For the seventh time in 9 seasons, the Atlanta Braves are again atop the Nationwide League East.
Atlanta clinched the division after a sequence sweep
Atlanta clinched the division on Sunday with a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. Regardless of a late-season push from the Philadelphia Phillies, the Braves managed the division for nearly the complete season.
The final time Atlanta did not maintain sole possession of first place within the NL East was on April 7. The Braves moved into first on April 8 and have held sole possession of the division lead ever since.
The Braves nonetheless have an opportunity of a first-round bye
With simply six video games remaining within the season, Atlanta at present has the third-best file within the Nationwide League at 92-64. As issues stand, the Braves would host the No. 6 seed in a three-game sequence in one of many two Nationwide League Wild Card Collection.
There may be nonetheless time, although, for Atlanta to maneuver as much as the No. 2 seed and safe a first-round bye. It definitely will not be straightforward, because the Braves will enter Monday both three or 4 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The remaining schedules favor the Braves
Atlanta’s last six video games embody three towards the Cincinnati Reds and three towards the Miami Marlins.
The ultimate six video games for the Dodgers embody three towards the San Diego Padres and three towards the San Francisco Giants.
Atlanta will seemingly know its possibilities of securing a top-two seed headed into the ultimate weekend of the season. A sequence win for the Dodgers over the Padres would seemingly safe issues and set the seeding within the Nationwide League.
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