Philadelphia Phillies defeat Atlanta Braves 3-0 – MLB Update
Philadelphia Phillies put in a tremendous performance as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-0 at Turner Field, Atlanta on Sunday, April 10.
Derek Lowe came to pitch for Atlanta as Shane Victorino of Philadelphia was tasked with commencing the inning for the team. Lowe remained unplayable in the first inning. With one hit in the first inning, the Phillies were unable to score any runs followed
by the Braves’ batters, Martin Prado, Nate McLouth and Chipper Jones who faced Cole Hamels, pitching for the Phillies. At the end of first inning, there was no score on the board.
It remained unchanged until the Phillies opened their account, as Jimmy Rollins went strongly against Lowe. He grounded into double, made short-stop to second to first where Shane Victorino scored. However, the double run could not materialise because Placido
Polanco got out at second.
At the end of fourth inning, Philadelphia was 1-0. The lead remained intact when Hamels pitched a shut-out inning for the Phillies in both fourth and fifth inning. Phillies’ Victorino once again took on Lowe, profiting from his seemingly minor mistakes.
Victorino homered in the third pitch of Lowe where he homered to right, scoring the second run for the Phillies.
The third and final run guaranteed their success in the ninth inning when Ryan Howard of the Phillies went aggressively against Craig Kimbrel who was pitching for Atlanta. It obviously came in the backdrop of the Braves inability to score any run in the
game on their home ground.
Ryan Madson secured the victory for the Phillies when he came to pitch. Even Chipper Jones who was impressive in the last game failed to deliver this time. With no hits, Atlanta lost the last opportunity in the ninth inning to come back in the game. Phillies
had ruled the roost by the time the 9th inning came to an end and the Phillies won 3-0.
Unlike other teams playing this season, the Phillies performance is marked by uniform regularity. They have not let their opponents easily overcome them. In fact such has been their dominance that their presence on the field has not allowed any team to play
them with sufficient enough confidence.
Keeping that in mind, the Phillies are poised to show more consistent performances during the season. Philadelphia managed to put in a good performance and get their offence going during the game. The Braves were unable to get a single hit during the game,
emphasising their poor form so far in the season. It will be interesting see how far the Phillies carry their winning momentum, as the Braves will be looking to improve their offence to become more competitive against the top teams in Major League Baseball.
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