The Braves went 2-2 over these last four games. They opened with a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, July 9, taking that game 10-5 at PNC Park. Then they moved on to Busch Stadium for a three game series against the St. Louis Cardinals and dropped the first two, 1-2 on Friday and 1-4 on Saturday, before bouncing back to win 4-3 on Sunday. That meant the Pirates series counted as a partial win and the Cardinals series went in the loss column, one win and two losses.
None of it moved the standings much. Atlanta is still sitting atop the National League East at 55 and 40, same first place spot they had a week ago, with zero games back either then or now. The Philadelphia Phillies had a good week themselves, going 3-1, and now sit 2 games back. The Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, and New York Mets all lost ground.
Jim Jarvis (SS) was the story of the Pirates game and the stretch overall. He went 3 for 5 with a home run on July 9, and across these four games he hit .455, 5 for 11 with a homer. Mike Yastrzemski (RF) also went deep that same day, and Matt Olson (1B) added a home run of his own in that 10-5 win.
The Braves are on their All-Star break now, last played Sunday, July 12, and won't play again until Friday, July 17. No roster moves to report while things are quiet. When they come back, it's a three game series at home against the Texas Rangers, starting Friday, July 17 at 4:15 PM PDT at Truist Park.