Rhys Hoskins homers as Nola, Phillies beat Braves 9-1 September 23 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PHILADELPHIA (AP) Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in four runs, Aaron Nola pitched six shutout innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory.Alec Bohm had three hits for the Phillies, who maintained their 2-game lead over Milwaukee for the third NL wild card.Dansby Swanson and Eddie Rosario doubled for the Braves, who dropped their third in a row. Atlanta hasnt lost four Atlanta Hawks T-Shirts straight all season, and it's just the fourth three-game slide this year for the reigning World Series champions.The Braves, who trailed the NL East-leading Mets by 1 games coming into the day, are on top of the NL wild-card standings.Philadelphia jumped on Jake Odorizzi (5-6) for four runs in the second inning. A pair of singles by Bohm and Brandon Marsh and a four-pitch walk to Jean Segura loaded the bases with no outs. Bryson Stott hit a sacrifice fly before Matt Vierlings RBI single, and Hoskins added a two-run double.The Phillies tacked on four more runs in the fourth, highlighted by Hoskins two-run shot to left for his 29th of the season.It was more than Skylar Mays Jersey enough for Nola (10-12), who allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked three. The right-hander has 218 strikeouts and just 29 walks for the season.Odorizzi, making his eighth start with the Braves since he was acquired in an Aug. 1 trade with Houston, gave up eight runs and 10 hits in four innings.NO WORRIESPhiladelphia improved to 10-9 in September and calmed concerns brought on by a five-game losing streak that preceded their current win streak. The Phillies are looking to reach the postseason for the first time since 2011 when they won the final of their five straight NL East titles.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: OF Ronald Acua Jr. (back) sat out for the second consecutive game.Phillies: Marsh returned to the lineup after mi sing the previous two NBA Atlanta Hawks Jeresy games with a left knee contusion, but he was lifted after the fifth. He went 2 for 3 with an RBI.UP NEXTBraves RHP Kyle Wright (19-5, 3.18 ERA) opposes Philadelphia LHP Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.68 ERA) in the third contest of the four-game set on Saturday.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Kevin Huerter Jersey Philadelphia Phillies Rhys Hoskins Dansby Swanson Rhys Hoskins Kyle Wright Matt Vierling Jean Segura Alec Bohm Aaron Nola Brandon Marsh Eddie Rosario Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 17 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 52 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 53 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Clint Capela Jersey Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS