2008 Atlanta Braves season

The 2008 Atlanta Braves season was the 43rd in Atlanta and the 138th overall. The Braves attempted to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. They were once again skippered by Bobby Cox, now in his 19th season (of his second stint) managing Atlanta. As a result of John Schuerholz taking the position of team president, the Braves entered the offseason with Frank Wren as their general manager.

2008 Atlanta Braves
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Turner Field
City	Atlanta
Record	72–90 (.444)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Liberty Media John Malone
General managers	Frank Wren
Managers	Bobby Cox
Television	SportsSouth FSN South WPCH-TV (Peachtree TV) Skip Caray through August 2, Pete Van Wieren, Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Jon Sciambi, John Smoltz,
Radio	94.9 FM WUBL 640 AM WGST Skip Caray through August 2, Pete Van Wieren, Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Mark Lemke
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The team wore a patch on the right sleeve "BEACH" in honor of former Braves player and bench coach Jim Beauchamp, who had died after the previous season ended. ^[1]

2008 saw the departure of two of the team's longtime radio and television announcers. Skip Caray died on August 3, while Pete van Wieren announced his retirement on October 21. Both men had been broadcasting for the team since 1976.

Offseason

October

• October 25: Claimed RHP Chris Resop off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and designated RHP Chad Paronto for assignment.^[2]
• October 29: Acquired OF Gorkys Hernández and RHP Jair Jurrjens from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Édgar Rentería and cash considerations.^[3] Sent RHP Chad Paronto outright to Triple-A Richmond. He refused the assignment, becoming a free agent.

November

• November 16: Acquired OF Josh Anderson from the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Óscar Villarreal.^[4]
• 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]
• November 30: Designated RHP Lance Cormier for assignment.^[7]

December

• December 4: Acquired LHP Will Ohman and INF Omar Infante from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP José Ascanio.^[8]
• 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 training.^[10]

January

• January 14: Acquired CF Mark Kotsay from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for RHP Joey Devine and minor league RHP Jamie Richmond.^[11]
• January 17: Acquired LHP Jeff Ridgway from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for utility infielder Willy Aybar and minor league infielder Chase Fontaine.

March

• March 22: Javy López announces he will retire after being told he will not make the opening day roster.^[12]
• March 26: Tyler Yates traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for minor league pitcher Todd Redmond.
• March 28: Rubén Gotay claimed off of waivers from the New York Mets.^[13]
• March 31: Scott Spiezio signed to minor league contract. Released April 12.^[14]

May

• May 5: Acquired utility-man Greg Norton from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.^[15]

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	.568	—	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
New York Mets	89	73	.549	3	48‍–‍33	41‍–‍40
Florida Marlins	84	77	.522	7½	45‍–‍36	39‍–‍41
Atlanta Braves	72	90	.444	20	43‍–‍38	29‍–‍52
Washington Nationals	59	102	.366	32½	34‍–‍46	25‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

2008 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2008
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WAS	AL
Arizona	–	3–5	2–4	2–4	15–3	2–7	4–2	8–10	2–5	3–3	3–4	4–3	10–8	11–7	3–4	4–2	6–9
Atlanta	5–3	–	0–6	3–3	4–3	10–8	3–3	4–2	3–6	11–7	4–14	2–5	5–1	2–5	2–5	6–12	8–7
Chicago	4–2	6–0	–	8–7	5–1	4–3	8–9	5–2	9–7	4–2	3–4	14–4	5–2	4–3	9–6	3–3	6–9
Cincinnati	4–2	3–3	7–8	–	1–5	6–2	3–12	1–7	10–8	3–4	3–5	6–9	4–3	5–1	5–10	4–3	9–6
Colorado	3–15	3–4	1–5	5–1	–	5–3	3–3	8–10	4–3	3–6	0–5	5–2	9–9	11–7	3–4	4–3	7–8
Florida	7–2	8–10	3–4	2–6	3–5	–	4–2	3–4	5–1	8–10	10–8	3–2	4–2	3–3	2–5	14–3	5–10
Houston	2–4	3–3	9–8	12–3	3–3	2–4	–	4–3	7–8	5–2	3–4	8–8	3–3	7–1	7–8	4–2	7–11
Los Angeles	10–8	2–4	2–5	7–1	10–8	4–3	3–4	–	4–2	3–4	4–4	5–2	11–7	9–9	2–4	3–3	5–10
Milwaukee	5–2	6–3	7–9	8–10	3–4	1–5	8–7	2–4	–	2–4	1–5	14–1	4–3	6–0	10–5	6–2	7–8
New York	3–3	7–11	2–4	4–3	6–3	10–8	2–5	4–3	4–2	–	11–7	4–3	2–5	5–1	4–3	12–6	9–6
Philadelphia	4–3	14–4	4–3	5–3	5–0	8–10	4–3	4–4	5–1	7–11	–	4–2	4–2	3–3	5–4	12–6	4–11
Pittsburgh	3–4	5–2	4–14	9–6	2–5	2–3	8–8	2–5	1–14	3–4	2–4	–	3–4	4–2	10–7	3–4	6–9
San Diego	8–10	1–5	2–5	3–4	9–9	2–4	3–3	7–11	3–4	5–2	2–4	4–3	–	5–13	1–6	5–1	3–15
San Francisco	7–11	5–2	3–4	1–5	7–11	3–3	1–7	9–9	0–6	1–5	3–3	2–4	13–5	–	4–3	7–0	6–12
St. Louis	4–3	5–2	6–9	10–5	4–3	5–2	8–7	4–2	5–10	3–4	4–5	7–10	6–1	3–4	–	5–1	7–8
Washington	2–4	12–6	3–3	3–4	3–4	3–14	2–4	3–3	2–6	6–12	6–12	4–3	1–5	0–7	1–5	–	8–10

