Phillies Tap Jesús Luzardo to Open NL Wild Card Series Game 1 vs. Braves
- On Wednesday, Alec Bohm hit a two-out home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves and forcing a decisive Game 3 in the National League Wild Card Series.
- Trailing 3-1 in the seventh inning, the Phillies rallied with back-to-back home runs from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper to tie the game after the Braves had built their lead.
- Pitcher Andrew Painter delivered three scoreless relief innings and sealed the win by striking out Dominic Smith following a successful ABS strike-zone challenge, the first postseason game to end via this appeal.
- This victory keeps the Phillies' postseason alive heading into Thursday's Game 3, where the winner will advance to the next round against the Braves.
- Philadelphia holds a historical postseason edge against the Braves, having won the 1993 NLCS and the 2022 and 2023 NLDS, positioning the franchise favorably for Thursday's decisive matchup.
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Philadelphia seemed to be headed for defeat until the eighth inning, when its main figures responded at the most delicate moment. Kyle Schwarzer opened the reaction with a solitary quadrangular and immediately, Bryce Harper connected another flyer to tie the 3x3 match to Relevista Dylan Lee. Harper thus found redemption after an unfortunate action in the seventh inning, when he could not control a deep ball that allowed Atlanta to take advantage…
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Oskaloosa HeraldHarper atones for outfield gaffe, Bohm homers in 10th as Phillies beat Braves 4-3 to force Game 3
ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Harper's misplay in right field put Philadelphia in a hole. His homer an inning later put the Phillies in position for a comeback win that extended their postseason.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyeok = Kim Ha-seong (30) drew a walk and scored a run in the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason, but his team, the Atlanta Braves...
Bohm's blast keeps Phillies alive in MLB playoffs
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the eighth to equalize before Bohm's blast as the Phillies tied the best-of-three National League wildcard playoff series at 1-1. "I don't really know what happened," Bohm said. "I was trying to pull the ball to the foul pole and I hit it to right field so I'll take it." The series winner will advance to a second-round series against the reigning MLB champion Los Angeles Dodgers starting…
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