Acuña, Riley Power Braves Past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta Moves 5 Games up over Philly in NL East
- On Sunday, Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed a three-run homer in the eighth inning and Austin Riley delivered a go-ahead triple in the ninth as the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.
- Philadelphia wasted a strong effort from starter Aaron Nola, who allowed one run on four hits in seven innings while Kyle Schwarber and Derek Hill extended the Phillies lead to 4-1 with seventh-inning homers.
- Phillies reliever Alex McFarlane surrendered a 450-foot, three-run homer on a 100.5 mph fastball to Acuña in the eighth, and Jhoan Duran allowed the decisive triple to Riley in the ninth.
- With this win, Atlanta leads Philadelphia by five games in the National League East with each team having 19 games remaining, clinching the season tiebreaker.
- Braves RHP Grant Holmes will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo in Monday's series finale, with Atlanta seeking to extend its division lead.
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Acuña, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5 games up over Philly in NL East
Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying three-run homer, Austin Riley added a go-ahead RBI triple and the Braves used a late rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4, extending their lead in the NL East to five games.
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