Braves One Win Away From World Series Title

ATLANTA (AP) — This Atlanta Braves team couldn’t have picked a more fitting way to move to the brink of a World Series championship. A pitcher who spent most of the year in the minors kept ’em in it. A slugger who came in a flurry of trades won it for ’em. If this gritty bunch can do it one more time, the Braves will have their first Series title in 26 years. Dansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler connected for back-to-back homers in the seventh inning Saturday night, propelling the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a commanding 3-1 Series lead. Game 5 is Sunday night. The Braves can wrap up the championship on their home field, just as they did two stadiums ago when they beat the Cleveland Indians in 1995. They’ve sure been tough at home, improving to 7-0 this postseason.