Baldwin breaks tie with 2-run homer in 9th and Braves top Phillies 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

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August 31, 2025

Braves Phillies Baseball — Atlanta Braves' Drake Baldwin reacts after his two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drake Baldwin broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.

Braves rookie Hurston Waldrep pitched 5 2/3 strong innings. Jake Fraley came off the bench in the seventh and went 2 for 2. Michael Harris II also had two hits for Atlanta.

Brandon Marsh homered for the Phillies, who lead the NL East by six games over the New York Mets heading into September.

Matt Olson tied it at 1 with an RBI groundout for the Braves in the eighth.

Fraley started the ninth with an infield single off José Alvarado (4-2) and went to second on a sacrifice bunt. Vidal Bruján struck out, but Baldwin drove Alvarado’s first pitch, a 98 mph sinker, over the wall in left field.

Baldwin walked as a pinch hitter in the eighth and remained in the game at catcher.

Tyler Kinley (4-3) tossed a perfect eighth and Raisel Iglesias struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 23rd save in 28 chances.

Waldrep continued to impress, giving up one run on four hits with nine strikeouts and four walks. After starting two games in 2024, the 23-year-old right-hander, the No. 24 overall draft pick in 2023, was called up to the Braves on Aug. 2 and has a 1.01 ERA in six outings, including five starts.

Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up two hits while striking out seven and walking one.

Key moment

Alvarado could have gotten the first out in the ninth but couldn’t field Fraley’s grounder just to the side of the pitcher’s mound. Phillies shortstop Trea Turner fielded the slow grounder but didn’t have enough time to get Fraley.

Key stat

Waldrep has allowed four earned runs over 35 2/3 innings in August. He has struck out 33 batters.

Up next

Braves: Open a three-game set at the Chicago Cubs on Monday afternoon. Atlanta RHP Spencer Strider (5-12, 4.95 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Colin Rea (10-6, 4.23).

Phillies: Begin a three-game series at Milwaukee on Monday afternoon. Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (4-7, 3.63 ERA) opposes Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-2, 4.33).

No. 13 South Carolina plays ‘Beamerball’ to perfection to beat Virginia Tech 24-11 in opener

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Maura Carey

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August 31, 2025

Virginia Tech South Carolina Football — South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers (16) scores against Virginia Tech safety Quentin Reddish (0) during an NCAA college football game, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

ATLANTA (AP) — Vicari Swain returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown to break open a close game, LaNorris Sellers threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Nyck Harbor, and No. 13 South Carolina beat Virginia Tech 24-11 on Sunday in the opener for both teams.

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer used his brand of “Beamerball” to pull away from the school where his dad, Frank Beamer, originated the style of play that emphasizes turnovers and big plays on special teams. The elder Beamer was in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, wearing South Carolina black.

“Thought you’d like a special teams touchdown,” Shane Beamer told his dad as they shared a postgame hug.

South Carolina intercepted two passes by Virginia Tech’s Kyron Drones. Fred Johnson made a pick in the red zone to halt a first-quarter drive, and Peyton Williams’ interception in the fourth quarter helped seal the win.

The Gamecocks led 10-8 early in the fourth when Swain fielded a punt by Nick Veltsistas, turned upfield and made several would-be tacklers miss on the way to the end zone. After a Virginia Tech field goal, Sellers found Harbor wide open on a deep post route to restore South Carolina’s two-score advantage.

Swain muffed a punt earlier in the game and narrowly avoided disaster by recovering the ball. Beamer comforted the sophomore on the sideline after that play.

“Coach Beamer was like, ‘This is going to happen,'” Swain said. “‘It’s your first time being out there, just make sure on the next one, just take it to the house.’ So I took it to the house, and my thought process was like, I messed up the first time, can’t mess up again. This is my only shot.”

Beamer’s faith in Swain, a defensive back and part-time return man, was rewarded.

