David Buchanan cruised through the first six innings of Saturday night's game against his hometown Atlanta Braves. The Phillies second-year righthander expended only 25 pitches to get through three innings. He didn't allow a hit until the fifth.
But a shaky seventh doomed Buchanan and the Phillies in their 5-2 loss. A pair of two-out walks chased the starter from the game, and he watched from the dugout as consecutive Atlanta hits off Jake Diekman turned his one-run lead into a one-run deficit.
The Phillies (6-11) scored less than three runs for the 11th time in 18 games.