Philly has taken the first 2 of this series and they are 25-26 at home, while the Braves are just 20-37 on the road. CSN PhiladelphiaPITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Williams Perez (4-0, 2.88 ERA) vs Phillies RH David Buchanan (1-5, 7.00)Sidelined with a bone bruise in his left foot for almost six weeks, Perez is expected to be activated from the disabled list and take Alex Wood’s spot in the rotation after the latter was shipped to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of the blockbuster 13-player, three-team deal. The 26-year-old had been shuffled to the IronPigs on July 20 after allowing three runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 5-3 triumph over Tampa Bay. He also got the opportunity to show off his talents with the bat, driving in a run in the fifth inning with a single and almost beating out throws from shortstop twice on grounders. The Phillies record puts them four games back from the Milwaukee Brewers (44-60) for the worst record in baseball. With all that said, the Braves will get a chance to turn over a new leaf as the calendar goes to August; they still have a chance to tie this series with wins over the weekend.
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“I have no idea, but just sitting out there, thinking about it, (stunk)”, Diekman said. More >. Howard led off the fifth with a single and then quickly came to score as Domonic Brown mauled a ball to center for a two-run dinger (no, not the Rockies’ mascot, a home run). The 24-year-old Venezuelan hasn’t pitched for Atlanta since allowing two runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings of a no-decision versus Pittsburgh on June 26.
“It didn’t affect me physically”, he said. “But that last inning kind of fell apart on me”. Freddie Freeman hit his 100th career homer for Atlanta, which has lost five in a row and eight of nine.
During those nine games Brown’s batting average has risen all the way up to.252. 191 on July 19 to.
“He was focused. It was nice to have the thought about getting him a nine-inning game. He’s hit the ball out in front of the plate a little bit more instead of worrying about the outer half”, Mackanin said of Brown’s swings.
Freeman connected for his 14th homer in the eighth, a two-run shot the opposite way.
Justin De Fratus and a few guy named Dalier Hinojosa who was recalled earlier today from AAA-Lehigh Valley closed out the game for the Phils.
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“I gave up a lot of hits, some not hit that hard, but that happens”, Miller said. “Hopefully, I can build off of that”. “I don’t know if it was a slow-motion play, but it worked out to our advantage”.
