{"id":593281,"date":"2026-04-19T08:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593281\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:04:10","slug":"braves-3-1-phillies-apr-18-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593281\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves 3-1 Phillies (Apr 18, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA — \u2014 Chris Sale<\/a> struck out seven in seven innings to outduel Cristopher S\u00e1nchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Atlanta Braves<\/a> took advantage of an error to beat the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> 3-1 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Mauricio Dub\u00f3n had a pair of RBI for the Braves, who have won four games in a row and eight of 10.<\/p>\n

Felix Reyes<\/a> homered in his first at-bat in his big league debut for the Phillies, who have dropped nine of their last 12 games. Reyes became the sixth Phillies player to homer in his first at-bat, driving a 94 mph four-seamer from Sale into the seats in right field in the second inning.<\/p>\n

Sale (4-1) gave up five hits and walked one. Robert Suarez<\/a> pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save.<\/p>\n

Atlanta scored three unearned runs in the third inning against S\u00e1nchez (2-2). After striking out the first two batters in the frame, the left-hander surrendered a single to Drake Baldwin<\/a>. Ozzie Albies<\/a> hit a grounder to second base, but second baseman Edmundo Sosa<\/a> could not handle the ball for an error. Matt Olson<\/a> walked to load the bases.<\/p>\n

Austin Riley<\/a> hit a dribbler in front of the mound, but S\u00e1nchez slipped trying to field the ball and Baldwin scored to tie the game at 1. Dub\u00f3n\u2019s bloop, two-run single to center gave Atlanta a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n

S\u00e1nchez allowed eight hits while striking out eight and walking one in six innings. <\/p>\n

Phillies catcher JT Realmuto left the game after the sixth inning due to lower back tightness.<\/p>\n

The Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list<\/a> with a left oblique strain.<\/p>\n

Olson extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a seventh-inning double. <\/p>\n

Up Next <\/p>\n

The teams wrap up their three-game series on Sunday night. Braves RHP Grant Holmes<\/a> (1-1, 3.32 ERA) opposes Phillies rookie RHP Andrew Painter<\/a> (1-0, 3.77). <\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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