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Wiedmer: Sunday’s win one to remember if Braves reach playoffs

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is tackled by his teammates after hitting a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning of Sunday's home game against the Miami Marlins. Swanson's hit completed a six-run ninth inning as the Braves rallied to win 10-9.
Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is tackled by his teammates after hitting a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning of Sunday's home game against the Miami Marlins. Swanson's hit completed a six-run ninth inning as the Braves rallied to win 10-9. Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is tackled by his teammates after hitting a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning of Sunday's home game against the Miami Marlins. Swanson's hit completed a six-run ninth inning as the Braves rallied to win 10-9.

By Mark Wiedmer 5 min read

If the Atlanta Braves make the playoffs this year, circle Sunday’s 10-9 victory over the Miami Marlins as the moment all of baseball may have begun to believe in this team’s potential.

This wasn’t just any walk-off victory the Braves secured when Dansby Swanson drove a two-run, line-drive single to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning at SunTrust Park.

This was a win not only won from 6-0 and 8-2 holes but a 9-4 deficit entering the bottom of the ninth. This was magic, the kind that used to propel this franchise more times than anyone could count during that run of 14 straight division titles Atlanta won from 1991 to 2005.

photo Atlanta Braves’ Dansby Swanson hits a two-run single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

This was never giving up and never giving in and once more telling the baseball world that this shockingly hot start isn’t certain to disappear in the summer heat and autumn breeze, no matter how young or inexperienced this roster.

Or, as Swanson – who struck out to lead off the ninth before getting a chance to redeem himself – told the Braves’ television folks afterward: “We’ve just got to keep rolling. Just come out tomorrow and do what we do.”