You could look at the Atlanta Braves’ 17-20 start a couple different ways: either it’s very disappointing coming from a team that was a game away from the World Series last year and again one of the favorites to go deep into the postseason this year, or it’s a sign of how competitive the NL East is this year.
We’ll get to make that determination ourselves this weekend, as the Brewers hope to break out of the funk they’ve been in against teams from the East to this point this year. The Braves come to Milwaukee having lost three straight games after getting swept by the Blue Jays.