REPORT: WHAT IS GOING ON?

Nobody wants to be on a losing streak.It’s even more difficult to swallow after not having to cope with losing in what has been one of the best regular seasons in Atlanta Braves history.

So it’s simple to imagine the worst-case scenario and worry out.

I mean, the Braves aren’t just losing, but they’re losing badly: Pitching is being hammered, bats are going cold, and, worst of all, it was to the Marlins.

Don’t get me wrong: the last week has been a nightmare. In three games, Miami scored 36 runs.

Let’s take a look back at what transpired in Miami over the weekend and in Philadelphia on Monday.

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Pitching

Miami scored a lot of runs, but the distribution of those runs wasn’t quite even amongst the entire pitching staff.

Looking at the starters, Bryce Elder gave up four runs in five innings. For your 4th starter in the postseason, that’s…kind of what you expect a typical outing to be?

Jared Shuster gave up five runs (four earned) in three innings. I don’t think Shuster’s on the postseason roster, so this isn’t an omen for the postseason.

Yes, Charlie Morton gave up six runs in 4.2 innings. Four of those came on a grand slam, so one bad pitch. It was the only extra base hit surrendered by Morton in the outing. I’d be more worried about the five walks, personally. This isn’t great, but it’s also one bad start. We’ve seen Charlie navigate around the walks this season, and in 2023 he’s only had three outings of more than four runs. This feels like an outlier.

However, in the playoffs, these games are meaningless.

The Atlanta Braves have produced one of the best regular seasons in baseball history.

And, once they reach the postseason, it will all come down to luck and execution.

It’s only four games, and Atlanta has now dropped four straight games for the fourth time this season.

So take a deep breath and sit down to watch what happens.