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“He’s a magician.”

ATLANTA — Initially, it seemed like the Phillies would follow Wednesday’s walk-off win with another triumphant win on Thursday night. But instead, they fell to the Braves, 8-5, in demoralizing fashion.

ATLANTA — Jared Shuster probably always will remember Sunday, when he collected his first major-league win.

ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers promised a youth movement this season.

Baseball fans’ desire for robot umpires was amplified after a pair of brutal strikeout calls.

ATLANTA — Logan Gilbert’s second pitch of the game — a 96-mph fastball — was dumped into center field for leadoff single by Ronald Acuna.

ATLANTA — Facing one of the best teams in baseball, the Mariners got a workable start from rookie Bryce Miller. But minimal run production, a familiar theme this season, and three runs allowed from the bullpen, led to a 6-2 loss to the Braves.

Plus, a player we can’t believe is still available in most leagues.

There was a time when I wondered whether we ever would see the 2019 version of Ronald Acuña Jr. again. He’d been very good since then, but I’m talking about the Acuña who put up MVP-level production over an entire season. The start of the pandemic in 2020 and power-and-speed…