Daily News | Craig Kimbrel picks up career save No. 400 as the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves
, and worked three walks while scoring three runs and in his 5⅔ innings. They faced another lefty in Luetge and tacked on two more runs and another walk.
The Phillies haven’t gotten much production out of the one- and two-holes in their lineup this season. But on Friday, Stott and Turner collectively went 3-for-7 in those spots. Stott reached base four times, with two hits and two walks. He stole three bases. It isn’t hard to envision how Stott and Turner might change the dynamic of the lineup if they’re both hitting.
’s 8-5 loss to Atlanta. When the Braves took a 3-2 lead in the fifth, the Phillies took it back in the next inning and piled on again in the seventh. Unlike Thursday, they were able to keep their lead. Taijuan Walker gave them his longest start of the season — 6⅔ innings, in which he scattered 10 hits and a walk to allow just three runs.
“He got soft contact when he needed it,” Thomson said. “[First baseman Alec] Bohm made a great play. ... That’s what you have to do.”
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