ATLANTA (AP) — This was a game the Atlanta Braves absolutely had to win.
They had the right guy on the mound.
Kyle Wright, baseball’s only 20-game winner, threw six brilliant innings to outduel Zack Wheeler as the Braves evened their NL Division Series at one game apiece, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Wednesday night.
After steady rain delayed the first pitch by nearly three hours, Wright surrendered just two hits and claimed the win when the Braves got to Wheeler for three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
The reigning World Series champions were in a must-win situation after losing the opener of the best-of-five series 7-6.