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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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Ronald Acuna Jr. (3-run HR), Braves rally late to upend Phillies
·London, United Kingdom
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Alex McFarlane gives up game-tying three-run homer as Braves top Phillies in NL East setback
Despite Aaron Nola having a solid start and Kyle Schwarber and Derek Hill tacking on homers, the Phillies' eighth inning collapse sunk them back five games out of first place in the NL East.
·Philadelphia, United States
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[Sports Chosun Reporter Park Sang-kyung] Was he pushed too hard? Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta Braves) was excluded from the starting lineup for the game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Walt Weiss benched Kim Ha-seong for the game against Philadelphia on the 7th (KST) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mauricio Duvan was used at shortstop for the day. Kim Ha-seong is in good form. On the 2nd, Washington Nasher
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Bias Distribution
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C 61%
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