Whether that feeling is justified is hard to say with certainty - last year, the Braves took 47.5 percent of their PAs when already leading, and this year it's about 45.6 percent, so that's not it. Nor is it the sheer runs total, as they're second in that mark this year, and in first by a mile in terms of runs per game. After all, last year's legendary offensive season had the team finish with a 125 wRC+, and they're at 131 right now.
No, if anything, it's something much more specific: namely, the squad is 'just' 13th in homer total, after they tied the MLB record and blew the rest of the league away last year. The last time they finished outside the top 10? 2018, before the current 'murder the ball' strategy really took hold in Atlanta.
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