The Braves almost certainly will start the playoffs at Truist Park on Sept. 30. If it seems only yesterday that the same Braves played their 2020 opener … well, that’s because it almost was. They began July 24 in New York. They’re schedule to finish this irregular season Sept. 27. Two months and three days, soup to nuts. Let the crap-shoot commence.
The Braves would have to err mightily over this next week not to win the National League East. Of the other four division members, only the Marlins – yes, the Marlins – were above .500 as of Friday noon.