Michael Harris II’s First-Inning Three-Run Homer Powers Braves Previous Phillies in Wild Card Game 3

Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer within the first inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Thursday at Truist Park to win the National League Wild Card Series two video games to 1.

Harris linked off Phillies starter Aaron Nola with two on within the backside of the primary, giving Atlanta a 3-0 lead earlier than Philadelphia got here to bat once more. Ozzie Albies added a two-run homer off Zack Wheeler within the fourth, and Matt Olson hit a solo shot off Jonathan Bowlan within the seventh, the Associated Press reported. The Braves’ three residence runs accounted for all six of their runs; every membership had six hits.

Ray Kerr began for Atlanta and threw 3⅓ scoreless innings in his postseason debut, per the AP. Grant Holmes was credited with the win, and Nola took the loss after 1⅔ innings and three runs allowed. Wheeler adopted with 4 innings of two-run ball. Philadelphia scored within the sixth and eighth innings. Chris Sale struck out Bryce Harper within the eighth and retired the aspect within the ninth.

Attendance was 41,731.

“If you don’t win the last game, it’s a crash landing no matter what. It doesn’t matter where it is,” Phillies interim supervisor Don Mattingly stated, per TSN.

The sequence win is Atlanta’s first for the reason that 2021 World Series championship, per the AP. The Braves open the National League Division Series on Saturday at Dodger Stadium in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Philadelphia had compelled the decider with a 4-3, 10-inning win in Game 2 on Wednesday.