| Atlanta Braves | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
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| 2026 Bowman Prospects #BP-49 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
79-62, 2nd Place, 5 games behind the Braves
79-62, 2nd Place, 5 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies dropped the important series opener against the Braves as a result of a rough second inning from Cristopher Sanchez and a lack of clutch hitting.
What It Means: There are three more games to go in the series, with Zack Wheeler taking the mound tonight.
What Happened: Sanchez worked out of a first inning jam only to start a second inning jam with a lead-off walk. The Braves then strung together three singles to give them an early 3-0 lead. Sanchez went six innings overall, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks. The Phillies would creep back into the game when Alec Bohm doubled home Luis Arraez in the bottom of the second, followed by a Bohm solo home run in the fourth. Braves' ace Chris Sale would shut them down the next two innings, with the Braves bullpen duo of Didier Fuentes and Raisel Iglesias handling the final two frames. The Phillies offense was 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. Orion Kerkering continued his frustrating season, allowing a two-run home run to Mauricio Dubon in the eighth.
Featured Card: It wasn't all bad news for the Phillies on Friday. Top prospect Aidan Miller is slated to make his season debut on Sunday in Clearwater after missing almost the entire season with a back injury. With Bohm set to become a free agent following the season, the Phillies need to know if Miller is ready to assume their everyday third baseman role.
What It Means: There are three more games to go in the series, with Zack Wheeler taking the mound tonight.
What Happened: Sanchez worked out of a first inning jam only to start a second inning jam with a lead-off walk. The Braves then strung together three singles to give them an early 3-0 lead. Sanchez went six innings overall, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks. The Phillies would creep back into the game when Alec Bohm doubled home Luis Arraez in the bottom of the second, followed by a Bohm solo home run in the fourth. Braves' ace Chris Sale would shut them down the next two innings, with the Braves bullpen duo of Didier Fuentes and Raisel Iglesias handling the final two frames. The Phillies offense was 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. Orion Kerkering continued his frustrating season, allowing a two-run home run to Mauricio Dubon in the eighth.
Featured Card: It wasn't all bad news for the Phillies on Friday. Top prospect Aidan Miller is slated to make his season debut on Sunday in Clearwater after missing almost the entire season with a back injury. With Bohm set to become a free agent following the season, the Phillies need to know if Miller is ready to assume their everyday third baseman role.
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