By Theo DeRosa, Sports Talk Philly staff 
Final: Braves 2, Phillies 1
ATLANTA—Vince Velasquez was able to work out of trouble several times during Friday's night's Phillies-Braves contest, but so was Atlanta starter Tyrell Jenkins.
Jenkins stranded seven runners over six innings, including three in the fourth after the Phils loaded the bases. In the third, Atlanta countered the Phillies' lone run with two of its own en route to a narrow 2–1 win, evening this series at one game apiece.
WP: Tyrell Jenkins (1-2, 3.38) ❖ LP: Vince Velasquez (8-3, 3.32) ❖ S: Jim Johnson (5)
Hub: Game Summary ❖ Starting Pitchers ❖ At the Plate ❖ Bullpen ❖ What's Next
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| ATL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 9 | 1 |
The only scoring Friday night came in the third inning; after César Hernández reached on an infield single, Odubel Herrera singled into left where novice left fielder Jace Peterson booted the ball into the corner, allowing Hernández to score as the Phillies got on the board first.
But RBI singles from Gordon Beckham and Nick Markakis in the third inning put the Braves on top, 2–1.
Tyrell Jenkins loaded the bases in the fourth with two walks and Velasquez's infield single, but Herrera jumped on the first pitch and skied it to left for the inning's last out.
Velasquez ran his pitch count up a lot in the middle innings following just a six-pitch first inning, having to leave the game after six solid innings, seven hits, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts. Jimmy Paredes pinch-hit for him to lead off the seventh.
While Edubray Ramos and Hector Neris held down the seventh and eighth, the Phillies could never push across that tying run.
Ian Krol, Mauricio Cabrera and Jim Johnson shut the Phils' offense down in the seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, preserving the Braves' 2–1 win.
The end didn't come without a little bit of drama; with two outs in the ninth, Ryan Howard skied a double to right-center, just short of the wall, against Johnson, Hernández walked, but Herrera grounded into a force at third to end it.
Jeremy Hellickson, somehow still a Phillie, will be Saturday's starter against Atlanta ace Julio Teheran in a 7:10 start.
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Velasquez | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Tyrell Jenkins | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.91 |
Phillies
- Cody Asche: 1-4, .218 AVG
- César Hernández: 1-2, R, 3 BB, .289 AVG
- Odubel Herrera: 1-4, .286 AVG
Braves
- Nick Markakis: 3-3, 2 2B, RBI, BB, .265 AVG
- Gordon Beckham: 1-3, RBI, .248 AVG
- Erick Aybar: 1-3, R, .221 AVG
Bullpen
Phillies
- Edubray Ramos (7th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 4.20 ERA
- Hector Neris (8th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 2.52 ERA
Braves
- Ian Krol (7th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 3.03 ERA
- Mauricio Cabrera (8th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 2.87 ERA
- Jim Johnson (9th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.10 ERA
What's Next
- Saturday, July 30, 2016: at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 p.m.
- Turner Field
- RHP Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 3.65 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (3-8, 2.71 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