Roster

2008 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 46 Manny Acosta 30 Jeff Bennett 56 Blaine Boyer 26 Francisley Bueno 38 Buddy Carlyle 33 Matt DeSalvo 34 Elmer Dessens 47 Tom Glavine 51 Mike Gonzalez 32 Mike Hampton 15 Tim Hudson 36 Chuck James 65 Jorge Julio 49 Jair Jurrjens 50 Charlie Morton 58 Peter Moylan 48 Vladimir Núñez 13 Will Ohman 61 James Parr 48 Chris Resop 37 Jo-Jo Reyes 40 Jeff Ridgway 34 Royce Ring 29 John Smoltz 39 Rafael Soriano 48 Phil Stockman 54 Julián Tavárez		Catchers 16 Brian McCann 27 Corky Miller 18 Clint Sammons Infielders 19 Yunel Escobar  8 Rubén Gotay  2 Kelly Johnson 10 Chipper Jones 22 Casey Kotchman  1 Brent Lillibridge 14 Martín Prado 24 Mark Teixeira		Outfielders 24 Josh Anderson 18 Gregor Blanco 23 Matt Diaz  7 Jeff Francoeur  4 Omar Infante 11 Mark Kotsay 20 Greg Norton 26 Jason Perry Other batters  5 Brayan Peña		Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 52 Chino Cadahia (bench) 17 Glenn Hubbard (first base) 45 Roger McDowell (pitching)  9 Terry Pendleton (hitting) 12 Eddie Pérez (bullpen) 43 Brian Snitker (third base)

