Field Level Media
Sole possession of first place in the National League East will be at stake Sunday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves attempt to avoid a sweep by the host San Francisco Giants in their three-game series.
The Braves (76-70), who led the East by 4 1/2 games just five days ago, saw their advantage narrowed to one game when they were beaten 2-0 by the Giants on Saturday night after the second-place Philadelphia Phillies (76-72) had defeated the New York Mets 5-3.
A fifth straight Braves loss in the afternoon coupled with a fifth consecutive Phillies win at night over the Mets on Sunday would leave the teams in a virtual tie, separated by just percentage points, atop the East.