The Phillies entered this three-game series with the Braves three games behind them for second in the NL East. Sad to say the Phillies are now four games behind Atlanta after the 5-3 loss to the defending world series champions. The ‘Phils sent ace Zack Wheeler to the mound with the Braves throwing Charlie Morton. Unfortunately, Wheeler did not have his best stuff to start this game.
The fireworks began in the first inning when the Braves jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to Travis d’Arnaud and Matt Olson hitting back-to-back homers off of Wheeler. Then the Phillies responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the first on a J.