The Atlanta Braves are not having fun on this road trip.
After entering this West Coast swing with the best record and offense in baseball, Atlanta’s gone one and four on the trip against the dual buzzsaws of the Seattle Mariners starters and the Los Angeles Dodgers clutch performances. Atlanta’s been walked off twice in this stretch and got whacked 11-2 last night thanks to Max Muncy’s three homers.
The Braves have an opportunity to avoid a sweep in the late afternoon window today, with ace Max Fried (2-0, 4.02 ERA) taking the Dodger Stadium mound opposite LA free agent acquisition James Paxton (3-0, 3.