Braves lose lead in 9th, fall in 13 to cap collapse

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    Dan Uggla crawled on his knees near second base. Freddie Freeman buckled over down the right-field line, burying his head in his hands.

    In the Braves' dugout, everyone else just stared at the field in disbelief.

    The unprecedented collapse was complete.

    The season was over.

    Braves closer Craig Kimbrel surrendered the tying run in the ninth, and Hunter Pence came through with a two-out, run-scoring single in the 13th to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory that ended Atlanta's season Wednesday night without a trip to the playoffs that looked like a certainty just a few weeks ago.

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