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Phillies topple Braves in extra innings to tie up Wild Card Series

Phillies Braves Baseball Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale walks to the dugout before Game 1 of baseball's National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson/AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The National League Wild Card Series is all tied up and will head to a win-or-go-home Game 3 on Thursday.

A homerun in extra innings gave the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Braves on Wednesday.

Channel 2 Action News is at Truist Park with the players and outside the stadium with fans holding out hope, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m.

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The Braves got off to a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning, but the Phillies answered back in the eighth tying the game back up and sending it into an extra 10th inning.

On Tuesday, an eighth inning homer from Austin Riley boosted the Braves over the Phillies to give them a series lead heading into Wednesday.

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Whoever wins Thursday’s game at Truist Park will advance to the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers will host the first two games of the series in Los Angeles.

The third and fourth games will bring the teams to whichever team wins on Thursday.

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