The Atlanta Braves will continue their road trip Monday when they will begin a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Atlanta began the trip by dropping two of three in Chicago to the Cubs.
The Braves are 70-39 on the season and still enjoy a double-digit lead in the NL East standings despite the division lead shrinking in back-to-back games. Still, there are some things that Atlanta needs to clean up. They were hampered by some sloppy baserunning in the two losses and didn’t get enough homers or other big hits to over take the Cubs in either game.