Braves: 3 ways to get revenge on Marlins for Ronald Acuña Jr. HBP

1. Keep your heads down and get above .500 for once this baseball season!

If the Braves want to really stick it to the Marlins, how about completing the series sweep at their place to get above .500 for the first time this season. Yes, the Braves have not had a winning record at any point this year. Keep in mind they are the three-time reigning NL East champions. Atlanta has disappointed thus far, but finally getting above .500 is a way to silence the critics.

Atlanta enters play on Saturday afternoon one game below .500 on the year. Though the Braves have been at .500 a few times this year, they could get above it for the first time by sweeping the Marlins. That would mean the Braves would be riding a four-game winning streak heading into the All-Star Break after taking the series finale on the road vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

If the Braves can creep ever closer to the hated New York Mets in the divisional race, it may give general manager Alex Anthopoulos the go-ahead to make a big trade or two to get this team back into contention. With the right mid-season acquisitions, the Braves can four-peat in the NL East standings, while leaving the Marlins in their wake eating their bubbles. That is how to get revenge.

Overall, it is out of the Braves’ control if Marlins pitchers decide to hit Acuña or not. They can enact revenge by way of retaliation, mischievous trade deadline moves or simply by kicking their butts in the final two games of the last series before the All-Star Break. If Atlanta sweeps The Fish to get above .500 for the first time this season, Acuña’s latest plunking could be water under the bridge.

The Braves need to go out there, take care of business and sweep the Marlins to get above .500.