All except the approved National League wild card as recently as Labor Day, when they were eight and a half games to the Cardinals, the Braves could not overcome the Phillies pitchers Passel in the playoff mode, TuneUp.
St. Louis held the Braves to the wire, winning, 8-0, in Houston, and will open the playoffs Saturday in Philadelphia.
Phyllis, have little incentive other than to knock out opponents division, roared on their matches with a franchise-record one hundred and second victory.
Atlanta bullpen surrendered the game tying run in the ninth and deciding on a broken-bat single, Hunter Pence in the 13th, but his offense strung up nothing but zeros after the third inning.
"Do you want you can flip-flop with an earlier September in the calendar," said manager Fredi Gonzalez after the Braves' 13 defeats in 18 games and fifth in a row. "It's sad, because you see the effort."
Braves got an inspiring visit from Tim Hudson, who takes over administration of intravenous fluids before some games to prevent cramping. He gave the break to work on a double-Ryan Howard, then buckled down to ease the load on the Braves' batters depressed.
Atlanta quickly erased deficit in the bottom of the first when leadoff striker Michael Bourn dashed home on a sacrifice fly Chipper Jones.
Born, after a single, stole second base in the next step, an indication that Gonzalez will take risks to revive the Braves' offense.
Third half brought another Bourne and steal from second base. They tried to hit the third fell on the controversial call that cost Atlanta to work, when Dan Uggla drilled a home run to Martin Prado at second.
Braves had scratched out only four runs in four previous games, all losses. Their lineup was missing one of the few effective attackers in recent years, friends of Alex Gonzalez with aggravated a calf strain on Tuesday.
His replacement, Jack Wilson, was a defensive gem games, chasing grounder and Carlos Ruiz to second base and throw it. But his mistake on a busy spot with a double play potential in the seventh sent home Phillies second run, "not the end of half time. He also finished the evening Hudson.
Double play came one play later, Eric O'Flaherty caused by a bouncer in a second.
O'Flaherty gave Johnny Venters (eighth inning) and Craig Kimbrel (ninth). Trio hard throwing cord, known collectively as the Braves among the devotees O'Ventbrel, unable to defend lead.
Venters had to get out of bases loaded jam by walking and hit the bat. Kimbrel filled their one-and two outputs, then allowed the game tying sacrifice fly and Chase Utley had to be rescued from the bullpen partner Chris Medlin.
"I do not go out there and pitch to my ability", Kimbrel said. "I let my emotions get the best from me too excited."
Gonzalez, who replaced former manager of the Marlins venerable Bobby Cox this season, tried to establish peace in the club on Tuesday night, telling the team he would not change any of them to one victory.
Braves had the misfortune of facing the Phillies' front-line positions of the players throughout the three-game series. Manager Charlie Manuel was deployed reserve and appeals during the last eight games streak.
In the playoffs almost Manuel shaking his regular customers, and they tormented the Braves in the first two games, winning, 4-2 and 7-1, with the lights out pitchers Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt is working.
Series bore a striking resemblance to last year at the end of the season. Phyllis came to the south, too, with nothing on the line, and the Braves were wild-card contenders.Visitors took two in a row before allowing a claim wild card in Atlanta last night.
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