The best lineup in baseball history took the night off, as a committee of Phillies pitchers handed the Braves their first home shutout of the season.
on Saturday night. That was a first for Atlanta at home this season. The Phillies, meanwhile, scored thrice; less than they'd like, but more than enough for a 3-0 win in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.They'd waited patiently in the interim, staying fresh with scrimmage games this past week. But Saturday was opportunity No. 1 for a 104-win juggernaut to unleash its wrath on the rival who sent Atlanta packing last October.
The play was reviewed and upheld, with an inconclusive replay shown on the in-stadium video board. A number of aggrieved Braves fans responded by hucking garbage onto the playing surface. A shower of boos and booze rained down and the game was delayed as stadium staff tended to the refuse. For a brief moment, that seemed to jolt Atlanta's offense into action, the Braves pushing runners to the corners with just one out in the bottom of the eighth. Phillies relieverAnd when Albies ripped one toward the 5-6 hole it seemed that the inevitable Braves were back. But Phillies shortstopdove full extension to his backhand, flipped his body around and in one motion fired the baseball to second base. Stott gathered and zinged it to first for the double play.
But Suárez carved the Braves up in the early going, not allowing a single hit through the first 11 batters of the game before asingle ended the no-no in the fourth. The Venezuelan lefty successfully got his fastball and cutter inside on the Braves' right-handed bats. Atlanta knocked him out in the fourth, but a parade of Philly relievers outpitched Strider for the remainder.
So much of the focus ahead of Game 1 centered around Strider. In last year's NLDS, the then-rookie hurler entered the series with a nagging oblique, having not thrown in three weeks. His fastball velocity was down and the Phillies sent him to the great beyond.is a baseball writer for FOX Sports. He played college baseball, poorly at first, then very well, very briefly. Jake lives in New York City where he coaches Little League and rides his bike, sometimes at the same time.
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