The Atlanta Braves’ hit-or-miss relationship between its pitching and hitting productivity continued in their four-game series against the New York Mets, scoring just six runs to provide precious little support for a rotation that finally found some semblance of a groove. After Sunday’s loss to their National League East rivals, Atlanta sits at 27-35 with an imposing series against the division-leading Nationals looming. Here are three observations from the week.
Atlanta’s rebuild has seen this before.
Maybe not this particular occurrence — a 6-foot-5 left-hander maligned for control issues pounding the strike zone with a plus fastball and curveball in his MLB debut, bamboozling a major-league lineup enough that his manager joked they had him assigned to the wrong league — but quality first impressions from starting pitchers.