PHILADELPHIA —
After Phillies pitcher Aaron Harang made him look bad in his first two at-bats Monday, Hector Olivera stepped up in the fourth inning and had the kind of impact moment that Braves fans have eagerly awaited and hope to see many more times.
Then he made an even bigger one in the ninth inning.
Olivera hit a two-run, two-out double in the fourth inning and a two-run homer in the ninth, and Williams Perez pitched seven strong innings in a 7-2 win that snapped the Braves’ 12-game losing streak, their longest skid in a single season since 1977.