How the Braves made it back to the postseason

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April 5: Strider’s season ends Spencer Strider exited a start with elbow discomfort and underwent season-ending surgery the following week

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April 14: Ozuna’s big blast Marcell Ozuna’s go-ahead, 3-run homer with 2 outs in the 9th served as an early highlight

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April 19: d’Arnaud’s 3-homer game Travis d’Arnaud hit three homers on his late grandfather’s birthday

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May 26: Acuña’s season ends Ronald Acuña Jr. suffered a season-ending ACL tear for the second time in four seasons

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May 29: Schwellenbach debuts Spencer Schwellenbach arrived in the big leagues after just 2 starts above High A and became one of the rotation’s most valuable pieces

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July 13: 3 starting pitchers named All-Stars The Braves had 3 starting pitchers -- Chris Sale, Max Fried and Reynaldo López -- named to the NL All-Star team

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July 29: Soler returns The Braves fortified their injury-depleted lineup by acquiring Jorge Soler, their 2021 Wold Series MVP, from the Giants

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Aug. 18: Riley’s season ends Austin Riley’s bid for a 4th straight 30-homer season ended when his right hand was fractured by a pitch

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Aug. 23: Iglesias’ record streak Raisel Iglesias retired 38 consecutive batters during a streak that included 30 consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run

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Sept. 3: Sale’s 200-strikeout season Chris Sale highlighted his great comeback year by recording the 8th 200-strikeout season of his career

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Sept. 30: 7th straight postseason clinch Needing 1 win in a doubleheader vs. the Mets, the Braves rebounded from a heartbreaking loss in Game 1 to clinch in Game 2