ATLANTA — — Aaron Nola wished to pitch a whole recreation however knew he was on a brief leash as he walked to the mound to start the ninth inning.

“I at all times wish to throw a whole recreation, proper?” he stated. “However I’m glad the extra innings I can throw, the higher. The win clearly is big. It’s positively extra essential.”

Nola struck out 10 whereas pitching shutout ball into the ninth for his first victory since opening day, main the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Thursday night time.

J.T. Realmuto homered because the Phillies prevented the World Sequence champion Braves from posting their first three-game profitable streak this season.

Philadelphia had misplaced every of Nola’s earlier eight begins, however he had a 3.69 ERA over that stretch. He did little improper towards the Braves, permitting one run and 5 hits in 8 1/3 innings.

Nola (2-4) had misplaced 4 straight begins at Truist Park and entered with a 6.60 ERA with eight homers allowed over his earlier six begins in Atlanta.

“It’s a troublesome place to play,” Nola stated. “They’ve received an excellent staff over there, an excellent fan base, however to come back out with a cut up going to New York is fairly good. We’re tied with Atlanta now (within the NL East).”

Nola has 74 strikeouts, tied for probably the most within the majors with Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan. Thursday marked the eighth time in his profession that he struck out not less than 10 and didn’t concern a stroll. He reached double-digit strikeouts for the twenty third time,

“We all know dealing with Nola, if he’s on, he’s tough,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “He can find, velocity you up, gradual you down, the entire thing. Wanting again we had one actual good alternative all night time once we had first and third.”

Nola struck out Matt Olson with runners on first and third to finish the third and retired his subsequent seven batters. Olson doubled with two outs within the sixth earlier than Nola retired Travis d’Arnaud on a grounder.

Within the ninth, Nola struck out Austin Riley earlier than giving up a double to Olson that chased him. Nola fell two outs shy of his fourth profession full recreation, his third profession shutout.

Nola threw 75 of 109 pitches for strikes.

“He saved his pitch rely actually down,” Phillies supervisor Joe Girardi stated.

Corey Knebel received the ultimate two outs in reduction. After retiring d’Arnaud on a grounder, Knebel threw a wild pitch that scored Olson. William Contreras walked, and Adam Duvall struck out to finish it.

The Braves lacked two potent bats with accidents sidelining outfielders Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna, and their absences had been felt as Atlanta put simply 5 runners in scoring place.

Atlanta fell to 21-24 and is that this late right into a season with no three-game wnning streak for the primary time since 2001.

Kyle Wright (4-3) retired his first six batters earlier than Realmuto related to place the Philles forward. It was Realmuto’s third homer and traveled 414 ft.

The Phillies regarded as if they’d put collectively a giant inning after Realmuto homered. Rhys Hoskins’ single loaded the bases with no out, however Wright escaped the jam by placing out Alec Bohm and getting Bryce Harper to floor right into a double play.

Harper, the two-time NL MVP who entered with a .545 common, 5 homers, 9 doubles and 13 RBI in his prior 10 highway video games, completed 1 for 4. He singled within the eighth and scored from first on Nick Castellanos’ double to make it 4-0.

Wright retired 14 straight batters earlier than Kyle Schwarber walked and Realmuto was hit by a pitch within the seventh. Wright was charged with three hits and three runs after Will Smith gave up Odúbel Herrera’s two-run double within the seventh.

Wright had gone 0-2 with a 5.56 ERA in his earlier two profession begins and one reduction look towards Philadelphia.

Wright has obtained simply 16 whole runs of assist in his 9 begins this season and has by no means gotten greater than three runs to work with in an outing.

“This staff is simply too good to not go on a stretch or a run,” he stated. “We have got an excessive amount of expertise to not go on a run.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Acuña missed his second straight recreation with a grade 1 pressure in his proper quadriceps, however Snitker stated he regarded good working with the energy and conditioning employees. “That’s an excellent signal,” Snitker stated. “He appears to be transferring round good. I believe it’s extra about firing up the working.” Snitker added that Acuña won’t play on Friday. … Ozuna was scratched with decrease belly tightness 45 minutes earlier than the primary pitch and was obtainable as a pinch-hitter. Orlando Arcia took Ozuna’s spot in left. Snitker stated Ozuna, who was on deck when the sport ended, will play on Friday.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

The Phillies have now scored not less than 4 runs in 13 consecutive highway video games, the longest such streak since a 14-game stretch courting to Aug. 30-Sept. 28, 1993.

UP NEXT

Braves RHP Ian Anderson (3-3, 4.07 ERA) will face LHP Trevor Rogers (2-5, 5.20) as Atlanta opens a three-game house collection towards Miami.

Philadelphia opens a three-game collection on the New York Mets with RHP Bailey Falter (0-1, 3.75) dealing with RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-1, 3.50).

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