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It’s shaping up to be the biggest mismatch in Atlanta since William Tecumseh Sherman burned down the city in 1864.

Friday’s game at Truist Park presented a case of National League contrasts, and it showed in the final line — and everywhere in-between — as Atlanta hammered its way to an 8-1 win over Colorado.

Kyle Freeland’s stone-faced look as he walked off the mound said it all.

I’ve learned over the years that there’s a telltale sign for teams that everyone believes are good but they just aren’t. Those teams will fix one thing and then two more go wrong. They’ll talk about a lack of consistency all season until eventually it’s clear that they are what…