Braves Briefing: A playoff look after Atlanta won their 6th straight NL East Title
The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title after a Wednesday night win against the Philadelphia Phillies. Let's take a look at what the playoff field may look like.
NL East Playoff Picture
Division Leaders
1. Atlanta (Clinched the NL East)
2. LA Dodgers (NL West Leader)
3. Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central Leader)
The Wild Card Race
4. Philadalphia Phillies (+3.5)
5. Chicago Cubs (+2.0)
6. Arizona Diamondbacks
7. Cincinnati Reds
8. Miami Marlins (-0.5 games back)
9. San Fransisco Giants (-0.5 games back)
They said it
Braves Manager Brian Snitker was quick to point out that even though it wasn't the final goal, celebrating a NL East title was still something important to do.
"They’re all special, all really hard, and you should enjoy every time you get a chance to do this. Those guys should enjoy every minute of it. It’s like I told them, don’t forget how this feels either, because this is a really good feeling, that your hard work is for something."
We wrote it
Daniel Locke tackled our Braves coverage last night. In his takeaways, he highlighted Spencer Strider's performance on the mound,
Spencer Strider shook off the rough night that was his last start and took care of business tonight.
Strider tossed seven innings and only allowed one run off of four hits. Additionally, he struck out nine batters while only walking two.
The rotation has been a question mark for the Braves at times this season, but this performance from Strider shows just how good it can be.
Check out the full list of takeaways here.
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What is next?
The Braves are off today and will begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins on the road at Loan Depot Park tomorrow.
First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. E.T. on Friday, 4:10 p.m. E.T. on Saturday and 1:40 p.m. E.T. on Sunday.
All three games will be televised on Bally Sports South and will be available to stream on MLB.tv for out-of-market fans.
The radio broadcast can be heard on 680 The Fan.
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