Tyler Matzek saved Brian Snitker after Luke Jackson almost cost the Braves again

Luke Jackson got the Atlanta Braves into yet another jam in the NLCS, but Tyler Matzek saved the team.

The Atlanta Braves looked to be cruising to a victory in Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday night. However, they received quite the scare in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Luke Jackson was brought in by manager Brian Snitker to replace A.J. Minter.

That is when disaster struck, as he surrendered a double to Chris Taylor, a walk to Cody Bellinger on four pitches and an RBI double by A.J. Pollock to cut the Braves’ lead to 4-2.

Snitker saw enough, as he took the ball away from Jackson and gave it to Tyler Matzek with two runners on base with zero outs on the board. That was no issue for the left-handed reliever, as he got three straight strikeouts to prevent the Dodgers from scoring any more runs.

Tyler Matzek saves Braves, Brian Snitker during NLCS Game 6

Matzek started things off by striking out Albert Pujols on an 85-mph slider on a low pitch on the outside corner. Then, Steven Souza Jr. was retired after seeing a 99.2-mph four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate. Finally, Matzek struck out the proverbial final boss in Mookie Betts by getting him to swing at a 98.3-mph four-seamer.

As if Matzek’s performance could not get any greater, he returned for the eighth inning and retired all three batters.

Jackson has had a rough go of things in the NLCS. Back in Game 3, Jackson surrendered four earned runs on four hits, including a home run to Cody Bellinger. Atlanta held a 5-2 lead, and it turned into a 6-5 win for Los Angeles.

Crisis averted for the Braves, thanks to Tyler Matzek.