Jhoan Duran Suffers Heartbreaking Blown Save in Phillies Game 1 Loss

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Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran suffered a devastating blown save in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, surrendering a go-ahead, three-run home run to Atlanta's Austin Riley in the eighth inning. Asked to pitch multiple frames due to bullpen exhaustion and injuries, Duran left a fastball over the heart of the plate that Riley capitalized on, sealing a 5-3 defeat and extending the Phillies' recent streak of late-inning postseason bullpen struggles.