ATLANTA (CBS46) – The Atlanta Braves are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1999!
We have a live blog below of all of the action in and around Truist Park.
Eddie Rosario has been named NLCS MVP!
T9: Closest to the Braves, Will Smith, put an end to any idea of a Dodgers rally and sent the Braves to their first World Series since 1999!
Atlanta Braves (+145 ML) go to World Series 🥳
(Going through @MLB)
– br_betting (@br_betting) 24 October 2021
B8: A brace from Jorge Soler gave the Braves a threat, but Kenley Jansen struck out Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley at bat to keep the two-point margin intact. We’re heading into the 9th inning with the Braves leading 4-2.
T8: Tyler Matzek continued his dominance until the 8th, with a 1-2-3 record and his 4th strikeout of the evening. The Braves are only three outs from a trip to the World Series!
Atlanta Braves pitcher Tyler Matzek reacts after removing Mookie Betts from the Los Angeles Dodgers on strikes to end the seventh inning of Game 6 of the National League Baseball Championship Series on Saturday 23 October 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)
B7: Dansby Swanson got a 2s single, but the Braves couldn’t capitalize. We’re heading into the 8th inning with Atlanta leading Los Angeles 4-2.
T7: Braves reliever Tyler Matzek entered the game with runners in the 2nd and 3rd without any outs and recorded three consecutive strikeouts to limit damage and maintain the Braves 4-2 lead into the 7th inning.
Tyler Matzek with THREE strikeouts 😳
(Going through @MLB)pic.twitter.com/ZXGc9EBiUZ
– SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) 24 October 2021
T7: After a brace from Chris Taylor and a goal over Cody Bellinger, AJ Pollock doubled the left field line to bring the Dodgers down to under two at 4-2. Braves reliever Luke Jackson did not record a withdrawal.
AJ Pollock of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a brace against the Atlanta Braves in the seventh inning of Game 6 of the National League Baseball Championship Series on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Atlanta. (AP Photo / Ashley Landis)
B6: The Braves get consecutive goals at the end of the 6th inning, but they can’t take advantage of them. We’re heading to the top of the 7th inning with the Braves still in the lead 4-1.
Appearance of the left field line pic.twitter.com/914gHgnLY0
– fred kalil (@fredkalil) 24 October 2021
B5: No goal on either side in the 5th round. We are heading towards 6th with the Braves still in the lead 4-1.
I want to see a new generation of @Braves fans celebrate a @National League pennant and see the # WorldSeries2021 in @TruistPark @ CBS46Sports @ cbs46 so many of them were small or not even born in 1999.
– fred kalil (@fredkalil) 24 October 2021
B4: Eddie Rosario laces a ball on the straight field line for a 3-point home run, his 14th NLCS hit! The Braves now lead the Dodgers 4-1 before the start of the 5th inning.
Atlanta Braves’ Eddie Rosario watches his three-run home run in the fourth inning of Game 6 of the National League Baseball Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Atlanta. (AP Photo / John Bazemore)
“Eddie! Eddie! Eddie Rosario must be the MVP if the #Braves earn the #NLCS, law? 3 run shot in the bottom of the 4th makes 4-1 Bravos on the #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/6VcxptapWQ
– Emily Gagnon (@Emily_Gagnon) 24 October 2021
What a series for Eddie Rosario.
He’s now 14 for 24 in this NLCS (.583).
If that RH turns out to be a winner, he will break the record for most success in an LCS that has not played 7 games.
The old record: 13, by Will Clark in a legendary * 5 player * in the NLCS 1984.
– Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) 24 October 2021
B4: Braves manager Brian Snitker pulls out starting pitcher Ian Anderson for pinch hitter Ehire Adrianza, who rips a broken double bat down the line.
T4: The playoff resurgence for Cody Bellinger continues as he ties the game for the Dodgers early in the 4th inning with a left single, scoring Trea Turner.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger watches his shot for an RBI single against Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Anderson, bottom right, in the fourth inning of Game 6 of the National League Baseball Championship Series on Saturday, October 23, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo / John Bazemore)
B1: The Braves enter the board first with back-to-back doubles from Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley and the Braves lead the Dodgers 1-0.
Austin Riley of the Atlanta Braves scores a brace produced in the first inning of Game 6 of the National League Baseball Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Atlanta. (AP Photo / Ashley Landis)
Pre-match: The battery is ELECTRIC outside of Truist Park tonight! Fans are everywhere, ready to cheer on their team at the World Series!
We crawl over thousands of #Braves fans at The Battery tonight! Plus – team coverage of @fredkalil @Emily_Gagnon and @ DevlinCBS46 to @ cbs46 ?? pic.twitter.com/2Q8ZXASwfZ
– Savannah Louie (@savannahlouieTV) 23 October 2021
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