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Braves visit Phillies, seek 8th straight win

June 21 - The Atlanta Braves will look for their eighth consecutive victory when they battle the host Philadelphia Phillies in the middle game of a three-game series on Wednesday evening.

Matt Olson and Austin Riley each blasted long solo home runs for Atlanta in a 4-2 victory Tuesday that snapped the Phillies' six-game winning streak.

Olson has nine homers in 57 career at-bats at Citizens Bank Park. Riley, who also has enjoyed career success in Philadelphia, hit his first home run since June 8.

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"When we come to the yard, whether it's at home or here, it's a playoff atmosphere," Riley said in a postgame interview on Bally Sports.