“So proud of Vicari Swain,” Beamer said. “He’s a weapon, and it was really neat for him to do that and how fitting that is playing Virginia Tech with their history, my dad’s history at special teams.”

Sellers scored South Carolina’s first touchdown on a 15-yard rush and was 12 of 19 passing for 209 yards and the TD to Harbor, who had three catches for 99 yards. Harbor had another potential touchdown taken away by a replay review.

Virginia Tech’s offense was held without a touchdown. John Love kicked three field goals, including a 56-yarder, and the Hokies’ defense contributed a safety in the first quarter when Kelvin Gilliam Jr. and Kody Huisman took down Sellers in the end zone.

Drones went 15 of 35 for 221 yards and two interceptions.

“Just self-inflicted wounds,” Drones said. “You can’t shoot yourselves in the foot against a good opponent like that. We got to be better next week. We will be.”

The takeaway

Virginia Tech: In addition to the safety, the Hokies’ defense had four sacks and five tackles for loss.

South Carolina: The sacks taken by Sellers showed a weakness in the Gamecocks’ offensive line and, at times, his lack of awareness in the pocket.

Up next

Virginia Tech hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday.

South Carolina hosts South Carolina State on Saturday.

2 adults killed, 7 children injured in ATV accident at Alabama off-road park

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Joy Purcell

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August 31, 2025

Two adults were killed and seven children injured in an accident in a remote area of an all-terrain vehicle park in Alabama, authorities said. No one was wearing a harness or restraint in the off-road vehicle.

The side-by-side RZR, an ATV model, crowded with nine people hit another ATV Saturday, overturned and struck a tree at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Piedmont, Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency Director Shawn Rogers said during a news conference Sunday.

The male driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said it appears the deceased driver was operating the ATV at a high rate of speed when it struck the other vehicle, whose driver tried to avoid the collision.

The sheriff’s office is awaiting toxicology results to determine whether alcohol played a factor. It’s illegal to possess alcohol outside municipalities in Cherokee County, which has been dry since the Prohibition era a century ago.

Four medical helicopters transported an adult female and three children to trauma centers in Birmingham. The woman later died from her injuries, officials said. Ambulances took the other four children to a hospital in Rome, Georgia.

Rogers said officials have been told not one of the nine in the ATV was harnessed or restrained.

“’I’m sure that it’s not recommended to have nine people, especially young children, in a RZR not using safety harnesses,” Shaver said.

“There’s nothing that says that everybody that gets in a side-by-side has to restrained,” Rogers said. “That’s one of those things that personal responsibility has to be taken, to ensure your own safety and the safety of those that’s in your care.”

The children injured ranged in age from 1 to 12 years old. Cherokee County Coroner Paul McDonald said in a text to The Associated Press Sunday that the man who died was the father of all seven children and that the woman was the mother of three of the children.

All the victims were from Georgia, McDonald said.

No identities have been released pending family notifications. Rogers said officials did not know the medical status of any of the children or have updates on their conditions.

The two people in the other ATV were not injured and tried to render aid, Shaver said.

The accident site was in a remote location inside the park and difficult to access. Staff at the ATV park, located about 75 miles northeast of Birmingham, had to escort medical personnel to the scene.

The sheriff’s office is leading the investigation into the accident with assistance from McDonald’s office.

Indian Mountain ATV Park says on its website that at just over 7 square miles (19 square kilometers) in the Appalachian Mountain range, it’s one of the largest private off-road parks in the South.

A woman who answered the phone at the park on Sunday said officials were meeting with counsel and may release a statement later.

Medical emergency suspected in Highway 365 crash

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Joy Purcell

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August 31, 2025

GA 365 wreck in Stephens County1 — Multiple emergency units responded to the scene of the crash on GA 365 near Rock Road shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (Stephens County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)

Authorities now suspect a medical emergency may have contributed to a wreck on Highway 365 that sent one person to the hospital Saturday evening.