Game log

Legend
Braves Win	Braves Loss	Game Postponed

2008 Regular Season Game Log
March (0–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 1 March 30 @ Nationals 2–3 Rauch (1–0) Moylan (0–1) 39,389 2:22 0–1 ESPN WGST/WUBL 2 March 31 Pirates 11–12 (12) Osoria (1–0) Boyer (0–1) 45,269 4:28 0–2 WPCH WGST/WUBL
April (12–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 3 April 2 Pirates 10–2 Jurrjens (1–0) Gorzelanny (0–1) 17,893 2:57 1–2 FSN South WGST/WUBL 4 April 3 Pirates 3–4 (12) Yates (1–0) Resop (0–1) Capps (1) 19,240 3:21 1–3 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL — April 4 Mets Rescheduled for May 20 1–3 6 April 5 Mets 11–5 Hudson (1–0) Maine (0–1) 36,130 3:27 2–3 FOX WGST/WUBL 7 April 6 Mets 3–1 Smoltz (1–0) Santana (1–1) Soriano (1) 39,414 2:35 3–3 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 8 April 7 @ Rockies 1–2 Herges (1–0) Boyer (0–2) Corpas (2) 24,304 2:05 3–4 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 9 April 8 @ Rockies 3–4 Jiménez (1–1) Jurrjens (1–1) Corpas (3) 24,640 2:24 3–5 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 10 April 9 @ Rockies 6–12 Redman (1–1) James (0–1) 23,210 2:44 3–6 FSN South WGST/WUBL — April 10 @ Rockies Rescheduled for June 16 3–6 12 April 11 @ Nationals 3–0 Hudson (2–0) Chico (0–2) Moylan (1) 28,051 2:15 4–6 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 13 April 12 @ Nationals 10–2 Smoltz (2–0) Lannan (0–2) 32,532 2:44 5–6 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 14 April 13 @ Nationals 4–5 Redding (2–1) Bennett (0–1) Rauch (2) 29,151 3:06 5–7 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 15 April 15 @ Marlins 0–4 Olsen (2–0) Jurrjens (1–2) 10,462 2:36 5–8 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 16 April 16 @ Marlins 5–6 Hendrickson (3–1) Hudson (2–1) Gregg (3) 10,712 2:41 5–9 FSN South WGST/WUBL 17 April 17 @ Marlins 8–0 Smoltz (3–0) Nolasco (1–1) 11,237 2:53 6–9 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 18 April 18 Dodgers 6–1 Ohman (1–0) Lowe (1–1) 38,250 3:03 7–9 WPCH WGST/WUBL 19 April 19 Dodgers 4–1 James (1–1) Billingsley (0–3) Acosta (1) 40,451 2:40 8–9 FOX WGST/WUBL 20 April 20 Dodgers 6–1 Jurrjens (2–2) Kuroda (1–2) 36,772 3:11 9–9 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 21 April 21 Nationals 7–3 Hudson (3–1) Chico (0–4) 16,706 2:50 10–9 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 22 April 22 Nationals 0–6 Lannan (1–2) Smoltz (3–1) 23,482 2:48 10–10 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 23 April 23 Marlins 2–7 Miller (1–2) Bennett (0–1) 19,852 3:05 10–11 FSN South WGST/WUBL 24 April 24 Marlins 7–4 James (2–1) Badenhop (0–2) Acosta (2) 19,903 2:34 11–11 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 25 April 25 @ Mets 6–3 Jurrjens (3–2) Pelfrey (2–1) 52,495 3:06 12–11 WPCH WGST/WUBL 26 April 26 @ Mets 3–4 Maine (2–2) Hudson (3–2) Wagner (5) 51,339 2:56 12–12 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 27 April 27 @ Mets 3–6 Figueroa (2–1) Smoltz (3–2) Wagner (6) 53,487 2:46 12–13 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 28 April 29 @ Nationals 3–6 Rivera (2–1) Boyer (0–3) Rauch (5) 25,285 2:43 12–14 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 29 April 30 @ Nationals 2–3 Rivera (3–1) Acosta (0–1) 29,473 3:17 12–15 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL
