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Oct 26, 2021 · Why is this Series especially important? There are two reasons. The Braves home, Trust Park, was supposed to host MLB’s 2021 All-Star game. But after the Georgia Legislature passed the Election Integrity Act–viewed negatively by many as a voting restriction bill–and MLB moved the game to Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies.
- How The Astros Got Here
- How The Braves Got Here
- League Championship Series
- League Division Series
- Wild Card Games
It has been a long, strange trip for the Houston Astros in the American League. Coming off their sign-stealing scandal and a sub-.500 performance in the abbreviated 2020 season, it was worth asking whether Houston was truly as elite as their reputation. That answer turned out to be a resounding yes. First, the team took care of the Chicago White So...
In the National League, the Atlanta Braves won three straight in the NLDS after going down in the first game to the Milwaukee Brewers. That only set them up to take on the winner of the San Francisco Giants-Los Angeles Dodgersseries, a matchup that would determine which team with a historically successful regular season the Braves would have to ove...
NLCS: Braves defeat Dodgers in six games Rosario's home run sends Braves past Dodgers, into World Series ALCS: Astros defeat Red Sox in six games Alvarez powers Astros to third World Series in five years
NLDS: Dodgers defeat Giants in five games Keown: A tense Game 5 was a fitting end to this series NLDS: Braves defeat Brewers in four games How the Braves rebuilt their outfield without Ronald Acuna Jr. -- and saved their season (ESPN+) ALDS: Red Sox defeat Rays in four games Fenway magic is in the air as Red Sox roll into ALCS ALDS: Astros defeat W...
Red Sox defeat Yankees 6-2 Passan: The roar of October baseball is finally back Dodgers defeat Cardinals 3-1 Taylor, Bellinger unlikely heroes as Dodgers walk off
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- Fewest wins of any playoff team. This is where we’ll start. It’s not a judgement, just a statement of fact. The Braves won just 88 games during the regular season; every other team won at least 90.
- No Ronald Acuña Jr. Atlanta has lots of talented players, no doubt. But Acuña is the most talented player in the organization, by far. He’s the superstar.
- W-L-W-L-W-L, etc … The Braves hovered around .500 for what seemed like forever. They lost the last game of the first half and the first game of the second half, then rattled off an incredible streak of 18 consecutive games where they alternated wins and losses (a suspended game completed later in the season technically messed up the sequence).
- Wrong side of .500 for a long, long time. Speaking of .500, the Braves didn’t even top the .500 mark for the season until Aug. 6, when they beat the Nationals 8-4 at home, right after they finished a sweep of the Cardinals.
Nov 1, 2021 · World Series schedule 2021 All World Series games will be carried by Fox. Because the Astros (95-67) finished with a better record than the Braves (88-73), Houston is considered the top...
Oct 24, 2021 · Game 1 is set for Tuesday, October 26, followed by Game 2 on Wednesday, both in Houston’s Minute Maid Park. Games 3, 4 and 5 are set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Truist Park in Atlanta, and...
Oct 5, 2021 · We asked the beat reporters for each of the playoff teams to provide one reason why the team they cover can win it all. Here is what they said. Teams are listed alphabetically by league. • 2021 postseason schedule. ASTROS: October track record.
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The 2021 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2021 season. The 117th World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. The series began on October 26 and concluded on November 2.
