Atlanta Braves

Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves 4-0 in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday night.

MLB.com is reporting that Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale is not on the roster for the wildcard round against the San Diego Padres.

After a season that didn't go nearly as planned, the Atlanta Braves are back in a familiar spot.

A final day that wasn't on the schedule and won't soon be forgotten.

The Mets are headed to the postseason after Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth capped a wild back-and-forth over the final two innings, giving New York an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.

The Atlanta Braves are hosting the New York Mets in a doubleheader that will decide the final two NL wild-card spots, a day after the scheduled end of the regular season

The baseball season is going extra innings.

The Atlanta Braves squandered a chance to clinch a postseason berth, losing to the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday in what was supposed to be the final day of the regular season.

Travis d’Arnaud hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.