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They almost made it!The , that is, very nearly went through the entire 2022 season without a sacrifice bunt. Then, in the top of the fourth inning in their 161st game of the season, came to the plate with runners on first and second with no out and Brandon Clarke Jersey laid one down to move the runners.After a strikeout, intentional walk to Ronald Acua, Jr. and then a strikeout, the inning ended without the Braves scoring a run.The Braves would end up winning the game and , two items that are much more important than a bunt, but this nugget is pretty interesting Solomon Hill Jersey . As noted, this was the Braves' first sac bunt of the season and they were just about a game and a half away from completing the first full, sac-bunt-le s Xavier Tillman Jersey season in history. Here's the leaderboard, as things stand, illustrating the extent to which the lack of bunting is a current phenomenon:1. 2022 Braves, 12. 2022 , 3T3. 2022 , 4T3. 2019 , 4T5. 2022 , 5T5. 2018 , 5T7. 2022 , 6T7. 2022 , 6T7. 2021 , 6T7. 2018 A's, 6The Braves and small ball don't really mix, but it's of no matter. They are the NL East champs and lead the league in home runs and slugging. When you slug like that, there's no need to Jae Crowder Jersey give away outs and the logic behind that kind of played out perfectly with the one sac bunt they've put on this season. Harris entered the game hitting .296/.336 Sean McDermott Jersey /.515 with 27 doubles, three triples, 19 homers and 64 RBI in 113 games and there was thunder coming up behind him, too. They wasted the out and left two men on base. With the playoffs right around the corner, don't expect to see many more -- if any more -- bunt attempts from the Braves in 2022.