Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Match Player Stats On Jul 29, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 29, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Ty Kelly hit a walk-off single as the Philadelphia Phillies came from behind to top the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 11 innings on Saturday night.

Kelly, who entered the game in the 10th as part of a double switch, hit a two-out single off Rex Brothers with the bases loaded. Tommy Joseph led off the inning with a single and scored the winning run.

Odubel Herrera got the game into extra innings. He launched a solo homer off Braves closer Jim Johnson with one out in the ninth to tie the score at 3. It was Herrera's 10th homer of the season and the first Johnson gave up since June 21 (11 innings).

The Phillies, who had 19 runs and 26 hits in their previous two games, had just two hits through the first seven innings.

They were quieted by Braves starter Sean Newcomb, who retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced with the only exception being a hit batter.

The rookie left-hander recorded 11 outs before allowing a hit, but the Phillies' first knock was a productive one. Newcomb allowed two walks in the fourth inning before Herrera hit an RBI single up the middle with two outs.

Newcomb ended up working five innings, giving up just two hits -- the other was a bunt single by Cesar Hernandez -- and the one run. The former first-round pick notched four strikeouts, which all came in the first three innings.

The Phillies did not make any noise offensively again until the eighth. Hernandez led off the inning with a triple and scored on Aaron Altherr's single.

The threat against reliever Arodys Vizcaino was extinguished, however, when Joseph grounded into a double play. Freddie Freeman, who started playing third base in early July, made a backhanded stop at the hot corner to start the twin killing.

The Braves struck for two runs off Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff in the first inning. Matt Adams got the scoring started with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly before Nick Markakis added a two-out RBI double down the right field line. Both runs were unearned due to an error by Hernandez, the Phillies' second baseman.

Atlanta added another run in the fifth when the team got another sacrifice fly with the bases loaded, this time from Tyler Flowers.

NOTES: The Phillies are 5-0 so far in 2017 against the Braves. The team is 16-28 against all other opponents at Citizens Bank Park. ...The Phillies are 3-49 this season when they trail after eight innings. The Braves, meanwhile, are 37-5 when they hold the lead through eight innings.