The Atlanta Braves clinch a spot in the postseason as one of the National League’s two wild cards with a 4 – 3 win over the Marlins on Freddie Freeman’s two-run homer off Mike Dunn in the bottom of the 9th. The game also marks the 22nd consecutive start by Kris Medlen which the Braves have won, matching a record set by two Hall of Famers: Carl Hubbell in 1936-1937 and Whitey Ford, whose streak lasted from 1950 to Yankees, with a two-year interruption for military service.

On September 25, 2012 — The Atlanta Braves clinch a spot in the postseason as one of the National League’s two wild cards with a 4 – 3 win over the Marlins on Freddie Freeman’s two-run homer off Mike Dunn in the bottom of the 9th. The game also marks the 22nd consecutive start by Kris Medlen which the Braves have won, matching a record set by two Hall of Famers: Carl Hubbell in 1936-1937 and Whitey Ford, whose streak lasted from 1950 to Yankees, with a two-year interruption for military service.

 


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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 25
National Pastime September 25
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
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