The Atlanta Braves are advancing to the National League Divisional Series.
It's been a while since Braves fans have been able to celebrate a postseason feat like this.
That's a lot of days. MLB.com scribe Mark Bowman, a long-time Braves reporter, offered up similar analysis.
Speaking of Ian Anderson, the rookie pitcher was spot-on Thursday. He pitched 6 innings of two-hit baseball and struck out nine along the way. Braves starters during this two-games series were spectacular.
The Braves entered the postseason with the worst ERA among starting pitching at 5.51. Anderson didn't allow a run and neither did Max Fried in Game 1. One of the few weaknesses for the Braves in 2020 has been starting pitching after Fried. So far, so good in the postseason.
Braves' bats were slow to start again in Game 2, but Ronald Acuña Jr. got Atlanta going with an RBI double in the fifth. Even though that was all the Braves needed, the bats woke up for more in the eighth.
Both Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall blasted two-run home runs late in the game to cushion Atlanta's lead.