It certainly could have been worse, though, as the Atlanta Braves found themselves being no-hit by Washington starter Anibal Sanchez entering the sixth inning.
The Braves eventually tallied four runs – all on one big powerful swing of the bat of Austin Riley (yes, he homered AGAIN).
Wednesday night, however, was marred by a disastrous 8 ER start from Kevin Gausman, and further struggles in relief from the Braves’ bullpen arms Touki Toussaint (1 ER) and Dan Winkler (5 ER).
Simply put: this was the second most lopsided defeat for the Atlanta Braves this season – the 10-run deficit only outdone by the 11-run defeat to the St.