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MLB Playoffs 2020 – Snacks from all four division series on Tuesday

It’s another busy day in the MLB playoffs with all four divisional series in action – two series openings in the National League and two Game 2s in the American League.

Here are the stars, turning points, and takeaways from every Tuesday game.

Important links: Ranking of the remaining teams | Guide to Bubble Ballpark | Schedule, bracket


Atlanta Braves 9, Miami Marlins 5

What it means: It was an action-packed Game 1 between the Braves and Marlins, but Atlanta rolled six runs in the seventh inning to take the series opener 9-5. Ronald Acuna Jr. managed to take first place, then was hit by a Sandy Alcantara pitch on his next stroke to heat things up in the early innings. Remember, there is history between the Marlins and Acuna.

The Marlins put in four runs on Atlanta ace Max Fried, but things broke up after the teams got into their respective bullpens. The Braves have a massive advantage and a much more dynamic attack in this area. The Marlins have a slim lead in this series, but they were as resilient as a team can get. This trait will be put to the test in Game 2 when Pablo Lopez tries to level Miami against Ian Anderson of Atlanta. For the Braves, all you need to know about how good this Atlanta squad is is that they could get a subpar performance from Fried and still win a playoff game. – – Bradford Doolittle

Next Up: Game 2, Wednesday at 2:08 p.m. ET


More Tuesday games:

ALDS Game 2: A’s-Astros, follow live

ALDS Game 2: Rays-Yankees, 8:10 p.m. ET

NLDS Game 1: Padres-Dodgers, 9:38 p.m. ET

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