Throughout MLB’s busy league division sequence, we’ll hold you up to date on outcomes, must-see moments and what’s subsequent in every matchup.

What occurred? The Atlanta Braves are headed again to the Nationwide League Championship Sequence for the primary time since 2001.

After dropping eight earlier division sequence within the final 19 years, the Braves accomplished a sweep of the Miami Marlins on Thursday with a 7-Zero win that now has them one spherical away from returning to the World Sequence.

Their Sport Three win was typical Braves — their highly effective offense relentlessly pushed runs throughout the board whereas their pitchers stored their opponents from doing the identical.

The Braves are headed to the NLCS for the primary time since 2001 after sweeping the Marlins. (Picture by Elsa/Getty Photographs)

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Extremely, the Braves have solely allowed opposing groups to attain in one in every of their 5 postseason wins this season. They blanked the Cincinnati Reds in each video games within the wild-card spherical and solely let the Marlins rating in Sport 1 of this sequence.

It’s much more unbelievable when you think about the Braves rolled into the playoffs as an offense-first workforce. They had been simply hoping to have sufficient pitching, however up to now, it’s principally been lights out.

The Marlins scored in three innings of Sport 1, however in any other case, the Braves have held their opponents scoreless in 44 innings this postseason.

For a workforce that entered the postseason with out its ace Mike Soroka and veteran arms like Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez, the Braves have needed to lean on rookies and unheralded kids to advance by way of the postseason bracket.

In Sport Three it was Kyle Wright, who entered with a 5.21 ERA this season however threw six scoreless innings whereas placing out seven. The Braves offense, in the meantime, did what it does.

There have been no homers in Sport 3, however they strung collectively hits to attain 4 runs within the third, one other within the fourth and two extra within the fifth. The center of their order — No. 2 hitter Freddie Freeman to No. 5 hitter Ozzie Albies — had seven hits, three RBIs and 4 runs scored.

It wasn’t glamorous, however environment friendly. The kind of efficiency that may make them a frightening opponent within the subsequent spherical.

What’s subsequent? The Braves advance to face the winner of the Dodgers/Padres sequence, through which the Dodgers have a 2-Zero lead going into Thursday’s recreation. The Braves would possible desire to face the Padres, who’re just like the Braves in that their beginning pitching leaves one thing to be desired however their lineup is enjoyable and dynamic. Odds are it will likely be the Dodgers, who current quite a few matchup issues (for anyone, not simply the Braves). A minimum of the Braves may have time to relaxation their pitchers for the subsequent spherical.

As for the Marlins, what’s subsequent is hopefully extra of what we noticed in 2020. As this 12 months’s shock workforce within the LDS spherical, they’ve taken a big step ahead in 2020 — the most important step thus far beneath the Derek Jeter regime. The Marlins confirmed a few of their younger expertise is beginning to develop and may very well be a stronger contender sooner or later with a pair extra items. That they made it this far after being the primary workforce shut down by COVID-19 makes the entire thing much more commendable.

You see this? Travis d’Arnaud had a giant hit in each recreation of this sequence. He’s the Sport Three installment.

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