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‘Pen can’t hold lead, Atlanta Braves four-game win streak snapped by Dodgers

Julio Teheran entered Wednesday still feeling the effects from an illness that forced him out of his scheduled Tuesday start. It’s like not a full-health Teheran had been particularly effective in 2016 either—he was 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA through his first three starts.

But a less-than-healthy Julio still got the Braves through five-and-a-third, at which point the bullpen proceeded to do what the Atlanta Braves bullpen has been known to do in 2016—cough up a lead and, ultimately, the game.

That Eric O’Flaherty is the designated LOOGY isn’t a reflection of his abilities at this stage in his career, but rather the Braves commitment to a veteran who they’re comfortable with.