One night after scoring seven runs on 12 hits, Philadelphia and it big bats went quiet in a 3-0 loss to Atlanta.
The Phillies have won three straight games to begin these playoffs, hardly looking like a team making its first postseason appearance since 2011.
Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable NL Championship Series with a three-run homer that sent the Atlanta Braves to the World Series for the first time since 1999.
Atlanta leads the division by 2.5 games, meaning the Phillies will need to take at least two of three to have much of a chance.
The All-Star Game patch that appeared on the right sleeve of the Braves’ jerseys during opening day was sewn over Saturday
A crowd of 8,529 returned to Citizens Bank Park for the first time since 2019 because COVID-19 prevented fans from attending baseball games last year.
