This Atlanta Braves team couldn’t have picked a more fitting way to move to the brink of a World Series championship.
A pitcher who spent most of the year in the minors kept them in the game.
A slugger who came in a flurry of trades won it for them.
If this gritty bunch can do it one more time, Atlanta will be on top of the Major League Baseball world for the first time in 26 years.
Dansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler connected for back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning Saturday night, propelling the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.