The Atlanta Braves' bullpen has struggled throughout the season, but just how bad have they been?

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien helps put the 'pen's ugly performance into context:

"The Braves have already lost more games in which they led after six innings (eight) than they lost in all of the 2014 season, when they went 62-7 in such games. Think about that. Eight losses. Just cut that in half and the Braves are in first place today... The Braves have a majors-worst 4.75 bullpen ERA, and their staff as a whole has a majors-worst .278 opponents’ average allowed in close-and-late situations, along with a majors-worst 14 homers allowed in those situations. The Braves are two games under .500 after 60 games, which is better than most people predicted they’d be after trading Craig Kimbrel on the eve of opening day, following the offseason trades of Justin Upton, Evan Gattis and Jason Heyward. But the trade of Kimbrel, coupled with the 80-game PED suspensions for hard-throwing Arodys Vizcaino and lefty Andrew McKirahan, plus the spring-training shoulder injury to lefty Josh Outman, a free-agent signee, have left the Braves bullpen in even worse shape than any of us could’ve imagined entering the season."