It is officially September, and the Braves hold a two-game lead over the Phillies in the NL East. The Nationals are 7.5 back and seem to be waiving the white flag. The Mets and Marlins are out of the picture.
We have 28 regular season games to go. If offered to be in this exact situation six months ago, there isn’t a Braves fan on Earth who wouldn’t jump at the opportunity. This is what the Braves spent more than three years rebuilding for: to be back in the hunt for division titles, to play meaningful baseball down the stretch and to scoreboard watch every other team in the hunt.