Braves Crush Phillies, Riley Homers Twice

0:00On April 18th, Atlanta Braves just smoked the Philadelphia Phillies 9 to nothing on Friday night, keeping their role in the NL East. Austin Riley was the star, smashing a three-run homer in the second and a solo blast in the 9th to cap it off. Martin Perez wins six strong innings and the Braves pout on with homers from Dominic Smith and Michael Harris the second. Perez had a wild week designated for assignment Sunday then scooped up on a minor league deal by Wednesday and he shut down Philly on just four. Hits. Their closer Jose Suarez wrapped it up with three clean innings for his first save. Meanwhile, Philly starter, Taiwan Walker got lit up for seven runs and four innings. Braves fans are buzzing as their squad improves to 13 and seven, grabbing their third straight win and solidifying that division lead. Philly still scrambling after getting blanked. No runs crossing the plate all night. Earlier scoring set the tone with the bases loaded in the first. Ozzy Albies and Mike Gasterzymsky plating two quick runs before Riley's big bomb made.

1:03It. Six-nothing. That sets up a juicy match up tomorrow with Chris Sale on the hill for Atlanta against Christopher Sanchez for the Phillies, both dealing the season. Braves looking to keep the heat on. You've been listening to MLB news today AI powered baseball coverage.