Phillies upset Braves in four games to advance to first NLCS in 12 years

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The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies are starting to look like a team of destiny.

The Phils are making their first trip to the National League Championship Series since 2010 after Saturday's 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of a division series. 

The defending champion Braves entered the NLDS as heavy favorites, but Saturday's loss knocked them out way earlier than many expected.

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J.T. Realmuto of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates an inside-the-park home run against the Atlanta Braves during the third inning of Game 4 of a National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park Oct. 15, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Brandon Marsh got the party going with a long three-run home run to open up the scoring in the second inning. That frame would be Braves pitcher Charlie Morton’s last after he was hit in the elbow with a comebacker a few batters before Marsh’s homer.

Orlando Arcia put Atlanta on the board with a solo shot in the third, but the Phillies answered back in an unexpected way that put the Citizens Bank Park crowd on the Richter scale. 

J.T. Realmuto belted a long fly ball from Colin McHugh into deep center field over the head of Michael Harris II. Harris made every effort to make the catch, but it was just out of his reach and took a funky hop off the wall, skidding away from him. With no backup in sight, Harris was forced to field the ball away from him, which gave Realmuto time to round the bases for an inside-the-park homer and give the Phils a 4-1 lead.

Brandon Marsh of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts to a double he hit against the Atlanta Braves during