During the Braves’ current run of division titles, they’ve never entered the second half sitting more games above .500 than the 18 they currently are, and the 56 wins are the franchise’s most at the All-Star break since 2003.
Granted, that four-year streak includes the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and last year, when they didn’t have a winning record until August, but the defending champs flexed their collective muscle in the first half. That included a 14-game winning streak, and the most home runs (147) of any Braves squad at this point in the season.
Behind Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley — who are fourth (4.