The Braves are not your “small ball” kind of team, especially with power hitters up and down the lineup, such as Evan Gattis and Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla.
The numbers bear that out. The Braves have scored 71 runs this season, and more than half of them — 41 — have come compliments of the long ball.
“That’s the makeup of our team," Gonzalez said. "You’re not going to change that.”
The Braves are tied for 23rd in the majors with a .219 batting average with runners in scoring position.
With the home-run dependency has come offensive lulls. And while the Braves rank seventh in the major leagues with 25 home runs, they rank only 23rd in runs scored. They rank 23rd in on-base percentage (.305) and 20th in team batting average (.243.)
