ATLANTA -- A suddenly red-hot Odubel Herrera recorded three hits and Tommy Joseph drilled a towering first-inning home run against Bartolo Colon, whose latest ugly outing enabled the Phillies to open a four-game series with Monday night's 11-4 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park.
Herrera highlighted his third consecutive multi-hit game with a two-run homer during a five-run fourth inning, which chased Colon and enabled the Phillies to cruise toward their third consecutive win. Joseph gave starting pitcher Nick Pivetta an early cushion when he capped a three-run first inning with a two-run homer that traveled a projected 386 feet with a launch angle of 40 degrees -- the highest homer hit by a Phillie this year, per Statcast™.