Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 3, 2013
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
82°
Umpires:
Home -
Gary Cederstrom, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Lance Barksdale, 3B -
Victor Carapazza
Attendance:
41161
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Braves 5, Phillies 4 (12): Dan Uggla beat out a potential inning-ending double play in the top of the 12th inning to drive in a run from third and help lift visiting Atlanta to its ninth straight win.
After three walks - one intentional - by Jake Diekman (0-2) loaded the bases with one out in the 12th, Uggla hit a grounder to shortstop and beat the relay from second to plate Justin Upton, who had a solo homer and scored three times for the Braves. Luis Avilan (4-0) tossed a scoreless 11th to get the win and Craig Kimbrel survived a leadoff single in the 12th for his 33rd save.
Freddie Freeman had a two-run single and Brandon Beachy allowed four runs - three earned - in 6 1/3 solid innings in his second start back from Tommy John surgery for Atlanta, which remained 11 1/2 games ahead of Washington in the National League East and is one win away from recording its second 10-game run this season.
Jimmy Rollins delivered an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to forge a 4-4 tie for Philadelphia. John Mayberry Jr. cranked a two-run homer and Chase Utley had an RBI groundout as the Phillies raced to an early 3-0 lead before falling for the 12th time in 13 games.
Pitching on just three days of rest, Philadelphia starter John Lannan gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings. He served up the home run to Upton in the third and allowed three runs in the fifth as Atlanta jumped ahead 4-3.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Atlanta activated CF B.J. Upton (strained adductor) from the 15-day disabled list. He was 1-for-5. C Gerald Laird (kidney stone) was placed on the 15-day DL. ... Braves 3B Chris Johnson went 0-for-3 and had his string of consecutive multi-hit games snapped at eight, which was tied with three others for the longest such run in franchise history. ... The Phillies were 6 1/2 games behind first-place Atlanta entering play July 20. They are now 15 1/2 back.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Brandon Beachy
|
Player |
John Lannan
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.1 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
0 |
|
5 |
Hits |
4 |
|
4.26 |
ERA |
4.15 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
.119 |
22 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
| Philadelphia
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.167 |
15 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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