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Orioles-Braves series preview: Atlanta comes to town in the midst of a hot streak

Things won’t get any easier for Baltimore this weekend at Camden Yards. The cellar-dwelling O’s enter tonight’s three-game series on a 15-game losing streak. Their opponent is in the complete opposite situation.

The Atlanta Braves have won six games in a row and nine of their past 10. They just swept two road series, in Washington and Miami. Plus, they had yesterday off so they’re well-rested. The Braves are the current NL East division leaders, although the Phillies and Mets are four and 4.5 games behind, respectively. At 65-56, Atlanta enters play at nine games over .