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Braves, Tomlin must overcome Corbin to earn split with Nats

The Braves currently have the second-best record in the National League and the seventh-best in MLB, and are nearly assured a playoff spot (the last playoff seed is under .500; the Braves would need to have worse than a .333 winning percentage going forward to fall below .500 on the year; only the Pirates have played worse than .333 ball to date), but their last couple of games have been bizarre enough to A) aptly fit into the 2020 ethos and B) make you question the basic tenets of existence.

After bringing in arguably the worst pitcher on the roster in the last inning of a one-run game in both of the last two contests, the Braves will hopefully avoid this kind of self-inflicted Lucy-and-the-football moment this time around.