Braves routed by White Sox, lose first series since May

ATLANTA — The White Sox were the better team on Sunday, doing to the Braves what the Braves have been doing to teams for months. The White Sox jumped on the starting pitcher Kolby Allard and tacked on four more against the bullpen, cruising to an 8-1 win Sunday at Truist Park.

Here are five observations:

1. The Braves dropped two of three games and snapped a streak of 11 straight series victories, a stretch started by a three-game series in Arizona from June 2-4. The Braves had last had such a run in 2002, when they won 13 straight series without a loss.