Braves Find Yet Another Way to Lose

As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours.

The Atlanta Braves lost, yet again, by a run, 4-3, against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The Braves have suffered seven consecutive losses, including five straight by one run.

But the team still found a slightly different way to drop Sunday's series finale in San Francisco -- poor defense.

The Braves led 3-1 in the fourth inning when starting pitcher Spencer Strider began the frame with a pair of walks. Strider, though, was a pitch away from getting out of the jam thanks to Atlanta's defense.

Right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. made a terrific diving catch that not only gave Strider the first out of the inning but didn't allow the runners to advance.

In the next at-bat, the Giants runners did move up a base each, but third baseman Austin Riley recorded an out on a throw to first.

However, similar to the end of games lately, the Braves just couldn't execute enough to fully get out of the fourth inning with the lead.

Giants' Mike Yastrezemski doubled to tie the game with two outs in the next at-bat. Then, San Francisco's Tyler Fitzgerald reached on an error.

Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies kicked the ball so badly on Fitzgerald's grounder that Yastrezemski scored from second. The Giants took a 4-3 lead, and that was the end of the scoring.