Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 28, 2013
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
70°
Umpires:
Home -
Bruce Dreckman, 1B -
Mike Everitt, 2B -
Tim Welke, 3B -
Dan Bellino
Attendance:
38171
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Phillies 5, Braves 4: Cameron Rupp hit a two-run single and Cesar Hernandez had a career-high four hits as Philadelphia held on to pick up a rare road win.
Phillies rookie starter Ethan Martin allowed one run in three innings in a spot start and four other relievers - including winner Luis Garcia (1-1) - helped the visitors carry a 5-1 lead into the ninth before Jonathan Papelbon served up a three-run homer to Justin Upton. Jimmy Rollins had two hits and scored twice as Philadelphia won for just the seventh time in its last 30 road games.
Mike Minor (13-9) permitted two runs and struck out six in as many innings for Atlanta, which fell a game behind St. Louis in the race for the best record in the National League with one contest remaining. Upton was 4-for-5 and Jason Heyward reached base three times and scored once for the Braves.
Rupp drove in Hernandez and Rollins with a base hit to center with two outs in the top of the first inning. Hernandez singled to start the seventh and later scored on an error before Domonic Brown laced a base hit to right to plate Rollins and make it 4-1.
Chase Utley's RBI infield hit in the eighth made it 5-1 but Papelbon nearly gave it all back. He allowed a pair of infield hits and Upton's blast to center with two outs before letting two more reach base. Papelbon finally induced a game-ending groundout by Chris Johnson, who slid headfirst into first base - to the chagrin of Atlanta coach Terry Pendleton.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Braves C Brian McCann, out with a strained adductor, may play a few innings in Sunday's finale. ... Atlanta can still claim home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs with a win Sunday and a St. Louis loss to the Chicago Cubs. ... Phillies 1B Darin Ruf, who went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts, is 0-for-11 with seven strikeouts in the first three contests of the four-game set.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Philadelphia |
|
Atlanta |
|
Ethan Martin
|
Player |
Mike Minor
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Loss |
|
3.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
4 |
Hits |
5 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
3.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Philadelphia
|
13 |
0 |
15 |
.317 |
23 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Atlanta
|
12 |
1 |
17 |
.343 |
21 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
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