PHILADELPHIA – Five things about the Braves’ 4-1 win over the Phillies on Saturday night, which gave Atlanta a 5-3 record between the teams already this season and evened this three-game series at Citizens Bank Park at one apiece before Sunday afternoon’s finale.
1. Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte stole two more bases in the third inning to give him a majors-leading 12 stolen bases this season, the most in Atlanta franchise history before the end of April. The previous mark off 11 was set by Jerry Royster in 1978 and matched by Kenny Lofton in 1997. The last major leaguer to have at least 12 stolen bases before May was Billy Hamilton, who had 13 in 2015.
2. Nick Markakis went 1-for-2 with three walks and a home run, his fourth homer in the Braves' 26th game. It was a leadoff shot in the second inning for a 1-0 lead. The 13-year veteran didn't hit his fourth homer in 2017 until July 8 in his 86th game. It's only the second time in his career that Markakis has had as many as four homers before May and the first time in a decade since he did it in 2008.
3. Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed three hits and one run in six innings and has a 2.12 ERA in three starts against the Phillies this season with 21 strikeouts in 17 innings. Foltynewicz has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all six of his starts this season and has 39 strikeouts in 33 innings. He has a streak of 10 consecutive starts with three earned runs or fewer since Aug. 27, but "Folty" is just 2-5 despite a 3.04 ERA in that stretch while receiving 2.7 support runs per nine innings pitched.
4. Phillies starter Nick Pivetta gave up six hits, four runs and three walks in five innings, ending a streak of eight starts with five or fewer hits allowed. It was the longest such streak by a Phillies pitcher since David West had 10 in 1994. Pivetta was 3-0 with a 2.77 ERA in five career starts against the Braves before Saturday,
5. Braves starting pitchers are 8-2 with a 2.78 ERA in the past 21 games and allowed two earned runs or fewer in 16 of those starts.
