Braves come from behind to beat Phillies 5-4

The Atlanta Braves came out on top against the Philadelphia Phillies by the slightest of margins 5-4 in a hard-fought game to draw the NL Division Series at 1-1 on Monday night.

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— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 10, 2023

It was a spectacular turnaround as the Braves were trailing by four-run deficit  into the 6th inning, when Travis d’Arnaud and Austin Riley hit two-run homers to turn the game on its head.

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“It was really emotional, especially the way we came back,” d’Arnaud said. “That was one of my favorite postseason games ever.”

The 34-year-old reduced Atlanta’s arrears to 4-3 in the 7th with his shot into the left-field seats. Riley provided the second, driving a 3-2 pitch from Jeff Hoffman (0-1) into the Phillies bullpen with two outs in the eighth to put the Braves ahead for the first time in the best-of-five series.

“I just have faith in those guys,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “You know what? They give you a hard 27 (outs). … They’re never going to stop fighting in the batter’s box.”

Game 3 is on Wednesday and is all to play for in the series.