and it just makes it sweeter. ”Atlanta appeared headed for a wild card, at best, after falling 10 1/2 games behind the Mets at the end of May. Since then, the Braves have been the best team in baseball with a 78-34 record. Most memorably, they swept a three-game series from New York on the final weekend of the regular season, claiming another division title on a tiebreaker — and a first-round bye — when both teams finished 101-61.
SHERIFF SWANSONSwanson’s leadership qualities and no-nonsense approach with the team’s younger players have earned him a nickname in the clubhouse. Sheriff. Swanson chuckled at the moniker. “The young kids, they just started calling me sheriff for whatever reason, ” he said. “They act like I run this, like, strict, tight ship, which is just like not the case. I’m like the biggest lover on the team, I think.
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The importance of that bye became apparent when the Mets were knocked off by the San Diego Padres in a wild-card series. NO MORE MR. INTERIMRob Thomson, who took over as interim manager after Girardi’s firing, was rewarded for the Phillies’ turnaround with a two-year contract through 2024. Philadelphia was 22-29 when Girardi was sacked on June 3. The club went 65-46 the rest of the regular season to break their 11-year playoff drought. The move was officially announced Monday, two days after the Phillies won their first playoff series since 2010. President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski said it was apparent for a while that the 59-year-old Thomson deserved to have interim removed from his title.
18 because of an oblique injury. If he’s cleared to return for this series, he could remain a starter or be used out of the bullpen to give him a chance to rebuild his arm strength. “Everything is an option, quite honestly, ” Snitker said. “We’re still kind of mulling over what’s the right thing for us and him and how to use him. ”The Braves did announce Monday that Strider has become the latest of their young stars to agree to a long-term contract — a $75 million, six-year deal.
“I’ve been continually impressed on how he’s handled everything throughout the year, ” Dombrowski said. AILING BRAVESOzzie Albies has gotten his cast off after sustaining a broken finger, but it seems unlikely the second baseman will rejoin the Braves for this series. Manager Brian Snitker said Albies is focused on regaining strength and flexibility over the next several days, which likely means his sights are set on the NL Championship Series if the Braves advance. The outlook was more optimistic for pitcher Spencer Strider, the hard-throwing rookie who became the first pitcher in baseball history to allow fewer than 100 hits while registering 200 strikeouts. Strider hasn’t pitched since Sept.
fellow left-hander Ranger Suarez for the Phillies. Philadelphia swept St. Louis in the wild-card round, while Atlanta had a bye. The Braves vs. Phillies Game 1 starts at 12:07 p. m. Central (1:07 p. Eastern) and will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. Fox will broadcast the game nationally. FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -199, Phillies +168; over/under is 7 runsPreviewWith their postseason curse eradicated, the Atlanta Braves have every reason to believe this could be another stellar October.
”Atlanta has sure gone through it. The franchise that put together an unprecedented streak of 14 straight division titles in the 1990s and 2000s is on another memorable run that began with the first of five straight NL East championships in 2018. Two years ago, the Braves snapped a nearly two-decade-long drought without a postseason series victory. Last season, they finally returned to the pinnacle with their first World Series title in 26 years. No more dragging around all those playoff flops. “I’m very thankful and appreciative that we’ve been able to go through it and been able to kind of climb the ladder each year, ” Swanson said.
Braves-Phillies Game 1 MLB live stream, odds (10/11)The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of an MLB 2022 National League Division Series Tuesday, October 11, at Truist Park in Atlanta. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. Max Fried gets the start on the mound in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series for the Braves, vs.
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