Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

14-7, 6-3 Away

Final

8-12, 5-9 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
R. Acuna Jr.RF	1-4	0	0	.247
D. BaldwinDH	1-5	1	0	.318
O. Albies2B	2-4	1	0	.280
M. Olson1B	1-4	1	0	.296
A. Riley3B	2-5	0	1	.250
M. DubonLF-SS	1-4	0	2	.315
E. WhiteCF-LF	0-4	0	0	.158
J. HeimC	2-4	0	0	.217
J. MateoSS	0-3	0	0	.368
M. Harris IICF	0-0	0	0	.258

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Sale	7.0	5	1	1	7	101-73	2.79
D. Lee	1.0	0	0	0	1	15-12	1.00
R. Suarez	1.0	0	0	0	2	14-9	1.04

According to ESPN Analytics

ATL

PHI

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Citizens Bank Park

7:15 PM, April 18, 2026Coverage: FOX/MLB.TV

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 43,423

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Second Base Umpire - Dillon Wilson
Third Base Umpire - John Libka

Sale pitches seven strong innings, Braves take advantage of error in win over slumping Phillies

— Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings to outduel Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball's best pitchers, and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of an error to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday night.

Apr 18, 2026, 10:21 pm - AP


ATL
PHI

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

Scoring Summary

		ATL	PHI
2nd	Reyes homered to right (348 feet).	0	1
3rd	Riley reached on infield single to pitcher, Baldwin scored, Olson to second, Albies to third.	1	1
3rd	Dubón singled to center, Albies scored and Olson scored, Riley to second.	3	1

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Atlanta BravesBravesATL

(14-7)

(14-7, 6-3 Away)

(14-7)

Chris Sale

(12-9, 2.20)

-110

Philadelphia PhilliesPhilliesPHI

(8-12)

(8-12, 5-9 Home)

(8-12)

Cristopher Sanchez

(16-4, 2.62)

-131

Braves
9
Phillies
0

Game 1

4/17

Braves
3
Phillies
1

Game 2

4/18

Braves
4
Phillies
2

Game 3

4/19

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	78	55	.586	-	W3
Philadelphia	74	60	.552	4.5	W1
Miami	68	66	.507	10.5	W1
Washington	62	73	.459	17	L2
New York	60	73	.451	18	L1

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Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

Sale pitches seven strong innings, Braves take advantage of error in win over slumping Phillies

C. Sale4-1

C. Sanchez2-2

R. Suarez1

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