ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves were red-hot in June, but things have leveled off in July and since the All-Star break ended, they are just 1-3. They dropped the final two games against the Chicago White Sox in their first series post-break and lost a slugfest on Tuesday night to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 16-13.
After that loss, Braves' pitching has become the focus of their problems. They’re still in great shape and have the best record in baseball, but the pitching staff has given up 30 runs in their past three games—their first three-game losing streak since mid-May.