2018 Braves are NL East Champs!
Well, with our home record being so mediocre (43-38), I certainly didn't expect the Atlanta Braves to eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies in the first three games of their four-game home series, but that's what happened. I watched on FOX yesterday as the Braves won 5-3 behind a strong start by their All-Star ace Mike Foltynewicz and timely hitting by MVP candidate Freddie Freeman (who has the most hits in all of baseball with 186) and Johan Camargo , one of the most underrated players in the league. Folty dominated the game for the first 7 1/3 innings. As is often the case, the Braves bullpen proved shaky but we hung on for the win. 2013 was the last time we were here . We played the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first-round and lost . As of today we will play the Dodgers again in round one, but that is undecided as the Colorado Rockies are still in the mix for the NL West. There's long-shot chance we could catch the Chicago Cubs for the best record in the Nati