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Braves clinch NL East title with 4-2 win over Astros

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The Atlanta Braves secured their seventh NL East title in nine years with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Mike Yastrzemski hit a crucial three-run home run during the decisive fourth inning, while Ozzie Albies contributed an RBI single to tie the game earlier. The win marks the Braves' return to playoff contention after a disappointing 76-86 season last year; they are now 92-64 for the season.

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The Atlanta Braves clinched their seventh NL East title in nine years with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Mike Yastrzemski hit a crucial three-run homer during a four-run sixth inning to secure the win. Under first-year manager Walt Weiss, the Braves rebounded from last season’s disappointing 76-86 record and fourth-place finish in the division. With this title, Atlanta has won 24 division titles overall, tying with the Dodgers for the most since 1969; specifically, they have claimed the NL East crown 19 times across their 32 seasons in it. The Braves’ win also dampened the Astros' playoff hopes, who entered the day trailing the Rangers by a game in the AL West despite holding the tiebreaker.

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Astros ORG · 4× Braves ORG · 4× HOUSTON GPE · 3× Bryan King PERSON · 1× Mike Yastrzemski PERSON · 1× NL East ORG · 1× Ozzie Albies PERSON · 1× Yastrzemski PERSON · 1× the Atlanta Braves ORG · 1× the Houston Astros ORG · 1×

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Jose Altuve had a home run in the fourth, Yainer Diaz hit a home run in the eighth, but the Astros left the bases loaded in the first and fifth innings. Victor Mederos (5-1) entered with the bases loaded and one out in the fifth and struck out Altuve before inducing a groundout by Diaz to end the inning.

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2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Braves clinch NL East title with 4-2 win over Astros · assertive framing

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HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a three-run homer during a four-run sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves clinched the NL East title for the seventh time in nine years with a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. asserted

Braves → hit → Sunday

Ozzie Albies tied it at one with an RBI single before Yastrzemski’s homer to right off Bryan King (3-6). asserted

Albies → tie → King

After finishing 76-86 and missing the playoffs last season, Atlanta bounced back this year under first-year manager Walt Weiss. asserted

Atlanta → finish → Weiss

The Braves are 92-64 and have won at least 90 games for the fifth time in the last eight seasons. asserted

Braves → win → seasons

The Astros’ playoff hopes took a hit after being swept by the Braves. asserted

hopes → take → Braves

Houston, which has lost seven of its last nine games, entered the day trailing the Rangers by a game in the AL West, but the Astros own the tiebreaker. asserted

Astros → lose → tiebreaker

bases → have → inning

Dylan Dodd pitched the ninth for his second save. asserted

Dodd → pitch → save

Braves starter Martín Pérez allowed one run on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. asserted

Pérez → allow → innings

Houston starter Hunter Brown scattered three hits and struck out 10 over five scoreless innings. asserted

Brown → scatter → innings

Braves: RHP JR Ritchie (1-3, 5.03 ERA) starts Tuesday in the first game of a three-game series against the Reds at home. asserted

Ritchie → start → home

Astros: RHP Cristian Javier (2-6, 5.31) starts Tuesday against the Mariners in the first game of a two-game series in Seattle. asserted

Javier → start → Seattle