The Atlanta Braves look like they're just ready for October to get here already.
Sunday night was another example of a great team looking unfocused. They took a 3-0 lead on a New York Mets team that has been mostly awful since selling at the trade deadline. Then the Mets scored the next seven runs and held on to a 7-6 win over Atlanta.
The Braves are 5-5 in their last 10 games. It's easy to be distracted in August when you're more than 30 games over .500. The Braves still have a four-game lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the NL.