May (17–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 30 May 2 Reds 2–0 Hudson (4–2) Vólquez (4–1) 32,057 2:21 13–15 WPCH WGST/WUBL 31 May 3 Reds 9–1 Reyes (1–0) Belisle (1–2) 37,969 2:58 14–15 WPCH WGST/WUBL 32 May 4 Reds 14–7 Ring (1–0) Arroyo (1–4) 33,750 3:16 15–15 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 33 May 6 Padres 5–3 Jurrjens (4–2) Young (2–3) Bennett (1) 21,657 2:42 16–15 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 34 May 7 Padres 5–2 Hudson (5–2) Wolf (2–2) Acosta (2) 25,194 2:22 17–15 FSN South WGST/WUBL 35 May 8 Padres 5–4 Acosta (1–1) Thatcher (0–4) 28,337 3:19 18–15 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 36 May 9 @ Pirates 2–3 Grabow (2–1) Bennett (0–2) 21,050 2:55 18–16 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 37 May 10 @ Pirates 2–5 Gorzelanny (3–3) James (2–2) Capps (9) 28,141 2:10 18–17 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL – May 11 @ Pirates Rescheduled for May 12 18–17 39 May 12 @ Pirates 0–5 Duke (2–2) Jurrjens (4–3) 18–18 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 38 May 12 @ Pirates 8–1 Hudson (6–2) Van Benschoten (0–1) 16,669 2:40 19–18 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 40 May 13 @ Phillies 4–5 Kendrick (3–2) Reyes (0–1) Lidge (10) 44,101 2:41 19–19 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 41 May 14 @ Phillies 8–6 Glavine (1–1) Myers (2–4) Boyer (1) 36,001 2:51 20–19 FSN South WGST/WUBL 42 May 15 @ Phillies 0–5 Hamels (5–3) James (2–3) 34,120 2:13 20–20 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 43 May 16 Athletics 3–2 Acosta (2–1) Embree (1–2) 31,004 3:02 21–20 WPCH WGST/WUBL 44 May 17 Athletics 4–5 Harden (2–0) Hudson (6–3) 38,324 2:49 21–21 WPCH WGST/WUBL 45 May 18 Athletics 5–2 Reyes (2–1) Duchscherer (3–3) 31,025 2:47 22–21 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 5 May 20 Mets 6–1 Glavine (2–1) Maine (5–3) 26,873 2:44 23–21 WPCH WGST/WUBL 46 May 20 Mets 6–2 Campillo (1–0) Vargas (0–2) Acosta (3) 25,590 2:30 24–21 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 47 May 21 Mets 11–4 Jurrjens (5–3) Pelfrey (2–5) 30,335 3:14 25–21 FSN South WGST/WUBL 48 May 22 Mets 4–2 Hudson (7–3) Santana (5–3) Ohman (1) 30,348 2:21 26–21 WPCH WGST/WUBL 49 May 23 D-backs 1–11 Davis (2–1) Reyes (2–2) 27,263 2:33 26–22 WPCH WGST/WUBL 50 May 24 D-backs 3–1 Boyer (1–3) Slaten (0–1) 36,263 2:39 27–22 FOX WGST/WUBL 51 May 25 D-backs 3–9 Owings (6–2) Glavine (2–2) 35,628 3:24 27–23 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 52 May 26 D-backs 7–3 Acosta (3–1) Webb (9–2) 29,635 3:07 28–23 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 53 May 27 @ Brewers 2–3 Torres (4–1) Bennett (0–3) 28,872 2:26 28–24 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 54 May 28 @ Brewers 0–1 Suppan (3–4) Reyes (2–3) Torres (4) 31,612 2:15 28–25 FSN South WGST/WUBL 55 May 29 @ Brewers 8–1 Campillo (2–0) McClung (2–2) 33,334 2:56 29–25 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 56 May 30 @ Reds 2–3 (11) Mercker (1–0) Ring (1–1) 37,015 3:07 29–26 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 57 May 31 @ Reds 7–8 (10) Cordero (2–0) Acosta (3–2) 38,585 3:43 29–27 FOX WGST/WUBL
June (11–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 58 June 1 @ Reds 2–6 Cueto (4–5) Hudson (7–4) 35,942 2:42 29–28 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 59 June 2 Marlins 7–5 (10) Ohman (2–0) Kensing (3–1) 20,896 3:01 30–28 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 60 June 3 Marlins 5–4 Ohman (3–0) Lindstrom (1–0) Soriano (2) 25,476 2:59 31–28 WPCH WGST/WUBL 61 June 4 Marlins 4–6 Miller (2–2) Acosta (3–3) Gregg (11) 26,917 3:00 31–29 WPCH WGST/WUBL 62 June 5 Marlins 7–5 Jurrjens (6–3) Nolasco (5–4) Soriano (3) 27,238 2:53 32–29 WPCH WGST/WUBL 63 June 6 Phillies 3–4 (10) Gordon (5–2) Acosta (3–4) Lidge (16) 34,074 3:36 32–30 WPCH WGST/WUBL 64 June 7 Phillies 2–6 Romero (4–1) Reyes (2–4) 43,854 3:02 32–31 WPCH WGST/WUBL 65 June 8 Phillies 3–6 C. Durbin (2–1) Boyer (1–4) Lidge (17) 33,370 3:09 32–32 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 