1991 – In Game 7 of the NLCS, the Atlanta Braves\u2019 Brian Hunter\u2019s two-run home run in the 1st inning is all John Smoltz needs as he tosses a 4 – 0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves win their first National League pennant since their move from Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
1992 – Tom Glavine pitches a complete game to give the Atlanta Braves a 3 – 1 victory over Toronto in Game 1 of the World Series<\/p>\n
1996 – The Atlanta Braves have the biggest blowout in postseason history, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 15 – 0, in Game 7 of the NLCS to complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit. The Cardinals become the only club to blow a 3-1 edge three times in the postseason.<\/p>\n
1999 – In the bottom of the 15th inning of Game 5 of the NLCS, Robin Ventura hits a \u201cGrand Slam Single\u201d to lead the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves, 4 – 3. With the bases loaded and one out in a tie game, Ventura drives a Kevin McGlinchy pitch over the right-center field fence at Shea Stadium, but he is mobbed by his teammates after touching first base and goes no further, making his blast an unusual game-winning single.<\/p>\n
2020 – The NLCS will also go the limit as the Dodgers defeat the Braves, 3 – 1, scoring all their runs off Max Fried in the 1st, thanks in part to solo homers by Corey Seager and Justin Turner. The Braves have some opportunities to come back against Walker Buehler, but fail to score after loading the bases with none out in the 2nd, and are saved by a tremendous leaping catch at the fence by RF Mookie Betts to end the 5th inning, robbing Marcell Ozuna of at least a double.<\/p>\n
2021 – The Braves win Game 2 of the NLCS, 5 – 4, over the Dodgers, once again in walk-off fashion, as had been the case in Game 1 the day before. Corey Seager and Joc Pederson hit offsetting two-run homers early, but L.A.\u2018s 7th-inning two-run rally is negated when the Braves score twice against Julio Urias, normally a starter, in the 8th. They then win the game on Eddie Rosario\u2019s fourth hit of the game that drives in Dansby Swanson from second base against closer Kenley Jansen with two outs in the bottom of the 9th.<\/p>\n
1964 – Despite a 99-63 record, the Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra after losing the World Series to the Cardinals in seven games. Manager Johnny Keane of the World Champs Cardinals resigns unexpectedly. He will take the Yankee job which opens as the result of the firing of Berra.<\/p>\n
1989 – Minutes before Game 3 of the World Series between Oakland and the San Francisco Giants is scheduled to start, an earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay area, causing massive damage. The game is postponed, and the Series will only resume 11 days later.<\/p>\n
2005 – At Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros are one out from their first World Series appearance, but Albert Pujols saves the St. Louis Cardinals by hitting a stunning three-run home run off Brad Lidge in the 9th inning, giving the Cardinals an eventual 5 – 4 victory. Houston still leads the NLCS, three games to two, but St. Louis forces a Game 6 to be played at Busch Stadium.<\/p>\n
2015 – The Mets win Game 1 of the NLCS, 4 – 2 over the Cubs, as Matt Harvey pitches into the 8th inning and Daniel Murphy and Travis d\u2019Arnaud both homer at Citi Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The worst-to-first dream becomes a World Series dream for the Braves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":109000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n