2014 Atlanta Braves season

The 2014 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 18th season of home games at Turner Field, 49th season in Atlanta, and 144th season overall. Before September, the Braves had two winning months and three non-winning months that they played,Baseball Almanac and briefly reached first place in their division. The team's performance declined in September, as the team lost 16 out of the first 20 games they played that month. They finished tied in second place with a 79–83 record, 17 games back in second place in the division, and failed to make the playoffs.

Season standings

National League East

National League Wild Card Standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 2014 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGFreddie Freeman162607931754341878390.288.461Chris Johnson153582431532701058623.263.361Jason Heyward1495737415526311582067.271.384Justin Upton1545667715334229102860.270.491Andrelton Simmons14654044132184746432.244.331B.J. Upton1415196710819512352057.208.333Evan Gattis10836941971712252022.263.493Tommy La Stella933192280161131236.251.317Ryan Doumit10015711314051717.147.318Gerald Laird53152123180010014.204.257Ramiro Peña811479366039113.245.347Dan Uggla48130132130210010.162.231Phil Gosselin461281734401325.266.320Emilio Bonifácio41118122531161210.212.280Christian Bethancourt31113728300913.248.274Jordan Schafer638091340021510.163.213Tyler Pastornicky284048010206.200.250Joey Terdoslavich91013200200.300.500José Constanza12410000000.000.000Pitcher totals16231416333011507.105.124Team totals162546857313162402212354595472.241.360 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 PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOJulio Teherán14132.8933330221.0188827151186Aaron Harang12123.5733330204.1215888171161Ervin Santana14103.9531310196.0193908663179Alex Wood11112.7835240171.2151585345170Mike Minor6124.7725250145.1165777744120David Hale453.30456087.18938323944Craig Kimbrel031.616304761.23013112695David Carpenter643.54650361.06127241667Anthony Varvaro332.63610054.24618161350Gavin Floyd222.6599054.15523161345Jordan Walden022.88580350.03317162762Luis Avilán414.57620043.14722222125James Russell002.22221024.12166416Shae Simmons122.91260121.215871123Gus Schlosser017.64150017.223161568Juan Jaime005.84160012.11488918Chasen Shreve000.73150012.11011315Ian Thomas124.22160010.21055613Pedro Beato000.003004.130033Ryan Buchter100.001001.000011Team totals79833.38162162541455.013695975474721301 Source:

Game log

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|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb; | 1 || Mar 31 || @ Brewers || 0–2 || Gallardo (1–0) || Teherán (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 45,691 || 0–1 || L1

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb" | 2 || Apr 1 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Wood (1–0) || Lohse (0–1) || Kimbrel (1) || 21,503 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 3 || Apr 2 || @ Brewers || 1–0 || Harang (1–0) || Garza (0–1) || Kimbrel (2) || 21,712 || 2–1 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 4 || Apr 4 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || Avilán (1–0) || Clippard (0–1) || Kimbrel (3) || 42,834 || 3–1 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 5 || Apr 5 || @ Nationals || 6–2 || Teherán (1–1) || Strasburg (0–1) || || 37,841 || 4–1 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 6 || Apr 6 || @ Nationals || 1–2 || Blevins (1–0) || Wood (1–1) || Soriano (1) || 34,327 || 4–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 7 || Apr 8 || Mets || 0–4 || Colón (1–1) || Harang (1–1)|| || 47,144 || 4–3 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || Apr 9 || Mets || 4–3 || Santana (1–0) || Wheeler (0–2) || Kimbrel (4) || 19,608 || 5–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 9 || Apr 10 || Mets || 4–6 || Torres (2–0) || Avilán (1–1) || Valverde (2) || 29,470 || 5–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || Apr 11 || Nationals || 7–6 (10) || Avilán (2–1) || Blevins (1–1) || || 28,243 || 6–4 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 11 || Apr 12 || Nationals || 6–3 || Wood (2–1) || Jordan (0–1) || Kimbrel (5) || 36,621 || 7–4 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 12 || Apr 13 || Nationals || 10–2 || Harang (2–1) || Gonzalez (2–1) || || 27,919 || 8–4 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 13 || Apr 14 || @ Phillies || 9–6 ||Avilán (3–1) || Diekman (1–1) || Carpenter (1) || 26,516 || 9–4 ||W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbbbbb;" | || Apr 15 || @ Phillies ||colspan=7| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for June 28 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 14 || Apr 16 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Teherán (2–1) || Lee (2–2) || || 23,382 || 10–4 ||W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 15 || Apr 17 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Bastardo (2–1) || Wood (2–2) || Papelbon (4) || 25,750 || 10–5 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 16 || Apr 18 || @ Mets || 6–0 || Harang (3–1) || Niese (0–2) || || 33,199 || 11–5 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 17 || Apr 19 || @ Mets || 7–5 || Santana (2–0) || Colón (1–3) || Walden (1) || 31,476 || 12–5 ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 18 || Apr 20 || @ Mets || 3–4 (14) || Valverde (1–0)|| Schlosser (0–1)|| || 33,131 || 12–6 ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 19 || Apr 21 || Marlins || 4–2 (10) || Varvaro (1–0) || Caminero (0–1) || || 16,055 || 13–6 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 20 || Apr 22 || Marlins || 0–1 || Fernández (3–1) || Wood (2–3) || Cishek (4) || 18,275 || 13–7 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 21 || Apr 23 || Marlins || 3–1 || Carpenter (1–0) || Dunn (1–3) || Kimbrel (6) || 21,508 || 14–7 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 22 || Apr 25 || Reds || 5–4 || Santana (3–0) || Bailey (1–2) || Kimbrel (7) || 31,111 || 15–7 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 23 || Apr 26 || Reds || 4–1 || Hale (1–0) || Leake (2–2) || Kimbrel (8) || 33,702 || 16–7 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 24 || Apr 27 || Reds || 1–0 (10) || Thomas (1–0) || Hoover (1–3) || || 31,446 || 17–7 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 25 || Apr 29 || @ Marlins || 0–9 || Fernández (4–1) || Wood (2–4) || || 21,992 || 17–8 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 26 || Apr 30 || @ Marlins || 3–9 || Eovaldi (2–1) || Harang (2–3) || || 15,558 || 17–9 || L2

