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Phils’ playoff hopes suffer another blow, courtesy of Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr.

ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered and drove in four runs off Aaron Nola and flashed some fancy defense in right field, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies on Saturday night.

The Braves’ victory was dampened because of a broken right pinky finger sustained by second baseman Ozzie Albies, who appeared to be injured sliding head-first safely into second base in the fourth inning. Albies, a two-time All-Star, could be out several weeks. He just returned from an 81-game absence Friday because of a broken left foot.

Acuña went deep for the second straight game, making it 2-0 in the third and tagging Nola for a two-run double in the fourth.