ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves don't look like they are missing two of their best hitters.
Two offseason additions are helping to fill the void.
Marcell Ozuna homered twice and drove in four runs as Atlanta roughed up Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Friday night.
Travis d'Arnaud and Ozuna hit back-to-back homers off Nola in a four-run third inning. D'Arnaud, who drove in three runs, and Ozuna each got three hits.
Ozuna and d'Arnaud were free-agent signees who are proving to be valuable additions. The two have helped keep Atlanta atop the National League East Division standings despite outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and second baseman Ozzie Albies being on the injured list.
"With a couple of guys going down, guys needed to step up, and obviously they've been a big part of our offense so far," said Atlanta starter Max Fried (4-0), who allowed one run in five innings.
Ozuna added a three-run drive that carried 438 feet into the left-field seats off Cole Irvin in a seven-run fifth. Phillies rookie third baseman Alec Bohm committed two errors in the inning.
Ozuna has hit seven homers, d'Arnaud has four and the two share the team lead with 17 RBIs.
The Braves have won four of their past five games.
"It will be nice to see when we get everybody back what we could do," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "We're doing really good without two of our bigger pieces."
The Phillies bolstered their bullpen with two trades Friday. In the biggest deal, announced during the game, Philadelphia obtained right-handed pitchers Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for right-handers Nick Pivetta and Connor Seabold.
Workman had four saves in four opportunities and a 4.05 ERA as Boston's closer this season.
Philadelphia's bullpen ranked last in the majors with an 8.07 ERA at the start of the day. There was more shaky relief against the Braves, but an unusually short start from Nola forced the Phillies to play from behind in their fourth straight loss.
Nola (2-2) allowed six hits and four runs in 2 2/3 innings.
"It stinks," Nola said. "Learn from it. Get back at it tomorrow."
After a single by Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the third, d'Arnaud's homer cleared the wall in center field, landing with a splash in the waterfall pool. Ozuna's homer landed in the same pool.
Two of d'Arnaud's four homers have come off Nola, including a shot in a 13-8 loss at Philadelphia on Aug. 10.
Cristian Pache, one of Atlanta's top prospects, started in left field in his Major League Baseball debut. He hit a grounder through the infield into right field in the sixth for his first hit and clapped his hands after touching first base.
Right-hander Chris Martin (esophageal constriction) was activated from the 10-day injured list and pitched a scoreless ninth for Atlanta. Martin said he is relying on shakes for his nutrition even after a procedure to open the esophagus. RHP Kyle Wright was optioned to the alternate training site.
The start of the game was delayed one hour by rain. Philadelphia's highlight came on Scott Kingery's leaping catch at the wall in center field on a drive hit by Camargo in the second inning. Kingery fell to the warning track after hitting the wall.
The Braves set up 31 cardboard cutouts of National Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron in uniform in the front row of the Aaron Terrace in left field. Aaron's No. 44 was painted on the grass in center field and etched on the back of the mound for games this weekend.
Right-hander David Hale could join the Phillies' active roster on Saturday after being acquired from the New York Yankees in a deal for minor league right-hander Addison Russ. Hale, 31, had a 3.00 ERA and one save for New York before he was designated for assignment Monday. He participated in pregame workouts.
This story was updated with more information at 2 am. on Aug. 22, 2020.