Former Braves Get Revenge, Phillies Win : Thompson Has Three Hits, Bedrosian Gets 24th Save as They Gang Up on Atlanta

Former Atlanta Braves Milt Thompson and Steve Bedrosian each agreed their adrenaline pumps a little faster when they return to the home of their former club.

Both contributed in beating their former teammates Friday night as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Braves 5-2.

Thompson had three hits, including a two-run home run, while Bedrosian picked up his league-leading 24th save with two scoreless innings of relief.

Mike Schmidt also drove in a pair of runs for the Phillies with two singles and Juan Samuel had a solo home run--his 16th of the year--and scored three times to back the combined six-hit pitching of Shane Rawley, 10-5, and Bedrosian.

“It’s a good feeling to play well against the Braves. There’s always that extra motivation. They’re the ones that traded me away,” Thompson said.

Thompson and Bedrosian were sent to the Braves for catcher Ozzie Virgil prior to the 1986 season.

“It’s satisfying (beating his former club),” said Bedrosian, who was named Thursday to the National League All-Star squad for the first time. “But that’s a normal reaction from anybody that’s been traded away. But I do have to admit, I do get a little pumped up.”

“Shane Rawley wouldn’t let us get any runs, that son of a gun,” said Atlanta Manager Chuck Tanner of the left-hander, who scattered four hits in seven innings. “He pitched a good one. We hit some balls hard, but we couldn’t muster anything.”

Thompson, who had doubled and scored on Schmidt’s single in the first inning, connected off loser Doyle Alexander, 4-5, in the third inning for his third homer of the year, scoring Samuel, who had walked.

Schmidt knocked in Samuel, who had walked, in the seventh inning with a two-out single after Thompson had singled Samuel to second.

The Braves got one run back in the fourth off Philadelphia Rawley, on a solo home run by Gary Roenicke, his fourth of the season.

Atlanta got within 3-2 in the sixth when Andres Thomas led off with an infield single. He moved to second on a out-out walk to Dale Murphy, and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Ken Griffey then delivered a sacrifice fly to left.

Alexander, losing his fourth consecutive start, allowed 10 hits, walked three and struck out five before leaving for a pinch-hitter after seven innings.