Wheeler strikes out nine, Schwarber homers as Phillies beat Braves

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Zack Wheeler struck out nine over six innings and Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in two runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Wheeler allowed three hits and one earned run to earn his 12th victory. Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth for his 30th save.

Philadelphia scored twice in the first. Luis Arraez singled in Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto walked with the bases loaded to force in Trea Turner. Schwarber’s groundout in the second brought home Derek Hill for a 3-0 lead. Ronald Acuña Jr. homered in the third to get Atlanta on the board. Schwarber’s 41st home run in the fourth restored the three-run lead. Austin Riley homered in the seventh for Atlanta.

Phillies outhit Braves 9-5. Atlanta’s Martín Pérez took the loss. Wheeler has 12 wins and five losses; Duran has 30 saves. The Braves fell to 84-58, while Philadelphia improved to 81-62. Attendance was 43,241; time of game was 2:23.