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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves are giving themselves plenty of reasons to be hopeful about 2017, from a surging offense to improved young pitching.All of it was on display Wednesday night in a 12-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies.Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 30 games. Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer. Little-used Daniel Castro had a career-best three RBI.On the mound, Mike Foltynewicz (9-5) pitched two-hit ball over five innings in his final start of the season -- and his first since leaving a Sept. 12 game against Miami after being hit in the left calf with a liner.When the atmosphere is like this, its definitely contagious, Castro, who was hitting .189 and had just four RBI for the season, said through a translator. The team feels good. You feel good.The Braves won for the ninth time in their last 10 games, building some momentum for their move to SunTrust Park next season. Since an 18-46 start, when they had the look of one of the worst teams in baseball history, theyve gone 47-46 under interim manager Brian Snitker.It was another high-energy, get-after-it game, Snitker said. I hope we keep adding to that.The Phillies are heading in the opposite direction. They lost for the fifth time in six games, prompting Ryan Howard and A.J. Ellis to call a team meeting that forced manager Pete Mackanin to huddle with the media in a tunnel outside the clubhouse.Its nice to see, Mackanin said. It means somebody cares.Adam Morgan (2-11) lasted five innings, giving up 10 hits and nine runs, the most hes allowed in a dismal season.Its all about pitching, Mackanin said. Pitching keeps you in games.Atlanta jumped ahead in the second when Dansby Swanson hit a run-scoring triple and Castro followed with a single. The Braves added three more runs in the third, with Swanson and Castro each contributing RBI hits, and really poured it on with a four-run fourth. Morgans throwing error allowed one run to score, another came home on a wild pitch, and Kemp finished it off with his 34th homer into the seats in left-center.Castro added another run-scoring single in the seventh, equaling his career high with three hits.Freeman extended the longest streak in the big leagues this season with a single in the sixth off Phil Klein. Freeman had been tied with Bostons Jackie Bradley, who put together a 29-game run in April and May.Freeman had already extended his on-base streak to 46 consecutive games when hit by a pitch in the third, equaling the longest this season in the big leagues. Washingtons Jayson Werth reached base in 46 straight games before his streak was halted Aug. 18.You just take it for granted with this guy, Snitker said of Freeman. Hes a machine.MEMORABLE HITAtlanta rookie Rio Ruiz, who spent most of the season in the minors, tripled in the eighth for his first big league hit.Its great to get it out of the way, Ruiz said. Its even better to get the win.THE REAL DEALFormer heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield took part in the countdown to the final game at Turner Field, pulling down a banner in left field to reveal 4 -- the number of games remaining at the ballpark and the season.Holyfield lives in the Atlanta area and was among those who carried the torch during the opening ceremony for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Turner Field was initially built as the 85,000-seat main stadium for the games, and then converted to baseball before the `97 season.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies LF Roman Quinn didnt play after leaving Tuesdays game with a strained left oblique. Its not known if hell get back on the field this season.Hes more scared than anything that its going to recur or that hes going to make it worse, Mackanin said. Theres no sense in him getting hurt with four or five games left in the season.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (12-10, 3.78 ERA) goes against the Braves for the fourth time in his career. 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Adelaide marked milestone midfielder Scott Thompsons 300th AFL match with a 28-point win against Collingwood to rise to second spot on the ladder.The Crows, with Eddie Betts slotting three goals, triumphed 14.13 (97) to 10.9 (69) in Saturday nights Adelaide Oval fixture.Thompson, one of Adelaides favourite sons, was chaired from the field after the victory which puts the Crows behind only pacesetters Hawthorn.Adelaide booted the initial five goals of the game with a swagger but the Magpies, with Adam Treloar and captain Scott Pendlebury prominent, reduced their deficit to nine points just before halftime.The home side, before a bumper 50,012 crowd, surged again in the third term to create a 28-point break before Collingwood again responded - they kicked three consecutive goals to shrink the margin to 11 points.But steadying goals to Mitch McGovern, and Betts third after the three quarter-time siren, gave Adelaide a handy 23-point buffer.The Magpies, with seven wins and nine losses - still three wins outside the top eight - couldnt bridge the gap on the Crows in the last quarter.Adelaides Tom Lynch and emerging onballer Jarryd Lyons kicked two goalss and dependable Daniel Talia was superb in defence.ddddddddddddOnballers Rory Sloane (27 disposals) and the Crouch brothers - Brad (29 possessions) and Matt (24 touches) were influential, while the celebrated Thompson gathered 22 disposals.Collingwood skipper Pendlebury collected 30 possessions, and Treloar (36 touches) and Taylor Adams (32 possessions) were standouts.Travis Cloke took seven marks and kicked two goals among 17 disposals - his scoring return was matched by teammates Jack Crisp and Levi Greenwood.Crows coach Don Pyke praised the even spread of contributors in his winning side.It was a tough hard-fought contest, he said.To Collingwoods real credit they came with a strong contest ... but our guys really dug in.Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley lamented some sloppy skills from his players, who had 20 more disposals than Adelaide yet 10 fewer inside 50m entries.We gave most of what we had, Buckley said.The Magpies meet North Melbourne on Friday night while Adelaide travel to play Geelong next Saturday night. 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