Saginaw Heritage graduate Spencer Schwellenbach struck out a career-high 12 batters, continuing a dominant run in leading the Atlanta Braves to a win Saturday. Schwellenbach allowed just three hits and one walk, shutting down the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-1 victory and ending Atlanta’s three-game losing streak.

Spencer Schwellenbach looked like an ace on Saturday. He started this season looking like a Cy Young candidate and then had a few struggle starts. Look up now in late June and Spencer leads MLB in innings pitched,

It was a massive night for 25-year-old Spencer Schwellenbach. The former Nebraska hurler, now in his second season with the Braves, picked up a much-needed win for Atlanta. The Braves snapped their three-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the first-place Philadelphia Phillies.