The Atlanta Braves' bid to repeat as World Series champions is over after they were eliminated in the NL Division Series.
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kenley Jansen watches play during the eighth inning in Game 4 of baseball's National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Philadelphia. – Charlie Morton took a shot off his pitching elbow that was eerily reminiscent of the comebacker that broke the Atlanta postseason ace’s right leg in last year’s World Series.
But in this series, those numbers were about as empty as the beer bottles strewn over the Phillies clubhouse in their rowdy celebration for reaching the NLCS for the first time since 2010. The Braves were 10 1/2 games behind the Mets at the start of June and lost four of five to New York in early August. But they were in familiar territory. Atlanta was 30-35 at one point last season before winning the World Series.
The most puzzling play came in the third inning when Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto hit a deep drive toward the angled portion of the wall beyond the reach of center fielder Michael Harris II, and the carom rolled along the warning track toward right-center. Ronald Acuña Jr. stood in right field watching the play, and didn’t start running toward the ball until Realmuto was well past first base.
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