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Thursday 4 augusT 2022
Castellanos HR after overturned call, Phils beat Braves 3-1

By PAUL NEWBERRY that, you need to limit them While Robertson got the
AP Sports Writer as much as possible." save in his first appearance
ATLANTA (AP) — Talk about Over the last five games, since the trade, manager
taking advantage of an the Braves starters have sur- Rob Thomson stressed that
overturned call. rendered just 16 hits and he's not the full-time closer.
Nick Castellanos hit a tie- three runs in 33 innings, with The Phillies have used a
breaking two-run homer in seven walks and 40 strike- committee approach since
the eighth after an inning- outs. Corey Knebel was stripped
ending double play was But the bullpen let this one of the job in mid-June.
reversed, sending the Phila- get away. That will continue, accord-
delphia Phillies to a 3-1 vic- Still, the Braves are lead- ing to Thomson.
tory over the Atlanta Braves ing the NL wild-card race "Robby closed the game,
on Wednesday. and have their sights set but he's not labeled the
"That's an example that all higher as they hit the road closer," the manager said.
the little things are just as for a rare five-game series "Everyone will get a feel for
important as the big things," against the first-place Mets. pitching in different innings,
Castellanos said. Philadelphia Phillies players, from left, Darick Hall and J.T. Real- New York came into the which is good because
muto greet Nick Castellanos on his three-run home run in the
After getting blown out eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, day 2 1/2 games ahead of you're not going to have
13-1 in the opener of the Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Atlanta. the World Series champion everyone available every
two-game series between Associated Press Braves, who have won four night."
NL East rivals, the Phillies straight NL East titles. Robertson said he's fine
looked to be down to their The Braves wasted 6 2/3 "We're going against a The Phillies are also in the with the arrangement.
final three outs when J.T. scoreless innings by Charlie tough guy over on their playoff mix. Before the win, "It is a little different" than his
Realmuto grounded into Morton, who turned in an- side," Morton said. "Zack they were tied with St. Louis role with the Cubs, he said.
what was ruled a double other strong performance threw the ball really well. for the final wild card. "I'll just have to adjust like
play with the Braves nursing by Atlanta's rotation. Going into a game like ROBERTSON'S ROLE I've done over the years."q
a 1-0 lead.
But Philadelphia chal-
lenged the call, and the re-
play showed Realmuto —
hustling all the way down
the line — getting a foot
to the bag just ahead of
the relay throw while Rhys
Hoskins trotted home from
third.
With the game now tied
at 1, Collin McHugh (2-2)
fell behind 2-0 in the count
before grooving one to
Castellanos, who launched
a 420-foot drive over the
center-field wall for his ninth
homer of the season.
"J.T. running down the like
that gave me an opportu-
nity to get a hit like that,"
Castellanos said.
Zack Wheeler (10-5)
claimed the win over his
hometown team with five-
hit ball over seven innings,
snapping Atlanta's four-
game winning streak. His
only big mistake came in
the fifth, when he served
up a homer to Orlando Ar-
cia.
"It was one of those games
were you just keep grinding
away and hope the hitters
come around," Wheeler
said. "I have faith in those
guys."
Phillies newcomer David
Robertson, acquired in a
series of deals ahead of the
trade deadline, worked a
scoreless ninth for his first
Philadelphia save after
locking down 14 wins for
the Chicago Cubs.