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09/06 15:55 CDT Acua, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5
games up over Philly in NL East
Acua, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5 games up over
Philly in NL East
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Ronald Acua Jr. hit a tying three-run homer, Austin
Riley added a go-ahead RBI triple and the Braves used a late rally to defeat
the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to
five games.
Acua hit a 100.5-mph fastball off Phillies reliever Alex McFarlane deep into
the right field seats in the top of the eighth inning to tie the score 4. It
was home run No. 16 this season for Acua, and it was the seventh consecutive
fastball over 100 mph thrown to him by McFarlane.
Acua's homer was his 1,000th career hit, and he joined Hank Aaron as the only
Braves player to have 1,000 hits, 200 homers and 200 stolen bases.
After getting the first out of the inning, Mike Yastrzemski singled and Drake
Baldwin doubled ahead of Acua's homer.
McFarlane hadn't allowed a run since Aug. 11 --- the only run he allowed since
being called up in July.
In the ninth inning, Ozzie Albies legged out a double off Phillies closer Jhoan
Duran (2-5) and Riley followed with a triple off the centerfield fence, giving
the Braves the lead.
Dylan Lee (6-0) earned the win in relief of Tyler Mahle, and Raisel Iglesias
picked up his 31st save. Mahle allowed two unearned runs in six innings.
Philadelphia wasted a strong effort from starter Aaron Nola, who allowed one
run on four hits in seven innings. Nola has gone eight consecutive starts
allowing three runs or fewer, his longest such stretch of starts since 2019.
In the seventh inning, Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 42nd home run and
pinch-hitter Derek Hill added a solo shot, his 10th of the season, for the
Phillies.
Up next Braves RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.62 ERA) will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (13-5, 3.02) in the finale of the four-game set on Monday afternoon. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Braves RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.62 ERA) will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (13-5, 3.02) in the finale of the four-game set on Monday afternoon. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
