ATLANTA (AP) — Trea Turner hit a pair of two-run home runs off Max Fried, Aaron Nola earned his 100th career victory and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Friday night.
The NL East-leading Phillies extended their lead over second-place Atlanta to 10 games by winning the opener of the weekend series.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Trea Turner hit a pair of two-run home runs off Max Fried, Aaron Nola earned his 100th career victory and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Friday night.
Atlanta Braves' pitcher Jesse Chavez throws in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Orion Kerkering throws in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves' designated hitter Marcell Ozuna rounds second base after a three-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker watches the playing field in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm tosses the ball to first base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies (1) is congratulated by teammate Matt Olson, right, after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner rounds second base after hitting his second home run of the night in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Groundskeepers prepare the field before a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas catches a pop fly in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried checks the scoreboard in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia (11) and second baseman Ozzie Albies, center, watch an instant replay with umpire Mike Estabrook in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson, left, catches the ball before Philadelphia Phillies Nick Castellanos (8) can tag the bag in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson throws to first base in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner waves to the crowd while rounding second base after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
The Phillies have three key hitters — Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto — on the injured list but still had 15 hits.
“It's what makes a good team,” Nola said.
Added manager Rob Thomson: “It says a lot. Our front office has done a great job of creating that depth.”
Nola (10-4) retired Atlanta's first 10 batters before giving up a one-out single to Ozzie Albies in the fourth inning. Austin Riley followed with a two-run homer to center field. Albies had three hits, including a homer, and Marcell Ozuna added a three-run shot in the eighth off José Alvarado.
The Braves' three homers were not enough to overcome the power show from Turner, the shortstop who on Wednesday was voted one of Philadelphia's three National League All-Star Game starters. Third baseman Alec Bohm and Harper also were voted as starters by fans, but Harper's left hamstring strain leaves his All-Star status uncertain.
Turner hit his first homer off Fried (7-4) in the Phillies' three-run fourth. Turner's second two-run shot carried 459 feet into the left field seats in the sixth for his 16th career multi-homer game. It was the longest homer of his career.
“I knew I hit it good,” Turner said. “I didn't know I hit it that far.”
The 6-foot-2 Turner is listed at only 185 pounds, making his power a surprise even for Thomson.
“He's not the biggest guy on the planet and I don't know how he hits the ball so far,” Thomson said.
Nola improved to 100-75 in his career. He have up three runs with eight strikeouts in six innings.
Fried allowed five runs and a season-high 11 hits in six innings.
Three Atlanta errors led to two unearned runs in the Phillies’ three-run seventh.
Jeff Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Tyler Phillips' contract was selected from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Thomson said Phillips provides depth for the bullpen, especially with rain in the forecast for the weekend. RHP Yunior Marte was optioned to Lehigh Valley and RHP Luis F. Ortiz (right elbow UCL sprain) was moved to the 60-day IL. ... Schwarber (left groin strain) plans to run the bases Saturday. Harper “is not far behind,” according to Thomson.
Braves: SS Orlando Arcia started after having an abscessed tooth removed, causing him to miss three games. ... OF Forrest Wall was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett to clear a spot for Eli White, who was recalled and was 0-for-4 as the LF starter, striking out to end the game. OF Ramón Laureano continues to be held out with lower back soreness, leaving the team one player short of having a full healthy active roster. The Braves signed OF Eddie Rosario to a minor league deal and Rosario tripled in his debut with Gwinnett. Rosario was released by Washington on Wednesday. Rosario, 32, played with Atlanta from 2021-23 and was the MVP of the 2021 NLCS. “We know what he's capable of,” said manager Brian Snitker.
UP NEXT
Atlanta rookie Spencer Schwellenbach (1-4, 5.68 ERA) will look for his second win when he faces Philadelphia left-hander Ranger Suárez (10-2, 2.27) on Saturday night.
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Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher José Alvarado (46) delivers in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves' pitcher Jesse Chavez throws in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Orion Kerkering throws in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves' designated hitter Marcell Ozuna rounds second base after a three-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker watches the playing field in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm tosses the ball to first base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies (1) is congratulated by teammate Matt Olson, right, after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner rounds second base after hitting his second home run of the night in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Groundskeepers prepare the field before a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas catches a pop fly in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried checks the scoreboard in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia (11) and second baseman Ozzie Albies, center, watch an instant replay with umpire Mike Estabrook in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson, left, catches the ball before Philadelphia Phillies Nick Castellanos (8) can tag the bag in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson throws to first base in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner waves to the crowd while rounding second base after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was the perfect place to welcome the endorsement of the firefighters union — a gleaming new firehouse in a blue-collar town just outside of Detroit in the key battleground state of Michigan.
But by the time Kamala Harris showed up in Redford Township on Friday, there was no endorsement waiting for her.
By a slim margin, the International Association of Firefighters declined to back any candidate, a reminder of the Democratic nominee’s struggle to lock down the same support from organized labor that President Joe Biden won four years ago. The Teamsters also balked at an endorsement last month.
Harris is still gaining more endorsements than she’s losing. National teachers unions, building trade unions, the AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers backed the vice president shortly after Biden ended his run for a second term. And the leader of the Michigan firefighters union, Matthew Sahr, showed up for Harris in Redford Township — although not to bestow the endorsement.
"We could have chosen to stay away. But what kind of message would that send?” Sahr said.
