It’s been fun to watch all those runs cross the plate and Atlanta Braves pitchers getting the win. Going into today’s play, Fangraphs shows the Braves led MLB in fWAR (2.7). team batting average (298), on base percentage (.391) and batting with RISP (.443.) Their .353 wOBA and 122 wRC+ were second only to the White Sox.
We expected production from Freddie Freeman but he’s had unexpected help from the lower half of the lineup when Preston Tucker, Dansby Swanson and Ryan Flaherty seem top be on every pitch when it counts the most.