It looked as if the Atlanta Braves were going to run away with a win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon after leading by as many as eight runs.
But no lead ever is safe in baseball.
Going into the eighth inning, the Cubs were down 10-5, but that’s when the offense really came alive and the bats exploded for nine runs, which would eventually lead to a 14-10 Chicago win.
An Atlanta team giving up a large lead is something New England fans have witnessed first hand — with the infamous “Falcons blew a 25-point lead” from Super Bowl LI — and Twitter was filled with reminders.
Atlanta Sports: Where no lead is safe.
— Matt Chernoff (@RealMattlanta) April 14, 2018
The #Braves blew a 10-2 lead.
10 x 2 = 20
10 – 2 = 8
20 + 8 = 28
The #Falcons blew a 28-3 lead.
— Gary Lloyd (@GaryALloyd) April 14, 2018
Braves just had their own 28-3 Falcons moment
— John E. Bialas (@johnebialas) April 14, 2018
The Braves just paid homage to the Falcons with that lead they just blew.
— Kevin Batiste (@KBatisteJr) April 14, 2018
We just did a Falcons smh 🤦🏻♂️
— Jeffrey🇵🇷/Braves/Dolphins/Mavs (@KatysMyHabibi) April 14, 2018
I haven't seen a collapse like that since Super Bowl LI.
— RJYttri (@Tanner1976) April 14, 2018
The teams close out their series Sunday afternoon.
