Atlanta Braves Beat Phillies Earn Second Straight Series Sweep
By Fred Owens
Better Later or No?
In the seventh Jace Peterson hit a bloop single to center that Altherr appeared to have caught but replay showed he trapped it putting Jace on first. Dansby Swanson walked and A.J. Pierzynski hitting for Teheran hit a ground ball to third.
Third baseman Maikel Franco attempted to tag Peterson then threw to first to get AJ. Franco did get his glove on Peterson’s jersey but the ball was in his other hand and The Braves were still alive with runners at first and second.
The Phillies intentionally walked Inciarte to lad the bases but Garcia grounded out to end the threat without a runner finding the plate.
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Thompson was done after seven innings of work spoiled only by that hanging slide to Kemp, replaced my Michael Mariot in the eighth.
Freeman seemed happy to see Mariot taking his first pitch out to dead center putting the Braves up 2-0 and Kemp followed with a line drive single to left.
Markakis hit into a force play and replaced Kemp on first. Tyler Flowers struck out but Peterson got an infield single but Swanson ended the inning with a ground out.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. . . The Braves loaded the bases in the ninth on a walk by pinch-hitter Chase d’Arnaud, a single to center by Inciarte and a one out walk to Freeman but the Braves again failed to score with Kemp and Markakis striking out to end the inning.
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