SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — J.T. Realmuto went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies used a seven-run eighth inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park. Philadelphia improved to 85-68, while Atlanta dropped to 90-63. The game took 2 hours, 54 minutes and was played in hot, humid conditions in front of an announced crowd of 39,830. The Phillies finished with 16 hits, and the Braves had 12.

Andrew Painter started for Philadelphia and pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts. He did not have his best command, but he repeatedly worked out of trouble. In the first inning, he struck out Ronald Acuña Jr. swinging with a 97.4 mph fastball. Atlanta still scored first. Michael Harris II singled, moved to third on Matt Olson’s single, and scored on Drake Baldwin’s sacrifice fly to right. Mauricio Dubón added a single, but Ozzie Albies grounded out to end the inning.

Philadelphia answered in the second. Alec Bohm flew out to center, and Bryson Stott singled to center. Brandon Marsh reached on a force out that erased Stott, and Realmuto followed with a two-run homer to left-center, his 11th of the season. Justin Crawford grounded out to first, but the Phillies had a 2-1 lead.

Painter faced his biggest jam in the fourth. Austin Riley walked, Mike Yastrzemski reached on a force out, and Ha-Seong Kim walked. Harris singled to load the bases. Painter then got Acuña to fly out to right and Olson to ground out, ending the threat without allowing a run. The escape preserved Philadelphia’s one-run advantage and kept Painter in line for a decision.

Philadelphia threatened in the third when Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner drew walks, but Bryce Harper lined out and Luis Arraez grounded into a double play. Atlanta also turned a double play in the third when Olson grounded into a third-to-short-to-first twin killing after Acuña singled. Baldwin singled later in the inning, and Dubón walked, but Albies popped out to shortstop.

The Phillies missed another chance in the fifth. Realmuto doubled to left, and Crawford singled to put runners on the corners. Schwarber grounded into a first-to-short double play, and Turner struck out swinging. In the sixth, Harper doubled to right, but Arraez popped out, Bohm grounded out to advance Harper to third, and Stott struck out on a foul tip.

Atlanta tied the game in the seventh after Painter departed. Harris singled to center, moved to third on Acuña’s flyout, and scored on Olson’s line-drive single to left. A call on the field against Baldwin was overturned to a strikeout, and Dubón singled to put runners on first and third. Albies flew out to right, leaving the game tied at 2. José Alvarado allowed the tying run but later earned the win, improving to 4-3.

The decisive rally came in the eighth. Schwarber singled sharply to right. Turner reached on a force out that erased Schwarber. Harper doubled to right, moving Turner to third. Arraez popped out in foul territory for the second out. Bohm then doubled sharply to center, scoring Turner and Harper. Stott singled to center to drive in Bohm. Bryan De La Cruz singled to right, and Realmuto singled to center to score Stott. Crawford walked to load the bases, and Schwarber delivered a two-run single to right that scored De La Cruz and Realmuto. Turner followed with a single to right that scored Crawford. Harper struck out swinging to end the inning, but Philadelphia had scored seven runs and led 9-2.

Atlanta cut into the lead in the ninth. Harris struck out on a foul tip, but Acuña singled to shortstop. Olson then homered to left-center, his 39th of the season, scoring Acuña and making it 9-4. Baldwin struck out, Dubón singled to shortstop, and Albies popped out softly to Realmuto in foul territory to end the game. Olson finished 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs. Harris had multiple hits and scored a run.

Realmuto led Philadelphia with three hits and three RBIs. He homered in the second, doubled in the fifth, and singled during the eighth-inning rally. Bohm went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. Stott went 3 for 5 with a double and an RBI. Schwarber went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Harper doubled twice and scored. Turner also had a productive day, and Crawford reached base and scored in the big inning.

Grant Holmes started for Atlanta and allowed two runs on five hits over four innings. Ray Kerr pitched three scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out four. Dylan Lee took the loss, falling to 6-1. Bailey Falter worked 1 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run. Alex McFarlane threw a scoreless inning for Philadelphia with two strikeouts. The Phillies grounded into two double plays, one in the third and one in the fifth.

The result came after Atlanta’s 12-2 win on Saturday. Philadelphia will visit Washington on Tuesday. Atlanta is set to play at the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Phillies remain in the National League wild-card race, while the Braves continue to lead the NL East. Philadelphia’s 16-hit attack helped overcome a Braves team that had won the series opener in lopsided fashion. The Braves entered the series having won four of the previous six meetings between the teams this season. Philadelphia had lost the series opener 12-2 and dropped Friday’s game 6-5 before Sunday’s victory. The Phillies will continue their road trip after Washington with games against the New York Mets. Atlanta will stay on the road after Chicago for a series at Houston. The Braves’ division lead remains five games over Philadelphia.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 51.9 percent probability to win. Philadelphia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 13 went under the over/under line of 8.5.