The Atlanta Braves have won the National League (NL) Eastern Division for six consecutive years. With the power of the strong batting lineup, which has 10 double-digit home run hitters alone, it raised expectations for the first time in two years to win the World Drills.
Atlanta won the 2023 Major League Baseball away game against the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 at Citizen’s Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 14th (Korea Standard Time) and won the NL East regardless of the remaining 16 games. Second fastest district win in the club’s history. It is the fastest since September 10, 2002. He also won the championship on September 14, 1995, and this year is the second fastest victory ever.
Atlanta, which has the highest winning rate (.658) among 30 major league teams with 96 wins and 50 losses this season, has won the district title for the sixth consecutive year since 2018. Since the reorganization of the district in 1969, it has won the league’s 23rd district title, the most in the league’s history, and has been at the top of the district for 11 consecutive years from 1995 to 2005.
Atlanta has two strong NL MVP candidates, Ronald Acuña Jr. (batting average of .335 37 home runs, 97 RBIs, 66 steals, OPS 1.002) and Matt Olson (batting average of .27951 home runs, 128 RBIs, OPS.999). He also ranks first in major offensive categories such as team batting average (.275), home runs (282), on-base percentage (.343), slugging percentage (0.501), and OPS (.844).메이저사이트
Ten batters, including Olson and Acuña, Austin Riley (35), Marcel Osuna (34), Azie Albies (29), Eddie Rosario (21), Sean Murphy (20), Orlando Arcia (17), Michael Harris II (16), and Travis Dano (11), cannot rest enough to record double-digit home runs. It is likely to surpass the record of 307 team home runs in a season recorded by the Minnesota Twins in 2019. He has a 313 home run pace arithmetically.
The team’s ERA is fifth (3.90), and the mound is stable. Key starters Max Fried and Kyle Wright were absent for a long time due to injuries, but Bryce Elder (12 wins, 4 losses, 3.38) in his second year grew rapidly, leading the mound with Spencer Strider (17 wins, 5 losses, 3.73) and Charlie Morton (14 wins, 11 losses, 3.42). Strong 1st to 4th starters have been established as Fried (7 wins, 1 loss, 2.64), who has returned from injury since August, announced his strong performance.
Closer Rachel Iglesias (5 wins, 4 losses, 29 saves, 3.26), Curve Yates (7 wins, 1 loss, 5 saves, 8 holds), A.J. Minter (3 wins, 5 losses, 10 saves and 19 holds), Joe Jimenez (3 losses and 12 holds), and Michael Tonkin (6 losses and 2 holds and 3.64).
Atlanta won six out of seven years under manager Brian Snitker, which began in 2017, and is enjoying its second heyday since the days of Greg Maddox, Tom Glavin, John Smoltz and Chipper Jones in the 1990s. The possibility of winning the World Series for the third time in the club’s history has also increased since 1995 and 2021.
According to “MLB.com ,” Atlanta coach Brian Snitker said, “Everyone worked really hard. I told the players, “Don’t forget this feeling.” It’s really nice to get the results of your hard work,” he said. Big gun third baseman Riley said, “There’s something special about our team. Trust each other and work hard. “I enjoy coming to the baseball stadium every day,” he said. “What we have to do is not over,” Acuña said, looking to win the World Series.