One-Run Struggles

Ask any Braves fan what has been the reason for the lackluster season thus far and almost all will give you the same answer: the team's inability to win close games. And the biggest reason for that? The lack of production with the game on the line, obviously. In fact, the Braves are dead last in effectiveness with RISP late in the game when done by one.

Here's how the Braves, along with the rest of the league has fared with RISP, down by one, in the seventh inning on. The second column represents the percentage of times the team has had a situation such as the one I just described and went on to tie or take the lead during the plate appearance.

Team	%	1-R W%
Baltimore Orioles	34.29	.500
Milwaukee Brewers	33.33	.679
Chicago Cubs	30.30	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	30.00	.548
St. Louis Cardinals	28.57	.559
Chicago White Sox	28.00	.565
Tampa Bay Rays	27.27	.593
Florida Marlins	27.27	.538
Colorado Rockies	23.68	.484
Detroit Tigers	23.53	.500
San Diego Padres	23.53	.407
Los Angeles Angels	23.26	.567
Cleveland Indians	23.08	.353
Minnesota Twins	21.62	.545
Cincinnati Reds	21.43	.667
Toronto Blue Jays	21.05	.417
New York Yankees	21.05	.607
Arizona Diamondbacks	20.00	.520
Seattle Mariners	20.00	.357
Boston Red Sox	19.23	.448
Oakland Athletics	18.60	.538
San Francisco Giants	18.42	.531
Washington Nationals	17.50	.455
Houston Astros	17.02	.438
New York Mets	16.00	.381
Kansas City Royals	16.00	.480
Philadelphia Phillies	15.91	.452
Texas Rangers	13.04	.621
Los Angeles Dodgers	12.82	.522
Atlanta Braves	12.50	.185

Now, of course there are a number of odd occurrences there, but keep in mind there are a number of other factors that come into play.

Oh, and just to give you a point of reference, overall the league has succeeded 208 times out of 960 total chances, good for a 21.67% clip.