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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
.600 or better to win
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Following the Braves used to mean watching a lot of tight, well-pitched games. Not anymore.
At least one of the teams scored in double figures during 12 of the Braves’ first 51 games. The good news is that the Braves are 7-5 in such high-scoring affairs.
Monday’s 12-5 loss to the Dodgers, though, was the Braves at their worst. It certainly wasn’t the way to start the longest homestand so far this season.
Road warriors up until now, the Braves finally get a schedule heavy with home games. They have to take advantage of it.
The Braves won yet another division title last season because they were a dominant 53-28 at Turner Field.
The Braves are 12-7 at home this year. That’s good, but maybe not good enough. Most of the wins came against the Marlins and Nationals.
After playing 32 of their first 50 games on the road, the Braves are now on a stretch of 26 of 39 at home before the All-Star break. They also finish the season with 16 of 22 games at home.
The Braves can win the NL East again. But to do it, they are going to have to play at least .600 baseball at home, where high-scoring games aren’t usually the norm.
