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Braves pour it on
Phillies Braves Baseb Heal
As it rains, Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel reacts as Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman hits a three-RBI double during the fourth inning on Wednesday in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and rookie Evan Gattis homered, helping Paul Maholm and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Wednesday night. Freddie Freeman had three RBIs as the Braves chased Roy Halladay in the fourth inning. Upton belted a two-run shot in the first to give him a pair of homers in his first two games for Atlanta.