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Ronald Acuña Jr flashed his gloves in the clutch to help the Atlanta Braves complete a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Phillies’ latest loss started in the fifth inning on Sunday night with the Braves’ No. 9 hitter slapping a single to right field. Four of the next five batters put the ball in play. The other batter walked.
With the Philadelphia Phillies attempting to avoid being swept, here's how to watch.
Phillies fans are not having a good time this MLB season. After a sweep to the Braves, some fans are calling for a boycott.
When Braves manager Walt Weiss puts Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson back to back in the second and third spots of his lineup, he knows there is a good chance these two left-handed hitters will be challenged at some point by at least one lefty reliever.
That makes the Phillies’ inactivity stand out. Trea Turner, one of baseball’s premier base stealers, and rookie Justin Crawford — who swiped 60 bases in the minors last year — give the lineup two obvious running threats. Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott and even Bryce Harper could also run more.
The Philadelphia Phillies have seen one of their rookies play extremely well to start the year.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Harris II homered and had three hits as the streaking Atlanta Braves defeated the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals.