The Atlanta Braves (84-58) held onto their first-place position in the NL East, with the Philadelphia Phillies (80-62) trailing in second. The teams are in the midst of a four-game series, with the Braves winning Friday's opener to give themselves what one report described as "margin for error in avoiding certain catastrophic outcomes" in the standings.

The Phillies evened the series with a win, per reporting on the game. Kyle Schwarber homered for Philadelphia—his major league-leading 41st of the season—while Zack Wheeler pitched six innings for the Phillies in the victory.

The series is part of a larger stretch for the Braves, who face seven games against NL East opponents across their next 10 games. One source flagged Martin Perez as part of the Braves news, though the available reporting does not specify details about what occurred involving the pitcher.