Jarred Kelenic met with the Seattle media.

Asked how he's different offensively now than in Seattle, he led with: “I think a little bit more relaxed.' He then explained that, hitting at the bottom of the lineup, he only needs to get on base because RAJ and friends are next.

Braves lineup for Monday in Seattle:

RF Acuña Jr.
2B Albies
3B Riley
1B Olson
DH Ozuna
SS Arcia
CF Harris II
C d'Arnaud
LF Kelenic

LHP Max Fried

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When Jarred Kelenic broke his foot last summer, baseball was taken away from him. He looked himself in the mirror and asked, “Well, now who am I?”

From this, came a lesson that changed his life: He needed to fill his cup with things that weren’t baseball.
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- What the series wins over the Guardians means
- How high is the FLOOR for the Braves?
- Justin Toscano previews the Mariners series

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Ahead of a return to Seattle, Jarred Kelenic opened up about the struggles of adjusting to MLB pressure (like death threats) and how a foot fracture showed him what his life was missing.

'That didn't just come overnight,' he said of his transformation.
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“I’ve been through adversity where the game was taken away from me. This is different. I’m healthy. It’s a different wait. But those times taught me different things. …”

I sat down with Michael Penix Jr. to discuss what’s made him who he is today. ajc.com/sports/atlanta…

“Basically from January 1, it was, ‘Let’s get after it. Let’s help this team. Let’s do what you’re supposed to do and try to get back to who you were before.’”

Chris Sale keeps looking more like his old self, but don’t tell him. He’s knocking on wood.
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The Braves beat the Guardians, 6-2. In a matchup between the teams with the two best records, the Braves punched first. Chris Sale was excellent.

Atlanta is 18-6.

Former Brave Stephen Vogt is in the opposing dugout, which always seemed like a possibility to Brian Snitker.
“It doesn’t surprise me that he’s running a club now,” Snitker said. “And he’ll do it for probably as long as he wants.”

Braves notes:
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Tempe >>>>>

Chris Sale has retired 14 in a row. He's at 82 pitches. The Guardians haven't reached base since the second inning.

The Braves' starters have been really good over the last week.

4-1, Braves, mid-6th

If you want to take this a step further: Marcell Ozuna's 31 RBI are nine more than anyone else in the National League.

All of this is impressive considering the Braves have played a few fewer games than many other clubs because of early rainouts.

After a two-run double to give the Braves a lead over Cleveland, Marcell Ozuna has 31 RBI -- six more than anyone else in the sport.

In today's newsletter, we put the Braves' hot start into focus. (There are notes at the bottom as well).

Something that stands out: The Braves have played all four of the final teams from the NLCS/ALCS already. They are 10-2 in those games.
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Braves lineup for Friday vs. Cleveland:

RF Acuña Jr.
2B Albies
3B Riley
1B Olson
DH Ozuna
C d’Arnaud
CF Harris II
SS Arcia
LF Duvall

LHP Chris Sale

'I think they truly trust in the guy behind them, in that order... If you're not going, the guy behind you is going to pick you up.'

– Justin Toscano

On how the Braves can sustain this momentum (and a little Ozzie Albies talk!)

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Professional athletes are incredible Pt. 104456859

Ozzie Albies needed only the minimum 10 days to recover from a fractured toe. And it was probably even less than that, considering he's worked out all week.

He's back.
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Official: Ozzie Albies is back. The Braves reinstated him from the 10-day injured list after he needed only the 10 days to recover from fracturing his toe.

Braves outright David Fletcher to clear way for Ozzie Albies to return from IL ajc.com/sports/atlanta…