2023-10-08 01:57:02
ATLANTA — Bryce Harper hit a home run, Ranger Suárez and the Philadelphia bullpen nullified the most productive hitting in the majors, and the Phillies blanked the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Saturday in the first game of the division series. of the National League.
In a rematch between Eastern rivals, the Braves, who won the division title and had 104 wins in the regular season, find themselves in exactly the same position they faced the previous year: trailing the Phillies following the first game at Truist Park.
Philadelphia surprised by eliminating the Braves 3-1 in 2022, which preceded its unexpected arrival to the World Series. Now, Philadelphia has the advantage once more in the second game of the five-way series, on Monday in Atlanta.
Bryson Stott, hero of the wild card series, opened the slate with an RBI single in the fourth inning. Harper extended the difference with a clubbing over the right field wall in the sixth once morest Spencer Strider, the only winner of 20 games in the majors.
The Braves, who tied the Major League record with 307 home runs during the regular season and averaged more than 5.8 runs per game, achieved nothing once morest Philadelphia’s relief pitch, which threw tremendous fastballs.
It was just the third time this year and the first time since May 12 that Atlanta went scoreless. The Braves had not gone blank at home all season.
For the Phillies, Dominican Johan Rojas is 4-0.
For the Braves, the Venezuelans Ronald Acuña Jr. 3-0, Orlando Arcia 4-1. Dominican Marcell Ozuna 3-0. Puerto Rican Eddie Rosario 2-1.
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