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How They Got There: Braves 2022 season recap

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April 28: The return of Acuña

In his first game since tearing his right ACL on July 10, 2021, Acuña brought that spark Atlanta had missed

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May 28: Here comes Harris

Soon-to-be phenom Michael Harris II recorded his first career hit as he jumped from Double-A to make his MLB debut

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May 30: Rotation solidified

Spencer Strider made his first career start, just the beginning of what would become one of the greatest rookie seasons in Braves history

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June 1: Much-needed restart

The Braves were 23-27 and 10.5 games out of first place when manager Brian Snitker uncharacteristically called a team meeting that changed the season’s trajectory

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June 3: Fried’s mastery

Fried’s finest start of his latest great season occurred when he allowed just two hits over eight scoreless innings at Coors Field

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June 15: Winning streak

Ronald Acuña Jr. seals this one, the Braves' 14th straight victory that puts them squarely in division contention

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July 31: Epic month

Austin Riley's walk-off 2B puts a bow on a record July, in which he recorded the most XBH (26) by a Brave in any month

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Aug. 10: Grissom debuts

Yet another rookie emerged, as Vaughn Grissom became the first Braves player in the modern era with a HR and SB in his MLB debut

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Sept. 1: Strikeout record

Spencer Strider's magical season hit a high point when he set an Atlanta record with 16 strikeouts vs. Colorado

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Sept. 6: Now it's really a race

Matt Olson homered back in Oakland and the Braves moved into a 1st-place tie in the NL East for the 1st time all season

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Sept. 11: ROY frontrunner?

Michael Harris II capped his 1st career 2-HR game with a 9th-inning shot, strengthening his Rookie of the Year case

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Sept. 24: All the Wright moves

Kyle Wright highlighted his breakout season when he became the Braves’ first 20-game winner since Russ Ortiz in 2003

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Sept. 28: More power to him

New middle-of-the-order mainstay Matt Olson secured a 30-HR campaign for a 3rd consecutive 162-game season

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Oct. 2: A Brave new world

Kenley Jansen closed it out for the 3rd day in a row as the Braves swept the Mets to take control of their division destiny

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Oct. 4: How the East was won

What seemed unthinkable in June became reality on the second-to-last day of the season, when the Braves clinched the NL East crown

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Oct. 15: Braves eliminated

The Braves' World Series title defense came to an end when they lost their NLDS against the Phillies in 4 games