ATLANTA – Carlos Santana swung wildly Friday night at the first two pitches he saw in the 11th inning, chasing a fastball and missing a change-up. The Phillies hyped Santana for his ability to control the strike zone when they signed him in December. But Santana – with the game on the line – looked lost. And then he found himself.
Santana, who had homered in the third for his first hit with the Phillies, settled in. He laid off a pair of fastballs that were out of the zone. Braves righthander Shane Carle then fired a high fastball and Santana pounced, delivering the run the Phillies needed to seal a 5-4 win at SunTrust Park.