Phillies’ Bryce Harper Reacts To Heartbreaking Loss To Braves In Game 1

The Philadelphia Phillies surrendered two leads to the Atlanta Braves in Game 1, culminating in an eighth-inning defeat. Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley delivered the decisive blow with a three-run home run off Philadelphia reliever Jhoan Duran, followed by Raisel Iglesias retiring the side in the ninth inning to close out the contest.

Bryce Harper described Riley's late blast as a dagger, urging his team to quickly shift focus to the next matchup. The Phillies will start Christopher Sanchez on Wednesday to attempt to tie the series, following a regular season where Philadelphia posted a 23-10 record in his starts.