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Article: ASTROS, BRAVES COULD MEET AGAIN.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- August 26, 1997
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The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros are clinging to leads in their divisions, which adds a sense of excitement to the three-game series that begins tonight at Turner Field.
And if both teams manage to hang on to first place, they'll meet again five weeks from now in a series that would have even more importance - the NL divisional playoffs.
So, wouldn't this be a good opportunity for the Braves to send a message to their possible playoff opponent? The players hardly see it that way.
``I wouldn't call it a playoff preview,'' Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser said. ``We're not there and neither are they. There's 32-33 games left. A lot can ...