Major League Baseball
Atlanta 15, Philadelphia 3
When: 6:05 PM ET, Saturday, July 24, 2021
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Stu Scheurwater
Attendance: 24479

Abraham Almonte homered, singled twice and drove in three runs to lift the Atlanta Braves past the host Philadelphia Phillies 15-3 on Saturday.

Joc Pederson added four hits, including a three-run home run, and four RBIs.

Freddie Freeman contributed a two-run home run, single and a walk and Dansby Swanson had three hits and an RBI for the Braves.

Ozzie Albies also hit a three-run home run and Austin Riley had a two-run homer and a single as the Braves recorded 17 hits.

Braves starter Drew Smyly gave up three hits and no runs with three strikeouts and three walks in four innings.

Josh Tomlin (4-0) earned the win in relief.

Andrew McCutchen had three hits for the Phillies.

Phillies starter Vince Velasquez struggled through 2 1/3 innings and allowed five hits and six runs. Velasquez (3-5) struck out three and walked two.

The Braves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when red hot Freeman ripped a two-run home to right field. It was Freeman's 23rd homer of the season.

Almonte hit a solo home run in the second and the Braves went ahead 3-0.

Atlanta extended its lead to 4-0 in the third when Swanson lined an RBI double down the left field line. When Almonte added a two-run single off Brandon Kintzler, the lead swelled to 6-0.

The Phillies managed three hits through the first three innings, a double by Bryce Harper and singles by Jean Segura and Alec Bohm.

Smyly walked the bases loaded to open the fourth, but Didi Gregorius grounded into a double play. Pinch hitter Travis Jankowski flied out to left to end the threat.

Pederson hit an RBI single for a 7-0 advantage in the sixth.

The Phillies closed within 7-1 in the sixth when Rhys Hoskins lined an RBI double to center.

Albies crushed a three-run homer off Enyel De Los Santos in the eighth for a 10-1 lead. Shortstop Ronald Torreyes came in to pitch with one out in the eighth and Riley hit a two-run home run on the second pitch for an 11-run advantage.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Philadelphia
Drew Smyly Player Vince Velasquez
No Decision W/L Loss
4.0 IP 2.1
3 Strikeouts 3
3 Hits 5
0.00 ERA 23.14
Hitting
Atlanta   Philadelphia
Joc Pederson Player Andrew McCutchen
4 Hits 3
4 RBI 0
1 HR 0
7 TB 3
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 17 5 34 .395 16 9 15 5 0 1
Philadelphia 8 0 10 .235 22 7 3 6 1 2