Braves douse Burnes, still lose 9-5

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty ImagesKeep in mind that the Braves lost 9-5 on Friday night, when you read the following bullet points:

Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee’s starter, entered this game as the fWAR leader among all pitchers. He had not had a game with a below-average FIP yet this year.

The Braves scored four runs off Burnes in the first, and chased him with two on, zero out in the fifth, tying his shortest outing of the year.

Josh Tomlin pitched two scoreless innings.

When that four-run first inning outburst happened, I was speechless. This team? Against Corbin Burnes? But yes, it’s true: Joc Pederson hit a weak roller for a groundball single on Burnes’ first pitch, Ozzie Albies tapped back to…