If there was one area the Braves’ embattled pitching staff could underscore as an area of consistency, it was keeping the other team in the ballpark.

Heading into their long weekend in Chicago, the Braves had allowed 93 home runs, ranking eighth in the National League in this summer of the renewed long ball. That was in keeping with last year’s numbers.

However, that number is rising with a bullet following the last 10 games of duress. Dating back to June 27, the club yielded 15 homers — 16 percent of the season total. Look no further than Mike Foltynewicz as the primary culprit. Five of the home runs belong to him, after Tuesday’s four-dong night in Philadelphia.

But both rookies Tyrell Jenkins (2) and Joel De La Cruz (3) have been vulnerable as has staff ace Julio Teheran (2).

At the current rate, the Braves will wind up yielding 177 homers, which would be the second-highest in Atlanta franchise history after 183 in 2006.

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