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Fans, media react to Braves’ continued success

Tyler Flowers gets high fives in the dugout after hitting a 2-RBI home run to take a 4-1 lead over the San Diego Padres during the eighth inning in a MLB baseball game on Sunday, June 17, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Tyler Flowers gets high fives in the dugout after hitting a 2-RBI home run to take a 4-1 lead over the San Diego Padres during the eighth inning in a MLB baseball game on Sunday, June 17, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Max E. Marcovitch
June 18, 2018

Life is good in Braves Country right now.

Behind six hitless innings from Julio Teheran on Sunday, the Braves won 4-1, improving their record to 42-29 and extending their lead in the NL East to 3.5 games.

It may only be mid-June, but their sustained success has fans and sports writers wondering what could be of this season:

That boost has also helped the Braves in all-star voting:

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