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Hernandez delivers in the ninth as Phillies earn emotional victory

Final: Phillies 6, Braves 5

The Phillies desperately needed a bounce back performance after suffering their most devastating loss of the season after an epic bullpen collapse. It looked promising at first. The Phillies had the lead early on and Aaron Nola was on his way to delivering a quality start. That changed when Josh Donaldson launched a three-run home run in the fifth and gave the Braves the lead. It all changed again when Cesar Hernandez drove in two runs to give the Phillies a 6-5 lead in the ninth. After earning what might as well be their most important victory of the season, the Phillies are now 1.