ATLANTA -- Though the Braves still have a comfortable 6 1/2-game division lead with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, they were humbled during the final two games of this weekend's series against the Nationals and forced to face the fact that there will be concerns about their rotation depth if they reach the postseason.
One day after Julio Teheran issued a career-high six walks over four innings, Sean Newcomb extended his recent woes while laboring through three innings of Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Nationals at SunTrust Park.