Eddie Rosario is carrying the Atlanta Braves this postseason, and he delivered yet another big blow in the NLCS.
Rosario took Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler deep for a tie-breaking three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning of NLCS Game 6 in Atlanta on Saturday night. The Braves had runners on second and third with two outs, and Rosario had a 1-2 count against Buehler. Rosario took a pitch low and in and lined it down the right field line out of Truist Park.
The hit was Rosario’s 14th of the NLCS, which is a Braves record for a single postseason series.
Atlanta would go on to win, 4-2, to reach its first World Series since 1999, and Rosario was named NLCS MVP after hitting .560 (14-for-25) with three home runs.
Those watching the game were in awe of Rosario and tweeted their reactions:
The man has deserved it.
It’s hard to believe that a player acquired while injured at the trade deadline, for Pablo Sandoval, has become the Braves’ postseason hero, but that is the case with Rosario.
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