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Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4

ATLANTA, April 18 (UPI) -- Ricky Ledee misplayed a fly ball by Vinny Castilla into a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night as the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Phillies starter Randy Wolf cruised into the sixth with a 4-1 lead before being let down by his defense.

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Marcus Giles opened the sixth for the Braves by hitting a routine grounder that eluded third baseman for Tyler Houston for an error. Gary Sheffield singled and Chipper Jones drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases.

Wolf (2-1) got Andruw Jones to pop out, but Julio Franco came through with a two-run single into right field to bring the Braves within 4-3.

Carlos Silva relieved and Castilla greeted him with a line drive into center field. Ledee first broke in, then turned the wrong way and the ball landed over his head, allowing the Braves to take a 5-4 lead.

Kevin Gryboski (1-1) retired the only batter he faced in relief of Greg Maddux to get the win. Maddux went 5 2/3 innings and allowed four runs and eight hits.

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Ray King and Roberto Hernandez each worked a scoreless inning and John Smoltz struck out two in a perfect ninth for his sixth save.

The Braves' four relievers combined on 3 1/3 hitless innings.

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