The Braves have been playing about as bad as one could imagine. They’re 1-8 and are every bit of that. The Phillies are 7-2 and a clear entrant for the crown at the end of the season. It’s a big series for this early in the season.

Right?

This kind of a series this early goes back to the team’s approach against the Dodgers. They’re likely treating it as just another set of three games against an opponent on the schedule while outside observers see it as some kind of barometer against a division opponent, albeit a weakened opponent.

It’s still a big one, right?

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