The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and no charges are pending, according to officials.

The crash happened near Rock Road, temporarily shutting down the southbound lanes into Stephens County. Personnel from the Stephens and Habersham County sheriff’s offices, Georgia State Patrol, Stephens County EMS, and Carnes Creek Fire Department responded to the scene shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 30.

Both southbound lanes were closed while crews treated patients and cleared the roadway. Traffic was detoured until the highway reopened.

Mom needs a mop!

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Lynn Walker Gendusa

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August 31, 2025

Mom needs a mop — My children gave this to me for Christmas several years ago. I keep it close by. (Photo by Lynn Walker Gendusa)

Since they were in highchairs, I have always encouraged my children to fly. Not with wings, but to reach for their own stars and to settle in their place in the world.

When my first child went to college two hours away, I couldn’t see how to drive home for the tears. I had to pull off the road and settle down. I needed a mop.

What was I thinking by telling them to fly away and soar? How was I going to navigate the computer stuff without my oldest? A local community college would have been just fine! But, alas, she stayed two hours away for four years and then, and of all things, went to graduate school!

I was better prepared for the middle child when she left for college. I cried, but I kept driving and left the mop in the back seat. She flew everywhere searching for her star, but when she landed at UGA, she forgot her home address. One time, I made up the lame excuse that I was down with malaria. “Mom, we don’t have malaria around here!”

I hate when kids get too old to know when you are fibbing!

The third child received a quick wave and very few tears, as I prayed earnestly that he could remain in school. If he didn’t have class in the Frat house, attending one might be optional.

In the end, everyone made it through the first round of goodbyes, but a few tears were shed when I realized that the flight they took was one-way. From now on, there would only be visits after college. During their visits, I prepared their favorite foods and cherished the moments of treating them as if they were still sitting in highchairs.

Eventually, they discovered their stars were aligned over places called Seattle, Denver, and Ft. Lauderdale! After they settled in those distant locations – too far away for my liking – I put my foot down. “Do not move too far from an airport, understand!”

They laughed a bit, but Mama wasn’t smiling. I meant it.

The oldest one, who was living in Seattle, moved back to the South several years ago. She lives six hours away, so we see each other more often. She adored Seattle, but Mama loved her back in the Southland. When she visits, I still have questions about that computer.

The Ft Lauderdale girl moved to St. Petersburg two years ago. Thank goodness she didn’t choose the one in Russia, but just juggled her stars in sunny Florida.

My son is based in Denver, but he travels around the world to save endangered animals in their natural habitats. I often tell him, “Son, we have deer, dogs, and stray cats right here at home. You know?”

What was I thinking, encouraging them to be independent? Instead, I should have handed them a contract that specified they couldn’t live more than 50 miles from their Mama! By the way, if you’re kids are still in highchairs, write the contract today.

Last week, the oldest child called, “Mom, I was offered a great job with T-Mobile.”

“That’s wonderful, honey, but will you need to relocate?”

“Mom, their headquarters are in Seattle. So, yes.”

As she was explaining the job, I was asking God, “What did I do to you today for you to pull this off?”

But instead, I found my lips saying, “That is fantastic news! I know it will be difficult for you to leave North Carolina, but God takes you where He wants you to fulfill your purpose and thrive.”

I’m not so smart.

Many of my friends’ children live around the corner or a short drive away. How cool is that? They must have tied them to the highchair, made them sign a legal document, and told them they could only soar to the stars over Georgia.

One day, God reminded me that my children belong to Him. They are on loan for a while, and it is my responsibility to help them navigate their place in the world, no matter where they call home.

Throughout every stage of our lives, we prepare our children for a future without us. It’s not comfortable, and sometimes we need a mop to clean up the tears, but the love we feel makes it all worthwhile.

I imagine visiting my oldest on a corner back in Seattle on a fabulous day and laughing at the rain. My second child is thriving in Florida and catching fish in the sun. Thankfully, those endangered animals have a friend in my Denver son.

