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Alec Bohm's 10th-Inning Homer Forces Game 3

The win creates a winner-take-all Game 3 that shifts focus to Atlanta's late relievers and Edmundo Sosa's injury

Overview

  • Alec Bohm hit a two-out, go-ahead solo home run in the top of the 10th that gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday and evened the National League Wild Card Series.
  • Philadelphia erased a late deficit when Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers to tie the game before extras, with Harper earlier misplaying a fly ball that had helped Atlanta take the lead.
  • Andrew Painter, a regular-season starter, threw three scoreless relief innings to finish the game and earn the win for the Phillies.
  • Atlanta's bullpen struggles drew scrutiny after left-hander Dylan Lee allowed the consecutive homers that wiped out the Braves' lead and the club must decide how to use its late relievers for Thursday's decider.
  • Edmundo Sosa reached base with an infield single in the ninth but exited limping and his availability for Game 3 remains unclear; the winner of Thursday's game at Truist Park will advance in the postseason.