Spencer Strider battled to get the job done on Sunday, but the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1. Strider gave the Braves seven innings of two-run ball, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out four. It's the deepest he's pitched into a game this season.
He got out of trouble in the top of the first inning - the Phillies left the bases loaded - and pitched three perfect innings after that. The Phillies broke through in the top of the fifth. They put up both runs in that inning, scoring on an RBI double from Otto Kemp and a sac fly from Trea Turner.