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Friday, October 29, 2021
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The World Series Battle Continues TONIGHT
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World Series Game 3 tonight! Here’s a guide
  A friend of mine who plays in a fantasy baseball league down here with me in Georgia has, for years, named his team "Not Since 1995." The name is a reference, of course, to how long it has been since the Braves last won the World Series -- their one World Series championship during their run of 14 consecutive division titles. But it's not just about the Braves. It's about the overall title drought that has plagued Atlanta and Georgia sports teams since then, all the painful moments, from the 3-1 NLCS collapse last year, to the Georgia Bulldogs' regular rite of pain, to the notorious 28-3 Super Bowl faceplant against Tom Brady and the Patriots. Unless you count Atlanta United's MLS Cup in 2018 -- and while I, as a United fan, do count it, most Georgia sports fans don't -- no major sports city in the U.S. has a longer drought.
-- Will Leitch
This morning's top news   (1-1) World Series Gm 3 Houston @ Atlanta Truist Park | Fri., 8:09 pm ET   (1-1)
Projected Lineups:  Luis Garcia, RHP #77 11-8 | 3.48 ERA | 167 K Postseason: 1-1 | 9.64 | 12K  Ian Anderson, RHP #36 9-5 | 3.58 ERA | 124 K Postseason: 1-0 | 2.25 | 12K
1. Jose Altuve, 2B 2. Michael Brantley, RF 3. Alex Bregman, 3B 4. Yordan Alvarez, LF 5. Carlos Correa, SS 6. Kyle Tucker, CF 7. Yuli Gurriel, 1B 8. MartÃn Maldonado, C 9. Luis Garcia, P
1. Eddie Rosario, LF 2. Freddie Freeman, 1B 3. Ozzie Albies, 2B 4. Austin Riley, 3B 5. Jorge Soler, RF 6. Adam Duvall, CF 7. Travis d'Arnaud, C 8. Dansby Swanson, SS 9. Ian Anderson, P
Who's hot and who's not?  Astros: Michael Brantley followed up a three-hit performance in Game 1 of the World Series with two more hits in Game 2 and is batting .556 in the Fall Classic and .352 in the postseason.
Alex Bregman is 0-for-7 with three strikeouts in the World Series and is batting .239 for the postseason.
Braves: Travis d'Arnaud has turned his October around during the World Series, batting .375 with his first home run of the postseason in Game 2. Meanwhile, Jorge Soler hasn't missed a beat after being sidelined earlier in October, going 3-for-9 with a homer in the first two games.
Joc Pederson has cooled off after delivering some big hits in the first two rounds, going 1-for-8 with three strikeouts so far in the World Series.
A few more things to see ...   Make no mistake: The show's on the field. But Braves organist Matthew Kaminski is worth the price of admission with his clever song choices.  From Ted Simmons to Charlie Morton, at least one former teammate of John Smoltz has played in every World Series since 1982.  Albert Pujols has never been traded during his Major League career. But now he has been traded in the Dominican Winter League.  The players themselves recognized baseball's best, and it was only fitting that MLB's two-way superstar took home two trophies.  This is the first October since the passing of Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro and Don Sutton, each of whom made a lasting mark on Atlanta.  Join some of your favorite MLB Network personalities and special guests on the MLB Tonight Watch Party presented by Evan Williams Bourbon, live on MLBNetwork.com, MLB.com, and MLB Network's Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels.  Our podcast series on the 2016 Cubs concludes. We go through the best stories from the aftermath of Game 7, and a host of special guests share their memories of that magical afterglow on "Fly the W." 
 Today's Trivia Question Who was the opposing starter for John Smoltz's first career World Series victory?  © 2021 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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