When Johan Camargo linked on a 1-1 pitch for a long house run to right, the Braves finally got on the board in the 6th.
It is tough to be too upset at Tomlin who held Philadelphia at bay and probably should not go 3 times through an order. He would leave having actually permitted five hits and 4 runs, although only three were earned, in 4 1/3 innings.
The offense fell quiet for the Atlanta Braves in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday.
The game got off to a careless start for the Braves. He would score the games first run on a sacrifice fly by Bryce Harper to make it 1-0.
When Nick Markakis passed Babe Ruth on the all-time doubles list with the 507th two-bagger of his career, Atlantas just other emphasize came in the seventh. Markakis moves into sole ownership of 58th place on the all-time list.
Other than Camargos blast, Atlanta was not able to create any offense against Zach Eflin who turned in his best performance of the season. Eflin was lights out allowing just four hits and one run over seven innings. He set out eight and didnt stroll anybody.
The game got off to a sloppy start for the Braves. Tomlin cruised through the next 3 innings however ran into trouble in the 5th when he strolled Andrew Knapp to lead off the inning. Tomlin would get ahead 1-2 in the count but would leave a fastball out over the plate that Hoskins drove out to center for a three-run house run to extend the lead to 4-0.
Eflin was lights out allowing just 4 hits and one run over 7 innings.
Tomlin cruised through the next 3 innings but encountered problem in the fifth when he strolled Andrew Knapp to lead off the inning. Knapp went up to second on a sacrifice bunt by Adam Haseley and then to 3rd on a single by McCutchen. Tomlin would get ahead 1-2 in the count however would leave a fastball out over the plate that Hoskins drove out to center for a three-run house run to extend the cause 4-0.
Matzek provided the Braves another quality outing out of the bullpen enabling 2 hits while setting out three over 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Atlanta will try to prevent a sweep when the 2 groups finish up the series on Sunday.
The Braves threatened in the ninth as Dansby Swanson worked a one out walk against Brandon Workman and Freddie Freeman followed with an opposite field single. That would bring Marcell Ozuna to the plate who simply missed out on a hanging breaking ball flying out to. Workman then got Markakis to line out on a diving stab by Hoskins in the beginning to end the game.
The video game got in into a 38-minute rain hold-up with 2 outs in the house half of the seventh with Harper at the plate. Grant Dayton replaced Tyler Matzek after the hold-up and retired Harper on a diving catch by Ronald Acuña Jr. in.
