Phillies upset Braves in NLDS again; Nick Castellanos makes MLB history

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One hundred and four wins in the regular season mean nothing for the Atlanta Braves.

For the second year in a row, the Philadelphia Phillies took down their NL East rivals in the NLDS, winning the series in four games after beating the Braves on Thursday, 3-1.

The Phillies finished 14.0 games back of the Braves, who won the division easily. At one point, Atlanta led it by 17.0 games. But for them, it's all out the window, despite their regular season record being the best in the majors.

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Nick Castellanos #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves during Game Four of the Division Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Austin Riley and Nick Castellanos exchanged solo home runs in the fourth inning, but with the game tied at one, Trea Turner reminded everyone why he got $300 million in the offseason with a solo shot of his own, giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead.

Ranger Suarez tossed five innings of one-run ball before Rob Thomson went to the bullpen to face the top of the Braves’ order. Seranthony Dominguez got the first two batters out, but after Riley singled to bring up 54-homer-hitter Matt Olson, Thomson brought in Jose Alvarado for the lefty-lefty matchup, and Olson flied out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the sixth, Castellanos went deep again, making it a two-run Phils lead and knocking Spencer Strider out of the game. He became the first person in MLB history to multiple home runs in back-to-back games in postseason history.

Nick Castellanos