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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ray Kerr is becoming an unlikely postseason hero for the Atlanta Braves.
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Kerr → become → Braves
The former convenience store and movie theater worker struck out four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani on a 95-mph four-seam fastball in the Braves’ 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night that evened their National League Division Series at a game apiece.
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that → strike → game
“He did it again for us, just amazing,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said.
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Weiss → do → us
“He’s throwing the ball so well.”
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He → throw → ball
Ohtani was one of a season-high-tying four strikeouts for Kerr, a 32-year-old lefty reliever who found out in the morning that he’d be starting Game 2 that night.
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he → tie → 2
He allowed two hits and walked one in 2 2/3 innings.
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He → allow → innings
“I didn’t really have much pressure on me,” Kerr said, explaining that he had breakfast with his wife and baby who are on the trip and went swimming.
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who → have → trip
“And then when I got to the field, I developed my process in my head.
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I → get → head
Kerr was the opener in the Braves’ NL Wild Card Series Game 3 clincher over the Philadelphia Phillies, tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings, with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.
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Kerr → toss → hit
It’s very surprising,” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
“It’s like one night, all of a sudden, I got a thousand followers on Instagram.
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I → ’ → Instagram
I’m getting used to it.
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I → get → it
I’m just going to be myself throughout it.”
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I → go → it
At 13, Kerr landed in the foster care system in Reno, Nevada, because his father was in prison and his mother was absent.
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mother → land → prison
He and his brother were eventually taken in by a woman who provided the stability that had been lacking in their lives.
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that → take → lives
Kerr graduated from high school in Reno and played baseball at Mendocino College in Northern California for two years before quitting the sport.
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Kerr → graduate → sport
He returned home and took jobs at a 7-Eleven and a theater.
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He → return → Eleven
A coach at Lassen College in the Sierra Nevada foothills convinced Kerr to join the team.
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coach → convince → team
He went on to play in the Alaska Baseball League in 2017, where his fastball touched 93 mph.
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fastball → go → mph
That August, he signed with the Seattle Mariners as an undrafted free agent.
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he → sign → agent
In 2021, he was traded to the San Diego Padres.
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he → trade → Padres
The following season he reached the majors for the first time, appearing in seven games before being sent down to Triple-A in 2023.
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he → reach → 2023
Late that year, he was traded to the Braves and started the 2024 season at Triple-A.
He had Tommy John surgery, ending his season in June and keeping him out all of 2025.
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He → trade → 2025
He returned this year and got selected to Atlanta’s active roster in August.
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He → return → August
Kerr made his season debut on Aug. 17, and posted a 1.47 ERA over 18 1/3 innings in nine appearances.
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Kerr → make → appearances
Left-handed hitters — like Ohtani — hit .174 against him with a double being the only extra-base hit he allowed.
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he → hit → him
The Braves are headed back to Atlanta for Game 3 on Tuesday, when ace Chris Sale is expected to start.
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Sale → head → Tuesday
“It’s going to be crazy there,” Kerr said.
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Kerr → go → ?
“The crowd’s going to be beautiful to watch.
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crowd → go → ?
I already know it.
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I → know → it
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And if Kerr gets the nod to take down more innings again, he’ll tell himself “All right, let’s get it.”
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’s → get → it
“That’s what I say every time,” he said, “and then I stick to it.”
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I → ’ → it
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