Matt Kemp returns to the west coast to face off with his old rivals in San Francisco

Going into the ninth inning of Wednesday night’s game, it seemed as if the Braves were on their way to a third straight win against the Pirates and the thoughts of a coveted four-game sweep crept into my mind, at least — I can’t vouch for your mind, but I can’t imagine I was the only one thinking about that possibility.

Either way, a bullpen implosion ruined that idea, and a bad pitching...

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