mlb Game Recap
Game Wrap - Philadelphia 19-4 Victors Over Braves
It wasn't going to be a low-scoring affair and Philadelphia made sure they came out on the winning end on Thursday, grabbing a 19-4 victory over Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia was favored by -175 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 10.
Aaron Nola earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 3, and allowing 4 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 9 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber in the win.
Atlanta got a 0.1-inning outing from Wander Suero in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 1 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while Matt Olson had 1 hits in the loss for the Braves.
The battle of the bats favored Philadelphia as they had 20 hits, while Atlanta only had 6.