The high that the Atlanta Braves got on Friday night after they beat Stephen Strasburg and the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Chicago Cubs to extend the wild card lead to 3 games was definitely short lived. The Braves put up stinkers in losing 4-1 to Chien-Ming Wang and 3-0 against Russ Detwiler and fall to a one game lead over the Cardinals. (The Cardinals were handed a win by Carlos Marmol and battled back to take game three as well).
All of the happenings this weekend confirms one thing for the Braves: the only team that can help them make the playoffs is themselves. They cannot hope that the Houston Astros are going to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals. If anything, they need to have the mindset that the Astros are going to be swept by the Cardinals. In many ways it is ironic that the Cardinals face the worst team in the MLB this year in the Astros, while the Braves finish with the best team in the MLB in the Philadelphia Phillies.
One thing is certain, the Braves will have to...
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