Braves beat Marlins, seal 5th straight NL East title

MIAMI — William Contreras drove within the go-ahead run with an infield single within the fifth and the Atlanta Braves clinched their fifth consecutive NL East title by defeating the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Tuesday evening.

Atlanta earned a first-round bye because the No. 2 seed within the NL, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Braves have been 10½ video games behind the New York Mets in the beginning of June and misplaced 4 of 5 to New York in early August. After sweeping the Mets over the weekend to take the division lead, Atlanta entered the collection needing a win or a Mets loss to clinch the division crown.

The Marlins delayed Atlanta’s celebration Monday with a 4-0 win. And the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night within the first sport of a doubleheader, leaving Atlanta in charge of its destiny in entrance of a giant Braves crowd at loanDepot Park.

Kenley Jansen recorded his forty first save, working an ideal ninth to seal the win.

Starter Jake Odorizzi (6-6) pitched 5 innings, struck out six, allowed two hits and a house run to Jesus Sanchez within the fourth.

Reliever A.J. Minter escaped Miami’s menace within the eighth. Jon Berti hit a one-out double then superior to 3rd after stealing his forty first base of the season. Bryan De La Cruz and Avisail Garcia walked to load the bases, however Nick Fortes, pinch hitting for Sanchez, popped out to finish the inning.

The Braves didn’t reap the benefits of many possibilities on the plate to stretch their lead, however their pitchers held the Marlins to 4 hits.

Collin McHugh and Raisel Iglesias pitched scoreless innings within the sixth and seventh in aid of Odorizzi.

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a two-out single within the high of the second, scoring Orlando Arcia and giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.

Within the fourth, Sanchez despatched Odorizzi’s first pitch over the fitting subject wall to tie the rating.

Miami starter Braxton Garrett (3-7) was pulled within the fifth after Contreras hit a two-out infield single, which scored Travis d’Arnaud and allowed Atlanta to retake the lead. Contreras had two hits and an RBI.

Garrett allowed six hits, two runs, walked 5 and struck out seven.

The Braves, one 12 months after profitable their first World Sequence title since 1995, are playoff sure with out All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman, who signed with the Dodgers in March as a free agent.

Atlanta additionally has 100 wins for the primary time since 2003 (101-61). The Braves completed 88-73 within the common season final 12 months.