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.
William Contreras tied it at 7 with a three-run double off right-hander Enyel De Los Santos (0-1) before scoring on Adrianza's hit. Contreras' rip scored designated runner Ozzie Albies along with Austin Riley, who walked, and Dansby Swanson, who singled.
Philadelphia had a three-run lead after Atlanta pitcher Jacob Webb (1-1) threw the ball to the backstop on Harper's bases-loaded grounder in the top of the 12th, which allowed two runs to score. Webb failed to cover the plate after his errant throw, allowing Scott Kingery and Andrew McCutchen to score. J.T. Realmuto added a run-scoring single.
Phillies closer Héctor Neris blew a 3-1 lead in the ninth. After walking Adrianza with two outs, Neris gave up Pablo Sandoval's fourth pinch-hit homer of the season, the most in the majors, to force extra innings.
It was the second blown save in eight chance for Neris. Manager Joe Girardi said he still has confidence in his closer.
"Hector has done a good job for us," Girardi said. "He's pitched well for us, so yeah."
Jean Segura had three hits, including a homer, for the Phillies.
Segura, who had four hits Friday in his return from the 10-day injured list with a right quadriceps strain, hit a low liner that barely cleared the left-field wall for his first-inning homer off Ian Anderson.
Freddie Freeman ended a career-worst 0-for-22 drought when he led off the sixth with a home run off Vince Velasquez into the Braves' bullpen behind the center-field wall.
Velazquez gave up two hits and one run in 5 1/3 innings.
Anderson allowed three runs, six hits and three walks in six innings.
The Braves said Acuña, whose 10 homers are tied for the MLB lead, is day to day with a finger contusion. He was struck by a 98 mph fastball from Sam Coonrod.
"He was in good shape when I saw him after the game," Snitker said. "... I think we dodged the bullet. I think the ball hit the end of the bat and pinched his finger a little. ... Hopefully he'll be right back in there tomorrow."
Albies hit a one-out triple in the fourth for Atlanta's first hit. McCutchen tried to make a backhand catch in the left field corner, but the ball hit his left wrist above his glove before he ran into the padded wall in foul territory. McCutchen leaned over in pain, with the ball at his feet, before finally recovering to throw the ball to the infield.
Attendance was 39,852 in the Braves' second home game with 100% capacity allowed. Friday night's game at Truist Park drew 38,952 fans.