Braves Sweep Phillies, Extend Win Streak

0:00On April 20th, the Atlanta Braves kept their hot streak alive with a four-to-two win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night, wrapping up a clean three-game sweep of their NLE's rivals. Michael Harris, the second smashed a home run and racked up three hits to lead the charge while Ozzy Albees added an RBI double and Austin Riley. Drove in a run, too. This marks Atlanta's first sweep of at least three games in Philly in ten years, pushing their win streak to five straight and nine out of their last. 11. Meanwhile, the Phillies are in a rough spot, dropping five in a row in ten of thirteen, getting outscored badly on their homestand and now sitting. Six and a half games back in the standings after Kyle Schwarber's early two run homer couldn't hold up. Razel Iglesias slammed the door in the ninth for his fifth save, getting keyouts with runners on base and Riley made a slick defensive play at. Third to shut down a Philly threat. Tyler Kinley picked up the win with a scoreless sixth. Looking ahead, the Braves head to Washington for four games starting Monday with Bryce Elder on the mound.

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