Atlanta Braves Morning Chop – Contenders Welcome this Matchup
Sep 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; New York Mets center fielder
Yoenis Cespedes(52) celebrates a victory against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Mets defeated the Braves 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Braves Continue to Be Pushovers for Contenders
At 30 games below .500 now, the 56-86 Braves haven’t exactly been putting up much of an opposition force during this season’s second half. At the same time, you might think that contending teams should tread carefully, lest they lost ground against a team they “should” defeat.
It hasn’t been that difficult for them. Here’s the tally:
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- Cubs: 1-6
- Dodgers: 2-1
- Cardinals: 1-2
- Orioles: 0-3
- Giants: 1-2
- Yankees: 0-3
- Nationals: 0-4 so far
- Mets: 0-2 so far
So not only are the Braves 14-44 since that 42-42 high-water mark on July 7th, they are just 5-23 against the contending teams.
Who’s left on the schedule, you might ask? The Blue Jays are heading into town next, then it’s Philadelphia, the Mets, Miami, the Nationals… and the Cardinals to finish up the year.
Twenty games remain… gotta find a way to win seven of them to avoid the 100-loss season. This record suggests that it’s going to be really close.
Here’s your box score from last night – a nice outing by Matt Wisler that pretty well got lost once he left the game.
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