The Braves are ranked first in the National League in pitching (lowest ERA).
The Braves are ranked first in the National League in hitting.
Normally, common sense would tell us all that if a team is ranked first in pitching and hitting then they are at least ranked first in their division.
Nope. Not in this case.
The Braves are 2.5 games out of first place. They are trailing the Mets by a half of a game, the Phillies by one game, and the Fish by two games.
This simply doesn't make sense. They have lost 11 one run games. Nine of the eleven one run games have been lost on the road. They have the best home record in the National League and could very well have that record for all of baseball. They are definitely struggling on the road though. When they do lose, they barely do. When they win, they tend to put up a lot of runs.
There is no reason why the Braves shouldn't be reigning in the National League right now. Their numbers are juat incredible.
What will it take for them to have some luck thrown their way? Is that what's missing? Luck?
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Watch Chuck James face one of the best southpaws in baseball, Cole Hamels, tomorrow at 7:05pm on Sports South.
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i though about chet chap today & laughed out loud.
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