Braves Rally Past Phillies, Keep Five-Game Lead

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Braves Rally Past Phillies, Keep Five-Game Lead

33 sourcesUpdated Sep 7, 2026

The Braves rallied past the Phillies 5-4 on Sunday after falling behind 4-0, with Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a game-tying three-run homer in the eighth and Austin Riley delivering the go-ahead RBI triple in the ninth. Raisel Iglesias stranded Philadelphia’s tying run at third for his 31st save, preserving Atlanta’s five-game NL East lead and reducing its magic number to 15. Philadelphia won the series opener 5-2 behind Chris Sale and Mauricio Dubón’s two-run homer, then defeated Atlanta 4-2 on Saturday behind Zack Wheeler’s six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber’s 41st homer. The Phillies’ Sunday loss came despite strong starts by Aaron Nola and two homers, including Schwarber’s 42nd. Atlanta improved to 85-58, extended its season-series advantage over Philadelphia to 7-2, and remained atop the division.

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