Braves can’t keep Phillies down in 8-5 loss
On another day the Braves might have won this game, but the coin flip went to Philly today.
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 10: José Suarez #54 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the eighth inning during the game against the Cleveland Guardians at Truist Park on April 10, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr. /Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) | Getty Images As the Braves looked for another series victory, they faced Zack Wheeler, uncertain of exactly what to expect from the Phillies’ ace coming back from injury, while Bryce Elder started for Atlanta.
Bryce allowed some hard contact for two groundouts in the first, before going up 0-2 on Harper and then seemingly overthrowing to try to get Harper out and ultimately walking him. That turned costly as Yastrzemski failed to complete a diving catch on an Adolis Garcia triple that brought Harper home but might have left Harper on second or third if Yaz had simply moved to cut the ball off. The starting pitchers were able to keep things quiet through the third inning, but the Phillies struck again in the fourth, as a Brandon Marsh single came home for a run off a Bryson Stott .
030 xBA triple that hit the right field wall just above Ronald Acuna’s grasp and bounced way back off the wall. Each run that Elder had given up to this point was fairly unlucky, but he had been allowing hard contact all night, so not necessarily undeserved. Wheeler showed his first real weakness in the fourth, with two walks to Baldwin and Olson to start the inning, challenging a clear ball on the fourth pitch to Olson seemingly out of frustration as well.
Ozzie grounded a ball softly up the middle to a spot that drew a diving stop from Turner, but Turner’s flip to second for a potential force out was wide, loading the bases with no outs ahead of the scalding hot Michael Harris II. Mike just missed a grand slam, but brought home Baldwin with a sac fly to the warning track, leaving runners on the corners with one out for Austin Riley. Austin came through huge with a double for his 500th career RBI, bringing home Olson and landing Ozzie on third.
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