PHILADELPHIA -- Ozzie Albies' name did not stay atop the National League home run leaderboard for long. But his impressive night helped keep the Braves in first place in the NL East.
Albies hit his 14th homer of the season and scored all three Braves runs in a 3-1 win over the Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Brandon McCarthy kept the Phillies' bats quiet as the Braves stretched their division lead back to 1 1/2 games.
Albies took Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez deep on the first pitch he saw in the third inning, turning a hanging curveball into a 366-foot homer to right field.