Bryce Harper's home run doubles the Phillies' lead in the top of the sixth inning.
ATLANTA -- — This is Bryce Harper's favorite time of year.
Ranger Suárez and a parade of hard-throwing Philadelphia relievers are enjoying themselves, too.
Harper hit his 12th career postseason homer, Suárez and a half-dozen teammates combined on a five-hitter, and the Phillies stifled baseball's most prolific offense for a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Saturday night.
In a playoff rematch between division rivals, the 104-win Braves find themselves in exactly the same position as a year ago: trailing the Phillies after the opener at Truist Park.