Dan Uggla hits two homers, including a 9th-inning grand slam, to lead the Braves to a 9 – 6 win over the Phillies. In the 8th, Uggla combines with Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons for three consecutive homers to put the Braves ahead, 5 – 1, but the Phillies score 5 runs in the bottom of the inning, capped by a three-run blast by Domonic Brown, to set the stage for Uggla’s game-deciding blast.

On April 14, 2014 — Dan Uggla hits two homers, including a 9th-inning grand slam, to lead the Braves to a 9 – 6 win over the Phillies. In the 8th, Uggla combines with Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons for three consecutive homers to put the Braves ahead, 5 – 1, but the Phillies score 5 runs in the bottom of the inning, capped by a three-run blast by Domonic Brown, to set the stage for Uggla’s game-deciding blast.

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