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'It's The First Step': Atlanta Braves Clinch 7th NL East Title In 9 Years

The Atlanta Braves clinched their seventh NL East championship in nine years with a 4-2 win over the Astros.

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'It's The First Step': Atlanta Braves Clinch 7th NL East Title In 9 Years

Padres' Michael King connected to Astros, Cardinals in early 2027 forecast The first Michael King free-agent forecast has arrived before the Padres can even finish their season. And to be fair, this is if King even...

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Wait, what year is it?! Yastrzemski's HR sends Red Sox (and Braves) to postseason A Yastrzemski hasn't suited up for the Boston Red Sox since 1983. As for the last time a Yastrzemski sent the Red Sox to the postseason? Try...

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Astros Bullpen, Bats Fail as Braves Sweep Way to NL East Crown The Astros have been getting starting pitching to work low-run outings over the last three game series, but have been unable to win.

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Braves at Astros series recap: Space City sweep seals NL East title The Braves take care of business in Houston and they’ll be coming home as NL East champions.

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Dylan Dodd - Locks down rare save Dodd struck out the side to notch the save Sunday against Houston.

Impact Closer Raisel Iglesias worked each of the past two days, opening the door for Dodd on Sunday. The southpaw helped Atlanta clinch the National League East title with an impressive showing, logging just his second save of the season and first since April 12 versus Cleveland. Dodd should continue to be a key high-leverage arm for Atlanta going forward, posting a 2.31 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 50:14 K:BB with 14 holds across 46.2 innings.

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Jose Altuve - Cracks solo shot in loss Altuve went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday in a 4-2 loss to Atlanta.

Impact The veteran second baseman snapped a lengthy power outage, last going deep Sept. 3 versus the White Sox. Altuve has a modest five-game hitting streak going, though Sunday marked his first RBI since Sept. 4 against Arizona. The 36-year-old has shown signs of decline in 2026, slashing a pedestrian .249/.307/.402 with 16 homers, 45 RBI, five stolen bases and 67 runs scored over 545 trips to the plate.

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