BRAVES vs. PHILLIES- Official Full Game Highlights (September 5) - 2026 MLB Season

After losing last night the Phillies now find themselves five games off the pace of the National League East still in really good shape from a wildcard standpoint, but a win tonight can draw them even closer to the Braves for the division lead. Great bat died a hero barrel landed out there past the mound. proved fly ball right field this should do it Harper says he has it Hill is there as well Hill makes the final call on the catch and the inning is over he slid his way into trouble and he slammed his way out of trouble now it is Martin Perez's turn to be the sixth time that he's pitched in this ballpark fifth start he's been very good here over the course of his career the only issue he's had is the walks have been kind of high 17 of those compared to the 19 strikeouts and we've been waiting a number 100 career win number 100 we'd love to see it here tonight 199 ERA at home Joe that ERA on the road 442 opposite way to bond going back he's got a beat on it little breeze blowing it in Schwerber's trying for third here's the throw on one hop he is safe he got his hand in Austin Riley felt like they had him and they are not going to review what a gutsy play here I mean you saw exactly what Schwerber did tremendous job of going on the inside part of the bag to avoid this tag and just gets his fingers in before Riley gets that glove down a rise who was hitting 382 with runners in scoring position as a member of the Giants has hit right around 230 with the Phillies so now two in scoring position a looper out toward right Acuna is coming on he played it on one hop and then gets the throw and they go to the plate he's safe at home won nothing Phillies that is a third walk here in the first inning for Martin Perez and they are now loaded with one down Braves pitching last night had one walk the entire game Matt Olson over there on the right side will be Matt who takes command walks it onto the grass makes the catch and two down so two away for J.T. Romito and ball four that's going to force it a run ABS powered by T-Mobile J.T.'s going to come back and that may be ball four and the Phillies may be up two nothing Turner started a backpedal down the third baseline it's ball four two nothing fills four walks in the inning for Perez and here comes Bryson Stott going to fly a ball to right field Ronald Acuna back Ronald still back a leap into the air and Ronald has it that saved the day for now that would have cleared the bases if it's over his head and Ronald saves Perez with a great catch on the warning track in right field well that would have lifted the lid on this ballpark and now Austin Riley who had a base hit in an RBI last night and a called strike three right on the outside part of the plate at 96 second strikeout Hassan Kim the batter 0 for 2 yesterday ground ball softly to shortstop right at Turner stays down on it sweeps it across and the inning is over one two three go the Braves well that's a better inning for Zach Wheeler as we go to the bottom of the second Derrick Hill will get things started here in the bottom of the second there's a swing and a flare down the right field line that's going to fall in for a hit Acuna over to the corner to pick it up and not before Derrick Hill is easily in the second now the ball booted by Acuna in the corner Hill takes off the third you know he cut it off before he disappeared in the corner but then lost his bearings and then Acuna picks it up and then he fell well he did lose his bearings well there's a triple for Hill top of the order and Schwarber ground ball over to first off the glove of Olsen Hill's coming home and they won't get him it'll be 3-0 Phillies he never had the ball in his hand it was bobbled the whole time actually quite a heads up play here by Hill because there's no way he was going to score if Olsen comes up with a clean lead so a couple of struggles defensively and it's 3-0 Philly you would think the Braves might get their bullpen up again because I would think it's not working for Martin Perez right here with the Phillies already up 3-0 so it'll be up to Alec Bohm love to see him get another one here and he freezes Bohm to keep the Phillies to just one run in the second one down for Ronald Acuna 3-0 Phillies in the top of the third Ronald Acuna Jr. launches this to left center and it is long gone to the upper deck it gets the Braves on the board it is also career RBI number 500 for Acuna wow 450 feet he absolutely knew it took a peek into the old dugout for the Phillies did a few dances around the bases looks like he's done it before Carl just said it's the 13th home run of 450 feet or more at Citizens Bank Park I mean seriously this ballpark's been open since 2004 swing and a miss and Olsen's down on strikes that's the third strikeout for Wheeler it's just good old country hardball he just decided to throw that four seamer up in the zone and that's where he's so effective at times popped up out to shallow center field Hill is out there he waits little toe tap and that'll wrap up this third a run on the home run by Acuna Mauricio Dubon will lead off swing and a miss it gets by J.T. he gets on it quickly and then fires to first in time got real fortunate backstop bounce and Karam comes literally came right back to him and Dubon runs pretty well had it not gone right back to him it would have been a close play but J.T. pounced