A disastrous season for the Atlanta Braves retains getting worse. Saturday afternoon the Braves obtained walked off by Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants, extending their shedding streak to 6 video games. The Braves are 27-36 on the season, which implies they’re two video games below .500 even when you take away their 0-7 begin.
Bryce Elder’s masterpiece — 12 strikeouts in eight innings of one-run ball — went to waste as a result of the offense might solely muster two runs. Ultimately although, the Braves had a lead going into the ninth inning Saturday, they usually could not shut it out.
Saturday’s walk-off loss comes two days after the Braves blew a six-run ninth inning result in the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Raisel Iglesias was on the mound for that meltdown. He didn’t get the save probability Saturday. It went as an alternative to Pierce Johnson. The consequence was the identical — one other Braves loss in a season filled with them.
It is getting late early for the Braves. As an example you thought they had been a 95-win group coming into the season. That will not have been an unreasonable projection. Nicely, if the Braves play at a 95-win tempo the remainder of the best way, they may end the season with solely 85 wins, and that may not be sufficient for a wild-card spot.
Proper now, the third wild-card group (Giants, coincidentally sufficient) is on tempo to win 92 video games. It get to 92 wins, Atlanta must go 65-34 the remainder of the best way. Is that doable? Yeah, it’s, simply extremely inconceivable. The Braves have issues on offense, on the mound, on protection, throughout.
Atlanta might promote on the deadline, although their core is locked up so affordably that the Braves might contend subsequent 12 months. A rebuild isn’t wanted. Transfer some items on the deadline, enhance the organizational depth (a obtrusive difficulty), reinforce the roster within the offseason, then get after it in 2026.
If the Braves do promote, Marcell Ozuna could be their most engaging commerce chip as a rental bat, although he is a DH and would not match each roster. Chris Sale’s $18 million membership possibility for 2026 means he would possible keep. That is somebody who might assist the Braves win subsequent 12 months.
The Braves will look to keep away from the three-game sweep in San Francisco on Sunday. Spencer Strider (0-4, 5.68) and Landen Roupp (3-4, 3.18) are the scheduled starters.
