For five innings, Opening Day in Philly felt like the 2023 NLDS. Then the Braves shut down the party at Citizens Bank Park.
Here are six notes from the Phillies' scorecard following a 9-3 loss to the Braves on Opening Day.
It looked like it would be the Phillies' afternoon, but the bullpen turned in a 2020-like performance as things spiraled out of control late on Opening Day.
The Phillies blew a two-run lead over the Braves and gave up seven in the eighth inning of a 9-3 loss on Opening Day.