SB Nation Philly - Phillies Eliminate Braves, Will Face Cardinals In NLDShttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2011-09-29T00:09:26-04:00http://philly.sbnation.com/rss/stream/22188532011-09-29T00:09:26-04:002011-09-29T00:09:26-04:00Phillies Eliminate Braves, Will Face Cardinals In NLDS
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> finished off their 2011 regular season in style by eliminating the rival <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Atlanta Braves</a> and finishing the season with a franchise record 102 wins. The Phils win tonight caps off an epic collapse on the part of the Braves, who now go down in history as the only team to blow a lead of at least eight games for a playoff spot in September. Its basically impossible for a Phillies fan to envision a more enjoyable final game of the 2011 regular season.</p>
<p>To make it even more agonizing for Braves fans, Atlanta had a one run lead going into the ninth. However, one time rookie of the year candidate <span>Craig Kimbrel</span> blew the save, his 3rd this month, when <span>Chase Utley</span> hit a sac fly to plate <span>Pete Orr</span>. The misery was prolonged for another four innings until <span>Hunter Pence</span> singled in <span>Brian Schneider</span> to put the Phils up 4-3 in the 13th. <span>David Herndon</span> came on and struck out <span>Chipper Jones</span> (another awesome part of the way this season ended) before getting <span>Freddie Freeman</span> to hit into a double play to end the Braves season.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>, who were 10.5 games back in the wildcard on August 26th, routed the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> 8-0 tonight earning them the NL wildcard and a trip to Philadelphia for the NLDS which starts Friday.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-phillies/2011/9/29/2457151/phillies-eliminate-braves-will-face-cardinals-in-nldsJason Brewer2011-09-27T22:54:33-04:002011-09-27T22:54:33-04:00Phillies Break Records In 7-1 Rout Of Braves
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> set a number of club records and put a serious dent in the playoff hopes of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Braves</a> with a 7-1 rout at Turner field Tuesday night. With their 101st win the Phils tied the club record victories in a season, broke their record with 49 road wins and Charlie Manuel moved into a tie with Gene Mauch for the most all time wins in club history.</p>
<p><span>Jimmy Rollins</span>, <span>Chase Utley</span> and <span>Hunter Pence</span> all homered, while <span>Roy Oswalt</span> threw six scoreless innings in his final warmup before the <span class="caps">NLDS</span>. Jimmy Rollins also stole his 30th base, the ninth time he’s reached that plateau in his career.</p>
<p>The Phils knocked around Braves starter <span>Derek Lowe</span>, who served up five runs on six hits in just over four innings of work. The veteran is now 0-5 with an 8.75 <span class="caps">ERA</span> in September. The Braves have now lost seven of nine and are just 9-17 in September. Their 8.5 game lead in the wildcard is down to just a half game and if St Louis maintains their lead in Houston tonight, the Braves wildcard lead is gone.</p>
<p>Atlanta will send <span>Tim Hudson</span> to the mound in the season finale tomorrow to face <span>Joe Blanton</span>. If the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> and Braves remain tied, they’ll play a one game playoff to see who gets the wildcard.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-phillies/2011/9/27/2454836/phillies-break-records-in-7-1-rout-of-bravesJason Brewer2011-09-26T22:25:10-04:002011-09-26T22:25:10-04:00Phillies Win 100th Game, Defeat Braves 4-2
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<p>The Phillies won their 100th game of the season for just the third time in franchise history with a 4-2 win over the Braves in Atlanta.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> won their 100th game of the season for just the third time in franchise history with a 4-2 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Braves</a> in Atlanta. The win also added to the Braves already considering miseries as Atlanta has lost three straight, seven of 10 and have seen their lead in the wildcard shrink to just a half game. Should the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> come back to beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> tonight, the lead will be gone.</p>
<p><span>Cliff Lee</span> earned his 17th win of the season, throwing 6 innings of 2-run ball and striking out 6. He finishes the season with an 2.40 ERA. <span>Raul Ibanez</span> had two RBI and <span>Shane Victorino</span> had a pair of hits and runs as the Phillies have started to wake from their post clinch slumber in preparation for playoff baseball.</p>
<p>The Braves however, are in the midst of a stunning choke. Three weeks ago it appeared they had the wildcard all but locked up with an 8.5 game lead. However, they've gone just 9-16 in September and seen the lead shrink to now just a half game.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-phillies/2011/9/26/2451810/phillies-win-100th-game-defeat-braves-4-2Jason Brewer