ATLANTA — A couple of long droughts ended for the Phillies on Thursday night.
J.T. Realmuto smacked his first home run since May 3 and Aaron Nola won his first ballgame since opening day as the Phillies closed out a four-gamer against the Atlanta Braves with a 4-1 road victory.
The win gave the Phillies a series split with the Braves. Both teams are 21-24 and 7 ½ games behind the NL East-leading New York Mets. The Phils open a three-game series against the Mets in New York on Friday night.
Thursday’s win, which prevented the Phillies from falling a season-high five games under .