Latest / Best of: Features / Atlanta Braves clinch 8th playoff berth in 9 years with victory over Astros

Transcript

Atlanta Braves clinch 8th playoff berth in 9 years with victory over Astros · Best of: Features

• 0:05
  Atlanta Braves clinch eighth playoffs berth in nine years with victory over
• 0:08
  Astros. This article is being read by
• 0:15
  an automated voice, generated by Everlet. Houston, the AP. The Atlanta
• 0:21
  Braves are back in They playoffs after missing out last season. The
• 0:25
  first place Braves beat the Houston Astros six two on Friday night
• 0:29
  to punch their ticket to the postseason for the eighth time in
• 0:31
  nine years. They clinched at least a National League wild card and
• 0:35
  reduced their magic number to three for winning the N L East.
• 0:39
  Michael Harris II, Ronald Acuna junior and Matt Olson each hit a
• 0:43
  two run homer to help the Braves bounce back after dropping two
• 0:47
  of three games to the Chicago Cubs this week. Atlanta is trying
• 0:51
  to hold off the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East title, and
• 0:54
  could wrap up the division crown as soon as Sunday. Atlanta's win
• 0:58
  Friday night coupled with Philadelphia's six three loss to the Mets gave
• 1:02
  the Braves a fa game lead over the Phillies with eight to
• 1:05
  play. If the Braves take the division, it will be their seventh
• 1:09
  NL East Championship in nine years. Atlanta's return to the playoffs comes
• 1:14
  after a disappointing 2025 season in which the team went 76-86 and
• 1:19
  finished fourth in The division, snapping a streak of seven straight playoff
• 1:23
  appearances that included six consecutive NL East titles from 2018 to 23.
• 1:29
  That run was highlighted by beating the Astros to win the 2021
• 1:33
  World Series. Friday's victory gave the Braves ninety wins, marking the fifth
• 1:38
  time in the last eight full seasons that they've reached the mark.
• 1:42
  The only teams with more ninety win seasons in that stretch are
• 1:45
  the Dodgers with eight and the Brewers and Yankees with six apiece.
• 1:49
  See the AP's full MLB coverage here.