Braves fire manager Fredi Gonzalez after 9-28 start

— -- Off to one of the worst starts in their history, the Atlanta Braves have fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, a source tells ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

The Braves dropped to an MLB-worst 9-28 after an 8-5 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. The Braves haven't won consecutive games over a 5-19 span during which they've averaged 2.7 runs and hit eight home runs, a quarter of which came Monday. Four MLB players have more homers this season than the Braves team, which has 11 total.

Brian Snitker, manager of Atlanta's Triple-A Gwinnett farm club, will replaced Gonzalez as Braves' interim manager through the end of the season, the source confirmed to ESPN.com.

Gonzalez, 52, managed the Marlins from 2007-10 and was named manager in Atlanta in 2011 after Hall of Famer Bobby Cox retired. He had coached third base for the Braves for four years before getting the Marlins job.

Gonzalez's best managerial season came in 2013 when the Braves won 96 games, but they lost 3-1 to the Dodgers in the NL division series. He was 434-413 as Braves manager and 710-692 as a major league manager.

Gonzalez is the first manager to lose his job this season.

Braves general manager John Coppolella and president of baseball operations John Hart have committed to a rebuilding process over the past several years, trading away veterans Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Craig Kimbrel and promising youngsters Andrelton Simmons and Shelby Miller. The plan is to secure young, controllable talent before the team moves into SunTrust Park next season.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.