It’s the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros in the World Series
History did not repeat itself in the National League Championship Series. Atlanta Braves fans are thrilled.
The Braves saw a 3-1 lead evaporate in a seven-game series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.
They made sure it didn’t happen in 2021 by finishing off the reign off the World Champions in six games Saturday at Truist Park.
The Braves downed the Dodgers, 4-2, to gain the NL spot in the World Series against the Houston Astros.
The World Series opens Tuesday night in Houston because the Astros had more wins than the Braves in the regular season (95 to 88).
While they never have met in a WS — the Astros spent much of their existence in the National League — the Braves and Houston do have postseason history.
This is the 10th trip to the World Series for Atlanta in franchise history. The Braves last were in the World Series in 1999 and this is the sixth trip to the WS since the team moved to Atlanta,
Houston, meanwhile, makes its third trip to the World Series in five seasons.
They first gained the championship series in 2005 and were swept by the Chicago White Sox.
The Astros won their first WS in 2017, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. That championship is tainted by a cheating scandal that embarrassed MLB and the team.
In 2019, they met the Washington Nationals and lost in seven games. That was one of the stranger postseason series in any sport as the road team won every game, a World Series first.
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World Series Schedule
WORLD SERIES
Best-of-seven
Tuesday, Oct. 26, Game 1
• Braves at Astros (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, Oct. 27, Game 2
• Braves at Astros (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Thursday, Oct. 28,
• Travel Day
Friday, Oct. 29, Game 3
• Astros at Braves (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, Oct. 30, Game 4
• Astros at Braves (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Sunday, Oct. 31, Game 5*
• Astros at Braves, *if necessary (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Monday, Nov. 1
• Travel Day*
Tuesday, Nov. 2, Game 6*
• Braves at Astros, *if necessary (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, Nov. 3, Game 7*
• Astros vs. NL champion, *if necessary (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Playoff History
The teams have met five times in the postseason, each in the NLDS. The Braves won the first three series with the Astros taking the last two.
1997: NLDS Braves over Astros in 3 games
1999 NLDS: Braves over Astros in 4 games
2001 NLDS: Braves over Astros in 3 games
2004 NLDS: Astros over Braves in 5 games
2005 NLDS: Astros over Braves in 4 games
Managers
Houston’s Dusty Baker came up and played with the Atlanta Braves from 1968-75. Baker began his as an outfielder for the Braves in 1968 while also serving as a Marine Corps Reserve from 1968-74 in motor transport mechanics.[
As a Brave, he earned a spot as a footnote in history. On April 8, 1974, he was on deck when Hank Aaron hit home run 715 to pass Babe Ruth in career home runs.
Brian Snitker is the Braves’ manager. Snitker joined the Braves; organization in the minor leagues as a player in 1977. He was with the club in coaching capacities throughout his post-playing career. Snitker was named manager of the team in May of 2016 when Fredi Gonzalez was fired.
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