Acuña, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5 games up over Philly in NL East

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Sanfilippo, A. (2026, September 6). Acuña, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5 games up over Philly in NL East. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/acu-a-riley-power-braves-past-phillies-5-4-as-atlanta-moves-5-games-up-over-philly-in-nl-east/article_9de48c4d-dee0-568c-90c6-5e0ee306247c.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-06 · by Anthony Sanfilippo

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Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying three-run homer and Austin Riley added an RBI triple as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Sunday. The win extended the Braves' lead in the NL East to five games over the Phillies. Acuña's home run was his 16th of the season and also marked his 1,000th career hit, a milestone achieved by only one other Braves player, Hank Aaron. Dylan Lee earned the win in relief for the Braves, while Raisel Iglesias picked up his 31st save.
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The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Sunday, extending their lead over Philly in the NL East to five games. The game saw a late rally from the Braves, who tied the score with Ronald Acuña Jr.'s three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning, and then took the lead in the ninth when Austin Riley hit an RBI triple off Phillies closer Jhoan Duran. This was Acuña's 16th home run of the season, and it also marked a milestone for him as he reached 1,000 career hits, joining Hank Aaron as the only Braves player to have 1,000 hits, 200 homers, and 200 stolen bases. The win was earned by reliever Dylan Lee (6-0), while Raisel Iglesias picked up his 31st save.

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Anthony Sanfilippo
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Acuña PERSON · 4× Braves ORG · 4× Phillies ORG · 4× McFarlane PERSON · 2× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 2× Alex McFarlane PERSON · 1× Austin Riley PERSON · 1× Hank Aaron PERSON · 1× Ronald Acuña Jr. PERSON · 1× the Philadelphia Phillies ORG · 1×

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying three-run homer, Austin Riley added a go-ahead RBI triple and the Braves used a late rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to five games. Acuña hit a 100.5-mph fastball off Phillies reliever Alex McFarlane deep into the right field seats in the top of the eighth inning to tie the score 4.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07
🔮 Up next Braves RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.62 ERA) will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (13-5, 3.02) in the finale of the four-game set on Monday afternoon.
2026-09-07 · Toronto Star
Acuña, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5 games up over Philly in NL East · assertive framing

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying three-run homer, Austin Riley added a go-ahead RBI triple and the Braves used a late rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to five games. Acuña hit a 100.5-mph fastball off Phillies reliever Alex McFarlane deep into the right field seats in the top of the eighth inning to tie the score 4. asserted
Acuña → hit → score
It was home run No. 16 this season for Acuña, and it was the seventh consecutive fastball over 100 mph thrown to him by McFarlane. asserted
it → throw → McFarlane
Acuña’s homer was his 1,000th career hit, and he joined Hank Aaron as the only Braves player to have 1,000 hits, 200 homers and 200 stolen bases. asserted
he → join → hits
After getting the first out of the inning, Mike Yastrzemski singled and Drake Baldwin doubled ahead of Acuña’s homer. asserted
Baldwin → get → homer
McFarlane hadn’t allowed a run since Aug. 11 — the only run he allowed since being called up in July. asserted
he → allow → July
In the ninth inning, Ozzie Albies legged out a double off Phillies closer Jhoan Duran (2-5) and Riley followed with a triple off the centerfield fence, giving the Braves the lead. asserted
Riley → legge → lead
Dylan Lee (6-0) earned the win in relief of Tyler Mahle, and Raisel Iglesias picked up his 31st save. asserted
Iglesias → earn → save
Mahle allowed two unearned runs in six innings. asserted
Mahle → allow → innings
Philadelphia wasted a strong effort from starter Aaron Nola, who allowed one run on four hits in seven innings. asserted
who → waste → innings
Nola has gone eight consecutive starts allowing three runs or fewer, his longest such stretch of starts since 2019. asserted
Nola → go → 2019
In the seventh inning, Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 42nd home run and pinch-hitter Derek Hill added a solo shot, his 10th of the season, for the Phillies. asserted
Hill → hit → Phillies
Up next Braves RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.62 ERA) will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (13-5, 3.02) in the finale of the four-game set on Monday afternoon. asserted
Holmes → face → afternoon
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