on it and now he walks Dom Smith two out walk that keeps the door open for Olsen and Riley one-two pitch again and a swing and a miss struck him out breaking ball got him Riley down on strikes for the second time tonight that's five K's for Wheeler through four innings Schwarber's walked and scored he's grounded out oh that could have been strike three both teams only have one left so you understand Drake being a little hesitant there that ball is smoked toward the second deck off the score bed sign line drive home run for Kyle Schwarber it's his 41st of the year and the Phillies lead it four to one his last home run was on the 26th of August so it's been a little bit of a drought he had been 0 for his last 17 before that home run and now that ABS potential overturn could have been huge but instead a run for Philly to second right through Obbies who tried to backhand on a hop boy that ball was smoked 109 off the bat it's a base hit for Harper a single by a rise and the Phillies have him at the corners two down for Alec Bone here comes Walt Weiss that'll be it for Martin Perez well Martin just kind of walking off behind the mound looking aimlessly off into the outfield knowing that this just wasn't his night didn't have his best stuff and it started with a first batter when he walked Schwarber Ray Kerr is on out of the Braves' bullpen and Kerr has been good it's only been four games here so far six and two thirds first pitch diving stop Kim to his feet making a great play and saving a run Ha-Sung Kim great defensive effort and it's four to one Philly after four that was a great play by Kim diving laying out to rob Bome of a base hit and get an out and a call strike three right down the chute that's six strikeouts for Wheels swing and a miss he got it with a splitter seven strikeouts back to back K's in fact three in a row dating back to the fourth inning and here comes Acuna and here come the Boos and listen to the welcome back for Acuna coming up here with two outs and nobody home JT caught the bat nice little sinker in his hands just to make him aware it's a nice little battle between two of the premier players in the National League East again the three-two pitch to Acuna swing and a miss he got him he just struck out the side much to the delight of this crowd they're kind of lifting him up and taking him off the field with him what a scene one, two, three go the Braves Michael Harris has fouled out to third and flied out to center here's the windup and the two-two pitch swing and a miss struck him out number nine on the night for Wheeler he was really good in his last outing but chatting with some of the Philly's broadcasters they're saying well it was good but it was the Angels they're having a terrible season this is a different monster tonight with the Braves fly ball left field way up there Sosa comes galloping in he's got a read on it and he makes the catch and a one, two, three hitting for Zach Wheeler six solid innings again for Zach take anybody except Zach Wheeler in the way he was pitching this will be Jonathan Bolan two down for Austin Riley Riley left center deep Sosa back and it's gone four to two Acuna with a solo homer in the third and now Riley launches one here in the seventh and both of them were no doubters 450 for Acuna 428 for Riley we mentioned that he is not swinging the way he used to swing but he could still run into it and he did right there that'll bring up Edmundo Sosa with two down in the seventh and a slow roller to Riley another strong inning for Ray Kerr really helping the bullpen tonight in Philly and Jose Alvarado will be the new pitcher and a base hit by Baldwin got a first pitch sinker put it on the ground hot shot between the rise and bone leadoff single on the eighth and here comes the tying run in Ronald Acuna off the hands out towards short scooped up by Turner to second for one over to first in time huge a gigantic 6-4-3 double play Turner has had his issues 20 errors to lead Major League Baseball but he's able to start that 6-4-3 double play now two down for Matt Olsen swing and a miss he got him Alvarado comes through for the Phillies here in the eighth inning no runs one hit nobody left at a big time pitch by the big bear so the Phillies looking for some insurance here with two outs for Suter he had two very quick outs strikeouts back to back was way ahead of Hill nothing in two and then all of a sudden this rally just kind of fizzled up out of nowhere with a single and then the walk off the end of the bat Suter fell down but recovers and he's able to keep the Phillies off the board here in the bottom of the eighth well Durant is trying to close this one out and allow the Phillies to creep up back to within four games of first place in the National League East it's his 53rd game of the season and Michael Harris the second will lead things off swing and a miss he went upstairs a hundred and two one out here in the ninth inning and now Dubon who's 0 for 3 two strikeouts and a fly out to left and he kicks and delivers ground ball out to shortstop backhanded by Turner two away and now Ozzie Albees is all that stands in the way of the Phillies in their 80th victory of the season they've won 70 games since they were 9 and 19 and the 0-1 pitch swing and a bouncer over to first this should do it Boehm's got it heads to first in time and the ball game is over and the Phillies close it out and win it by a final score of 4-2