"Atlanta's now won seven in a row and now they're suddenly getting left in the dust in the Lottery race by the Pirates and Twins while getting completely entangled with the A's and the Orioles. Considering Atlanta's competition during the final week of the season, this could very well end up being an extremely fruitful end to the season on the field for the Braves."
"All the Pirates needed was a pair of solo homers - one from Nick Yorke (his first of the season, no less. He now has three (3) for his career so far) and one from Bryan Reynolds (who has hit a bunch of home runs over the course of his career) early on in the game. Those two runs may as well have been 20 because the A's had absolutely no answers for pitchers Bubba Chandler, Bryan Ashcraft and Dennis Santana."
"As such, this was always going to be a tough task for the Twins to get anything out of this doubleheader and sure enough, the Guardians came away with not just a doubleheader sweep but a pair of shutouts to boot. Slade Cecconi pitched seven shutout innings in the first game and then Logan Allen proceeded to toss eight shutout innings in the nightcap."
Atlanta has strung together a seven-game winning streak, improving on-field results but falling behind the Pirates and Twins in the draft lottery while remaining entangled with the A's and Orioles. The Pirates beat the A's behind two early solo homers, one by Nick Yorke and one by Bryan Reynolds, while pitchers Bubba Chandler, Bryan Ashcraft and Dennis Santana held the A's to a single hit. The Guardians swept a doubleheader against the Twins with consecutive shutouts, as Slade Cecconi threw seven scoreless innings and Logan Allen followed with eight. The Twins failed to score in either game.
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