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#Philadelphia phillies atlanta braves score series#

“I was hoping that we’d go three up, three down because I didn’t want to see him come up with a guy on,” Snitker said with a laugh. The Braves needed extras after Bryce Harper tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth. Kevin Pillar and Orlando Arcia each had run-scoring hits in the 10th off José Alvarado (0-2) in the first game. Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his 23rd save. Unlike the opener, when the Phillies’ bullpen surrendered four runs, Lorenzen was helped by four relievers, who tossed four innings of shutout ball. “I thought, if you take Olson out of the game, he pitched a lot better than what the line says,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. 9 no-hitter, gave up four runs in five innings. Lorenzen, who hasn’t pitched out of the sixth since his Aug. “I think that was the one thing, if I'd done a better job in that first inning of controlling the game, I think it would have been a good spot,” Wright said. He faced eight batters and allowed four runs in the first inning, with Edmundo Sosa doing the most damage on a two-RBI double off the left-field wall. A 21-game winner last season, Wright was lit up from the start. Wright (0-2) had been on the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. The reigning NL champs entered with a 1 1/2-game lead on the Chicago Cubs.Ĭave’s triple in the third made it 5-3 and spoiled right-hander Kyle Wright’s first start since May 3. The Phillies are doing what they can to hang on to the top spot in the NL wild-card race and home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber retrieved the ball from the Phillies fan who caught No. Olson, who also extended his hitting streak to nine games, had his 21st multi-homer game of the season.

“He’s putting together some kind of great year,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. Olson had already set career-highs in homers and RBIs with 127, putting him within striking distance of Gary Sheffield’s Atlanta record of 132 RBIs in 2003. Olson hit a three-run homer off the second deck in the third and added a solo shot for his MLB-best 50th in the sixth, both off Phillies starter Michael Lorenzen (9-9).

#Philadelphia phillies atlanta braves score series#

The Braves, who have secured at least a wild card and reached the postseason for the sixth straight year, need to win the final two games of the series to clinch the NL East in Philadelphia. went deep for the Braves in a 10-8, 10-inning win in the opener.

Brandon Marsh homered, Jake Cave added an RBI triple and the Phillies spoiled Olson’s 50th homer with a 7-5 win in the nightcap against the Braves.