Phillies can’t hold lead, fall to Braves

ATLANTA — Long after Julio Teheran’s struggles began with Ryan Howard’s first-inning grand slam, the Braves battled back from a six-run deficit for a 7-6 win over the Phillies on Tuesday night at a rain-soaked Turner Field.

Tyler Flowers delivered a double during the decisive eighth inning that was capped when Mallex Smith and Emilio Bonifacio recorded consecutive two-out singles off David Hernandez. Flowers also capped Atlanta’s four-run sixth inning with three-run homer that traveled a projected 417 feet with a 107 mph exit velocity via Statcast™.

Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff retired each of the first 11 hitters he faced before Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 29 games with a two-out homer in the seventh inning. Eickhoff and Teheran, who allowed six earned runs and 10 hits in just four innings, did not return after a 1-hour, 53-minute rain delay, which began before the start of the fifth inning.

Roman Quinn highlighted his three-hit night with a double during a two-run second inning that gave the Phillies a 6-0 lead. But after Teheran exited, the Braves notched their eighth win in their past nine games courtesy of a bullpen that delivered five scoreless innings.

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