Phillies 7, Braves 6
NLDS Game 1 - Tuesday Afternoon, October 11th in Atlanta
Phillies lead series, 1-0
One Sentence Summary: Nick Castellanos starred with his bat and glove, while Seranthony Dominguez pitched two shutout innings of relief in this nerve-wracking 7-6 series opening win against the Braves.
What It Means: This win was huge. With Zack Wheeler on the mound for Wednesday afternoon's game, the Phillies now have a great chance of bringing the series back to Philadelphia on Friday up 2-0.
What Happened / Featured Card: The Phillies scored early and often against Braves' starter Max Fried, and they did it with singles and some small ball. Castellanos and Alec Bohm drove home the first two runs with RBI singles in the first. An Alec Bohm sacrifice fly and a Jean Segura RBI-single made it 4-1 in the third. Castellanos singled home two more runs in the fourth with Edmundo Sosa adding the Phillies' seventh run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The offense benefitted from a pair of sacrifice bunts (from Bryce Harper and Matt Vierling) along with the two sacrifice flies from Bohm and Sosa. Castellanos and Harper each had three hits.
What It Means: This win was huge. With Zack Wheeler on the mound for Wednesday afternoon's game, the Phillies now have a great chance of bringing the series back to Philadelphia on Friday up 2-0.
What Happened / Featured Card: The Phillies scored early and often against Braves' starter Max Fried, and they did it with singles and some small ball. Castellanos and Alec Bohm drove home the first two runs with RBI singles in the first. An Alec Bohm sacrifice fly and a Jean Segura RBI-single made it 4-1 in the third. Castellanos singled home two more runs in the fourth with Edmundo Sosa adding the Phillies' seventh run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The offense benefitted from a pair of sacrifice bunts (from Bryce Harper and Matt Vierling) along with the two sacrifice flies from Bohm and Sosa. Castellanos and Harper each had three hits.
Ranger Suarez didn't have it, although he managed to wiggle out of bases loaded jams in both the first and third innings. He departed after just 3 1/3 innings, having allowed three hits, a run and an uncharacteristic five walks. Dominguez inherited a 7-2 lead in the sixth, and he mowed down the Braves' heart of the order with two perfect innings, including three strikeouts. Jose Alvarado did his thing in the eighth, and new closer Zach Eflin once again made it interesting in the ninth.
Transactions: There were a few notable moves before this game. On Monday's off-day, Rob Thomson had the interim title removed as the Phillies announced they had signed the popular manager to a two-year contract. With the team reaching the playoffs, and Thomson guiding them to a 64-46 record after the firing of Joe Girardi, there was no way he wasn't coming back in 2023.
For the team's NLDS roster, Nick Nelson (rhp) and Dalton Guthrie (of) were added, replacing David Robertson (rhp) and Nick Maton (inf-of). Robertson, a big part of the Phillies' bullpen, strained his right calf when he jumped up to celebrate Bryce Harper's home run in NLWCS Game 2 against the Cardinals.
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