66 June 10 @ Cubs 5–10 Lilly (6–5) Glavine (2–3) 41,624 2:50 32–33 WPCH WGST/WUBL 67 June 11 @ Cubs 2–7 Dempster (8–2) Bennett (0–4) 41,497 2:25 32–34 FSN South WGST/WUBL 68 June 12 @ Cubs 2–3 (11) Wood (3–1) Acosta (3–5) 41,517 3:22 32–35 WPCH WGST/WUBL 69 June 13 @ Angels 5–2 Reyes (3–4) Garland (6–4) Bennett (2) 43,919 2:17 33–35 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 70 June 14 @ Angels 9–4 Morton (1–0) Santana (8–3) 43,894 3:00 34–35 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 71 June 15 @ Angels 0–2 Saunders (10–3) Campillo (2–1) Rodríguez (28) 43,723 2:14 34–36 ESPN WGST/WUBL 11 June 16 @ Rockies 7–1 Jurrjens (7–3) Jiménez (1–7) 25,120 3:02 35–36 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 72 June 17 @ Rangers 5–7 Padilla (9–3) Hudson (7–5) Wilson (14) 33,558 2:40 35–37 WPCH WGST/WUBL 73 June 18 @ Rangers 5–2 Bennett (1–4) Wilson (0–2) González (1) 38,545 2:50 36–37 FSN South WGST/WUBL 74 June 19 @ Rangers 4–5 Wright (4–2) Boyer (1–5) 28,853 3:04 36–38 WPCH WGST/WUBL 75 June 20 Mariners 2–10 Rowland-Smith (1–1) Campillo (2–2) 40,268 2:53 36–39 WPCH WGST/WUBL 76 June 21 Mariners 5–4 Boyer (2–5) Batista (3–9) 47,158 3:10 37–39 WPCH WGST/WUBL 77 June 22 Mariners 8–3 Hudson (8–5) Silva (3–9) 30,965 2:25 38–39 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 78 June 23 Brewers 1–4 Sheets (9–1) Reyes (3–5) 25,661 2:14 38–40 FSN South WGST/WUBL 79 June 24 Brewers 3–4 Bush (4–7) Morton (1–1) Torres (13) 29,224 2:31 38–41 WPCH WGST/WUBL 80 June 25 Brewers 4–2 Campillo (3–2) Suppan (4–6) González (2) 34,829 2:29 39–41 WPCH WGST/WUBL 81 June 27 @ Blue Jays 4–0 Jurrjens (8–3) McGowan (6–6) 24,282 2:33 40–41 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 82 June 28 @ Blue Jays 5–9 Parrish (1–0) Hudson (8–6) 28,518 2:58 40–42 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 83 June 29 @ Blue Jays 0–1 Burnett (8–7) Reyes (3–6) Ryan (16) 30,514 2:35 40–43 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL
July (10–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 84 July 1 Phillies 3–8 Kendrick (8–3) Morton (1–2) 29,206 3:07 40–44 WPCH WGST/WUBL 85 July 2 Phillies 3–7 Eaton (3–6) Campillo (3–3) 30,138 3:14 40–45 FSN South WGST/WUBL 86 July 3 Phillies 1–4 Hamels (9–5) Jurrjens (8–4) Gordon (2) 28,805 2:21 40–46 WPCH WGST/WUBL 87 July 4 Astros 6–2 Hudson (9–6) Moehler (4–4) 48,045 2:34 41–46 WPCH WGST/WUBL 88 July 5 Astros 1–6 Sampson (4–3) Reyes (3–7) 37,049 2:32 41–47 WPCH WGST/WUBL 89 July 6 Astros 7–6 (17) Ring (2–1) Byrdak (2–1) 24,169 5:35 42–47 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 90 July 7 @ Dodgers 0–3 Kuroda (5–6) Campillo (3–4) 39,896 2:03 42–48 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 91 July 8 @ Dodgers 9–3 Jurrjens (9–4) Billingsley (8–8) 39,702 3:03 43–48 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 92 July 9 @ Dodgers 1–2 Lowe (7–8) Hudson (9–7) Saito (17) 39,815 2:00 43–49 FSN South WGST/WUBL 93 July 11 @ Padres 0–4 Peavy (7–5) Reyes (3–8) Hoffman (17) 40,232 2:29 43–50 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 94 July 12 @ Padres 4–1 Morton (2–2) Maddux (3–8) González (3) 42,438 2:53 44–50 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 95 July 13 @ Padres 12–3 Campillo (4–4) Wolf (6–9) 31,347 2:26 45–50 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL – July 15 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New York 96 July 18 Nationals 7–6 Hudson (10–7) Redding (7–4) González (4) 39,861 2:32 46–50 WPCH WGST/WUBL 97 July 19 Nationals 2–8 Lannan (6–9) Jurrjens (9–5) 43,285 2:46 46–51 WPCH WGST/WUBL 98 July 20 Nationals 6–15 Pérez (3–7) Reyes (3–9) 29,320 3:25 46–52 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 99 July 21 @ Marlins 4–0 Campillo (5–4) Volstad (2–1) 14,155 2:24 47–52 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 100 July 22 @ Marlins 0–4 VandenHurk (1–1) Morton (2–3) 14,721 2:33 47–53 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 101 July 23 @ Marlins 9–4 Hudson (11–7) Nolasco (10–6) 16,068 2:52 48–53 FSN South WGST/WUBL 102 July 25 @ Phillies 8–2 Jurrjens (10–5) Kendrick (8–5) 45,114 2:50 49–53 WPCH WGST/WUBL 103 July 26 @ Phillies 9–10 Eaton (4–8) Boyer (2–6) Lidge (23) 45,107 3:12 49–54 FOX WGST/WUBL 104 July 27 @ Phillies 10–12 Condrey (3–2) Tavárez (0–3) Lidge (24) 45,096 3:16 49–55 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 105 July 28 Cardinals 3–12 Looper (10–8) Morton (2–4) 28,705 2:52 49–56 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 106 July 29 Cardinals 3–8 Franklin (4–4) Soriano (0–1) 29,541 3:08 49–57 WPCH WGST/WUBL 107 July 30 Cardinals 2–7 Thompson (4–2) Jurrjens (10–6) Villone (1) 35,257 3:18 49–58 FSN South WGST/WUBL 108 July 31 Cardinals 9–4 Bennett (2–4) Piñeiro (3–5) 40,653 2:44 50–58 WPCH WGST/WUBL
August (9–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 109 August 1 Brewers 0–9 Suppan (6–7) James (2–4) 32,238 2:44 50–59 WPCH WGST/WUBL 110 August 2 Brewers 2–4 Sabathia (11–8) Morton (2–5) Torres (21) 42,096 2:32 50–60 FOX WGST/WUBL 111 August 3 Brewers 5–0 Campillo (6–4) Sheets (10–5) 29,177 2:34 51–60 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 112 August 4 @ Giants 2–4 Cain (7–9) Jurrjens (10–7) Wilson (31) 37,473 2:40 51–61 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 113 August 5 @ Giants 11–4 Hampton (1–0) Sánchez (8–8) 36,098 2:55 52–61 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 114 August 6 @ Giants 2–3 Lincecum (12–3) James (2–5) Wilson (32) 39,955 2:14 52–62 FSN South WGST/WUBL 115 August 7 @ D-backs 6–4 Morton (3–5) Petit (1–3) Gonzalez (5) 27,798 2:49 53–62 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 116 August 8 @ D-backs 11–6 Campillo (7–4) Davis (4–7) Bennett (3) 27,977 3:05 54–62 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 117 August 9 @ D-backs 11–4 Jurrjens (11–7) Haren (12–6) 36,269 3:16 55–62 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 118 August 10 @ D-backs 1–6 Webb (17–4) Hampton (1–1) 35,862 2:29 55–63 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL – August 12 Cubs Rescheduled for August 13 55–63 119 August 13 Cubs 2–10 Marquis (8–7) Morton (3–6) 27,220 3:24 55–64 WPCH WGST/WUBL 120 August 13 Cubs 0–8 Harden (7–2) Campillo (7–5) 33,714 2:53 55–65 FSN South WGST/WUBL 121 August 14 Cubs 7–11 Lilly (12–6) Glavine (2–4) 36,365 3:10 55–66 FSN South WGST/WUBL 122 August 15 Giants 1–5 Cain (8–9) Jurrjens (11–8) 30,682 2:44 55–67 WPCH WGST/WUBL 123 August 16 Giants 11–5 Hampton (2–1) Palmer (0–1) 41,893 3:18 56–67 WPCH WGST/WUBL 124 August 17 Giants 1–3 Lincecum (13–3) Morton (3–7) Wilson (33) 30,503 3:04 56–68 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 125 August 18 Giants 0–5 Zito (7–15) Campillo (7–6) 18,113 2:33 56–69 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 126 August 19 @ Mets 3–7 Heilman (3–7) Bennett (2–5) 50,589 2:57 56–70 WPCH WGST/WUBL 127 August 20 @ Mets 3–6 Pelfrey (12–8) Jurrjens (11–9) 50,178 2:08 56–71 FSN South WGST/WUBL 128 August 21 @ Mets 4–5 Ayala (2–8) Núñez (0–1) 51,952 2:58 56–72 WPCH WGST/WUBL 129 August 22 @ Cardinals 3–18 Wainwright (7–3) Morton (3–8) Piñeiro (1) 43,926 3:08 56–73 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 130 August 23 @ Cardinals 8–4 Carlyle (1–0) McClellan (2–6) Gonzalez (6) 44,074 3:13 57–73 FOX WGST/WUBL 131 August 24 @ Cardinals 3–6 Looper (12–10) Reyes (3–10) Perez (5) 43,361 2:35 57–74 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 132 