Austin Riley’s 3-Run Homer Off Jhoan Duran Rallies Braves Past Phillies in NLWCS Opener | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Don’t blame Don Mattingly for the Phillies’ Game 1 collapse. Can the season be saved?

Tuesday could have been avoided had the Phils added more last winter or been more aggressive at the trade deadline.

Phillies' Jhoan Duran Mistake Could Cost Entire Season

The Philadelphia Phillies gave Jhoan Duran a task that he had likely never encountered before. It backfired, and now the Phillies’ season is on the brink. Most baseball fans probably saw the ending on Tuesday, when Duran gave up a three-run, go-ahead home run to Austin Riley that served as the winning runs for the Atlanta Braves in a 5-3 victory to claim Game 1 of the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series. But it’s what came before that homer, and t…

Austin Riley’s 3-run homer off Jhoan Duran rallies Braves past Phillies in NLWCS opener | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Tuesday in the opener of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series.

Phillies Bullpen Burns Team in NLWC Game 1 Against Braves

The Philadelphia Phillies bullpen woes continued in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Round against the Atlanta Braves.

Inside Don Mattingly's Jhoan Duran decision that backfired in Phillies' Wild Card Series Game 1 loss

The Phillies closer entered at the start of the seventh inning and allowed a game-winning three-run home run in the eighth

Mattingly’s Bold Duran Gamble Backfires...

The Philadelphia Phillies opened their National League Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves with a painful 5-3 loss Tuesday night, but much of the [...]