The best team in the Major Leagues is the Atlanta Braves, who crowned themselves that day in the East Division of the National League with a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies and are now thinking about reaching the 2023 MLB postseason in the best possible way, since they Having only managed to do so, there are still five series left in the regular season.
With a 1:4 result at Citizens Bank Park in the city of Philadelphia, the Georgia franchise won the East title and thus finally separated itself from the home team in the division. The Braves’ victory was possible thanks to the play of Austin Riley, who hit a two-run HR in the first and helped score Ronald Acuña Jr. with a sacrifice fly in the third.
Later, Kevin Pillar helped the Atlantans with a run-scoring double that set off Marcell Ozuna’s run, and their rivals had gotten on the scoreboard with Bryson Stott’s RBI single, which put Kyle Schwarber on the clock. The game later ended with Kirby Yates striking out batter Brandon Marsh.
For the sixth straight time for the Braves
The Truist Park players won the National League’s East Division for the sixth consecutive season, which is why they are considered the main contenders to win the World Series this season, although they could also meet the LA Dodgers of the Baltimore Orioles or Houston along the way Astros. Those led by manager Brian Snitker will complete the campaign against the Marlins, Phillies, Nationals (2) and Cubs.
The fact that the Braves are getting bigger
According to ESPN data, the Atlanta organization won the 23rd division title in its history, which is the most by any franchise since the inception of the division era (1969). To get a sense of the Braves’ performance, the other teams that rank behind them are the New York Yankees (LA East) and LA Dodgers (NL West), both with 20 division championships.
