ATLANTA – Zach Eflin insists the Philadelphia Phillies won’t go down without a fight.
“We have the guys in the clubhouse to do it and get there and make a postseason run,” he said. “We’re looking forward to riding the momentum in these coming days and the next series we have and really do just everything we can to make it.”
Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and Eflin pitched seven smooth innings as the Phillies won their second straight game over the Atlanta Braves, beating the National League East leaders 4-1 Wednesday night.
Atlanta has lost three in a row for the first time since July 16-18 but still leads the division by nine games over the second-place Washington Nationals. The Braves, who have nine regular-season games remaining, can clinch their second consecutive NL East title with either two wins, two Washington losses or a combination of one each.
The Nationals also lost Wednesday, 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals, to make Atlanta’s magic number 2.