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Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto Hits Inside-the-Park Home Run vs. Braves

Philadelphia can eliminate the reigning World Series champions with a win on Saturday.
Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto Hits Inside-the-Park Home Run vs. Braves
Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto Hits Inside-the-Park Home Run vs. Braves

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The Phillies have a chance to eliminate the Braves—the defending World Series champions and an NL East rival—from the playoffs with a win on Saturday. Catcher J.T. Realmuto just gave the team a huge lift with an inside-the park home run.

With Collin McHugh on the mound for Atlanta, Realmuto smoked one to center. Michael Harris appeared to have the ball tracked, but could not quite reach it in the air. As Harris collided with the wall, the ball caromed off of it behind him, rolling far away towards right field.

Realmuto never slowed down, and legged out the inside the park home run, sliding into home well before the ball reached the plate on the relay throw.

The score put the Phillies up 4–1 in a potential NLDS elimination game for Atlanta.

The Braves have answered in the top of the fourth, with a solo home run from Matt Olson to cut the lead to 4–2. 

Philadelphia won Game 1 in Atlanta, with the Braves taking Game 2. On Friday night in Philadelphia, the Phillies thumped the Braves 9–1 in Game 3, setting up a potential series win at home on Saturday afternoon, if the team can hold on in the back half of the game.

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Dan Lyons
DAN LYONS

Dan Lyons is a staff writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI for his second stint in November 2024 after a season as senior college football writer at Athlon Sports and previous three-year run at SI as a writer and editor for the Breaking and Trending News team. When he’s not watching a game, you can find Dan at an indie concert venue or movie theater. Dan has a bachelor’s degree in writing and rhetoric from Syracuse.