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Friday 13 July 2018

COLON-IZED

Atlanta Braves’ Ender Inciarte
reacts to getting hit by a
pitch from Toronto Blue Jays’
Sam Gaviglio during the first
inning of a baseball game
Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in
Atlanta.
Associated Press
Baby Braves

looking to

shake out of

midseason

swoon

By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — As well as
things have gone for the
Atlanta Braves in the sea-
son’s first half, lately there
are troubling signs that
something is not right.
Or maybe a lot of things
are not right. The Braves
have lost six of eight games
and this week briefly fell out
of the NL East lead for the Sale helps Red Sox win 9th
first time since May 30. They
moved back into a first-
place tie with Philadelphia straight, 4-2 over Texas
with Wednesday night’s
win over Toronto. Atlanta
was off Thursday before
Friday night’s opener of
a home series against the
Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Braves are looking to
regain their momentum
entering next week’s All- Texas Rangers starting pitcher Bartolo Colon delivers during
Star break. “We’ve just
have to get back to get- the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Boston
ting the whole thing go- Red Sox, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Boston.
ing,” Braves manager Brian
Snitker said Wednesday. Associated Press
“We’re obviously struggling Page 20
in a lot of different areas.”

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