This is a play on the ATLANTA BRAVES for our MLB Game of the Month. As soon as Mike Foltynewicz walked the bases loaded in the first inning last night, we knew we were in trouble and he put up his shortest and arguably the worst outing of the season. Despite the defeat and the third straight loss at home, the Braves inched closer to clinching the National League East as their magic number was reduced to seven when the Phillies lost to the Mets. Atlanta cannot solely rely other teams however as it has to get out of this funk with less than two weeks left in the regular season. Despite the loss last night, the Braves are 28-14 in their last 42 games against National League teams with an on base percentage .315 or worse. St. Louis moved into sole possession of the second Wild Card spot in the National League with Colorado losing, so each remaining game is big for the Cardinals as well. While the offense exploded last night, pitching remains a concern as they have allowed more than three runs in 13 of their last 16 games, giving up an average of 5.9 rpg. There have been several career resurgences this season from pitchers and Anibal Sanchez is part of that group. He has a 3.01 ERA through 19 starts and this is significant considering he posted a 5.67 ERA over the previous three season in Detroit over 88 starts. The Braves are 7-1 in his last eight starts when their opponent scores five runs or more in their previous game. Austin Gomber had a very good run going but got lit up for seven runs against the Dodgers last time out and he could be in trouble again here as Atlanta is hitting .271 against left-handed pitching this season which is third best in baseball. 10* (906) Atlanta Braves