Atlanta became the first MLB team to clinch a 2023 playoff berth with a win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Riley hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the third, more than enough offense on a night when Strider continued his regular-season dominance of the Phillies with seven innings of four-hit, one-run ball for his majors-leading 17th win.added an RBI double in the fourth as the Braves built a 4-1 lead, which would stand.
They led by at least that margin every day since July 19, and have maintained at least a 12 1/2-game lead since Aug. 15, stretched that to 15 games to begin September. They clinched in their 146th game, the second-earliest date for the Braves to clinch since the divisional era began in 1969, behind only the 2002 team clinching in its 141st game.came blazing out of the gate, and by the end of May the Braves were 10 1/2 games out of first place.
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