mlb Game Recap
Atlanta Falls 3-1 to Philadelphia - Recap
Nick Castellanos swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 2 runs as his Phillies defeated Atlanta 3-1 at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies were a +130 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.
Ranger Suarez earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Nick Castellanos in the win.
Atlanta's starting pitcher Raisel Iglesias worked 0.1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Sean Murphy in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Philadelphia as they had 10 hits, while Atlanta only had 5.
Matt Strahm pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.