The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in game 2 of the NLDS. The series is tied 1-1 and will head to Philadelphia for game 3 on Wednesday at 5pm ET.
Top of the 1st Inning:
- Phillies Third Baseman Alec Bohm hits an RBI Single which scores Trea Turner.
- Phillies up 1-0 after 0.5 innings.
Top of the 3rd Inning:
- Phillies Catcher J.T. Realmuto hits a 2-run Home Run which scores Bryce Harper.
- Phillies up 3-0 after 2.5 innings.
Top of the 5th Inning:
- Second Baseman Bryson Stott hits a sacrifice fly which scores Right Fielder Nick Castellanos.
- Phillies up 4-0 after 4.5 innings.
Bottom of the 6th Inning:
- Braves Second Baseman Ozzie Albies hit a Single and an error scores Ronald Acuña Jr.
- Phillies lead 4-1 after 6 innings.
Bottom of the 7th Inning:
- Braves Catcher Travis d’Arnaud hits a 2-run Home Run which scores Matt Olson.
- Phillies lead 4-3 after 7 innings.
Bottom of the 8th Inning:
- Braves Third Baseman Austin Riley hits a 2-run Home Run which scores Ronald Acuña Jr.
- Braves up 5-4 after 8 innings.
Braves win 5-4 to tie the series up 1-1.
Phillies Notes:
Zack Wheeler-An absolutely stellar performance from wheels…until his last inning. Going into the 6th inning I expected a reliever to come in because you could see Wheeler start to slow down. There needs to be better recognition from coaches on whether or not to pull the starter earlier.
Pitching-Not a great performance after Wheeler and not great coaching either. Hopefully pitching improves after this bad performance.
Batting-The bats were doing good but again continued to leave runners in scoring position. If the hits continued to roll then this would be an easy win but everyone seemed to lose steam.
Defense-A few errors or poor decisions led to base runners and scores. Infield seems to be in a funk from the start but hopefully this changes into game 3.
Momentum-All the momentum was lost after the first home run allowed. Nobody was giving this team confidence late and when it was needed. Going into Philly for game 3 I expect this to change.
-Jordan Burden