Times wires
Thursday, September 29, 2011
ATLANTA — With the season on the line, the Braves couldn't get the final three outs.
Now, they'll have the whole winter to ponder an unprecedented collapse.
Braves closer Craig Kimbrel surrendered the tying run in the ninth, and Hunter Pence came through with a two-out RBI single in the 13th to give the Phillies a 4-3 victory that ended Atlanta's season Wednesday night.
"Things started moving too fast. My head started moving too fast,'' Kimbrel said.
The game ended more than an hour after St. Louis won. The Cardinals earned it outright when David Herndon earned his first career save by getting Freddie Freeman to hit into a season-ending double play.
The Braves were 10½ games ahead of St. Louis before play Aug. 26. They led by 8½ the morning of Sept. 6. Instead of popping champagne for a second straight trip to the playoffs, they became the first major-league team to blow a lead of at least eight games for a playoff spot in September.
Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/phillies-4-braves-3-13-innings/1194281
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