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Atlanta Braves win the NL East for the sixth straight season and become the first team to clinch the postseason

The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night behind Spencer Strider's major league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley's two-run homer.

Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to end the game and the players danced in a mob near the mound as Phillies fans booed them off the field. Yates earned his fifth save.

Many Braves players - included Ronald Acuna Jr. took in all the boos and even egged on the crowd.

The Braves are now the first team to officially lock up a spot in Major League Baseball's playoffs.