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Atlanta rookies star as Braves avoid sweep in Philadelphia

AP photo by Chris Szagola / Atlanta Braves rookie Drake Baldwin, center, flexes to teammate Matt Olson, right, after hitting a two-run homer during the ninth inning of Sunday night's game against the host Philadelphia Phillies. At left is Jake Fraley, who led off with an infield single and was driven in by Baldwin's two-out home run.
AP photo by Chris Szagola / Atlanta Braves rookie Drake Baldwin, center, flexes to teammate Matt Olson, right, after hitting a two-run homer during the ninth inning of Sunday night's game against the host Philadelphia Phillies. At left is Jake Fraley, who led off with an infield single and was driven in by Baldwin's two-out home run.

By The Associated Press 3 min read

PHILADELPHIA — Standout rookie Drake Baldwin broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Another rookie for Atlanta, right-handed pitcher Hurston Waldrep, pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, and while he did not get a decision in this matchup, he remains unbeaten through his first five starts this season.

Jake Fraley came off the bench in the seventh and went 2-for-2, and Michael Harris II also had two hits for Atlanta.

Matt Olson tied it at 1 with an RBI groundout for the Braves in the eighth.

Fraley started the ninth with an infield single off José Alvarado (4-2) and went to second on a sacrifice bunt. Vidal Bruján struck out, but Baldwin drove Alvarado’s first pitch, a 98 mph sinker, over the wall in left field.