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Acuña Jr., Morton carry Braves over Phillies

Final Score: Braves 8, Phillies 1

The Philadelphia Phillies offense disappeared on Friday night as they fell to the Atlanta Braves for the first time in 2021. The Phillies fall to 5-2 on the season, and are 1.5 games up on the New York Mets for first place in the NL East

Starter Zack Wheeler, who was great in his first game of the season, was unable to make it through five innings. Ronald Acuña Jr. led the way for Atlanta, who scored just three runs in last weekend’s series but exploded for eight on Friday.