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Hoskins comes up big for the Phillies Tuesday night in 5-1 win
Phillies knock off the Braves on Tuesday and now trail the New York Mets (12-4) by two games in the National League East,
Rhys Hoskins came up big for the Phillies (10-6) Tuesday night in a 5-1 extra inning win over the Atlanta Braves (9-7).
Philadelphia was 66-96 last season so its 10-6 start this season has Phillies' fans excited. They've won nine of their last 11 games.
Hoskins, who was 0 for 4 in the game prior to the 10th innning Tuesday night, doubled in two runs in the 10th and Maikel Franco later in the inning did the same thing as the Phillies recorded the win.
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Hector Morris (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning after being brought in for relief pitching and got the win Tuesday.
The Phillies play the Braves Wednesday night before coming home to host the Pittsburgh Pirates for two games on Thursday and Friday evenings, respectively. All three games start at 7:05 p.m. Eastern Time. The Pirates lead the NL Central Division and have an 11-6 record.
