Atlanta Braves players of the month after a successful June

As the Atlanta Braves close out one of the winningest months in franchise history we look at those who shined the most.

The Atlanta Braves were unable to cap off what was a great month of June with a win on Thursday night, but that doesn’t take away from the good work they did the prior 29 days.

The Braves began the month with a record of 23-27 and were 10.5 games behind the New York Mets in the NL East standings. Now, the team sits at 44-33, 3.5 games behind the first-place Mets, and they have a 1.5 game lead for an NL Wild Card spot.

June also included a 14-game winning streak, which is tied for the second-longest in franchise history. The win streak included sweeps of the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Washington Nationals. After the win streak was ended in Chicago, the Braves went 4-3 against two likely postseason teams in the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Here are some other prominent stats about the Braves in June 2022:

• Atlanta’s 21 wins tied for the most wins in one month in franchise history. The last time this happened was in 2002, and that team finished the regular season with 101 wins.
• The Braves averaged around six runs per game while only giving up an average of three.
• Starting pitchers for the Braves pitched into the sixth inning 20 times, with six going to the seventh or more.

What has made this month even more impressive is the fact that key players like Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Tyler Matzek have missed games this month due to injury. Despite these losses, the Braves continued to string wins together, led by some unexpected heroes in the process, such as Orlando Arcia and Jesse Chavez.

Before we move on to July, let’s look back at the top performers for Atlanta in the month of June.