ATLANTA (AP) — Ranger Suárez pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 to take the three-game series on Sunday.

Suárez (7-2) gave up just one run on four hits. He struck out eight, walked one and lowered his ERA to 2.00.

Orion Kerkering pitched a scoreless eighth and Matt Strahm earned his fifth save for the Phillies.

Otto Kemp’s double into the left field corner in the fifth inning scored Bryson Scott from first, and Kemp later came home on Trea Turner’s sacrifice fly to center to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.

Spencer Strider (3-6) had another strong start against the Phillies but lost for just the second time in 10 career decisions against Philadelphia. He gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking three.

Catcher Sean Murphy was the lone Brave to do damage against Suárez, crushing a 451-foot home run to center field in the second inning. No other Brave reached second base in Suárez’s seven innings.

Kyle Schwarber was 2 for 3 with a walk and Nick Castellanos had two hits for the Phillies, who lead the NL East.

Braves first baseman Matt Olson was 2 for 4 and extended his on-base streak to 30 games, the longest active one in the majors.

Key moment

The Braves had runners on first and third with two outs in the ninth inning before Strahm got Stuart Fairchild to fly out to center field to end the game.

Key stat

Suárez has 10 consecutive quality starts, longest streak by a Phillies pitcher since Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee each did it in 2013.

Up next

Phillies: RHP Zack Wheeler (7-3, 2.45) will open a three-game home series against the Padres on Monday. San Diego has yet to announce a starter.

Braves: Rookie Didier Fuentes (0-2, 10.80) will make his third career start Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta against Angels LHP Tyler Anderson (2-5. 4.41).

Author: Jason Green Last Updated: June 30, 2025 Game Start: 6:30pm EST

In the opener of an NL series in the City of Brotherly Love the Phillies (49-35) play host to the Padres (45-38). Philadelphia is coming off a series win and is atop the NL East while San Diego lost their last series and are in second place in the NL West. Keep reading this San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies prediction to get the full score info and other free MLB picks. The Phillies are big home favorites in this series opener at -225 with the Padres at +185 and a total of 9 runs.

Padres Blow it Late In their last game the Padres were on the road in a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds where they blew it late giving up two runs in the ninth inning. In the loss Xander Bogaerts had a solo HR and Jose Iglesias had an RBI. San Diego has won six of their last 10 games and in second place in the NL West they are seven games back of the L.A. Dodgers. In their last game the Padres were on the road in a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds where they blew it late giving up two runs in the ninth inning. In the losshad a solo HR andhad an RBI. San Diego has won six of their last 10 games and in second place in the NL West they are seven games back of the L.A. Dodgers. On the season the Padres rank a solod eighth in the Majors in team ERA but only 22nd in runs scored.

Gavin Sheets (.268 13 HR 49 RBI) leads the team in RBI and has four in the last six games.

(.268 13 HR 49 RBI) leads the team in RBI and has four in the last six games. Manny Machado (.293 13 HR 47 RBI) only has one RBI over the last eight games and has gone hitless in three of the last four games.

(.293 13 HR 47 RBI) only has one RBI over the last eight games and has gone hitless in three of the last four games. Fernando Tatis Jr. (.258 15 HR 37 RBI) leads the club in HR but only has one hit in the last five games. On the season San Diego is 20-24 on the road. Matt Waldron gets the nod for Game 1 of this series and will be making his first start of the season recently being called up from the minors. Last season with the Padres he was 7-11 with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.26.

Phillies Rebound After Sweep In their last series the Phillies were on the road and took two of three games from the Atlanta Braves after being swept in their previous series. In their last game they won 2-1 where they got great pitching and Trea Turner and Otto Kemp each had an RBI. Philly is 5-5 in their last 10 games and in first place in the NL East they are 1.5 games up on the slumping New York Mets. In their last series the Phillies were on the road and took two of three games from the Atlanta Braves after being swept in their previous series. In their last game they won 2-1 where they got great pitching andandeach had an RBI. Philly is 5-5 in their last 10 games and in first place in the NL East they are 1.5 games up on the slumping New York Mets. On the season the Phillies rank tied for 10th in the Majors in runs scored and 11th in team ERA.

Kyle Schwarber (.252 25 HR 57 RBI) ranks tied for fourth in the bigs in HR and has two of them in the last seven games.

(.252 25 HR 57 RBI) ranks tied for fourth in the bigs in HR and has two of them in the last seven games. Turner (.296 11 HR 38 RBI) leads the club in batting average but is hitless in three of the last four games including the last two.

(.296 11 HR 38 RBI) leads the club in batting average but is hitless in three of the last four games including the last two. On the season Philly is 26-14 at home. Zack Wheeler (7-3 2.45 ERA 0.92 WHIP) is on the mound for the series opener and in his last start he was solid giving up one run on three hits in six innings but got no help in a 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros. The Phillies had won his previous three starts where he gave up three runs in 17 innings. Wheeler ranks fourth in the Majors in strikeouts and has 25 in his last three outings.

Best Bets for San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Full-Game Side Bet Insiders Status: Rating: The Phillies have won two of three games following being swept and the Padres have lost two of their last three games. The Padres only totaled 10 runs in the three-game set in their last series with six coming in the lone win. They only rank tied for 22nd in the Majors in runs scored and they will not get many runs in this game facing Wheeler, who has given up a total of four runs in his last three starts. After scoring 13 runs in the opener of their last series they have only totaled three runs in their last two games. however, they will be pretty good at the dish in this game facing Waldren, who is making his first start being recalled from the minors. Regarding the San Diego vs. Philadelphia Phillies prediction the Phillies will get good pitching and get it done at the dish and take this series opener. They will also win by at least two runs, so take the run line to get better odds. Phillies run line -1.5 runs -115 Prediction: Phillies run line -1.5 runs -115 Full-Game Total Pick Insiders Status: Rating: Both teams had their games go Under in their last ones and that is the pick I am leaning towards in this game. San Diego only ranks tied for 22nd in the Majors in runs scored and have only totaled three runs in the two losses in their last three games. They will put up another low total in this game facing Wheeler, who only gave up one run in his last start and has given up a total of four runs in his last four starts. Waldren is making his first start after being called up from the minors and last season had an ERA of 4.91. The Phillies will get to him but not light him up, as they have only totaled three runs in their last two games. Philly will get some runs in this game but not light up the scoreboard while San Diego will not do much at the dish, which is the main reason the Under is the pick for this game. Take the Under 9 runs. Prediction: Under 9 runs

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