2 Grabow (2-1) Bennett (0-2) 21,050 18-16
35 May 10 @ Pirates 5 - 2 Gorzelanny (3-3) James (2-2) Capps (9) 28,141 18-17
-- May 11 @ Pirates Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 12
36 May 12 @ Pirates 5 - 0 Duke (2-2) Jurrjens (4-3) 18-18
37 May 12 @ Pirates 8 - 1 Hudson (6-2) Van Benschoten (0-1) 16,669 19-18
38 May 13 @ Phillies 5 - 4 Kendrick (3-2) Reyes (0-1) Lidge (10) 44,101 19-19
39 May 14 @ Phillies 8 - 6 Glavine (1-1) Myers (2-4) Boyer (1) 36,001 20-19
40 May 15 @ Phillies 5 - 0 Hamels (5-3) James (2-3) 34,120 20-20
41 May 16 Athletics 3 - 2 Acosta (2-1) Embree (1-2) 31,004 21-20
42 May 17 Athletics 5 - 4 Harden (2-0) Hudson (6-3) 38,324 21-21
43 May 18 Athletics 5 - 2 Reyes (2-1) Duchscherer (3-3) 31,025 22-21
44 May 20 Mets 6 - 1 Glavine (2-1) Maine (5-3) 26,873 23-21
45 May 20 Mets 6 - 2 Campillo (1-0) Vargas (0-2) Acosta (3) 25,590 24-21
46 May 21 Mets 11-4 Jurrjens (5-3) Pelfrey (2-5) 30,335 25-21
47 May 22 Mets 4 - 2 Hudson (7-3) Santana (5-3) Ohman (1) 30,348 26-21
48 May 23 D-backs 11 - 1 Davis (2-1) Reyes (2-2) 27,263 26-22
49 May 24 D-backs 3 - 1 Boyer (1-3) Slaten (0-1) 36,263 27-22
50 May 25 D-backs 9 - 3 Owings (6-2) Glavine (2-2) 35,628 27-23
51 May 26 D-backs 7 - 3 Acosta (3-1) Webb (9-2) 29,635 28-23
52 May 27 @ Brewers
53 May 28 @ Brewers
54 May 29 @ Brewers
55 May 30 @ Reds
56 May 31 @ Reds
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
57 June 1 @ Reds
58 June 2 Marlins
59 June 3 Marlins
60 June 4 Marlins
61 June 5 Marlins
62 June 6 Phillies
63 June 7 Phillies
64 June 8 Phillies
65 June 10 @ Cubs
66 June 11 @ Cubs
67 June 12 @ Cubs
68 June 13 @ Angels
69 June 14 @ Angels
70 June 15 @ Angels
71 June 16 @ Rockies
72 June 17 @ Rangers
73 June 18 @ Rangers
74 June 19 @ Rangers
75 June 20 Mariners
76 June 21 Mariners
77 June 22 Mariners
78 June 23 Brewers
79 June 24 Brewers
80 June 25 Brewers
81 June 27 @ Blue Jays
82 June 28 @ Blue Jays
83 June 29 @ Blue Jays
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
84 July 1 Phillies
85 July 2 Phillies
86 July 3 Phillies
87 July 4 Astros
88 July 5 Astros
89 July 6 Astros
90 July 7 @ Dodgers
91 July 8 @ Dodgers
92 July 9 @ Dodgers
93 July 11 @ Padres
94 July 12 @ Padres
95 July 13 @ Padres
96 July 18 Nationals
97 July 19 Nationals
98 July 20 Nationals
99 July 21 @ Marlins
100 July 22 @ Marlins
101 July 23 @ Marlins
102 July 25 @ Phillies
103 July 26 @ Phillies
104 July 27 @ Phillies
105 July 28 Cardinals
106 July 29 Cardinals
107 July 30 Cardinals
108 July 31 Cardinals
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
109 August 1 Brewers
110 August 2 Brewers
111 August 3 Brewers
112 August 4 @ Giants
113 August 5 @ Giants
114 August 6 @ Giants
115 August 7 @ D-backs
116 August 8 @ D-backs
117 August 9 @ D-backs
118 August 10 @ D-backs
119 August 12 Cubs
120 August 13 Cubs
121 August 14 Cubs
122 August 15 Giants
123 August 16 Giants
124 August 17 Giants
125 August 18 Giants
126 August 19 @ Mets
127 August 20 @ Mets
128 August 21 @ Mets
129 August 22 @ Cardinals
130 August 23 @ Cardinals
131 August 24 @ Cardinals
132 August 26 Marlins
133 August 27 Marlins
134 August 28 Marlins
135 August 29 @ Nationals
136 August 30 @ Nationals
137 August 31 @ Nationals
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
138 September 1 @ Marlins
139 September 2 @ Marlins
140 September 3 @ Marlins
141 September 4 Nationals
142 September 5 Nationals
143 September 6 Nationals
144 September 7 Nationals
145 September 9 Rockies
146 September 10 Rockies
147 September 11 Rockies
148 September 12 @ Mets
149 September 13 @ Mets
150 September 14 @ Mets
151 September 16 Phillies
152 September 17 Phillies
153 September 18 Phillies
154 September 19 Mets
155 September 20 Mets
156 September 21 Mets
157 September 22 @ Phillies
158 September 23 @ Phillies
159 September 24 @ Phillies
160 September 26 @ Astros
161 September 27 @ Astros
162 September 28 @ Astros


