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Streaking Braves, Freeman avoid 100 losses
- Updated: September 24, 2016
MIAMI — Freddie Freeman extended the longest active hitting streak in the Majors and became just the second player in Atlanta history to record an 80th extra-base hit in one season. But much of the satisfaction Freeman felt after Friday night’s 3-2 win over the Marlins stemmed from the fight he and his Braves teammates have shown, which has enabled them to avoid what once seemed like an inevitable 100-loss season.
“Obviously, we got off to the start we did, and we were creeping up on a hundred losses pretty quickly,” Freeman said. “This run we’ve been on recently stopped that progression. I don’t think anybody who plays this game wants to be part of a 100-loss team.”
With their seventh straight win on Friday, the Braves improved to 63-91. Now that the 100-loss season is no longer in play, they will spend the final eight games attempting to better the 67 wins produced last year.
“I don’t know what [our record is], but we don’t play like we’re that kind of team,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “We’re somebody to be reckoned with right now. I guarantee teams don’t want …
