6–4 already ran. 8–5 already ran. This is the unused Friday night in Houston.
ESPN box score, Friday night at Daikin Park: Atlanta 6, Houston 2. 11 hits to 5. Attendance 36,921. Game time 2:42. Michael Harris II homered to left-center (367 feet) in the fourth, Olson aboard. Ronald Acuña Jr. homered to left (369) in the seventh, Drake Baldwin aboard. Matt Olson homered to left-center (383) in the ninth, Baldwin aboard again. Olson finished 3-for-5, his 40th homer, 88 RBI. Harris 3-for-5, 26th homer, 85 RBI. Acuña 19th homer, 51 RBI.
Tyler Mahle 6.0 innings, 3 hits, 1 earned, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk, 98 pitches, 7–10. Dylan Fuentes 2.0 for the hold. Raisel Iglesias 1.0, 3 strikeouts, no runs. Isaac Paredes drove in both Houston runs. Peter Lambert took the loss, 8–10. Astros 77–77.
Reuters / Field Level Media, Saturday: the win secured a postseason berth, Atlanta’s eighth in nine seasons, and cut the National League East magic number to three over the Phillies. A berth is not the East. Three is not a clinch. Reds 6–4, Pirates 8–5, Pirates 7–4, Phillies 3–0, Dodgers 8–2, and White Sox 3–1 already ran. Phillies at Mets, 8:10 p.m. ET Saturday, is not a final on this board. We will not invent it.
What this means for you
If you needed Friday’s Cubs or Royals boxes, those files exist. If you needed Saturday night’s unused sports wire, it is 6–2 and a berth, not Citi Field at 8:10.
Bottom line: 6–2. Berth. Magic number 3. Not Saturday’s live score.
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