August 26 Marlins 10–9 Ohman (4–0) Gregg (6–7) 17,539 3:31 58–74 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 133 August 27 Marlins 1–4 Johnson (4–0) Hampton (2–2) 19,755 2:16 58–75 FSN South WGST/WUBL 134 August 28 Marlins 4–2 Morton (4–8) Sánchez (2–3) Gonzalez (7) 20,155 2:27 59–75 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 135 August 29 @ Nationals 3–7 Pérez (6–10) Campillo (7–7) Hanrahan (7) 22,737 2:59 59–76 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 136 August 30 @ Nationals 8–9 (10) Shell (1–1) Núñez (0–2) 30,326 3:46 59–77 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 137 August 31 @ Nationals 4–8 Mock (1–3) Dessens (0–1) 31,090 2:48 59–78 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL
September (13–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record TV Radio 138 September 1 @ Marlins 3–4 Lindstrom (3–2) Gonzalez (0–1) 12,209 2:44 59–79 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 139 September 2 @ Marlins 16–14 Julio (1–0) Lindstrom (3–3) Gonzalez (8) 14,092 3:44 60–79 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 140 September 3 @ Marlins 3–5 Waechter (4–2) Ohman (4–1) Nelson (1) 11,211 2:48 60–80 FSN South WGST/WUBL 141 September 4 Nationals 2–0 Parr (1–0) Martis (0–1) Gonzalez (9) 18,708 2:31 61–80 FSN South WGST/WUBL 142 September 5 Nationals 10–5 Jurrjens (12–9) Bergmann (2–11) 25,064 2:55 62–80 WPCH WGST/WUBL 143 September 6 Nationals 5–8 (10) Hanrahan (6–3) Gonzalez (0–2) Shell (2) 34,369 2:53 62–81 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 144 September 7 Nationals 4–7 (14) Shell (2–1) Bennett (2–6) 30,753 4:34 62–82 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 145 September 9 Rockies 5–4 (10) Tavárez (1–3) Buchholz (6–6) 21,821 3:10 63–82 WPCH WGST/WUBL 146 September 10 Rockies 9–5 Bennett (3–6) Vizcaíno (1–1) 19,693 3:05 64–82 FSN South WGST/WUBL 147 September 11 Rockies 8–4 Jurrjens (13–9) Rusch (5–5) 20,039 2:50 65–82 WPCH WGST/WUBL – September 12 @ Mets Rescheduled for September 13 65–82 149 September 13 @ Mets 3–2 Ridgway (1–0) Schoeneweis (2–4) Gonzalez (10) 66–82 FOX WGST/WUBL 148 September 13 @ Mets 0–5 Niese (1–0) Reyes (3–11) 54,705 2:44 66–83 WGST/WUBL 150 September 14 @ Mets 7–4 Julio (2–0) Ayala (2–9) Gonzalez (11) 56,039 3:29 67–83 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 151 September 16 Phillies 7–8 Madson (4–2) Gonzalez (0–3) Lidge (37) 30,319 3:41 67–84 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 152 September 17 Phillies 1–6 Happ (1–0) Jurrjens (13–10) 32,821 2:49 67–85 FSN South WGST/WUBL 153 September 18 Phillies 3–4 Hamels (14–9) Hampton (2–3) Lidge (38) 39,070 2:42 67–86 WPCH WGST/WUBL 154 September 19 Mets 5–9 Feliciano (3–4) Tavárez (1–4) 42,803 3:25 67–87 WPCH WGST/WUBL 155 September 20 Mets 4–2 Campillo (8–7) Martínez (5–6) Gonzalez (12) 50,124 2:38 68–87 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 156 September 21 Mets 7–6 Julio (3–0) Schoeneweis (2–5) Gonzalez (13) 49,222 3:20 69–87 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 157 September 22 @ Phillies 2–6 Eyre (5–0) Bennett (3–7) 36,796 2:37 69–88 WPCH WGST/WUBL 158 September 23 @ Phillies 3–2 Hampton (3–3) Hamels (14–10) Gonzalez (14) 39,322 2:46 70–88 WPCH WGST/WUBL 159 September 24 @ Phillies 10–4 Carlyle (2–0) Myers (10–13) 41,430 3:16 71–88 FSN South WGST/WUBL 160 September 26 @ Astros 4–5 Valverde (6–3) Tavárez (1–5) 33,477 2:57 71–89 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 161 September 27 @ Astros 11–5 Núñez (1–2) Backe (9–14) 37,491 2:57 72–89 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL 162 September 28 @ Astros 1–3 Rodríguez (10–7) Hampton (3–5) Valverde (45) 37,113 2:19 72–90 SportsSouth WGST/WUBL