One Christmas, the three gave me a piece of art that says:

Our Mom forever
Never Apart
Maybe in distance, but never at heart.

It stays near my desk.

Crawford’s Brace leads Lions past Meredith 4-2

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Joseph Garwood

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August 31, 2025

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – Piedmont women’s soccer continued its strong start to the 2025 season on Sunday, rolling past Meredith 4-2 in a neutral site contest in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Junior Taylor Crawford was the star of the show Sunday, scoring twice in the game’s first seven minutes to put the Avenging Angels on their heels early.

The Lions continued to pour it on in the early going, with newcomer Gracie Phillips adding her first goal as a Lion to make it 3-0 in the 13th minute.

Although Meredith was able to get one of the goals back, scoring in the 22nd minute to cut the Piedmont lead to 3-1, the Lions responded once more, with Addi Banks converting a penalty kick goal to make it 4-1 Lions at the break.

The Avenging Angels cut their deficit to 4-2 with an early second half goal, but that was as close as the Lions allowed the score to get, shutting down the Meredith offense to put the finishing touches on their third win in three days to start the season.

Through the first three contests of the season, Piedmont has scored an astounding 20 goals, outscoring its opponents 20-2.

Piedmont’s 3-0 start marks the first for the program since the 2015 season.

Up next, the Lions will play their fourth game in four days, staying in Rocky Mount for a true road contest against former USA South foe N.C. Wesleyan.

TURNING POINT:
– The Lions stunned the Avenging Angels with three goals in the game’s first 13 minutes.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
– Crawford delivered her first career brace, scoring the first two goals of the contest for the Lions.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
– The shot count was relatively even, with the Lions holding a 7-6 edge. The two teams were dead even at five shots on goal apiece.

NEWS AND NOTES:
– This marks Piedmont’s first 3-0 start to a season since 2015.

Driver escapes serious injury in rollover crash on Hwy. 17

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Joy Purcell

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August 31, 2025

Traffic was slowed on Highway 17 in the Amy’s Creek community Saturday after a rollover crash near Preacher Campbell Road.

The wreck happened around 3 p.m. on Aug 30 when an elderly man misjudged his turn into a private driveway, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The vehicle overturned, but no serious injuries were reported.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the driver reportedly refused transport to the hospital. Authorities said he suffered only a minor injury, and no charges are pending.

Officials urged motorists to use caution and expect delays as both lanes of Hwy. 17 were temporarily blocked. The roadway was cleared and reopened around 4:48 p.m.

Kemp endorses Derek Dooley for Georgia Senate seat

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Jeff Amy

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August 31, 2025

Election 2026-Georgia-Senate — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley speaks, accompanied by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, foreground, at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday endorsed Republican Derek Dooley in Georgia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race, arguing an outsider without congressional experience can best critique Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s record.

“I’m a firm believer that we need a political outsider to do that, someone that can stay focused on his record, but also someone who has a vision for our state in the future,” Kemp said. “That is not a politician.”

Kemp’s choice of Dooley is hardly a surprise — he told other Republican candidates that he would back Dooley before the former University of Tennessee football coach even entered the race. But Kemp’s appearance with Dooley on Saturday before a University of Georgia football game in Athens underlines the investment of Georgia’s second-term governor in a political novice — along with Kemp spending on Dooley’s behalf and detailing his closest political aides to run Dooley’s campaign.

Kemp agreed to back the 57-year-old Dooley after deciding not to run for the seat himself. Georgia Republicans are looking to topple Ossoff, considered the Senate’s most vulnerable Democratic incumbent seeking reelection next year. The GOP field also includes U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, as well as activist Reagan Box.

Dooley has focused on attacking Ossoff and backing President Donald Trump, tactics that unify Republicans. He argued Saturday that Ossoff’s history of support for former President Joe Biden and his opposition to Trump disqualify him from another term.

