The Braves begin the “second half” of their season tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays. They’ve got infinite work to get back to contender-level relevance, and the linear flow of time and the season schedule is a definite obstacle. We’ll see what happens.
One thing of interest is what kind of start this will end up being for Michael Wacha. Is it a short stint, or a long one? Of course, if the Braves are getting blown out, there’s no harm to let Wacha keep pitching, but if things are close, I do wonder how many arms the Rays end up using in this game.