Braves Settle for Series Split, drop finale to Phillies 9-5

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia Phillies knew their season was slipping away, and that each loss going forward was significant. As a result, their bats were ready to rumble tonight, and the Braves simply did not have an answer for the Philadelphia bats in a 9-5 loss Thursday night.

The evening got off to a roaring start, as Ronald Acuna Jr. singled and then stole his 35th and 36th bases of the year. That put him in scoring position for Ozzie Albies, who decided to remove all doubt that Acuna Jr. would score with his 22nd home run of the year. The steals moved Acuna Jr. within four steals of the magical number 40 on the season, while Albies became just the 11th player in…