ATLANTA – Ehire Adrianza capped a Saturday night full of comebacks for the Atlanta Braves with a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning, helping them stun the Philadelphia Phillies for a chaotic 8-7 victory.
Atlanta overcame deficits of 3-1 in the ninth inning and 4-3 in the 11th before rallying from a 7-4 hole in the 12th – all with star slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. out of the game after the right fielder was hit by a pitch in his left pinky in the seventh. X-rays were negative.
Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper didn’t bother to field Adrianza’s bloop single as Atlanta players poured out of the dugout to begin their on-field celebration.
“We looked like ourselves tonight the way these guys came roaring back,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “They never quit. We’ve been witnessing that the last three or four years, and they showed it tonight, the heart of this team.”
The Phillies had won five straight games, including 12-2 in Friday’s series opener against the three-time reigning National League East Division champions.