Braves 5, Phillies 4 (12)
Dan Uggla beat out a potential inning-ending double play in the top of the 12th inning to drive in a run from third and help lift visiting Atlanta to its ninth straight win.
After three walks - one intentional - by Jake Diekman (0-2) loaded the bases with one out in the 12th, Uggla hit a grounder to shortstop and beat the relay from second to plate Justin Upton, who had a solo homer and scored three times for the Braves. Luis Avilan (4-0) tossed a scoreless 11th to get the win and Craig Kimbrel survived a leadoff single in the 12th for his 33rd save.
Freddie Freeman had a two-run single and Brandon Beachy allowed four runs - three earned - in 6 1/3 solid innings in his second start back from Tommy John surgery for Atlanta, which remained 11 1/2 games ahead of Washington in the National League East and is one win away from recording its second 10-game run this season.
Jimmy Rollins delivered an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to forge a 4-4 tie for Philadelphia. John Mayberry Jr. cranked a two-run homer and Chase Utley had an RBI groundout as the Phillies raced to an early 3-0 lead before falling for the 12th time in 13 games.
Pitching on just three days of rest, Philadelphia starter John Lannan gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings. He served up the home run to Upton in the third and allowed three runs in the fifth as Atlanta jumped ahead 4-3.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Atlanta activated CF B.J. Upton (strained adductor) from the 15-day disabled list. He was 1-for-5. C Gerald Laird (kidney stone) was placed on the 15-day DL. ... Braves 3B Chris Johnson went 0-for-3 and had his string of consecutive multi-hit games snapped at eight, which was tied with three others for the longest such run in franchise history. ... The Phillies were 6 1/2 games behind first-place Atlanta entering play July 20. They are now 15 1/2 back.