Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies picked up an important win over the second-place Atlanta Braves (PHI 5, ATL 4). Atlanta had won nine of its previous 11 games and closed to within five games of first place. The Phillies erased a 4-0 deficit Thursday thanks in large part to Nick Castellanos’ go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning.
Here is the game-deciding blast. The Phillies were seven outs away from a four-game lead in the division, which would have been their smallest since May 18. Instead, they’re back to six games up.