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REGULATION GAME FRONT OFFICE

Regulation Game: A regulation game consists of nine innings unless extended because of a tie score or
shortened because 1) the home team needs none of its half of the ninth or only part of it; or 2) because the
umpire-in-chief calls the game after five completed innings. A regulation game may be less than five innings
if the home team is ahead after the top of the fifth, or takes the lead or ties the score while at bat in the fifth.
Tie Game: A regulation game that is called by the umpire-in-chief when both teams have the same number of
runs is a tie game. Individual player performances are official and are entered in the records, but the game
does not count in the league standings and may be re-scheduled at a later date. MANAGERS & COACHES
Suspended Game: A game becomes a suspended game if it is terminated for any of the following reasons: 1) a curfew
imposed by law; 2) a time limit permissible under league rules; 3) light failure or malfunction of a mechanical field
device under control of the home club (including automatic tarpaulin or water removal equipment); 4) darkness
because of any law, the lights may not be turned on. No game called because of a curfew or a time limit shall
be a suspended game unless it has progressed far enough to have been a regulation game (see above). A game
called under provision 3 or 4 shall be a suspended game at any time after is starts. Since 1980, if weather forces
the termination of a legal game while an inning is in process, it will become a suspended game if either of the PLAYER BIOS
following two conditions exists: 1) the visiting team has scored one or more runs to tie the game and the home
team has not scored, or 2) the visiting team has scored one or more runs to take the lead and the home team has
not tied the score or taken the lead. If a legal game is tied when called because of weather and neither situation
listed above prevails, it is a tie game and must be replayed in its entirety. Suspended games shall be resumed at
the exact point of suspension of the original game. A game called at the END of a completed inning AFTER NINE
INNINGS for any reason shall be a SUSPENDED game. This rule became effective in 1969. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

pre-game batting practice schedule

Truist Park Game Times 2017 SEASON REVIEW
12:20 PM 1:20 PM 4:10 PM 7:10 PM 7:20 PM
Visitors Early Work 8:15-9:15 11:00-12:00 2:00-3:00 2:10-3:10
Braves Early Work 9:15-10:15 12:00-1:00 3:00-4:00 3:10-4:10
Braves Early BP 9:15-9:45 12:00-12:30 3:00-3:30 4:10-4:40
Braves Pitchers BP 9:10 10:35 1:20 4:20 4:35
Team Stretch 9:15 10:40 1:25 4:25 4:35
Braves BP 9:30-10:20 10:50-11:40 1:35-2:25 4:35-5:25 4:45-5:35
Visitor’s BP 10:25-11:15 11:45-12:35 2:30-3:20 5:30-6:20 5:40-6:30 BRAVES HISTORY
All Times Are Subject To Change. OPPONENTS

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