"Back-to-back Braves home runs with two out in the ninth, and another homer in the 1oth to beat the Phillies. There may have been more improbable finishes in recent Braves history than Tuesday's, but none come immediately to mind.

After Troy Glaus and Jason Heyward hit consecutive homers to wake a moribund offense and force extra innings, Nate McLouth hit a 10th-inning leadoff homer for a stunning 4-3 win against Philadelphia in a series opener at Turner Field.

"These are the best kind of wins, no question about that," said manager Bobby Cox, whose Braves got their fifth win in six games to move into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the National League East. "And they're the roughest to lose."

McLouth was hitting just .138 with one RBI all season before homering on a 2-2 slider from Jose Contreras, which McLouth said was the first walk-off home run he's hit at any level, from Little League on up."