Chattanooga Times Free Press

Kingery’s homer in 11th lifts Phils over Braves, 7-4

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PHILADELPH­IA — Scott Kingery hit a three-run homer off Mark Melancon with two outs in the 11th inning as the Philadelph­ia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 Friday night for their fourth straight win.

Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura hit two-run homers for the Phillies.

Ender Inciarte and Austin Riley hit consecutiv­e pitches off reliever Adam Morgan into the seats in the seventh to tie it at 4.

Blake Parker (2-0) tossed a scoreless 11th, aided by J.T. Realmuto throwing out Inciarte trying to steal second for the second out with a runner on third.

Realmuto was on second to start the bottom half against Mark Melancon (2-1). He advanced on Segura’s sacrifice. After Didi Gregorius was intentiona­lly walked,

Neil Walker struck out.

But Kingery ended it with his first career walk-off homer, a liner into the seats in left.

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler allowed two runs — one earned — and six hits in 5 2/3 innings and was in line to win his fourth straight decision before the bullpen surrendere­d the lead.

Braves starter Robbie Erlin gave up four runs and four hits in four innings.

The Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the third when McCutchen drove a two-run shot out to straightaw­ay center for his third homer. Segura connected an inning later, hitting one just several feet to the right of the spot McCutchen’s shot landed in the bushes.

Marcell Ozuna’s RBI double in the fourth cut it to 2-1. The Braves got an unearned run in the fifth with two outs.

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