[edit] Player stats (Through May 1)

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Gregor Blanco 22 51 16 .314 0 3
Matt Diaz 27 91 27 .297 3 13
Yunel Escobar 30 109 35 .321 3 13
Jeff Francoeur 31 127 35 .276 3 20
Ruben Gotay 21 20 5 .250 0 0
Kelly Johnson 27 105 28 .267 4 14
Chipper Jones 29 115 49 .426 10 29
Mark Kotsay 29 107 33 .308 3 14
Brent Lillibridge 2 8 0 .000 0 1
Brian McCann 31 113 32 .283 6 17
Corky Miller 5 9 1 .111 0 1
Brayan Pena 14 14 4 .286 0 0
Martin Prado 16 37 10 .270 0 5
Mark Teixeira 31 124 32 .258 4 18
Manny Acosta 12 2 0 .000 0 0
Jeff Bennett 11 5 0 .000 0 0
Blaine Boyer 15 2 0 .000 0 0
Jorge Campillo 7 2 0 .000 0 0
Tom Glavine 4 5 0 .000 0 0
Tim Hudson 6 8 1 .125 0 2
Chuck James 3 4 0 .000 0 0
Jair Jurrjens 7 11 1 .091 0 0
John Smoltz 5 8 0 .000 0 1

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player GS IP W L ERA SO
Tim Hudson 7 42.2 4 2 2.95 27
Tom Glavine 5 22.0 0 1 4.50 11
Jair Jurrjens 7 44.1 4 2 2.84 36
John Smoltz 5 27.0 3 2 2.00 36
Chuck James 3 13.0 2 1 7.62 10
Jo-Jo Reyes 1 5.1 1 0 1.69 5

[edit] Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games Played; SV = Save; H = Hold

Player G IP W L SV H ERA SO
Will Ohman 14 11.0 1 0 0 3 2.45 5
Peter Moylan 7 5.2 0 1 1 4 1.59 5
Manny Acosta 12 13.2 0 1 2 1 3.95 9
Jeff Bennett 11 27.0 0 1 0 1 4.00 19
Chris Resop 12 9.1 0 1 0 2 8.68 9
Royce Ring 11 4.1 0 0 0 2 8.31 6
Rafael Soriano 4 4.0 0 0 1 0 2.25 5
Blaine Boyer 15 16.2 0 3 0 4 5.40 19
Jorge Campillo 7 12.2 0 0 0 2 0.71 12
Buddy Carlyle 8 6.0 0 0 0 0 3.00 5

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bowman, Mark. Late Beauchamp in Braves' minds. MLB.com. March 30, 2008.
  2. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves claim Resop for bullpen depth
  3. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves get two prospects for Renteria
  4. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves acquire Anderson from Astros
  5. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves, Glavine agree on one-year deal
  6. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Notes: Three righties join 40-man roster
  7. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Cormier designated for assignment
  8. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves get Ohman, Infante from Cubs
  9. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Harris designated for assigment
  10. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Lopez lands Minor League deal
  11. ^ ESPN - Sources: A's to trade outfielder Kotsay to Braves for pitcher Devine - MLB
  12. ^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Lopez decides to retire after being cut
  13. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves pick up Gotay from Mets
  14. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves sign Spiezio to Minors deal
  15. ^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves acquire Norton from Mariners


Atlanta Braves roster
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