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PHILADELPHIA - A pair of victories made a long day for the Braves pretty enjoyable. Ryan Doumit homered and Tommy La Stella had two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a doubleheader sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-1 victory in the nightcap Saturday. La Stella hit a three-run triple in Atlantas 10-3 win in the opener. Chris Johnson had three hits with an RBI and Justin Upton had two hits and drove in a run for the Braves, who have won five of six. Atlanta finished with 13 hits in the nightcap and had a combined 15 runs and 20 hits on the day. "Its a long day, definitely a long day and its not something you look forward to, playing two in one day," Johnson said. "But to come out with two wins, you cant complain at all." Cameron Rupp had two hits with a double for the slumping Phillies, who have lost seven of nine. Philadelphia totalled four runs in the two games and now have scored three runs or less 41 times, dropping to 7-34 in those contests. The Phillies also fell to 18-26 at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park, where they entered Saturday batting .229 as a team. "We had tough going on the offensive side and couldnt get anything going," Philadelphia manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Its disappointing. We came in with some momentum, but the last three games it was lack of offence and not many good plays on defence. We have to do things differently, we have to score more runs and put the pitching and defence together." Atlanta right-hander David Hale (3-2) made his first start since being moved to the bullpen on April 30 and allowed one run on four hits with three strikeouts and a walk in five innings. Anthony Varvaro, Jordan Walden and Gus Schlosser combined to pitch four scoreless innings of relief. The four pitchers limited Philadelphia to six hits. "David Hale gave us everything he had," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "He gave us what we wanted and gave us an opportunity." The Phillies called up Sean OSullivan (0-1) from Triple-A Lehigh Valley for a spot start and the right-hander lasted 5 2-3 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. OSullivan, who has had stints with the Angels, Royals and Padres, made his 38th big league career start. "I wouldve liked to have gone deeper in the game, but I thought I came right after them," OSullivan said. "I tried to eat as many innings as I could." Uptons RBI single in the first staked Atlanta to a 1-0 lead. The Phillies tied it in the third on Jimmy Rollins sacrifice fly before the Braves used a three-run sixth to take the lead for good. OSullivan retired the first two batters before three straight singles, the last, a run-scoring base hit to right field by Johnson, ended his night. Left-hander Mario Hollands relieved OSullivan and surrendered a two-run double to La Stella that gave the Braves a three-run lead. The Phillies got a chance in the sixth when a leadoff single by Marlon Byrd and an error by second baseman La Stella on Ryan Howards grounder put runners on first and second with no outs against Varvaro. However, unlike in the opener when two straight Howard errors in the fourth inning led to a pair of pivotal, game-tying runs, Philadelphia couldnt take advantage of Atlantas miscue. John Mayberry Jr. popped out and Cody Asche and Cesar Hernandez flew out to left. In the opener, Ervin Santana (6-5) snapped a four-game winless streak, allowing two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 6 2-3 innings. Santana had lost his last three starts with a 5.89 ERA in those outings. But he was strong after the first two innings, retiring nine straight during one stretch and surrendering just three hits after the second inning. "It was a great effort," Gonzalez said. "We were looking for that kind of outing to be able to save the bullpen." Said Santana, "In the first inning, a couple pitches were up. After that, I just made a good adjustment and kept the ball down for the most part." Howard made two costly errors in the fourth inning, resulting in two unearned runs that allowed the Braves to tie the game at 2. Freddie Freemans hard-hit grounder went through Howards legs and the error put runners on second and third. "It was a possible double-play ball and we wouldve been out of the inning," Sandberg said. "It changed the whole game." The next batter, Upton, hit a medium grounder to first but reached safely when Howard bobbled and then lost control of the ball. Andrelton Simmons scored on that error and Freeman, who went to third on the play, then scored on Jason Heywards groundout to first. Fans gave a sarcastic cheer when Howard made the putout. "You make an error and give teams extra opportunities, and sometimes theyll make you pay for it," Gonzalez said. "We only got two runs out of those errors, but it got us back in the game. You have to take advantage of those. If you give opportunities to good baseball teams, theyre going to get you." Atlanta then went ahead in the sixth on Uptons two-run double off the wall in left. Roberto Hernandez (3-7) didnt allow a hit through 3 1-3 innings and ended up giving up just three hits in seven innings with two strikeouts and three walks. Two of the four runs he allowed were unearned. NOTES: Evan Gattis was out of the lineup for both games on Saturday. The Braves catcher left due to back spasms after striking out swing in the first inning of Fridays game. Christian Bethancourt was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett before the game. Bethancourt, who arrived at the ballpark an hour and 15 minutes before the game, hit an infield single in the sixth for his first major-league hit. To make room for Bethancourt, the Braves sent right-hander Juan Jaime to Triple-A. ... 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Jones side have already claimed the Six Nations championship, but Jones has called for his side to finish the job and secure a first Grand Slam title for 13 years. A Grand Slam means youve beaten everyone and that gives you a right to beat your chest a little bit, said Jones, who added his overwhelming priority is to win the 2019 World Cup. England v France in focus Talking points ahead of Grand Slam decider We havent done anything yet. Weve got the Six Nations trophy, but it doesnt feel like that. Once we beat France on Saturday it will feel like that.France away for a Grand Slam is a great test. The first 20 minutes is going to be a good physical test, but this is also a great mental test.Englands title win means Jones has already ended the countrys five-year wait for silverware, which also included four straight runners-up finishes in the Six Nations. And former Japan coach Jones is full of conviction that his side will earn their fifth-straight win in this years championship. England have already secured the Triple Crown, and now Eddie Jones wants his side to secure the Grand Slam Were the better team and we have to believe were the better team. If you go into Grand Slam games thinking youre not the better team you are going to get beaten, he added.We have to think we are the better team and put it on the paddock. Why have we won the trophy with one game to spare? Its not because we are inferior to the other teams. James Haskell explains how Eddie Jones has changed the England set-up.dddddddddddd England can win their first grand-slam for 13 years if they beat France in Paris thi So we have to go out there and perform like that. If we cant handle that then were not as good as we think we are and we have to get better.The potential of this team is to start winning silverware and thats the opportunity on Saturday night.While Jones has inspired England to success following a difficult World Cup campaign, new France coach Guy Noves has watched his team lose their past two games to Wales and Scotland.Only bottom-placed Italy have scored fewer tries in this years tournament than France, but Jones believes Noves side have the ability to provide a serious challenge to Englands Grand Slam aspirations. France coach Guy Noves saw his side lose to Scotland for the first time in ten years last weekend If you look at their team, they have got very talented individuals. Were certain theyll play a traditional French game based on forward power and off-the-cuff rugby, Jones said.Weve just got to be intense and physical to not allow them in the game. They have got a new coach who likes a certain style of play and theyre trying to develop that play.When youre trying to develop a different game that encourages people to make decisions, youve got to expect mistakes.Some of the rugby against Scotland last Sunday was sublime. The first try was fantastic and if you allow them to do that back to back then it becomes a problem. Also See: England v France in focus No one wants England to win Englands Six Nations stars Woodward: Go hammer France ' ' '