Austin Riley’s Eighth-Inning Homer Lifts Braves Past Phillies 5-3 in Wild Card Game 1
The Braves beat the Phillies 5-3 in Game 1 of the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday at Truist Park, MLB.com reports. Austin Riley's three-run homer off closer Jhoan Duran with two outs in the eighth erased a 3-2 deficit after J.T. Realmuto's two-run triple in the seventh, and Chris Sale struck out nine. Game 2 is Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
Why It Matters for Atlanta Professionals
A 2 p.m. Wednesday first pitch lands in the middle of the workday, so expect crowds around The Battery and plenty of distracted offices; one more win sends Atlanta to the NLDS.
Source
First reported by MLB.com (Mark Bowman): MLB.com
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