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For the first time in a quarter-century, the Atlanta Braves are world champions once again.
The Braves throttled the Houston Astros 7-0, the first shutout in a clinching World Series game since 2005 and the final notes of a bravura second-half performance from a team that won fewer games than any other team in the postseason. Soler hit the decisive homer, but this was a full-team performance. Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman added bar-the-door home runs, and Max Fried pitched the franchise's finest game of postseason ball since Tom Glavine won Game 6 of the 1995 World Series, the last time Atlanta captured the crown.
The Braves throttled the Houston Astros 7-0, the first shutout in a clinching World Series game since 2005 and the final notes of a bravura second-half performance from a team that won fewer games than any other team in the postseason. Soler hit the decisive homer, but this was a full-team performance. Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman added bar-the-door home runs, and Max Fried pitched the franchise's finest game of postseason ball since Tom Glavine won Game 6 of the 1995 World Series, the last time Atlanta captured the crown.