Matt Kemp’s eighth inning RBI double was the big hit that put the Braves ahead for good and gave Atlanta a three-game sweep of the Phillies as they won tonight’s game 5-2.
While the first two games of this series were games that featured plenty of offense, runs were at a premium on Thursday night between these two teams. The Phillies were the ones who drew first blood in this one, and it came in the top of the third inning.
Jeremy Hellickson ended up being the unlikely candidate to start a scoring rally for Philly, as his one-out single off of Josh Collmenter kicked things off.