Winner: Atlanta's bullpen If the Atlanta Braves are going to make a deep postseason run, their relief corps will need to do a lot of heavy lifting. Max Fried pitched like an ace in his Game 1 start, allowing six hits over seven scoreless innings, but that still left significant outs to chew through in a 13-inning marathon. Chris Martin, Mark Melancon, Will Smith, Darren O'Day, Tyler Matzek, Shane Greene and A.J. Minter combined to allow just five hits and three walks while striking out 11 in six scoreless innings. With rookies Ian Anderson and Kyle Wright slotted in the Games 2 and 3 starter roles, the bullpen is going to be tasked with working significant innings.
The Biggest Winners and Losers from Historic 8-Game MLB Playoff Day
