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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Congrats to Bailey.

Meanwhile, in Atlanta, it's beyond amazing that the Braves are in first place considering what a comically bad set of hitters they're rolling out night after night.

Simmons still the least productive leadoff hitter in baseball, over $130m tied up in Dan Struggla and Bad Joke Upton ... and they've got like a five game lead in the division.

As much as several Braves have struggled, their first place standing isn't that shocking when you look at the overall numbers. They've scored the 5th most runs in the NL and have allowed the fewest. While their batting average is extremely low, they lead the NL in HR's, BB's, and are 3rd in OPS.