Realmuto powers Phillies past Braves with seven-run outburst

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in three runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies used a seven-run outburst to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2026, at Truist Park. Philadelphia improved to 83-67, while Atlanta fell to 88-62. José Alvarado earned the win in relief, and Dylan Lee took the loss. Andrew Painter started for Philadelphia and allowed one earned run over five innings with six hits and three strikeouts. Ray Kerr worked three scoreless innings for Atlanta with four strikeouts. Alec Bohm doubled and drove in two runs, Bryson Stott had three hits and an RBI, and Kyle Schwarber added two hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia. Matt Olson had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs for Atlanta. Drake Baldwin drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. The game took 2 hours, 54 minutes and drew 39,830 fans. Philadelphia will next visit Washington, while Atlanta travels to Chicago.