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2021 Baseball History - This Great Game
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Smith, Candelario homer as Nats win 6-2, stop 6-game skid, Braves
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10-spot: Cards oust Braves from NLDS with record 1st inning
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Raisel Iglesias earns memorable pitching accolade amid Braves
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Braves' Max Fried has a rough outing at Houston, World Series is
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The Atlanta Braves Were Under .500 in August. Now They're World
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Spencer Strider strikes out nine, Ozzie Albies homers as Braves win
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Spencer Strider strikes out nine, Ozzie Albies homers as Braves win
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NL East X-factors: Returns of Noah Syndergaard, Stephen Strasburg
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MLB Power Rankings: Rangers surge ahead of Astros, plus a look
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