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Where Is the Power for the Atlanta Braves?

Atlanta Braves pinch hitter Juan Uribe walks back to the dugout after striking out swinging against San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 29, 2015, in San Francisco. San Francisco won 4-2. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

At 26-25, the Atlanta Braves are playing average baseball in a division with two preseason World Series favorites – the Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins – and a surprisingly good Mets team.

Yet, somehow, the Braves are accomplishing decent baseball with a serious lack of power.

The Braves’ 32 home runs as a team are tied for second worst in all of baseball.