The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros are both one round away from the World Series.
Atlanta pitcher Kyle Wright struck out seven batters over six scoreless innings and the Braves blanked Miami 7-0 Thursday. The Braves swept Miami 3-0 in the best-of-five second-round series and will play in the National League Championship Series, which starts on Monday. It's the first time since 2001 the Braves have advanced to the NLCS. The Braves will face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres.
Meanwhile in the American League, the Astros had two home runs from Michael Brantley plus homers from Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve to help beat Oakland 11-6. The Astros beat Oakland 3-1 in their best-of-five matchup to reach the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, which begins on Sunday. Houston will face either the Tampa Bay Rays or New York Yankees.
The Astros won the 2017 World Series over the Dodgers in seven games, lost to Boston in the 2018 ALCS and went back to the World Series last year, falling in seven games to Washington.
