Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
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Wheeler fans 9 in 6 sharp innings, Schwarber hits 41st homer to lift Phillies past Braves 4-2
Luis Arraez had two hits and an RBI for the two-time defending division champion Phillies, who have won 16 of their last 20.
Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley went deep for Atlanta, which lost for just the third time in 12 games.
Wheeler (12-5) escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first inning and then looked more like the dominant right-hander he has been for much of his career after a shaky August in which he had a 6.26 ERA. Wheeler allowed one run on three hits.
Jhoan Duran tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 30th save.
After giving up a pair of singles and a walk to open the game, Wheeler got Michael Harris II on a foul pop fly, struck out Mauricio Dubón and induced an Ozzie Albies flyout.
Philadelphia scored two runs in the bottom of the frame off Martín Pérez (8-9) on Arraez’s RBI single and J.T. Realmuto’s bases-loaded walk. Acuña likely saved three runs with a stellar, inning-ending leaping catch of Bryson Stott’s liner to right-center field.
After Philadelphia took a three-run lead, Acuña clubbed an 0-1, 82-mph sinker from Wheeler into the second deck in left-center field in the third, pulling Atlanta within 3-1. Schwarber answered in the fourth with a drive to deep right to restore the three-run advantage.
The loudest cheers of the evening from the sellout crowd of 43,241 came when Wheeler fanned Acuña in the fifth after the Braves star danced around the bases with his home run trot two innings earlier.
Pérez was dominant in August, with a 1.76 ERA in six starts, but struggled in his first September outing. He surrendered four runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Albies grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Dubón grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Harris II struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Duran relieved Alvarado |
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8th Inning | Turner grounded out to pitcher. |
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8th Inning | Schwarber walked, Hill to second. |
Statistics
 ATL |
 PHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 33 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 136 | Pitches | 146 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 1.9 | Runs Created | 5.5 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .273 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .355 | Slugging Percentage | .424 |
| .258 | Secondary Average | .303 |
| .212 | On Base Percentage | .368 |
| .567 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .793 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 1.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.2 |
| 19.0 | Batter Rating | 30.5 |
| 15.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.12 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.84 |
| .194 | Isolated Power | .152 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.83 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .132 |
| .097 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .030 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.0 | MLB Rating | 83.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 43,241 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta |
- | 64 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 92 |
| Philadelphia |
6 | 70 | W1 | 0.55128205 | 86 |
 Miami |
16 | 80 | L3 | 0.4871795 | 76 |
 Washington |
19.5 | 84 | L2 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
 New York |
21 | 85 | L1 | 0.4551282 | 71 |