Clearly, Freddie Freeman and the Atlanta Braves didn’t want to spend another night in Houston. Atlanta brought the bats out in H-Town to knock out the Astros in Game 6 of the World Series, 7-0. Braves outfielder Jorge Soler was named World Series MVP after crushing three homers, six RBIs, and a .300 average over the six games.
The Braves took the lead early in Game 6 when Soler hit a mammoth three-run homerun in the third inning. When hometown shortstop Dansby Swanson added two more with a homer of his own, Atlanta never looked back. Freeman’s solo homerun in the top of the seventh officially set the party off in Atlanta. Max Fried threw six shutout innings with 6 strikeouts and the bullpen took care of business once again.
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Atlanta entered the playoffs with the lowest winning percentage among the ten playoff teams. Surprisingly, the Braves didn’t sustain a winning record until August 8th – four months and 113 games into the regular season. Over an incredible three months, the Braves went from mediocre and unproven to World Series Champions. This was, in part, due to a season-saving trade deadline that saw Atlanta acquire Soler, Joc Pedersen, Adam Duvall, and NLCS MVP Eddie Rosario. Each played an integral part in driving the Braves’ impressive turnaround.
The most remarkable aspect of this championship run, however, is that it happened without their best player, Ronald Acuna Jr. Acuna tore his ACL in a game against the Miami Marlins on July 10th. He was putting together a potentially MVP-caliber season prior to his injury. Prodigal pitcher Mike Soroka also missed the entire season with a twice-torn Achilles. If Atlanta won when they weren’t at full strength, one can only imagine what will happen once they are. With ten players age 27 or younger, the core once dubbed the “Baby Braves” are all grown up – and the league should be put on notice. Atlanta very well could have a young dynasty in the making.
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For the Astros, they have yet to prove that their 2017 title is valid. Since the infamous cheating scandal, Houston has been to four straight league championship series and two World Series with nothing to show for it. To be fair, they were without ace pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Justin Verlander. But their offense simply couldn’t figure out the Braves pitching, leading to them being outscored 18-4 in the four games they lost. With star shortstop Carlos Correa potentially leaving as a free-agent, this could mark the beginning of the end for this Astros core.
As for the 2022 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers enter the offseason as 5-to-1 favorites according to BetMGM. The Astros have 8-to-1 odds while the Braves are tied with the Yankees at 10-to-1.
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