Braves rookie fireballer Spencer Strider did something that hasn’t happened in more than 130 years, and Atlanta swept Philadelphia. The only problem, the Braves couldn’t gain any ground on the Mets.

In this edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Braves Report podcast, AJC Braves beat reporter Justin Toscano and Jay Black size up the race for the National League East with 16 games to go.

Plus, our crew will discuss Strider’s historic 200-strikeout achievement, what Vaughn Grissom learned from Ozzie Albies before his latest injury, Ronald Acuña’s hot streak and what to make of the slumping heart of the order.

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