If Tuesday night’s game was any indication, Atlanta baseball fans would be well-served to start some new superstitions.
In Houston, with a 3-2 series lead, the Braves defeated the Astros 7-0 to win their first championship since… some other year.
Max Fried was insanely good, and Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson provided the offense.
Fried gave up 4 hits in 6 innings, but they weren’t exactly well-struck:
Soler’s 3-run homer in the first gave Atlanta a lead that proved to be all they needed. And for his power in the series, he was awarded the series MVP and a hunk of metal.