The Atlanta Braves will be going to the NLCS. They bested the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NLDS on the strength of a Freddie Freeman solo HR off Brewers' closer Josh Hader in the bottom of the 8th. The 2020 NL MVP broke a 4-4 tie.
Braves closer Will Smith came on in the 9th. After allowing a leadoff single to Eduardo Escobar, Smith got Kolten Wong to pop out and then struck out Willy Adames and Christian Yelich to punch their ticket to their second straight NLCS.
The Braves await the winner of the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants NLDS. The Giants lead that series 2-1. A win tonight would clinch a NLCS berth. The Dodgers, however, could force a fifth and deciding game in San Francisco on Thursday night. The Braves will begin the NLCS in either L.A. or S.F. on Saturday.
Should the Braves face the Dodgers it will be a rematch of last year's NLCS. The Braves held a 3-1 lead in the series before the Dodgers came back to win the series and go on to win their first World Series title since 1988. The Braves are seeking their first World Series title since 1995.
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