"The Braves' wild-card lead vanished Tuesday, and their playoff hopes were flushed away Wednesday.

After closer Craig Kimbrel blew a save in the ninth, the Philadelphia Phillies scored on Hunter Pence's two-out single in the 13th inning for a 4-3 win to end the Braves' season and complete the worst September collapse by a National League wild-card leader.

Up by 8-1/2 games on Sept. 5, the Braves lost their final five games, 13 of the final 18 and 20 of their last 30 to finish 89-73, a game behind St. Louis for the wild card.

"Our slump combined with the Cardinals playing really good baseball in September, you've got a shocking situation," Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. "Having such a big lead and then sitting here after No. 162 and not being in the playoffs is a tremendous disappointment.""