Overview
- The Braves were eliminated Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 4 of the NLDS, 4-1, ending Atlanta’s season.
- Ronald Acuña Jr. grew emotional after the loss and said, “I feel like I did nothing to help the team this series,” cutting short his media session.
- Acuña had an MRI after Game 3 for a sore knee but said the knee was not a factor, and he told reporters he wants to stay with the Braves while acknowledging he cannot control offseason moves.
- Atlanta’s offense collapsed in the series, hitting .145 and averaging two runs per game, with Acuña 2-for-15 and the three big sluggers combining for just five hits in 45 at-bats.
- The defeat and the boos at Truist Park intensify pressure on the front office to rework the lineup and supporting roster this winter and to prove the current core can perform against elite postseason pitching.