Six Consecutive NL East Titles By Atlanta Braves Create history
The Atlanta Braves have won the National League East division title for the sixth time in a row in an astounding show of baseball supremacy.
It is their 23rd division title overall (MLB leader), and it was won in only 146 games, which is the second-earliest clinching date.
Philadelphia saw the Atlanta Braves win their division.
As the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night, the festivities at Citizens Bank Park got underway. By hitting a two-run home run in the first inning, Austin Riley established the tone and gave Atlanta an advantage they would never lose.
Spencer Strider, a pitcher with the Braves who is vying for the Cy Young Award, was a big part of their victory.
Strider put up a strong showing, throwing seven innings while giving up just one run on four hits, two walks, and nine strikeouts. The Braves players started jumping and dancing around the mound in joy after Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to close the game.
As it occurred on the same field where the Phillies had defeated them in the NL Division Series the previous season, the Braves triumph was especially significant. The Braves will now have home-field advantage throughout the postseason, further enhancing their position as the betting favorite to win the World Series.
The 2023 season for the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta, which previously defeated the Houston Astros in six games to win their first championship since 1995, will want to win a second championship in as few as three years.
The MVP-caliber performances of Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson have shaped their trajectory to success, and the Braves have routinely had the best record in MLB’s second half thanks to their dominance.
The Braves are a force to be reckoned with while facing substantial obstacles, such as the unavailability of crucial starting pitchers Max Fried and Kyle Wright, as they inch closer to a second straight 100-win season (current record is 96-50).
There are 16 games left for the Braves, including three each at MIA, PHI, WSH, and CHC. The Braves would earn a first-round bye and play the winner of the #4 and #5 Wild Card clubs in a five-game NL Division Series beginning on Saturday, October 7. This is how the playoffs would play out right now, with the Braves leading the National League.
