Braves give up 4 runs in 10th inning of loss to Philly

ATLANTA — The Philadelphia Phillies kept squandering chances.

Finally, in the 10th inning, they came through in the clutch.

Rhys Hoskins doubled home two runs with two outs to break a 1-1 tie, Maikel Franco added another two-run double before the inning was done and the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Tuesday night. Hoskins was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts when he faced Jose Ramirez (0-2) with two runners aboard. On a 2-2 pitch, the Phillies cleanup hitter lined a slicing drive against the wall in the right-field corner, clearing the bases.

“I learned from an early age you’ve got to want that fifth at-bat,” Hoskins said. “Somehow, the baseball gods always seem to put that guy in situations to try to win the game.”

Hoskins also grounded into a double play.

“The first couple of atbats for him weren’t his best of the season,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “To see him really dig in there and get a big knock against a guy with some velocity is pretty awesome.”

Franco’s hit sent what was left of the small crowd headed for the exits, except for one irate Braves fan whose rant could be heard throughout the stadium.

For much of the night, the Phillies struggled with runners in scoring position. They grounded into four inning-ending double plays — each time with two runners aboard.

In the end, the Braves couldn’t overcome 10 walks by six pitchers.

“We dodged bullets the whole night,” manager Brian Snitker said. “We were lucky with all the walks to stay in the game as long as we did.”

Ramirez walked three in the 10th, his ERA climbing to 17.05.

Hector Neris (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.

Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz went six innings, giving up four hits and a run. He struggled a bit with his command — walking four and throwing a wild pitch — but recorded eight strikeouts, getting plenty of movement on his fastball and slider.

“Effectively wild,” he joked.

Nick Pivetta went five innings for Philadelphia. He surrendered a run on five hits.

Preston Tucker put the Braves ahead with a runscoring single in the first, somehow finding a hole through the right side of the infield even with the Phillies playing a shift against the left-handed hitter.