The Atlanta Braves had themselves a terrible day on Tuesday. After coming within five outs of taking a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Dodgers in the NLCS, the Braves saw that lead slip away when Cody Bellinger tied the game with a three-run home run in the eighth inning.
The Dodgers went on to win, 6-5. And while the Braves will have little time to search for answers about that Game 3 collapse, the more superstitious fans among us know exactly what happened:
Charles Barkley guaranteed! a Braves sweep.
As TNT’s Inside the NBA was gearing up for the NBA season-opening broadcast, Ernie Johnson provided a score update for the NLCS over on TBS.