The Atlanta Braves are in the midst of a slump that is unprecedented for the team’s latest main.
Atlanta dropped its fifth straight video game Wednesday, falling 4–2 to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. It is really the initially time the Braves have shed 5 straight video games considering the fact that September 2017, the ultimate time just before Atlanta began its current streak of winning six consecutive NL East division titles from ’18 to ’23.
The Braves have been outscored 25–11 through their recent skid, which began with a 2–1 loss to the Washington Nationals on June 7. In September 2017—the closing month of Ozzie Albies’s rookie season—the Braves misplaced six straight online games to the New York Mets and Miami Marlins.
Atlanta heading six-as well as whole seasons and 934 normal-period game titles in between five-recreation getting rid of streaks is pretty the accomplishment.
For reference, there have been 37 streaks of 5 straight losses or even worse in the major leagues this period. Twenty of MLB’s 30 teams have lost five or additional consecutive online games previously this 12 months, and the lowly Chicago White Sox have plummeted to four diverse skids of at the very least 5 game titles in 2024.
Right after the decline to Baltimore, Atlanta dropped to 35–30 on the period and 10 online games powering the 1st-position Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.
The Braves will attempt to snap their skid Thursday in the series finale from Baltimore.