A late swing settled the postseason game as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves answered Philadelphia's seventh-inning surge with a go-ahead rally in the eighth, then held on.
Austin Riley provided the defining blow, homering to bring Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies home. Michael Harris II also sparked Atlanta's offense, while Ozzie Albies contributed a triple.
The Phillies took the early lead when Alec Bohm doubled and Kyle Schwarber scored. Mike Yastrzemski's single brought Ozzie Albies home to tie the game, and Ozzie Albies' triple scored Michael Harris II to put Atlanta ahead. J.T. Realmuto's triple then brought Bryan De La Cruz and Bryson Stott across for Philadelphia, before Austin Riley's homer brought Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies home in the eighth.
Chris Sale kept Atlanta in the game through the middle innings, and Dylan Lee earned the win after the Braves regained the lead. Raisel Iglesias closed the ninth. Jhoan Duran took the loss after allowing Atlanta's late rally.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| ATL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3.
- Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored.
- J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-3 with 1 triple and 2 RBIs.
- Ozzie Albies went 1-for-2 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.
- Raisel Iglesias allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save.
- Jhoan Duran allowed 3 runs on 2 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss.
- Dylan Lee allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win.