“What’s amazing is he wants to be our quarterback for the next six years,” Dooley said. “And where I come from, when you deliver results like that, your ass goes on the bench. So I’m looking forward to rolling up my sleeves. I’m going to earn the support every day from the people and Georgia and give this Senate seat back to them.”

But Dooley has a scant history in politics — he didn’t vote in the 2016 and 2020 elections when Trump was a candidate. Still coaching at the time, Dooley has said he was too busy and distracted to vote. But Collins says that will repel Republicans whose votes are needed.

“If we nominate someone who didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016 or 2020, never registered as a Republican, and hasn’t lived in Georgia for 25 years, the base will not show up, the low-propensity Trump voters will stay home, and Jon Ossoff will win again — period,” Collins said in a statement posted online Friday pushing back against Kemp’s reasoning.

Collins said that backing Trump’s agenda in Congress won’t be a “liability” in a general election and argued his record shows he gets things done.

Kemp and Trump met and said they would try to agree on a preferred candidate.

Kemp said Saturday that he has talked to Trump about backing Dooley and that Trump “respects my decision.” But Trump isn’t yet ready to endorse, and all the candidates are vying for Trump’s nod.

“There’s only one endorsement that matters in Georgia — and will all due respect, it ain’t this one,” Carter spokesperson Harley Adsit said.

Democratic Party of Georgia spokesperson Devon Cruz said Kemp is “fanning the flames of an already chaotic GOP U.S. Senate primary.”

Dooley is the son of legendary University of Georgia coach Vince Dooley and was a lawyer before he went into coaching. Derek Dooley compiled a 15-21 record with the Tennessee Volunteers before he was fired in 2012. After that he was an assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys, the University of Missouri, the New York Giants and the University of Alabama.

Kemp and Dooley spoke Saturday at a tailgate party blocks away from Sanford Stadium, where Georgia’s playing field is named for his father, before the Bulldogs kicked off their game against Marshall University.

Dooley hasn’t shied from his football past. He said Saturday that in both coaching and politics, “leadership matters,” saying coaching was about “bringing people together, finding some common ground and bringing hope and opportunity for them every day.”

But other candidates argue Dooley was a failure at coaching and are underscoring his affiliation with a non-Georgia school. Collins posted a University of Georgia football schedule online Friday with a picture of Dooley standing in for the Sept. 13 game against Tennessee.

Hall County firefighters knock down early-morning house fire

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August 31, 2025

Hall County Fire Rescue responded to a residential fire early Sunday morning southeast of Gainesville.

Crews were dispatched around 4:15 a.m. to reports of a structure fire in the 2200 block of Smallwood Road. When firefighters arrived, they found flames in the home’s attic, said fire department spokesperson Kimberlie Ledsinger.

A quick attack contained the bulk of the blaze, which was primarily located in one room, Ledsinger said.

The residents were able to exit safely before the firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office.

BLITZ Power Rankings: Week Three

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August 31, 2025

We’re three weeks into the season, and the top three teams remain unshaken. Jefferson, Rabun, and Habersham continue to hold firm at the top of the BLITZ Football Power Rankings.

Dawson County and Commerce slid down after tough losses to East Jackson and Luella, while Towns County and Franklin climbed the ladder with decisive wins over Lakeview and Banks County.

Here are the latest rankings, followed by last week’s.

