Braves score eight in the fourth, rout Phillies 12-2
Ronald Acuña Jr. homered and singled in an eight-run fourth inning, Michael Harris II went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer, and Tyler Mahle went seven innings.
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Final
Philadelphia Phillies2
Atlanta Braves12
WHERE IT TURNED
The Atlanta Braves scored eight runs in the fourth inning and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-2 on Saturday night at Truist Park.
Bryce Harper homered to center in the top of the first for a 1-0 Philadelphia lead, and it held until the fourth. Ronald Acuña Jr. tied it with a homer to left. Mauricio Dubón singled home Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II, Sean Murphy reached on a throwing error by third baseman Bryson Stott that let Dubón score, Drake Baldwin doubled to right to score Murphy and Ha-Seong Kim, and Acuña singled in Baldwin to make it 8-1.
Albies added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Justin Crawford homered to right in the top of the eighth for Philadelphia's second run, and Harris answered in the bottom half with a three-run homer to right, scoring DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Albies, for the final 12-2 margin.
Tyler Mahle earned the win, allowing 1 run on 6 hits in 7 innings with no walks and 3 strikeouts. Brent Suter pitched the final 2 innings. Tim Mayza started for Philadelphia and pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits with 4 strikeouts. Brooks Raley took the loss; he gave up 3 runs on 2 hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Harris finished 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs, and Acuña was 3-for-3 with a walk, a homer and 2 RBIs. Baldwin and Dubón drove in two apiece. Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto had two hits each for Philadelphia. Attendance was 40,863.