Riley, Perez Lead Braves to Rout of Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Austin Riley homered twice and drove in four runs, Martín Perez pitched six sharp innings and the Atlanta Braves blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 on Friday night.
Perez, recently re-signed to a minor league deal, allowed four hits over six innings to earn the win. José Suarez completed the six-hit shutout with three scoreless innings for his first save. The NL East-leading Braves scored twice in the first and four times in the second, highlighted by Riley’s three-run homer.
Dominic Smith and Michael Harris II also connected for Atlanta, which won its third straight to improve to 13-7. Taijuan Walker took the loss for Philadelphia, which fell to 8-11. The game took 2 hours, 34 minutes before a crowd of 43,048 at Citizens Bank Park.