Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Going into September 2, Atlanta held an 8 1/2 game advantage in the wild card standings. Now the lead is one game with two to play.
Raul Ibanez singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and added an insurance RBI base hit in the eighth, carrying the NL East-champion Philadelphia Phillies to their 100th win of the season, 4-2 over the struggling Braves.
Atlanta held onto their one game lead over St. Louis in the Wild Card Standings when the Cardinals lost to the Astros 5-4 in 10 inning.
The Braves, who hit just .167 over the weekend while losing two of three in Washington, have dropped 11 of their last 16 games.
In his final regular-season start, Cliff Lee (17-8) fanned six over as many innings and gave up five hits and a pair of runs. His career-high 238 strikeouts this year are the most for any Phillies left-hander since Steve Carlton struck out a major league-leading 275 in 1983. Lee is also the first lefty to compile 17 wins for the team since Shane Rawley finished with a 17-11 record in 1987.
Jimmy Rollins tied the game in the fifth with a solo homer, as the Phillies secured their third-ever 100-win season in franchise history, one shy of a club record (1976-77). The Phillies are the first National League team to post a 100-win season since the Cardinals in 2005.
The Phillies also tied a franchise-record with their 48th road win, also accomplished in 1976 and 2009.
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