We waited until after the trade deadline passed to write up this series preview, and it’s a good thing we did.
Both the Brewers and the Braves were active on Deadline Day, and even though Atlanta comes into the weekend at under .500, they’re still just 4 games behind the first-place New York Mets in the NL East — close enough to make some moves and hope for the best, even with their biggest star out for the season.
The Lineup
Since the last time we saw Atlanta, they lost Ronald Acuña, Jr.