Braves-Phillies NLDS series is now tied 1-1 after an Atlanta win in Game 2. The series now heads to Philadelphia on Friday.
ATLANTA — It started with a 96-mph fastball to Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr.'s right elbow. Zack Wheeler, until that point, had retired 17 of the 18 batters he'd faced. Atlanta had not threatened, let alone advanced a runner to second base against Wheeler.
Four batters later, the Braves led by three runs, and the Phillies confronted their largest deficit of this postseason. The lasting image from Game 2 of this National League Division Series, now tied at 1-1, will be Rhys Hoskins seated on the infield dirt as he watched a ball he should have snared skip into right field.There will be hand-wringing about the top of the Phillies' batting order and praise for Kyle Wright, who navigated through six scoreless innings.
Hoskins' mistake, ruled a single by the official scorer but a makeable play for any big-league first baseman, allowed Acuña to score from second base. The three runners that scored in the sixth inning reached on a hit by pitch, a walk and the Hoskins play. It was a cruel outcome for Wheeler.For the Phillies, the worst feeling is that Wheeler might not throw another pitch in this series.
They removed Wheeler after a mere 79 pitches Wednesday night, so maybe he'll be a factor. The Phillies stole one game at Truist Park, and they will return to Citizens Bank Park for the franchise's first postseason home games in 11 years with a chance to eliminate the Braves.
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