| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 |
Tuesday Afternoon, September 29th
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
Braves lead series, 1-0
Braves lead series, 1-0
One Sentence Summary: Austin Riley hit a back-breaking three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth off Jhoan Duran to give the Braves an important Game 1 win over the Phillies in the Wild Card Series.
What It Means: The Phillies will have Cristopher Sanchez on the mound in a possible elimination game Wednesday afternoon.
What Happened/Featured Card: The Phillies scored first, with Kyle Schwarber drawing a walk off Braves' starter Chris Sale and Alec Bohm doubling him home in the top of the first. The Braves tied it up on the bottom of the second on a Mike Yastrzemski single to center, scoring Ozzie Albies, who had reached on a walk. Jesus Luzardo, dubbed an opener for this game given his recent shoulder injury, ended up pitching five strong innings, allowing a run on three hits while striking out six. Alex McFarlane entered in the sixth, allowing a single to Michael Harris II and a triple to Albies, giving the Braves a 2-1 lead. In the top of the seventh, in what should have been the big highlight of the game, J.T. Realmuto laced a two-run triple to right, scoring two runs and giving the Phillies a 3-2 lead.
What It Means: The Phillies will have Cristopher Sanchez on the mound in a possible elimination game Wednesday afternoon.
What Happened/Featured Card: The Phillies scored first, with Kyle Schwarber drawing a walk off Braves' starter Chris Sale and Alec Bohm doubling him home in the top of the first. The Braves tied it up on the bottom of the second on a Mike Yastrzemski single to center, scoring Ozzie Albies, who had reached on a walk. Jesus Luzardo, dubbed an opener for this game given his recent shoulder injury, ended up pitching five strong innings, allowing a run on three hits while striking out six. Alex McFarlane entered in the sixth, allowing a single to Michael Harris II and a triple to Albies, giving the Braves a 2-1 lead. In the top of the seventh, in what should have been the big highlight of the game, J.T. Realmuto laced a two-run triple to right, scoring two runs and giving the Phillies a 3-2 lead.
Jhoan Duran pitched a quick 1-2-3 seventh inning, and recorded two quick outs in the eighth. But then Harris reached on an infield single to Trea Turner, on a ball that Turner mishandled, and Albies was hit in the foot by a pitch. Riley then launched his three-run home run, ruining the day for the Phillies and their fans.
Transaction: The Phillies finalized their 26-man Wild Card Series roster, adding Otto Kemp (3b-lf) who switched his uniform number to 31, and removing Luis Arraez (2b), Max Lazar (rhp) and Brooks Raley (lhp). All three trade deadline acquisitions, Arraez (injury), Raley (just bad) and Caleb Kilian (injury) will likely not appear in a postseason game for the club.
Transaction: The Phillies finalized their 26-man Wild Card Series roster, adding Otto Kemp (3b-lf) who switched his uniform number to 31, and removing Luis Arraez (2b), Max Lazar (rhp) and Brooks Raley (lhp). All three trade deadline acquisitions, Arraez (injury), Raley (just bad) and Caleb Kilian (injury) will likely not appear in a postseason game for the club.
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