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Phillies draw record-low crowd at Citizens Bank Park as Braves, Perez snap 12-game skid

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Final: Braves 7, Phillies 2

WP: Williams Perez (5-6, 5.42 ERA) LP: Aaron Harang (5-15, 5.02 ERA)

Philadelphia, PA - Snapping their longest franchise losing skid since 1977, 12, the Atlanta Braves
(55-83) bested the Philadelphia Phillies (53-85) on Labor Day in the series opener of a three-game set.

According to Phillies' beat writer for MLB.com, Todd Zolecki, a record-low crowd of 15,125 was in attendance at Citizens Bank Park tonight. This was the lowest mark in franchise history since 2003
when 13,444 attended a late-April, Wednesday matinee at Veterans Stadium.