Pitching, especially starting, figured to be the team strength. That may happen yet. After an uneven April, the club is 6th in the NL in team ERA in May. Over the past seven games, minus Eric Stults, the team ERA is 2.41.
Things are looking up on the hill.
The Braves have been generally solid defensively all season. Only four NL teams have committed fewer errors than the home team’s 22. And by some of the “advanced metrics” on Baseball-Reference.com, the Braves are among the NL’s best, as far as I can tell.
On to the grades.