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The gist
Braves beat Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings on Drake Baldwin's walk-off double at Truist Park.
The win pushed Atlanta's NL East lead to five games with 12 games left.
Background
Atlanta and Philadelphia are fighting for the NL East down the stretch, and the Braves' 11-inning comeback win on Sept. 11 stretched their division lead to five games. Atlanta also owns the season-series tiebreaker, while the Phillies currently sit in a wild card spot. The teams were finishing their season series, with both having 12 games remaining afterward.
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2026The Phillies-Braves game at Truist Park was delayed from 7:15 pm ET to 8:00 pm ET because of weather; Chris Sale started against Aaron Nola.
- Sep 11, 2026Matt Olson hit a solo home run (38) in the 1st and Austin Riley hit a solo shot (17) in the 7th; Derek Hill's bases-clearing double helped Philadelphia.
- Sep 11, 2026Atlanta tied it in the 9th, both teams scored in the 10th, and after Luis Arraez briefly put Philadelphia ahead in the 11th, Ha-Seong Kim tied it again before Drake Baldwin's two-out walk-off RBI double won it 6-5.
- Sep 12, 2026The win lifted Atlanta to 87-61 and a five-game NL East lead over Philadelphia (82-66); the teams were set to meet again at 7:15 pm ET at Truist Park.
- Sep 13, 2026Battery Power published a reliving of the comeback, calling it possibly the coronation of a division champion.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- MLB.com's Mark Bowman wrote that the Braves and Phillies have created a thrilling postseason atmosphere with each of their battles over the past week.
- Caution
- Fubo News noted every game from here carries weight earlier September games did not, and that Philadelphia needs to win games exactly like this one to close the division gap.
- Bulls
- A Yahoo/Covers prediction backed the hosts to take the first game of the three-game set, citing Chris Sale's success against Philadelphia and pricing Atlanta as a 63% favorite.
- Support
- Battery Power's ABsinceWayBack said Kim has come alive in September to help push the Braves over the line.
Still unverified
Battery Power described the comeback as "possibly the coronation of a Division champion" — a characterization, not a confirmed outcome.