ATLANTA — Life went on here Sunday, one day after the National League East was settled. Aaron Nola pitched. Rhys Hoskins played left field. Odubel Herrera made a mistake on the bases.
Make it 15 losses in 21 games this month after a 2-1 setback against the Atlanta Braves, who completed a four-game sweep at SunTrust Park despite marking their first full day as division champions by starting only two of their everyday players and pulling both Nick Markakis and Freddie Freeman after one at-bat.
Nola gave up a go-ahead solo home run — the ninth time he got taken deep in his last five starts after giving up only eight homers through his first 27 — to Lane Adams in the fifth inning, and the Phillies left the bases loaded in the ninth inning when Wilson Ramos grounded out on a slow roller to second base.