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Phillies bullpen implodes again as Braves take Game 1. Can Philly recover?
ATLANTA — A tense Game 1 between division rivals turned on its head when Phillies closer Jhoan Duran surrendered a go-ahead, three-run homer to Austin Riley with two outs in the eighth inning. The Atlanta Braves won 5-3, and can advance with a win in Game 2 of this NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday.
The Phillies, once again burned by their bullpen in the postseason, face elimination on Wednesday. Here are takeaways from a tense Game 1 in Atlanta, where division rivals met in the postseason for the third time in five years:
As Riley’s ball sailed over the right-field wall, it was hard…
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