The Braves put up a fight, but lost to the Phillies 1-0 on Wednesday night to get swept in the very important 3-game series. Tommy Hanson gave up 0 runs in 6 innings last night while the bullpen only gave up 1 run in 2 innings. Roy Oswalt was just as brilliant for the Phillies, giving up 0 runs in 7 innings. Brad Lidge got the save for Philadelphia. The Braves did not play especially bad in the series, it's just the Phillies were a little better. Atlanta pitching only gave up 9 runs in 3 games, but the offense only scored 4 runs. Plus, the Braves did not throw their aces while the Phillies did. Philly outhit the Braves by a slight margin, 21-16, over the three games.
Atlanta is now 6 games behind Philly with 9 games left, so it doesn't look good for the NL East division title. We now have to look toward the wild card, where the Braves hold a 1/2 game lead over the Giants. Atlanta has a day off on Thursday before traveling to Washington for a weekend series. The Giants play today at Chicago before traveling to Colorado for a big three-game series that could have implications in both the NL West and the wild card race for both teams.
Omar Infante struggled the entire series against the Phillies, going 1-for-12. That performance ruined his chances for the NL batting title. Carlos Gonzalez leads the league with a .341 average. Infante needs 18 hits in the next 9 games to have a shot at the title.
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