BRANDON Marsh hit a three-run homer in the second inning as Philadelphia never looked back against defending World Series champion Atlanta 8-3 to advance to the National League Championship Series on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto hit an inside-the-park home run to become the first catcher in postseason history to accomplish the feat. Philadelphia had another three-run rally in the sixth inning, as Bryce Harper delivered the final blow to Atlanta with a ninth-inning homer to left field.
Atlanta had solo home runs from Matt Olson, Orlando Arcia and Travis d’Arnaud, but did not have an at-bat with a runner in scoring position.
In other games, it was the Padres 5, Dodgers 3; Astros 1, Mariners 0 (18 innings); and Guardians 6, Yankees 5.