Week Three

Jefferson (RECORD: 3-0 / LAST RANK: #1 (N/A)
Rabun County (RECORD: 2-0 / LAST RANK: #2 (N/A)
Habersham Central (RECORD: 2-1 / LAST RANK: #3 (N/A)
Lumpkin County (RECORD: 1-1 / LAST RANK: #4 (N/A)
Stephens County (RECORD: 2-1 / LAST RANK: #5 (N/A)
Franklin County (RECORD: 3-0 / LAST RANK: #8 (^2)
Dawson County (RECORD: 0-2 / LAST RANK: #6 (-1)
Towns County (RECORD: 1-1 / LAST RANK: #11 (^3)
Commerce (RECORD: 0-3 / LAST RANK: #7 (-2)
Union County (RECORD: 0-2 / LAST RANK: #9 (N/A)
White County (RECORD: 0-2 / LAST RANK: #10 (N/A)
Banks County (RECORD: 0-2 / LAST RANK: #12 (N/A)

Week Two

Jefferson (RECORD: 2-0 / LAST RANK: #1 (N/A)
Rabun County (RECORD: 2-0 / LAST RANK: #2 (N/A)
Habersham Central (RECORD: 1-1 / LAST RANK: #3 (N/A)
Lumpkin County (RECORD: 0-1 / LAST RANK: #5 (^1)
Stephens County (RECORD: 1-1 / LAST RANK: #8 (^3)
Dawson County (RECORD: 0-1 / LAST RANK: #6 (N/A)
Commerce (RECORD: 0-2 / LAST RANK: #4 (-3)
Franklin County (RECORD: 2-0 / LAST RANK: #9 (^1)
Union County (RECORD: 0-1 / LAST RANK: #7 (-2)
White County (RECORD: 0-1 / LAST RANK: #10 (N/A)
Towns County (RECORD: 0-1 / LAST RANK: #11 (N/A)
Banks County (RECORD: 0-1 / LAST RANK: #12 (N/A)

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion for Labor Day

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August 31, 2025

Megamillion Powerball sign — (Katelynn Hulsey/Now Habersham)

The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $1.1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. The next chance to win comes on Labor Day, Sept. 1, with a cash option of $498.4 million — the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history.

Saturday’s winning numbers were 3, 18, 22, 27, 33 and the red Powerball 17, with a Power Play multiplier of 3. While no one claimed the jackpot, nine players matched all five white balls to win $1 million, and three doubled their prize to $2 million by adding the Power Play option. Hundreds of others won smaller prizes ranging from $50,000 to $150,000.

The jackpot has been rolling since May 31, when a California ticket hit for $141 million. If won Monday, the winner can choose between annual payments that grow by 5% or a lump sum before taxes.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Turner’s 2-run single with 2 outs in 10th inning leads Phillies past Braves 3-2

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Aaron Bracy, Associated Press

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August 31, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner hit a two-run single with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Braves on Saturday night, spoiling the return of reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale to Atlanta’s starting rotation.

Nacho Alvarez Jr. put Atlanta ahead 2-1 with an RBI single in the 10th.

Philadelphia loaded the bases against Hunter Stratton (0-1). Dylan Dodd came on and struck out Brandon Marsh and had Turner in an 0-2 hole before the Phillies shortstop lined a 94-mph fastball into right field, scoring Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos.

Matt Strahm (2-3) got the win after giving up just Alvarez’s hit.

Sale and Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez both had strong outings.

Sale, a nine-time All-Star, struck out nine and gave up three hits in six innings. His only blemish came on Weston Wilson’s solo homer in the third. The lefty was making his first start since fracturing a left rib while making a diving stop on a batted ball by the Mets’ Juan Soto on June 18. Sale, who lowered his ERA is 2.45, did not come out for the seventh after throwing 78 pitches, 51 of which were for strikes.

Sánchez struck out eight and gave up one run on seven hits in seven innings.

Both starters benefited from strong defense.

Key moment

Atlanta had a chance to pad its lead in the 10th, but Vidal Bruján and Jurickson Profar each hit flyouts after Alvarez’s single.

Key stat

Sánchez lowered his ERA to 2.66. He began Saturday fourth in the NL in ERA.

Up next

Braves RHP Hurston Waldrep (4-0, 0.90 ERA) opposes Philadelphia LHP Jesús Luzardo (12-6, 4.23) in the finale of the four-game series on Sunday when the Phillies go for the sweep.