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Matt Olson homers twice as Braves knockoff Phillies 5-3

The Atlanta Braves got their road trip off to a good start Tuesday with a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Braves got to work quickly against Zack Wheeler in the first. Dansby Swanson flew out to begin the game, but Travis d’Arnaud and Matt Olson launched back-to-back home runs to stake Atlanta to an early 2-0 lead.

The Phillies answered back against Charlie Morton in the first. Kyle Schwarber walked to get things started and moved up to second on a single by Rhys Hoskins. Morton struck out Nick Castellanos for the first out but then surrendered an opposite field single to J.