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Four-run eighth seals sweep of Phillies
- Updated: September 30, 2016
ATLANTA — Dansby Swanson homered for the first time at Turner Field and Matt Kemp delivered a go-ahead, RBI double in the eighth inning, as the Braves extended their winning streak against the Phillies to seven games in Thursday night’s 5-2 win.
Philadelphia jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third, when Odubel Herrera scored Jeremy Hellickson from second base on a bloop single down the left-field line. But Josh Collmenter allowed only a pair of singles across his next 4 1/3 innings en route to his second consecutive quality start.
The Braves’ offense, meanwhile, struggled to produce against Hellickson and right-hander Colton Murray, who limited Atlanta to two hits through the first five innings. Then, in his third at-bat of the night, Swanson tied the game at 1 when he led off the sixth with his third career …
