For the first time since the 2001 NLDS, the Braves are currently 1-0 in a postseason series. Yesterday afternoon’s marathon game had all the usual hallmarks of what usually ends up being a crushing defeat for Atlanta. We didn’t even have to look hard for examples of the Braves losing game that went deep into extra innings — If you weren’t thinking of “The Joey Devine Game” from 2005, then you haven’t been hanging around long enough or you have a far rosier outlook on baseball than the rest of us do. The point is, the Braves winning that game yesterday was huge — not just from a standpoint of this series alone, but from a standpoint of a team that’s trying to get over a hump that’s been towering over them for 20 years now.
The Braves bullpen lived up to all expectations in Game 1
