The Atlanta Braves have played 71 games at home this year – 10 dates remain at SunTrust Park. That fact alone might actually help them, if trends continue as they have started this season.
You see, Atlanta is only 37-34 at home… 3 games above .500. They are now 40-29 on the road, and have 12 more road games to play. All things being equal (they aren’t, but we’ll run the exercise anyway), this suggests maybe 5-5 at home and 7-5 away… for an 89 win season.
Of course to get to 89 wins – if that’s the number – Philadelphia will have to win 16 of their remaining 23 contests.