The Good, The Bad, & The Braves: Braves lose 9-6 in 10 innings, lose third straight series at home

Braves reliever Aaron Bummer (above) started against the Baltimore Orioles at Truist Park on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Bummer gave up three runs, including two home runs, during his 2.1 innings of work. Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves With the score 9-6 in favor of Baltimore in the bottom of the 10th inning, the bottom of the Braves’ lineup came up to the plate and proceeded to fly out to center, strike out, and ground out to short to end the game. The Braves are now 39-49, and 12.5 games out of first place in the National League East. The game could not have started better for the Atlanta Braves. Three of the first batters for the Baltimore Orioles were struck out by a first-time starting pitcher. Atlanta picked up two runs in the first inning when Austin Riley went deep into center field for his 13th home run of the season with Matt Olson on second base. A loss today, in the 88th game of the season, made it three consecutive series losses for Atlanta. The only positive over the past three weeks was the four-game series with the Mets at Citi Field in Queens, New York in...