Familiar: Braves 6, Phillies 2
The Phillies were back to their losing ways on Sunday
Apr 26, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (27) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Phillies snapped their ten-game losing streak on Saturday night by actually getting some late, clutch hits and prevailing in extra innings. The Braves: “I took that personally” On Sunday, the Braves reverted to their winning ways, while the Phillies were back on their B.
S. Aaron Nola was rocked, the hitters looked feeble against Chris Sale, and they lost to the Braves 6-2, marking their eleventh loss in twelve games. One of the recurring themes of the Phillies’ freefall has been a tendency for their pitchers to give up a lot of cheap hits.
And far too often, those cheap hits are followed by not-so-cheap ones. We got to see that familiar sequence immediately on Sunday. Ronald Acuna, Jr.
led off the first with an infield single and Drake Baldwin followed with another single. Another phenomenon we’re quite used to is Nola giving up a home run, and that’s exactly what he did next when Matt Olson sent a deep ball to right field to make it 3-0. Matt Olson gets the @Braves started with a 3-run blast 💥 pic.