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Braves star Freddie Freeman (with son Charlie) celebrates after Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Brewers at Truist Park. Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP, hit the game-winning homer in the one-run triumph that propelled the Braves into the National League Championship Series. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 13, 2021

Braves Report Podcast, Episode 5: On a special night in Atlanta, AJC Braves beat writer Gabe Burns, columnist Michael Cunnningham and podcast manager Jay Black recap the Braves’ 5-4 win over the Brewers to advance to the NLCS for the second straight year. Our crew recaps Freddie’s memorable homer, a huge series from the pen, what happens with Jorge Soler’s COVID diagnosis and our first look at the battle for the pennant.

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