Braves surf stout September to another division title

The Braves won the NL East for the fifth straight time. They went 21-10 in their final 31 games. Their game-to-game odds suggested they would have won 94 games, but they won 18-13. They underperformed their odds by 3 games in April, 2 games in May, and 3 in June. In July and August they improved their chances by 2-3 games and then by +3 in September. The last game in August was their last. It was a great month for them.

The Braves won the division title with 101 wins. They finished with 99-100 fWAR-wins. The Mets finished the season with the same 101-win mark. The Braves have no real weaknesses and high quality in everything but aggregate defense.

wRC+ is sixth in September, seventh for the season. Defensive value is 12th for September and 7th overall for season, while rotation fWAR is 7.7th and bullpen f WAR is 2nd for this season and 3rd for last year.

Robbie Grossman played in 24 games in September, including two as a pinch-hitter. He managed a +.300 WPA game, four games between +090 and +200, and his +720 game in Seattle. Michael Harris II, Dansby Swanson, Travis d’Arnaud, played well in the month, but didn't do well overall.

Braves won the division title in September.

Max Fried had a good September, but he allowed two homeruns in two starts. The Braves won three of his five starts for the month. Spencer Strider had an oblique injury.   The team won another division title. It's Max Fried who deserves this award. He was the best pitcher in the Braves' division. His team also won. They won the division with a record of 90 wins.

The Braves won the division title in September. A.J. Minter and Raisel Iglesias were the best relief pitchers in the league. The Braves came back from a big deficit in each of the last three games. Robbie Grossman's homer in ninth brought them within one run. The game ended up being a walkoff. It was the second time Grossmann hit a homer with an out.

The Braves held a late lead over the Nats at home on September 20. Kenley Jansen stopped the game with a weak fly to center.

Grossman hit a homer in the first game of the September.

Spencer Strider pitched a dominant game for the Braves. He had eight shutout innings and 16 strikeouts.

The Braves won the division title with a victory over the Phillies on September 25. Jackson Stephens was the hero of the game. He got three outs after an intentional walk to Bryce Harper in the tenth and two outs in 11th. Stephens gave up an RBI single to J.T. Realmuto in that 11st but still won.

William Contreras hit a homer against Ranger Suarez. It was the only run the Braves scored off Suarez in that game. This is the first earned run Suarez has allowed in his last three starts against the Phillies.

Braves surfed to another division title in September. Austin Riley has a crush job.

The worst offensive result for the Braves was the West Coast Double Play.

Atlanta was held scoreless through seven innings in their first game in San Francisco. They were trailing 3-0 in the eighth when they mounted a rally. Riley came up in a 3,2 game with nobody out and runners on first and second. He didn't single-handedly kill the Braves, but he did make some mistakes.

Robbie Grossman's homer was amazing until the stuff that negated it. The announcer knew it was gone just with the swing.

The Braves lost the game against the Mets on September 28. Dansby Swanson had his worst offensive performance of the season. He managed a -336 WPA. He's only had two worse games in his career. The Braves won the division. They are now one game ahead of Mets. It's the last game before the weekend showdown. Braves are division champions.

Charlie Morton was terrible in the game against the Braves on September 25. Jackson Stephens saved the match with his extra-inning relief. Morton blew a 2-0 lead in just the first inning. He allowed two home runs to Kyle Schwarber and a double to him.

Jansen gave up a game-tying homer right after his team scored five runs in the ninth to take a one-run lead. Eugenio Suarez decided to end the game.

Peyton Burdick took a deep shot to win the division title for the Braves.

Bryce Harper ruined Kyle Wright's stats.