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 27 || May 1 || @ Marlins || 4–5 || Dunn (3–3) || Thomas (1–1) || Cishek (6) || 17,836 || 17–10 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 28 || May 2 || Giants || 1–2 || Lincecum (2–1) || Minor (0–1) || Romo (8) || 29,469 || 17–11 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 29 || May 3 || Giants || 1–3 || Vogelsong (1–1) || Teherán (2–2) || Romo (9) || 34,648 || 17–12 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 30 || May 4 || Giants || 1–4 || Bumgarner (3–3) || Wood (2–5) || Casilla (1) || 30,067 || 17–13 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 31 || May 5 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Miller (4–2) || Harang (3–3) || Rosenthal (9) || 20,048 || 17–14 || L7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 32 || May 6 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Carpenter (2–0) || Choate (0–1) || Kimbrel (9) || 18,413 || 18–14 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 33 || May 7 || Cardinals || 1–7 || Wainwright (6–2) || Minor (0–2) || || 21,796 || 18–15 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 34 || May 9 || Cubs || 3–2 (10) || Wood (3–5) || Wright (0–1) || || 27,145 || 19–15 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 35 || May 10 || Cubs || 2–0 || Santana (4–0) || Schlitter (2–1) || Kimbrel (10) || 30,658 || 20–15 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 36 || May 11 || Cubs || 5–2 || Harang (4–3) || Jackson (2–3) || Carpenter (2) || 26,151 || 21–15 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 37 || May 12 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Lincecum (3–2) || Floyd (0–1) || Romo (13) || 41,438 || 21–16 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 38 || May 13 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Minor (1–2) || Vogelsong (1–2) || || 41,506 || 22–16 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 39 || May 14 || @ Giants || 4–10 || Bumgarner (5–3) || Teherán (2–3) || || 41,253 || 22–17 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 40 || May 16 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Lynn (5–2) || Santana (4–1) || Rosenthal (12) || 43,701 || 22–18 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 41 || May 17 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Miller (6–2) || Harang (4–4) || Rosenthal (13) || 44,981 || 22–19 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 42 || May 18 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Carpenter (3–0) || Rosenthal (0–2) || Kimbrel (11) || 44,278 || 23–19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 43 || May 19 || Brewers || 9–3 || Minor (2–2) || Peralta (4–3) || || 20,468 || 24–19 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 44 || May 20 || Brewers || 5–0 || Teherán (3–3) || Gallardo (2–3) || || 20,045 || 25–19 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 45 || May 21 || Brewers || 1–6 || Lohse (6–1) || Santana (4–2) || || 18,148 || 25–20 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 46 || May 22 || Brewers || 5–4 || Wood (4–5) || Kintzler (1–2) || Kimbrel (12) || 30,148 || 26–20 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 47 || May 23 || Rockies || 3–2 || Carpenter (4–0) || Ottavino (0–1) || Kimbrel (13) || 25,646 || 27-20|| W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 48 || May 24 || Rockies || 1–3 || Nicasio (5–2) || Minor (2–3) || Hawkins (11) || 26,741 || 27-21 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 49 || May 25 || Rockies || 7–0 || Teherán (4–3) || Morales (3–4) || || 35,565 || 28-21 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 50 || May 26 || Red Sox || 6–8 || Mujica (2–1) || Thomas (1–2) || Uehara (10) || 48,501 || 28–22 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 51 || May 27 || Red Sox || 3–6 || Lester (5–6) || Varvaro (1–1) || Uehara (11) || 37,168 || 28-23 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 52 || May 28 || @ Red Sox || 0–4 || Lackey (6–3)||Floyd (0–2) || ||36,189 || 28-24 ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 53 || May 29 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Uehara (1–1) || Kimbrel (0–1) || || 36,292 || 28-25 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 54 || May 30 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Teherán (5–3) || Koehler (4–5) || Kimbrel (14) || 18,469 || 29-25 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 55 || May 31 || @ Marlins || 9–5 || Santana (5–2) || Turner (1–3) || Kimbrel (15) || 26,875 || 30-25 ||W2

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbffbb;" | 56 || June 1 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Wood (6–5) || Cishek (4–2) || Simmons (1) || 21,997 || 31–25 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffbbbb;"