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Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies

MLBSeptember 4, 2026Citizens Bank Park

BravesAtlantaATLWon84-57

Braves 5, Phillies 2

Final
PhilliesPhiladelphiaPHI79-62
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
ATL030000020580
PHI010100000261

W Chris SaleL Cristopher SánchezSV Raisel Iglesias

Sale outduels Sánchez, Braves beat Phillies 5-2 and extend lead to 5 games in NL EastAtlanta’s Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday night to extend their lead in the NL East to five games.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Ronald Acuña Jr. doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Derek Hill.
  2.  Drake Baldwin grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Alec Bohm. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 3rd.
  3.  Ozzie Albies grounds out, pitcher Cristopher Sánchez to first baseman Alec Bohm.PHI 52%
  4.  Matt Olson grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.

Bot 1st

  1.  Kyle Schwarber grounds out, pitcher Chris Sale to first baseman Matt Olson.
  2.  Trea Turner pops out to first baseman Matt Olson in foul territory.
  3.  Bryce Harper strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  Lane Thomas walks.ATL 54%
  2.  Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Lane Thomas to 2nd.ATL 61%
  3.  Sean Murphy strikes out swinging.ATL 55%
  4.  Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryce Harper. Lane Thomas scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd.ATL 68%
  5.  Ha-Seong Kim grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Alec Bohm. Mauricio Dubón scores. Austin Riley to 2nd.
  6.  Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Derek Hill. Austin Riley scores.ATL 79%
  7.  Drake Baldwin grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas.
  2.  Alec Bohm doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. Luis Arraez scores.ATL 61%
  3.  Edmundo Sosa hit by pitch.
  4.  Bryan De La Cruz grounds into a double play, pitcher Chris Sale to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Alec Bohm to 3rd. Edmundo Sosa out at 2nd. Bryan De La Cruz out at 1st.ATL 70%
  5.  J.T. Realmuto strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging.
  2.  Matt Olson strikes out swinging.
  3.  Lane Thomas grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Alec Bohm.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Derek Hill lines out to left fielder Lane Thomas.
  2.  Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.
  3.  Trea Turner flies out sharply to center fielder Mauricio Dubón.

Top 4th

  1.  Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Bryce Harper.
  2.  Sean Murphy walks.
  3.  Austin Riley flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.
  4.  Ha-Seong Kim grounds into a force out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to second baseman Luis Arraez. Sean Murphy out at 2nd.

Bot 4th

  1.  Bryce Harper strikes out swinging.
  2.  Luis Arraez grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson.
  3.  Alec Bohm homers (15) on a fly ball to left field.ATL 63%
  4.  Edmundo Sosa singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas.
  5.  Bryan De La Cruz called out on strikes.

Top 5th

  1.  Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  2.  Drake Baldwin flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.
  3.  Ozzie Albies doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz.
  4.  Matt Olson flies out to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz.

Bot 5th

  1.  J.T. Realmuto walks.ATL 52%
  2.  Derek Hill flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.ATL 58%
  3.  Kyle Schwarber flies out to center fielder Mauricio Dubón.
  4.  Trea Turner doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. J.T. Realmuto to 3rd.ATL 57%
  5.  Bryce Harper pops out to third baseman Austin Riley.ATL 64%

Top 6th

  1.  Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
  2.  Mauricio Dubón grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  3.  Sean Murphy walks.
  4.  Austin Riley strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Luis Arraez doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.PHI 52%
  2.  Alec Bohm grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson.ATL 56%
  3.  Edmundo Sosa strikes out swinging.ATL 62%
  4.  Bryan De La Cruz strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  2.  Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Edmundo Sosa.
  3.  Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging.
  4.  Ozzie Albies pops out to first baseman Alec Bohm in foul territory.

Bot 7th

  1.  J.T. Realmuto grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson.
  2.  Justin Crawford strikes out swinging.
  3.  Kyle Schwarber lines out to left fielder Lane Thomas.

Top 8th

  1.  Matt Olson lines out sharply to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz.
  2.  Mike Yastrzemski walks.
  3.  Mauricio Dubón homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Mike Yastrzemski scores.ATL 92%
  4.  Sean Murphy grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  5.  Austin Riley grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Alec Bohm.

Bot 8th

  1.  Trea Turner flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski.
  2.  Bryce Harper lines out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II.
  3.  Luis Arraez lines out to center fielder Michael Harris II.

Top 9th

  1.  Michael Harris II pops out to third baseman Edmundo Sosa in foul territory.
  2.  Ronald Acuña Jr. pops out to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  3.  Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan De La Cruz.
  4.  Ozzie Albies grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm.

Bot 9th

  1.  Alec Bohm strikes out swinging.
  2.  Edmundo Sosa strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brandon Marsh pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory.

Top 2nd

  1.  ATL 1, PHI 0Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryce Harper. Lane Thomas scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd.ATL 68%
  2.  ATL 2, PHI 0Ha-Seong Kim grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Alec Bohm. Mauricio Dubón scores. Austin Riley to 2nd.
  3.  ATL 3, PHI 0Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Derek Hill. Austin Riley scores.ATL 79%

Bot 2nd

  1.  ATL 3, PHI 1Alec Bohm doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. Luis Arraez scores.ATL 61%

Bot 4th

  1.  ATL 3, PHI 2Alec Bohm homers (15) on a fly ball to left field.ATL 63%

Top 8th

  1.  ATL 5, PHI 2Mauricio Dubón homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Mike Yastrzemski scores.ATL 92%

Win probability

Top 8th · Biggest swing #1 · ATL 5–2 PHI

Mauricio Dubón homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Mike Yastrzemski scores.

See it in the scoring summary
ATL 92%ATL +22 pts

Game leaders

BravesAtlanta

PhilliesPhiladelphia

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF5031000.249
Drake Baldwin DH5010001.275
Ozzie Albies 2B5010001.254
Matt Olson 1B4000001.252
Lane Thomas LF2100011.226
Mike Yastrzemski LF0100010.225
Mauricio Dubón SS4222100.268
Sean Murphy C2000021.234
Austin Riley 3B4111001.223
Ha-Seong Kim SS2001000.117
Michael Harris II CF2000000.294
Totals35585146

2B: Jr., Albies.HR: Dubón.RBI: Jr., Dubón 2, Riley, Kim.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Chris Sale W6.0622171032.10
Didier Fuentes2.000001212.27
Raisel Iglesias S1.000002122.77

Video

0:06Chris Sale K's Bryce Harper0:19Ha-Seong Kim's RBI groundout0:11Chris Sale against the Phillies0:10Starting lineups for Braves at Phillies - September 4, 2026
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