While the Braves are perhaps not quite yet in a precarious position, they have put themselves in a position to be in a precarious position with their play over the last two weeks or so, facing down the barrel of another game against the Brewers and then a series against the Dodgers. Their division lead is down to 3.0 games and they have a 6.5 game cushion in the wild-card that is still strong, but no longer feels insurmountable. With six games remaining against the Phillies, the division title very
much still hangs in the balance of these last 5 weeks of the season. While this team has found ways to win games, sometimes convincingly for stretches this season, the roster has never really had the feel of a dominant team after all of the pitching injuries early on and the continuing underperformance of their offensive talent. It would be a real shame for this team to squander what was such a commanding division lead to land in or even outside of the wild-card. If this season ends without a division title and/or some quality postseason performances, it could spur some serious changes this offseason.
Braves News
The Braves lost another to the Brewers, as the offense continues to flounder.
MLB News
Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow is expected to make his return from injury on Tuesday against the Braves, as he threw 77 pitches in his final rehab outing.
Andy Pages is expected to miss around a month for the Dodgers, after fracturing his hand via a Bubba Chandler fastball.
One of baseball’s top pitching prospects, Kade Anderson made his debut for the Mariners in what was a mixed performance overall.
Brandon Woodruff is trying to return to pitching for the Brewers this season, after previously expecting to be out for the year.
