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Atlanta Braves
Atlanta · National League · NL East
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 84-57
- Division position
- 1st in NL East
- Wild Card
- Division leader
- Run differential
- +121
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Standing
1st in NL East
Division: Leader · Wild Card: Division leader
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Schedule
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Analytics
How this team has performed
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Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 84-57
- Run differential
- +121
- Runs/game
- 4.7
- Runs allowed/game
- 3.8
- Expected record
- 85-56
- Actual vs expected
- -0.6 wins
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Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.7
- OPS
- .725
- OBP
- .312
- SLG
- .413
- AVG
- .249
- Home runs
- 179
- BB%
- 7.8%
- K%
- 21.7%
- Hits/game
- 8.4
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Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 3.8
- ERA
- 3.57
- WHIP
- 1.25
- Strikeouts
- 1197
- Walks
- 474
- K/9
- 8.6
- BB/9
- 3.4
- HR allowed
- 153
- Opp AVG
- .232
- Opp OPS
- .685
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Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 61
- Fielding %
- .988
- Double plays
- 115
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