Max Fried said his strategy in pressure situations is to avoid making too much of the moment. Worked in the regular season. Worked in his first game of these MLB playoffs, too.

Thanks to some more of the mighty swings, solid pitching and defensive gems that have defined their success in the past decade, the Los Angeles Dodgers headed home in prime playoff position.

Rowdy Tellez fouled off Charlie Morton's pitch in a scoreless game, then headed toward the dugout for a deep breath and a new bat. Just the break the Milwaukee Brewers needed.

A familiar formula from the regular season helped the San Francisco Giants start their postseason in winning fashion. The Boston Red Sox turned on the power to rally. And the Houston Astros are already on the brink of another AL Championship Series.

The Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers have a lot of connections in baseball history. They have a lot in common this season, too, as they prepare to meet in a playoff series for the first time.

Lance McCullers Jr. was terrific, Yordan Alvarez delivered and Jose Altuve scored on a nifty slide. The Houston Astros sure love October.

One big swing by Chris Taylor sent the Los Angeles Dodgers soaring and the St. Louis Cardinals crashing.

Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night in the AL wild-card game.

Kevin Kiermaier and the Tampa Bay Rays fought furiously in 2020 for their first division title in over a decade, assuring themselves home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.

My daughter Ella Beth calls them her "birthday team."

A funny thing about this year's likely MVPs - none were valuable enough to push their teams into the postseason.

The Atlanta Braves can now focus on the playoffs.

In a flash, Major League Baseball's playoff field was all settled Sunday evening.

Throwing a bullpen game and playing with only three regulars in the starting lineup, the Atlanta Braves won by a run against the New York Mets on Saturday, a night after falling to their division rivals by the same margin.

The Atlanta Braves' reign as NL East champions was extended Thursday night. On Friday, with most of their regulars resting with the team's playoff spot locked in, their recent winning streak came to a close.

After an up-and-down season marred by injuries and legal trouble but bolstered by a flurry of moves at the trade deadline, the Braves won their 21st division title since moving from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966.

With the Atlanta Braves closing in on another division championship, Max Fried wanted to pick up where Charlie Morton left off the night before on the mound.

Charlie Morton threw seven scoreless innings, Jorge Soler hit a two-run single and the Atlanta Braves escaped a ninth-inning jam to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night and move closer to their fourth consecutive NL East title.

Bryce Harper waited for the "MVP!" chants to fade as he stepped to the microphone at the Phillies' home finale to thank fans for sticking by them in the pennant race.

Logan Workman still recalls one of the moments that changed his career path forever.

The Atlanta Braves headed home from a western swing on a hot streak they hope to continue in their biggest series of the season.

The Atlanta Braves got a whiff of October in late September.

Max Fried was absolutely brilliant at just the right time for the Atlanta Braves.