{"id":63251,"date":"2023-10-10T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=63251"},"modified":"2023-10-10T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:11:11","slug":"braves-rally-phillies-memorable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/10\/10\/braves-rally-phillies-memorable\/","title":{"rendered":"Call it What You Will, the Braves Rally Past the Phillies Was Memorable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Atlanta Braves\u2019 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS was memorable enough to have earned several designations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For the Braves, this may be labeled as The Catch, The Double Play, or The Comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For the Phillies, it may be called\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/10\/10\/phillies-meltdown-game-2-nlds\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Meltdown<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regardless, the outcome gave the Braves new life by evening the best-of-five series. The prevailing descriptive title of Monday\u2019s game is The Salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Catch<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And The Double Play<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As a high school player in nearby Stockbridge, centerfielder\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harrimi04.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Michael Harris II<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0grew up a Braves fan. The 2022 NL Rookie of the Year fulfilled a possible childhood dream by making a huge play to secure a victory for the home team.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THAT JUST HAPPENED.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AsOneATL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AsOneATL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ro4UHPvCOs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ro4UHPvCOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/1711551973168754692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Braves were clinging to a one-run lead after erasing a four-run deficit. With one out in the ninth, the Phillies\u2019\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bryce Harper<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0walked, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casteni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nick Castellanos<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0launched a drive into the right-center field gap. Harper was on the move, representing the potential tying run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Harris tracked down the ball. His leaping catch against the center-field fence was the second out of the ninth inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He threw the ball back into the infield, which skipped past shortstop\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arciaor01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Orlando Arcia<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and wound up in the glove of third baseman\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rileyau01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Austin Riley<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Harper had already rounded second base and was racing to return to first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Riley, who was backing up the play, threw the ball to first baseman\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=olsonma02,olson-006mat&amp;search=Matt+Olson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matt Olson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for a game-ending double play that beat Harper by a step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Harris said after the game that he didn\u2019t see Harper. He saw a bunch of white jerseys and fired the ball back into the infield. He saw the scene unfold and joined the record crowd 43,898 at Truist Park in jubilation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Comeback<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A few innings earlier, the outlook was bleak. The Braves had been shut out through the first 15 innings of the NLDS, losing Game 1, 3-0. The Phillies\u2019\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wheelza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zack Wheeler<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0had no-hit the Braves through 5 2\/3 innings of Game 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/albieoz01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ozzie Albies<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0broke up the no-hitter in the sixth inning with a two-out single to right. Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr., who had walked, went from first to third and then raced home as the throw got away from Phillies shortstop\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turnetr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Trea Turner<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the seventh, Olson singled, and Travis d\u2019Arnaud delivered a two-run home run to left that cut the lead to 4-3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the eighth, Acu\u00f1a was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a ground out by Albies. Riley had worked a count full and then homered to give Atlanta its first lead of the series.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Braves\u2019 bullpen kept them in the game in relief of starter\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/friedma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Max Fried<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who exited after just four innings. Fried did not have a blister problem but had given up three runs and struggled with control. Of Fried\u2019s 95 pitches, only 51 were strikes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yateski01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kirby Yates<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0allowed an unearned run in the fifth.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=jimenjo02,jimene006joe&amp;search=Joe+Jimenez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joe Jimenez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnspi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pierce Johnson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0kept the Phillies off the board in the sixth and seventh centuries.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/minteaj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A.J. Minter<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0worked a scoreless eighth, walked Harper in the ninth, and gave way to closer\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/iglesra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raisel Iglesias<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who got\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/realmjt01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">J.T. Realmuto<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to fly out harmlessly to Harris in center for the first out before the game-ending fly\/double play.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Salvation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The result has turned this NLDS into a best-of-three series, with two games in Philadelphia\u2019s Citizens Bank Park. In 2022, these two teams split in Atlanta, and when the series shifted to Philadelphia, the Phillies took over and won the next two games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Game 3 is Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right-hander\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/elderbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bryce Elder<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is the Braves\u2019 presumptive starter. During his first entire MLB season, Elder went 12-4 with a 3.81 ERA, 63 walks, and 128 strikeouts in 174 2\/3 innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Phillies counter with right-hander\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nolaaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aaron Nola<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who pitched seven scoreless innings against Miami in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves\u2019 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS was memorable enough to have earned several designations. For the Braves, this may be labeled as The Catch, The Double Play, or The Comeback. For the Phillies, it may be called\u00a0The Meltdown. 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