Braves win 90th game to strengthen their lead

PHILADELPHIA – Before the first game of the series in Philadelphia, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman listed some reasons why the 2019 Braves are about to race deeper than the 18-man club. s is inclined in the division series of the National League after winning the match. NL East.

PHILADELPHIA – Before the first game of the series in Philadelphia, the Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman listed some reasons why the 2019 Braves are about to make a run deeper than that of the 18-year-old club that has slumped in the National League Division series after winning the NL East .

A few hours later, Atlanta beat the Phillies 7-2 at Citizens Bank Park to win its 90th win of the season, which equals the division's overall division last year … with another 17 games to play. He is the fastest of the Braves (90-55), who has only achieved 90 wins since 2003, needed only 145 games.

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"It's a very good number, that's for sure," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of the # 90 win. "We have a lot of baseball to play, so hopefully we will have a lot more. "

Atlanta extended its divisional lead to 9 1/2 games over the Nationals and reduced its magic number to give 10 games to the East of the NL. The Braves also played less than three Dodgers games for the NL record.

"It's big," Josh Donaldson I said. "I think that as a team, we would like to get the best record in the National League for you to take advantage on the field."

The Braves have won 10 of their last 11 games to 18-4, dating back to their series win over the Dodgers August 16-18. Freeman has surrounded this three-game series as the moment when things really started to pique Atlanta, but the last win highlighted three reasons why the All-Star four times insists that this year will be different of 2018.

Foltynewicz becomes the last jewel of Atlanta

Mike Foltynewicz continued to hold on in the suddenly dominant start rotation of the Braves. The right-hander pulled out the first 13 batters he faced on Monday night before allowing a solo home race to Corey Dickerson in the fifth.

Foltynewicz allowed only one inning with three hits in seven innings, while eliminating seven and none.

"Folty has the ability to go out and completely dominate the lineups, I really do," said Donaldson, who praised Foltynewicz's ability to limit hard contact with the Phillies. "I have the impression that tonight was one of those outings where he showed that."

Foltynewicz has averaged 1.91 test points in his last five starts, though two of those outings lasted less than five innings.

"He gets there," Snitker said. "I have not been consistent enough yet, I would like to see him do this three or four times in a row.

While the Braves would certainly like a come back in form of Foltynewicz, its potential role in post-season remains in suspense. After all, Atlanta's starting rotation has averaged 2.52 points since the start of the mid-August series against the Dodgers, by far the best of the Majors during that period.

"That's how you win, you win with pitching", catcher Brian McCann I said. "We have an excellent office, we have a good rotation, and for the moment, we have really reached our cruising speed."

Acuna leads the deep line

Their dominant pitch helped the Braves overcome the recent struggles of Ronald Acuña Jr., which took part Monday at .165 (13-in-79) with 30 strikeouts over a 21-game period.

Acuna scored his 15th career goal, his biggest in the Majors since coming to No. 1 after the All-Star break last year, and made two walks before scoring three goals.

As he became the norm, Acuna had a lot of help. Ozzie Albies He had his third participation in several strikes in the last five games. Freeman had three nights and Donaldson scored his 37th circuit of the season, a little less than Acuna and Freeman for the team lead. The top four Atlanta training forwards allied to go 7-in-16 (.438) with six runs produced and six runs. All this comes without Nick Markakis, usual No. 5 club, which is considering a potential return this weekend.

The Braves have won five of their last six games against the Phillies, beating their rival 56-28 at the same time.

"As a team, they are the best in our division," said Phillies player Bryce Harper. "They play their game every night, one challenge out of four, their challenge is pretty tough, I think they're on the right side right now and I think they've got [been] all year. "

Do not go to bed

In the last five games, the Braves have faced each other Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin, Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola – A quartet that could compete with an opposing rotation in Atlanta could face in the playoffs.

"It's difficult, when you look down and you see all these names – man, these are tough races, because they are some of the best in the industry," Snitker said. good job against them. "

After winning wins against Strasburg and Corbin before ending Sunday's final against Scherzer, the Braves scored Nola for four runs on six hits and four walks in six innings. Atlanta was previously 0-4 against the Phillies in the games started by Nola this season, compared to 6-2 when Philadelphia started with someone else. Both of these defeats occurred in the second and third games of the season.

"I thought they were well beaten, especially against Nola," Harper said. "Few teams can do it against him."