It was an anticipated pitcher’s duel, with Zack Wheeler toeing the rubber for the Phillies and Chris Sale on the bump for the Braves. But that’s not what it was on Tuesday night in Atlanta, a Phillies 7-5 loss to the Braves.
Neither starter had his best stuff. The game would turn into a battle of the bullpens.
The Phillies chased Sale after 4 2/3 innings; they tallied five runs on nine hits against him. Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos combined to go 6-for-6 against Sale, driving in all five runs surrendered by the left-hander. Schwarber had a two-run triple and a home run; Castellanos had an RBI single, RBI double and another double.