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Braves first MLB team to clinch playoff berth this year, rally to beat Pirates 5-2 - NBC Sports
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MLB Thursday best bets: Braves to crush Wainwright, Cardinals
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Duvall, Braves Rally In 9th To Beat Cardinals 3-1, One Win Away From NLCS
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2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis? - Battery Power
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Late blunder costs Dodgers big in NLCS Game 1 loss to Braves - Los Angeles Times
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Cardinals Beat Rain and Giants for 2-1 Lead in N.L.C.S. - The New York Times
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NLDS: Cardinals' historic first inning ends Braves' season
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Olson hits 50th homer for Braves, but Phillies win nightcap to split doubleheader - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Braves humiliated in 10-run first, eliminated by Cardinals
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Acuña becomes first 40-70 player as Braves beat Cubs 6-5 in 10 innings
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Ozzie Albies leads Braves' six-home run, 21-3 blowout of Mets - ESPN
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2019 NLDS: Braves rally in 9th to clip Cardinals; Dodgers crush Nationals with 7 runs in 6th inning – New York Daily News
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Braves humiliated in 10-run first, eliminated by Cardinals
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Homer-happy Braves go deep four times, beat Nationals 12-2
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Braves humiliated in 10-run first, eliminated by Cardinals