Eight games remain. Atlanta holds a 1.5 game lead over the Phillies, courtesy of a brilliant start from Max Fried. Fried threw nine innings, his second Maddux of the season, retiring 27 Padres on 98 pitches.
Despite dropping the remainder of the suspended game from July, the bats came to life early in the first “official” game of the series as Austin Riley scorched a ball to right field to score Ozzie Albies. The remaining runs came off the bats of Dansby Swanson and Adam Duvall, who sealed the deal for a 4-0 Braves win.