Major League Baseball
Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 4
When: 3:05 PM ET, Thursday, March 28, 2019
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 44469

Rhys Hoskins hit a grand slam, Maikel Franco homered and had three RBIs and the host Philadelphia Phillies cruised to a 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in a season-opening game Thursday.

Andrew McCutchen opened the scoring with a solo home run for the Phillies. Prized free agent Bryce Harper, who signed a 13-year, $330 million contract, went 0-for-3 with an intentional walk.

Jean Segura also had two hits for Philadelphia.

Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-0) allowed two hits and one run in six innings. He had some control issues as he struck out eight and walked five.

Matt Joyce contributed a two-run home run for the Braves, who were a bit sloppy in the field with two errors.

Braves starter Julio Teheran (0-1) lasted five innings and gave up four hits and three runs while striking out seven before being lifted.

McCutchen opened the bottom of the first inning with a towering solo home run to center field for a 1-0 Phillies lead. It was the 13th career leadoff home run for McCutchen.

The Braves tied the score at 1 in the second when Nick Markakis hit an RBI single to score Ronald Acuna Jr. Markakis was thrown out trying to take second base.

Odubel Herrera put the Phillies ahead 2-1 in the fourth with a two-out RBI single to center, scoring Segura. Cesar Hernandez followed with an RBI single to left, scoring J.T. Realmuto for a 3-1 advantage.

In the sixth, Franco drilled a three-run homer to left off Braves reliever Shane Carle for a 6-1 lead.

The Braves sliced the lead to 6-3 when Joyce hit a pinch-hit two-run homer off Hector Neris with two outs in the seventh.

Philadelphia loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh and Hoskins responded with a grand slam off Luke Jackson for a commanding 10-3 advantage. It was the first career grand slam for Hoskins.

The Braves closed within 10-4 in the eighth on Acuna's RBI single to left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Philadelphia
Julio Teheran Player Aaron Nola
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 6.0
7 Strikeouts 8
4 Hits 2
5.40 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Atlanta   Philadelphia
Matt Joyce Player Jean Segura
1 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
4 TB 2
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 7 1 11 .233 8 9 4 6 1 2
Philadelphia 7 3 16 .226 7 9 10 6 0 0