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Nieves sacrificed, first baseman Freeman to second baseman Uggla, D.Brown to second.

Sacrificed, first baseman Freeman to second baseman Uggla, D.Brown to second.

Revere singled to center, D.Brown scored, Asche to second.

Singled to center, D.Brown scored, Asche to second.

Phillies

Phillies eighth.  D.Brown singled to left.  Nieves sacrificed, first baseman Freeman to second baseman Uggla, D.Brown to second.  Nix struck out.  Howard pinch-hitting for Bastardo.  Howard walked on a full count.  Asche pinch-running for Howard.  Revere singled to center, D.Brown scored, Asche to second.  Rollins struck out.

The Braves defeated the Nationals, 10-2, yesterday, and including a sweep of Washington over the weekend, have won four of their last five games overall. Atlanta had 16 extra-base hits vs. the Nats -- tied for its most in any three-game series since banging out 17 against the Brewers, May 10-12, 2010.

Philadelphia beat Miami, 4-3, on Sunday, and with a sweep of the Marlins over the weekend, is now 3-3 at Citizens Bank Park in 2014. The Phillies have committed 12 errors in 2014 -- tied for second most in the National League.

This is the first meeting of the season between the Braves and Phillies. Atlanta went 11-8 vs. Philadelphia in 2013, and is 23-14 overall the last two seasons against the Phillies.

Ervin Santana pitched eight innings of shut-out ball in his first start for the Braves last Wednesday, taking home a win over the Mets for his efforts. Santana went 7.0 innings and allowed just one run (unearned) in his only career outing vs. the Phillies -- a win on June 20, 2008.

Roberto Hernandez is 1-0 with a 4.35 ERA in his first two starts as a National Leaguer, but has failed to go more than 5.1 innings in either outing. Hernandez won his only career start vs. the Braves (7.0 IP, 2 ER) on June 17, 2007.

Chase Utley went 3-for-4 with a home run in yesterday's victory, and is now batting .500 in 2014 overall -- best of any Phillie through 12 team games in any season since 1914. Utley has recorded four multi-hit games in a row -- his longest such streak since a five-gamer April 7-12, 2009.

HP - Wolf, 1B - Rackley, 2B - Welke, 3B - Gorman

(SportsNetwork.com) - Alex Wood follows up an outstanding performance from
 teammate Julio Teheran on Thursday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves go for a
 sweep of a three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Atlanta Braves (10-4) at Philadelphia Phillies (6-8), 1:05 p.m. (ET)

Philadelphia,  PA (SportsNetwork.com)  - Ben Revere's RBI single in the eighth
 inning  lifted the  Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves
 in the finale of a rain-shortened four-game series.

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Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies on April 17, 2014

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