Athletics vs. Braves Series Preview

The A’s enjoyed a much-needed day off yesterday, their final respite from baseball until the All-Star Break next week. The players are surely looking forward to some extended time off after a frustrating first-half that saw the team start strong before falling back into familiar bad habits. They need to run through the finish line and end the first half strong over these final six games. And winning a series against a Braves team that has fallen short of expectations sounds like a good way to get some early momentum for when the break is over.

Braves W/L record: 39-50 (4th in NL East)

Run differential: +4

Team OPS: .698 (22nd of 30)

Team ERA: 3.77 (12th of 30)

Atlanta was the World Series…