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Atlanta Braves get one game back and beat the Phillies 3-0 to tie the NLDS 1-1 with a trip to Philadelphia on the line
- After 2 hours and 55 minutes delay, the home team took their first victory
- Braves-starter Kyle Wright threw six innings without giving up a run, while hometown Zack Wheeler gave up three runs on four hits for the Phillies
- Multiple 2 out RBI singles in the bottom of the sixth accounted for all the points tonight
- Series moves to Philadelphia all-square, following the Phillies’ 7-6 win yesterday
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Kyle Wright threw six scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Wednesday to even beat their National League Division Series by one game apiece.
Wright (1-0), who took a 21-5 lead in the regular season, gave up two basehits and one walk and struckout six. He threw 83 pitches, 52 of which were strikes. It was his eighth scoreless start of the year.
The Braves’ bullpen closed out a three-hitter. AJ Minter threw a perfect seventh, Raisel Iglesias worked around a hit in the eighth and Kenley Jansen retired the side in the ninth to earn a save.
The Atlanta Braves won their first game of the postseason, beating the Phillies in Game 2
Starter Kyle Wright threw six scoreless innings and gave up only two basehits and walks, with a range of six
Atlanta produced all three runs of the game in the sixth inning on two-out RBI singles by Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Travis d’Arnaud.
The best-of-five series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Saturday. The two teams split 10 games in Philadelphia this year. Game 5 would be back in Atlanta on Sunday if necessary.
The start of Game 2 was delayed by 2 hours and 55 minutes after heavy rain moved into the Atlanta area in the morning.
Atlanta scored all its runs on RBI singles, like this one by Matt Olson, in the sixth inning
The Braves were able to defeat nemesis Zack Wheeler (0-1), who defeated the Braves twice during the regular season. In six innings, the Atlanta native gave up three runs on four basehits and one walk with five strikeouts.
Wheeler gave up no hit until Ronald Acuna Jr.’s leadoff single in the fourth inning and was in a groove until the sixth inning. After retiring the first two batters in a row, the momentum changed when he hit Acuna with a pitch to the arm.
Wheeler had to wait several minutes while trainers attended to Acuna, who was able to stay in the game.
Hometown kid Zack Wheeler (left) had a bad night, conceding three runs on four hits with 5 K’s
Braves closer Kenley Jansen closed the game and earned the save for the night
Wheeler wasn’t the same when the game resumed. After Dansby Swanson walked, Matt Olson lined out a single to the right that looked off the glove from first baseman Rhys Hoskins and enabled Acuna to score.
Swanson scored on Riley’s infield hit, a perfectly placed soft roller on third baseline, and d’Arnaud singled to the middle to plate Olson and complete the three-run rally.
The Atlanta defense delivered two great plays. Swanson, the short stop, made a running flyout over the shoulder to end the sixth inning. Riley, the third baseman, ran a foul ball down in the eighth inning and caught it after bumping into the tarp and falling down.
Heavy rain sweeping through the area delayed the start of the game by nearly three hours