Game result and context
Braves top Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings, division magic number at 9
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings on September 11, 2026, at Truist Park. Atlanta trailed by three runs after two innings, chipped back with single runs in the seventh and ninth, traded runs in the 10th and answered a Phillies run in the 11th with two of its own. Matt Olson and Austin Riley homered. The first-place Braves moved to 87-61 with a magic number of 9, while the Phillies fell to 82-66 but kept a wild-card spot.
Final result
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings at Truist Park on September 11, 2026. A crowd of 40,161 saw the Braves score twice in the bottom of the 11th after the Phillies had pushed ahead in the top half.
Atlanta improved to 87-61. Philadelphia dropped to 82-66.
How the game changed
The decisive turn came in the final inning. Philadelphia scored once in the top of the 11th to go ahead by a run, and Atlanta responded with two in the bottom half to end it.
The Braves had to work to get there. Matt Olson's solo home run in the bottom of the first gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead, but the Phillies answered with three runs in the second. Neither team scored again until the seventh, when Austin Riley's solo homer pulled the Braves within two.
Atlanta tied the game with a run in the ninth. Each team scored once in the 10th, setting up the Phillies' go-ahead run and the Braves' winning rally in the 11th.
Key performances
Olson and Riley each had one hit in four at-bats, with both hits leaving the park for one RBI apiece. The Braves finished with two home runs; the Phillies had none. Drake Baldwin added two hits in five at-bats and drove in a run.
Chris Sale gave Atlanta seven innings, striking out six and allowing three earned runs. Aaron Nola worked 6.1 innings for Philadelphia, striking out three and allowing two earned runs.
Derek Hill drove in three runs for the Phillies on one hit in two at-bats.
Season and playoff context
The Braves lead their division at 87-61, five games ahead of second-place Philadelphia, and their magic number stands at 9.
The Phillies, at 82-66, hold the second wild-card position and sit 2.5 games clear of the cutoff. Their division elimination number is 9.
Series context
This was Game 1 of a three-game regular-season series between the Phillies and Braves at Truist Park.