Watch out NL East the Braves are for Real

Watch out NL East … the Atlanta Braves aren’t going anywhere. What a difference a week makes. The Braves knew they had to make a statement and perform big against the Los Angeles Dodgers this past weekend, who came into their four-game set against Atlanta with baseball’s best record, to keep their playoff hopes alive. And, they did. If it wasn’t for the walk-off home run ball Rafael Soriano served up to Andre Either and the consequential blown save in Thursday night’s opener, Atlanta would have swept the mighty Dodgers. Still, winning three out of four against the best in the business is not too shabby The Braves series win against Los Angeles coupled with the Florida Marlins sweep of Philadelphia has lifted the Braves to within only 4 1/2 games of the division lead. After Monday’s off day, Atlanta also finds themselves just four games behind the NL Wild Card-leading Colorado Rockies. More impressively to note, the Braves won the last three again...