Breakthrough 7-run 8th inning lifts Phillies' mood after avoiding series sweep against Braves
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What happened
Even after losing a three-game weekend series and season series to the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies found reason for encouragement on Sunday while avoiding a series sweep and ending a three-game skid. A seven-run eighth inning was just the mood lifter the Phillies needed. With the game tied at 2-2, the Phillies had eight hits and sent 12 batters to the plate in the big inning to take a 9-2 lead in Sunda…
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