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Austin Riley Electrifies Fans with Go-Ahead HR as Braves Rally Past Phillies in G2

It was a mostly frustrating night for the Atlanta Braves' historic regular season offense—until Austin Riley happened.

With a locked in Zach Wheeler on the mound, the Philadelphia Phillies contained the Braves for the majority of Game 2 of the NLDS, looking to take a commanding 2-0 series lead.

And then Riley came through in the clutch.

Down 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Riley stepped up to the plate and blasted a pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homer to give Atlanta its first lead of the night and bring the game-winning run across in the 5-4 victory.