The Braves mantra, dating to the days of Bobby Cox as manager, is to win series. Do that, and everything else will take care of itself.
That’s how a team gets to 30 games over .500 a week before the All-Star break. The Braves sit at 58-28 before a three-game series at the Rays, the final one before the break.
The Braves have now won their past 10 series, concluding with Wednesday’s 8-1 win over the Guardians to take that three-game set. For those of you scoring at home, the Braves have bested, in order, the Diamondbacks (2-1), Mets (3-0), Nationals (2-1), Tigers (2-1), Rockies (3-0), Phillies (2-0), Reds (2-1), Twins (3-0), Marlins (3-0) and Guardians (2-1). That’s a 24-5 record.
More remarkable, the Braves are now 7-0 in rubber games to decide a series this season. They have won the final game against the Orioles, Rangers, Mariners, Diamondbacks, Tigers, Reds and Guardians.
According to Elias, the last team to go a full season unbeaten in rubber games was the Rays, who went 5-0 in 2020. The last team to go unbeaten with as many wins as the current Braves was the Expos, who went 9-0 in 1994.
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