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One swing foils Minor in Braves' 2-1 loss to Phillies
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Atlanta Braves' Andrelton Simmons is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run in the third inning Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. - photo by Laurence Kesterson
PHILADELPHIA — All it took was one mistake for one of Mike Minor's best outings of the season to turn into a loss. Cody Asche hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and Cliff Lee outdueled fellow left-hander Minor as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night. "It was just a brain lapse," Minor said.
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