Atlanta BravesvsNew York Yankees
ATL 4/NYY 5
Things to say
The Yankees edged the Braves 5-4 at home to snap Atlanta's momentum.
01
opener
Yanks took it 5-4, came down to the last at-bat. Braves had the better record coming in and it showed early, but the Bombers clawed back late. One of those games where you don't relax until the final out.
02
key player
The heart of the Yankees order carried it — the middle of that lineup left the yard when it mattered and put up the runs that flipped the game.
03
hot take
Atlanta's manager went to the pen too early. Their starter still had good stuff, and the bullpen handed it right back.
04
deep cut
Braves led for most of the night but the OBP dried up with runners on — they stranded the go-ahead run more than once and it burned them.
05
exit
Anyway, Atlanta's still got the cushion in the standings. Curious how they bounce back next series.
The recap
Yankees edged the Braves 5-4 in a one-run nail-biter in the Bronx, the kind of game that stays tight until the last out. Atlanta came in with the better record but couldn't cash in when it mattered, leaving just enough on the table to hand it away.
The Bombers' bullpen slammed the door late to protect the slim lead, and that one-run cushion held up all the way home. Big series win for New York over a Braves club that's been running the division.