Yes, the Braves did not have the best of weekends against the Phillies.
However, they are still very much in control of their own playoff destiny. And with a more favorable schedule on the horizon for the next week and a half and 11 of their next 13 games at home, Atlanta is in good position to go on another run of frequently winning.
And that is the key, as with how other National League teams are playing as the MLB teams enter the home stretch of the season, the Braves cannot afford to play like they did early in the month of August. Their pitching must remain near the top of the league in terms of production, while the offense continues to produce power but also improve with runners in scoring position. It would also help if the Braves best players, such as Matt Olson and Rasiel Iglesias, carried over their excellent work from August in September.
At the moment, outside of another NL East title, every goal the Braves set out to achieve at the start of this season is still achievable. And before the series against the Phillies, they were playing their best baseball of the year. Heck, they easily could have won 3 out of 4 in Philly, but it was not meant to be.
Simply put, the Braves just need to play winning baseball, and they are favored to do exactly that in many of their upcoming games. Hopefully, the needed results will come and the winning ways will once again get the Braves off to a good start in September.
Braves News
Demetrius Bell looks at the main takeaways from the series loss to the Phillies over the weekend.
2024 First Round draft pick Cam Caminiti and made his debut for the Braves organization over the weekend, and Garrett Spain had plenty of insight into his performance. Spain detailed the outings for Caminiti and 2024 second round pick Carter Holton.
Caminiti also became the latest Braves prospect to be ranked inside the top 100 prospects list by MLB.com.
Well-established Atlanta top prospects AJ Smith-Shawver and Drake Baldwin had big performances over the weekend.
Mark Bowman also discusses that the ultimate prize the Braves set out to achieve this season still remains attainable.
MLB News
Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the Padres lineup after being sidelined for two months.
A year after Ronald Acuna Jr. was able to accomplish 40 home runs and 70 stolen bases, Shohei Ohtani is now at 44 home runs and 46 stolen bases in pursuit of a 50-50 season.
After their victory over the Red Sox, the Mets are now just 1⁄2 game behind the Braves for the final NL Wild Card Spot.
Kyle Tucker has been out of action for the Astros for three months, and it seems a fracture to his shin was the reason as to why. Tucker could return to Houston’s lineup in the near future.
