I won’t hide what that real story is: the Atlanta Braves are now leading the National League’s Eastern division by 7 and 1/2 games here on the morning of September 13.
The fact that the Braves won 6 out of 7 on a West Coast road trip is an outstanding feat for a team that was expected by many to shrink at the sight of their own shadow once the Red Sox left town.
Nonetheless, there is a bit of due diligence to perform here: the Nationals have won 5 in a row to rise up 2 games above the .