Braves defeat Phillies and Guardians sweep doubleheader from Tigers
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 5, 2026, 4:01 AM
Last updated Sep 5, 2026
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday as Chris Sale allowed two runs over six innings to extend the Braves' lead in the NL East. Mauricio Dubón hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, while Alec Bohm provided the scoring for Philadelphia with a solo shot and an RBI double. In Cleveland, the Guardians secured a doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Travis Bazzana drove in the winning run in the 10th inning of the nightcap, hours after a 7-6 walk-off win in the opener. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 behind six scoreless innings from Jared Jones, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Baltimore Orioles for a 1-0 victory.
- •Chris Sale struck out seven batters in six innings to earn his 14th win.
- •The Guardians swept the Tigers in walk-off fashion for both games of their doubleheader.
- •Jared Jones led the Pirates to a 1-0 win over the Angels with nine strikeouts.
- •Mickey Gasper hit a home run in the first inning to power the Red Sox past the Orioles.
- •The Angels have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
- 4:01 AMYahoo Sports — Braves beat Phillies 5-2 as Chris Sale outduels Cristopher Sánchez
"Atlanta’s Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday night to extend their lead in the NL East to five games. Ronald Acuña had three hits and drove in a run and Mauricio Dubón homered for the Braves, who won for the ninth time in 11 games. Alec Bohm homered and doubled and drove in both runs for the Phillies, who lost for just the fourth time in 19 games.
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