Braves good fortune comes to unfortunate end with Chris Sale unable to pitch in crucial series
Somehow, against all odds, the Atlanta Braves are rolling. They’ve won 12 of their last 16 games including each of their last four. They just finished off a three-game sweep against the Minnesota Twins that saw their offense come to life.
They’re without several of their key contributors due to injury, but the Braves continue to find ways to win. Their winning ways not only have gotten themselves some much-needed breathing room in the NL Wild Card race, but it’s also thrust them back into the NL East hunt.
The Braves are now set to begin a crucial four-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday sitting just 5.0 games back of Philadelphia. Obviously it’s still the Phillies’ division to lose, but if Atlanta can find a way to win or even split this series, things will be very interesting down the stretch with how these two teams have been playing lately.
While things have been going well for Atlanta lately, they did not catch a break schedule-wise. Chris Sale led them to a win on Wednesday, delivering six innings of one-run ball to add onto his tremendous Cy Young-caliber campaign, but Sale pitching on Wednesday means he’ll be unable to pitch at all in this huge series. Perhaps that’ll give the Phillies the break they need.
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