month, and for as much of a dumpster fire as the offense has been, this is the position the Braves find themselves today:
6.5 games back to the Phillies in the division.
The Phillies now start a 10 game west coast road trip vs Seattle, the Dodgers, and D'Backs. (they then return home for 6 games vs Miami and then the Nats) Phillies haven't won a series since the all-star break.
The Braves start a 7 game home stand vs Miami, then another 3 vs the Brewers, followed by their own 10 game west coast trip but vs the Rockies, Giants, and Angels.
August 20th the Braves host Philly for another 3 games. They've got a really good opportunity over the next 19 days to whittle that division lead down to 3 or fewer games before that series starts. It's still very possible we might have a pennant race in the NL East this year.