A spokesman for the union declined Friday to comment beyond a previously released statement that said there would be no endorsement for Harris or her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
“The vice president is proud to have the support of organized labor, including firefighters across key battlegrounds like those who joined her in Michigan Friday,” said Harris campaign spokesman Brian Fallon. “She is the only candidate in this race who always stands with workers and has fought to protect overtime pay, worker pensions, and the right to organize.”
What unfolded nonetheless reflects the shifting loyalties in American politics as Harris vies with Trump for support among working-class voters who for years could be more solidly counted on to support Democrats.
Still, Harris didn't mince words when she spoke at the firehouse, saying Trump "has been a union-buster his entire career” and would launch a “full-on attack” against organized labor.
Harris said Trump supports “right-to-work” laws that often make it more difficult to unionize, and said he had weakened federal employees’ unions. While he was president, Trump used a series of 2018 executive orders designed to reduce those unions’ powers to collectively bargain.
He has expressed support for right-to-work since his initial run for president in 2016 — while also making comments more generally supportive of labor rights when speaking to union audiences since then.
Harris also accused the former president of “making the same empty promises to the people of Michigan that he did before, hoping you will forget how he let you down.”
Her remarks followed U.S. dockworkers suspending their strike in hopes of reaching a new contract, sparing the country a damaging episode of labor unrest that could have rattled the economy. A tentative agreement that has been hailed by Harris was reached to raise salaries, although other issues still need to be resolved.
The vice president later addressed an evening rally in Flint. She spoke after basketball legend Magic Johnson, who said “nobody is going to outwork her,” and UAW President Shawn Fain, who described Trump as “a scab.”
Harris said that, unlike what Trump says about the Biden administration’s rules on electric vehicles, “I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive.”
“But here’s what I will do, I will invest in communities like Flint,” she said.
Harris also criticized Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, after Vance, while campaigning in Michigan on Wednesday, refused to commit to continue federal support going to a GM plant in Lansing, Michigan's state capital.
“Donald Trump's running mate suggested that if Trump wins, he might let the Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing close down,” Harris said as the crowd booed.
She said that, by contrast, the Biden administration had fought to keep the plant open, adding, “Michigan, we, together, fought hard for those jobs and you deserve a president who won't put them at risk.”
Questions remain, though, about whether Harris can cement backing from most rank-and-file union members.
Justin Pomerville, the business manager at UA Local 85 in Michigan, said 70% of his members’ work hours are tied to the CHIPS and Science Act, which the Biden administration championed and pumped billions of dollars into semiconductor manufacturing.
The workers lay complex networks of pipes that carry exhaust, water and chemicals through high-tech facilities. However, Pomerville said some members aren’t aware of the connection between their jobs and the legislation.
“Unless someone tells them they’re working because of that, they don’t know,” he said.
The Democrats, meanwhile, have increased their support among white-collar professionals while Republicans try to make inroads among voters who didn’t attend college.
During a rally in Saginaw, Michigan, on Thursday, Trump said Republicans are now “the party of the American worker,” glossing over his anti-union record as president.
The former president also made a trip to Flint last month in an event billed as focusing on the auto industry, a pillar of the battleground state. The two candidates have been in the same cities — and in some cases the exact same venues — within days or weeks of each other.
Trump spent Friday in Georgia with Gov. Brian Kemp, the latest sign that he's patched up his rocky relationship with the top Republican in a key battleground state. The former president and the governor appeared in Evans, Georgia, standing before pallets of goods including bottled water, diapers and paper towels.
“I have no doubt that whatever can be done is going to be done," Trump said. "It’s a lot of effort. It’s a very heartbreaking situation.”
Later Fri day, he held a town hall in Fayetteville in another storm-ravaged state, North Carolina. Speaking to an audience comprised largely of people with military connections, he pledged to change the name of nearby Fort Liberty back to its prior name, Fort Bragg. The base, one of the U.S. military's largest, was rechristened in 2022 in a push to rename military installations named for Confederate service members.
Trump repeated his promise to fire “woke generals," blasted the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and said he'd make it easier for veterans to seek medical care outside the Veterans Administration health care system.
One man, introduced as a Vietnam War veteran named Dwight, gave Trump the Purple Heart he was awarded for injuries sustained while serving. He referenced the bullet that grazed Trump's ear during a rally in Pennsylvania and Trump's response.
“I couldn’t think of anybody more deserving to have a Purple Heart," Dwight said to Trump. "You took it, you laid down there, you got back up and the first words out of your mouth were ‘fight, fight, fight.’ You didn’t even have anything to shoot back at him.”
Trump got a series of deferments to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War, including one obtained with a physician’s letter saying he had bone spurs in his feet. In the 1990s, he said trying to avoid sexually transmitted infections was “my personal Vietnam.”
Weissert reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Meg Kinnard in Fayetteville, North Carolina and Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix contributed.
Magic Johnson speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Campaign t-shirts and flags are for sale before a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Campaign pins for sale are pictured before a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at Augusta Regional Airport to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Attendees listen as Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets people at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, in foreground at left, takes a photo with attendees after speaking during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
People line the road as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, including Carrie Charlick in the white shirt at right, cheer with members of the Harris campaign staff as they line up to enter the Dort Financial Center for a rally in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
People line the road as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets people at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets people at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at a temporary relief shelter as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during a briefing at the Columbia County Emergency Management Agency as he visits areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Evans, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives at Augusta Regional Airport to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at Augusta Regional Airport to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Redford Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Redford Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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