Player stats

Batting

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
Jeff Francoeur	155	599	70	143	33	3	11	71	.239	0
Kelly Johnson	150	547	86	157	39	6	11	71	.239	11
Brian McCann	145	509	68	153	42	1	23	87	.301	5
Gregor Blanco	144	430	52	108	14	4	1	38	.251	13
Yunel Escobar	136	514	71	148	24	2	10	60	.288	2
Chipper Jones	128	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	.364	4
Greg Norton	111	171	27	42	10	0	7	31	.246	0
Mark Teixeira	103	381	63	108	27	0	20	78	.283	0
Omar Infante	96	317	45	93	24	3	3	40	.293	0
Mark Kotsay	88	318	39	92	17	3	6	37	.289	2
Rubén Gotay	88	102	10	24	5	0	2	8	.235	1
Will Ohman	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Martin Prado	78	228	36	73	18	4	2	33	.320	3
Blaine Boyer	72	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jeff Bennett	68	9	0	2	1	0	0	1	.222	0
Buddy Carlyle	45	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	.222	0
Casey Kotchman	43	152	18	36	4	1	2	20	.237	0
Matt Diaz	43	135	9	33	2	0	2	14	.244	4
Manny Acosta	43	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Brandon Jones	41	116	16	31	10	1	1	17	.267	1
Josh Anderson	40	136	21	40	7	1	3	12	.294	10
Royce Ring	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jorge Campillo	38	45	4	8	1	0	0	2	.178	0
Julián Tavárez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jair Jurrjens	36	58	7	6	0	1	0	0	.103	0
Mike Gonzalez	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Corky Miller	31	60	4	5	0	0	1	5	.083	0
Brent Lillibridge	29	80	9	16	6	1	1	8	.200	2
Clint Sammons	23	54	2	8	0	0	1	4	.148	0
Vladimir Nunez	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jo-Jo Reyes	22	30	2	4	2	0	0	2	.133	0
Tim Hudson	21	41	2	6	1	0	0	2	.146	0
Chris Resop	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Charlie Morton	14	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	.059	0
Brayan Peña	14	14	3	4	1	0	0	0	.286	0
Tom Glavine	14	19	2	2	0	0	0	1	.105	0
Rafael Soriano	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Mike Hampton	13	24	3	5	2	0	0	4	.208	0
Jorge Julio	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jeff Ridgway	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Peter Moylan	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Chuck James	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
James Parr	6	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	.250	0
Phil Stockman	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
John Smoltz	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0
Elmer Dessens	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jason Perry	4	17	0	2	0	1	0	1	.118	0
Matt DeSalvo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Francisley Bueno	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Team Totals	162	5604	753	1514	316	33	130	721	.270	58

Pitching

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

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K
Manny Acosta	3	5	3.57	46	0	3	53.0	25	21	26	31
Jeff Bennett	3	7	3.70	72	4	3	97.1	44	40	47	68
Blaine Boyer	2	6	5.88	76	0	1	72.0	51	47	25	67
Jorge Campillo	8	7	3.91	39	25	0	158.2	74	69	38	107
Buddy Carlyle	2	0	3.59	45	0	0	62.2	26	25	26	59
Tom Glavine	2	4	5.54	13	13	0	63.1	40	39	37	37
Mike Gonzalez	0	3	4.28	36	0	14	33.2	21	16	14	44
Mike Hampton	3	4	4.85	13	13	0	78.0	45	42	28	38
Tim Hudson	11	7	3.17	23	22	0	142.0	53	50	40	85
Chuck James	2	5	9.10	7	7	0	29.2	30	30	20	22
Jair Jurrjens	13	10	3.68	23	23	0	144.1	87	77	51	139
Charlie Morton	4	8	6.15	16	15	0	74.2	56	51	41	48
Peter Moylan	0	1	1.59	7	0	1	5.2	1	1	1	5
Vladimir Núñez	1	2	3.86	23	0	0	32.2	14	14	19	24
Will Ohman	4	1	3.68	83	0	1	58.2	27	24	22	53
Chris Resop	0	1	5.89	16	0	0	18.1	12	12	10	13
Jo-Jo Reyes	3	11	5.81	23	22	0	113.0	77	73	52	78
James Parr	1	0	4.84	5	5	0	22.1	13	12	9	14
Jeff Ridgway	1	0	3.72	10	0	0	9.2	4	4	1	8
Royce Ring	2	1	8.46	42	0	0	22.1	25	21	10	16
John Smoltz	3	2	2.57	6	5	0	28.0	8	8	8	36
Rafael Soriano	0	1	2.57	14	0	3	14.0	5	4	9	16
Phil Stockman	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	7.1	0	0	4	9
Julián Tavárez	1	4	4.71	43	0	0	42.0	30	22	19	45
Team Totals	72	90	4.47	118	162	26	1048.2	519	714	586	1076

Source:2008 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Dave Brundage
AA	Mississippi Braves	Southern League	Phillip Wellman
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Rocket Wheeler
A	Rome Braves	South Atlantic League	Randy Ingle
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Paul Runge
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Luis Ortiz

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