{
  "id": 11341267,
  "title": "Braves hit home run moments after announcer claims they won’t score another run",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/braves-hit-home-run-moments-after-announcer-claims-they-wont-score",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:40:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/braves-hit-home-run-moments-024045169.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the fourth inning of Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series, Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies delivered a crucial two-run home run, shifting the momentum for the Braves. The team was leading 3-0 at that point. However, moments after this remarkable play, broadcaster and former MLB star Joey Votto made an emphatic declaration. \"I do not see the Braves scoring any more runs the rest of the way,\" Votto asserted during the same inning.\n\nThe Braves' lead expanded to 5-0 as Albies' powerful hit materialized, a fact that quickly overshadowed Votto's prediction. The winner of this game would advance to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. Votto, known for his impressive 17-season career in Major League Baseball, spent a significant portion of his tenure with the Cincinnati Reds.",
  "summary": "Ozzie Albies homered during tonight’s Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Phillies, just moments after broadcaster and former MLB star Joey Votto made a bold claim.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}