ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves' two-game home interleague series against the Toronto Blue Jays starting Tuesday night is the only time they face a team with a losing record in an 18-game stretch before and after the All-Star break.
The Braves, though, have stumbled at times against teams with inferior records, including losing two of three against the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds before heading out on a difficult 10-game road trip that didn't end as they had hoped.
Atlanta (50-38) swept a three-game series at St. Louis and won the first game in New York but lost the next two games against the Yankees and dropped three of four in Milwaukee for a 5-5 trip.