Every series against a playoff team serves as a quality litmus test for any ballclub. The Atlanta Braves are headed to T-Mobile Park for a three-game set against the Mariners this weekend as not only the defending World Series champs, but a team that is once again among MLB’s elite.
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Atlanta (86-51) owns the fourth-best record in MLB, having won seven of its last 10 games. The Braves’ lineup enters with a scorching hot 121 wRC+ since Aug. 1, good for third-best in baseball.