Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos hit home runs as the Phillies came from behind to take the series opener from the Atlanta Braves.
A pair of home runs from the Phillies outfielders helped them erase a four-run deficit and take the series opener.Braves starter Charlie Morton threw 52 curveballs on Thursday night. It’s a pitch he leans on often, but even for him, that was a lot. The Phillies have struggled to hit the curveball this season, so his plan made sense, and for most of the game, it worked. But it did not work in the sixth.All three hits came off of Morton’s curveball.
The Phillies did not add on in the bottom half of the inning, even though they had an opportunity to do so. Marsh hit a lead-off double, but Austin Hays grounded into a double play and Jeff Hoffman pitched the ninth. He induced a groundout from Orlando Arcia and struck out Luke Williams to get the first two outs. Of course, the game came down to former Phillie Whit Merrifield, who bats leadoff for the Braves. Merrifield worked Hoffman to a 3-2 count, but grounded out to end the game.
The standing ovation that turned Trea Turner’s 2023 season around is at the center of a new documentary Sanchez was not as sharp as he normally is. He allowed four runs on seven hits with one walk and two home runs. Both of his home runs were hit by Matt Olson; they were the first two home runs Sanchez has given up to a left-handed hitter. He threw 105 pitches over 5 2/3 innings.
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