The Braves’ Game 2 victory over the Dodgers in the NLDS featured a slew of talking points. Ray Kerr delivered again as an opener, as the aura around his path to this point continues to grow.
The Major League Baseball postseason is well underway and there have already been plenty of standout performances. Harris II's performance has arguably been the best.
The Braves’ paper-thin rotation is the result of two things: Alex Anthopoulos not adding anybody in free agency, and injuries. It left the club with only three healthy starting pitchers on the roster coming into October, and after five games, it’s fair to say they really only have two — Chris Sale and Tyler Mahle.
The Braves pieced together a bullpen masterpiece on Sunday to tie the series with the Dodgers at one apiece. It’s the best-case scenario for a club that doesn’t feature a lot of starting pitching, one that now has its two horses ready for Games 3 and 4 at Truist Park, where the Braves are 54-30 on the season.
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When the Atlanta Braves turned to Chris Sale as a reliever in their Game 3 matchup of the National League Wild Card Series, questions instantly emerged in reference to how Atlanta would use Sale in the National League Division Series.
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The Atlanta Braves earned a crucial Game 2 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series on Sunday. In all reality, there are a number of reasons Atlanta won the game.
The series is tied. The Atlanta Braves head back home with what is now essentially a best-of-three series again. A bullpen came together and stalled the Dodgers' lineup.
The series is tied. The Atlanta Braves head back home with what is now essentially a best-of-three series again. A bullpen came together and stalled the Dodgers' lineup.
For Kerr, the first two appearances of his postseason career have been flawless.
Walt Weiss has had some questionable moments through the first five postseason games, but it’s easy to criticize from the couch when things don’t go as planned.
The Atlanta Braves did what few expected them to do Sunday night. They beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 at Dodger Stadium, even while using a bullpen game, and returned home with the National League Division Series tied 1-1.
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After dropping Game 1 behind a bullpen game, the expectation was simple: Chris Sale would take the ball in Game 2, in what amounted to a must-win spot.
Heroes are made in October. It's the stage where most will learn the name. For those who tuned in for the Atlanta Braves' 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night, many learned the name Didier Fuentes.
LOS ANGELES -- Ray Kerr and Didier Fuentes combined to allow one run over 6 1/3 innings as the Atlanta Braves pieced together a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to even the National League Division Series at one game apiece.
Four games into the postseason, and the Atlanta Braves’ pitching depth was already being stretched thin. In Game 2 of their NLDS clash against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Braves had to put together yet another bullpen game — with Ray Kerr being tasked to open the game for Atlanta.
When a team falls behind in an NLDS, that’s usually when an ace gets the call. The Atlanta Braves, however, are playing a completely different gamble.
A postseason series is often won by trusting the best arms when the pressure is at its peak. Yet, with the Atlanta Braves entering Game 2 with a 0-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they are doing the exact opposite.
LOS ANGELES -- Hoping to have left-hander Chris Sale available to start Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Sunday, the Atlanta Braves turned to left-hander Ray Kerr instead as their starter against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On a toasty Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, Skubal lived up to every bit of the hype surrounding his postseason Dodger debut.
The Atlanta Braves have chosen left-handed reliever Dylan Dodd to open Game 1 of their National League Division Series on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
While the Atlanta Braves were preparing for the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the club quietly added an 18-year-old outfielder to its minor-league system.
The Atlanta Braves did not make a speech about Dominic Smith. They simply left him off the roster. Hours before the National League Division Series opens in California against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the club posted the group that will travel for the first two games.
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The Braves won on Thursday night, 6-2, but it was Sale who pitched the final 1.1 innings for Atlanta to end the game and send them to the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Major League Baseball postseason often puts players in situations that they aren't familiar with, and that was the case Thursday night for Atlanta Braves left-hander Ray Kerr.
Right-hander Elieser Hernandez is back on the open market, according to his MLB.com transaction tracker. The Braves designated the veteran reliever for assignment ahead of their Wild Card matchup against the Phillies.
Riley delivered his biggest swing in quite some time in Atlanta's 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1.
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