For the second year in a row, the Philadelphia Phillies knocked out their NL East rival Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series.
One hundred and four wins in the regular season mean nothing for the Atlanta Braves. For the second year in a row, the Philadelphia Phillies took down their NL East rivals in the NLDS, winning the series in four games after beating the Braves on Thursday, 3-1. The Phillies finished 14.0 games back of the Braves, who won the division easily. At one point, Atlanta led it by 17.0 games. But for them, it's all out the window, despite their regular season record being the best in the majors.
Austin Riley and Nick Castellanos exchanged solo home runs in the fourth inning, but with the game tied at one, Trea Turner reminded everyone why he got $300 million in the offseason with a solo shot of his own, giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead. Ranger Suarez tossed five innings of one-run ball before Rob Thomson went to the bullpen to face the top of the Braves’ order.
In the top of the seventh, the lead run came to the plate, which forced Thomson to go with former Brave Craig Kimbrel earlier than he probably would’ve like. But he walked Travis d’Arnaud, bringing up the likely NL MVP in Ronald Acuña Jr. with the bases loaded. Acuña gave one a ride, but Miguel Rojas made a leaping catch on the warning track to get the Phillies out of the jam.
The Phillies will face the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are in their first NLCS since 2007 - that series, between the five and six seeds in the NL, respectively, begins Monday in Philadelphia. If the Phillies win that series, it will be the first time they will have won back-to-back pennants since 2008 and 2009. Oh, and teams to out-homer their opponents this postseason are 14-1. So, hit home runs.
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