Alec Bohm home run caps Phillies rally, forces Game 3 vs. Braves - ESPN

ATLANTA — Alec Bohm put Philadelphia ahead with a two-out home run in the 10th inning and the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday to force a decisive third game in their National League Wild Card series.

The Phillies rallied with back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper after trailing 3-1 in the seventh. Harper's homer made up for a crucial fielding mistake an inning earlier.

Andrew Painter (1-0), a starter in the regular season, saved the Phillies' beleaguered bullpen with three scoreless innings to close things out. Painter stranded two runners in the 10th when he struck out Dominic Smith with a successful ABS challenge.

Playing under traditional extra-inning rules that don't include designated runners at second base like in the regular season, Bohm delivered his third career postseason home run — a 357-foot opposite-field shot to right field off right-hander Didier Fuentes (0-1).

It was the fourth postseason home run by a Phillies player in the 10th inning or later in franchise history, according to ESPN Research.

The Phillies will try to continue their postseason dominance over the Braves in Thursday's Game 3. Philadelphia beat Atlanta in the 1993 NLCS and the 2022 and 2023 NLDS.

In the seventh, Drake Baldwin's double glanced off Harper's glove in right field, driving in Sean Murphy to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead in the seventh. Matt Olson added a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead.

Harper, a first baseman before moving to the outfield at the trade deadline, was playing shallow and was late to adjust to Baldwin's drive with runners on first and second. Harper reached up only to have the ball bounce off his glove for a double.

«Probably should have been caught, obviously,» Harper said.

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