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Acuña, Riley Power Braves Past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta Moves 5 Games up over Philly in NL East

On Sunday, Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed a three-run homer in the eighth inning and Austin Riley delivered a go-ahead triple in the ninth as the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.
Philadelphia wasted a strong effort from starter Aaron Nola, who allowed one run on four hits in seven innings while Kyle Schwarber and Derek Hill extended the Phillies lead to 4-1 with seventh-inning homers.
Phillies reliever Alex McFarlane surrendered a 450-foot, three-run homer on a 100.5 mph fastball to Acuña in the eighth, and Jhoan Duran allowed the decisive triple to Riley in the ninth.
With this win, Atlanta leads Philadelphia by five games in the National League East with each team having 19 games remaining, clinching the season tiebreaker.
Braves RHP Grant Holmes will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo in Monday's series finale, with Atlanta seeking to extend its division lead.

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