During a season that has already featured multiple crushing defeats, the Braves’ series finale against the Diamondbacks outdid them all.

They allowed seven runs in the ninth inning — the rally starting with one out and no runners on base — to lose 11-10 Thursday afternoon at Truist Park.

The defeat, Atlanta’s 11th in its past 14 games, begs the simple question: Is this rock bottom?

“Yeah,” Drake Baldwin said in a quiet postgame clubhouse. “I would say so.”

The Braves took a six-run lead into the ninth inning, but reliever Scott Blewett struggled after securing the first out. Four consecutive Diamondbacks reached base, and Arizona cut its deficit in half with a pair of home runs.

Atlanta called on Raisel Iglesias to secure the final two outs, but the usual closer was not much better. H

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