​The top of the National League East played itself to a stalemate this holiday weekend in Philadelphia, as the visiting Atlanta Braves and the hosting Phillies split a four-game set, two wins apiece. It was a captivating showdown between familiar rivals, one packed with impressive performances and knife’s edge moments. But in the end, Walt Weiss’ Braves left the Citizens Bank Park thunderdome with the same four-game division lead with which they arrived. Much happened — and little, too. At this point, the division is Atlanta’s to lose. That said, despite the dwindling of the baseball calendar, these clubs are not finished with each other yet. Three more regular-season games remain next weekend in Georgia. And, of course, there’s always the opportunity for a big-time rendezvous come October.Here’s what we learned this weekend.Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL seasonRonald Acuña Jr. looks very backThe most consequential swing of the series — and perhaps Atlanta’s entire season — came Sunday afternoon via the suddenly en fuego Ronald Acuña Jr. With the Braves down three and a pair on, the electrifying outfielder tied things up with a three-run crowd-silencer. After warding off six consecutive fastballs from Philly reliever Alex McFarlane, Acuña put the seventh, a 100.5-mph four-seamer, into the seats. As he rounded the sacks, the ever-emotive slugger unleashed his elaborate cornucopia of long-ball celebrations, much to the displeasure of the booing Philadelphia crowd.Ronald Acuña Jr. ties things up in the 8th! pic.twitter.com/pnlDwsbGVR— MLB (@MLB) September 6, 2026It has been a stop-and-start year for Acuña. Twice he was pushed to the IL due to left hamstring tightness. As recently as last week, his numbers looked underwhelming at best. Fastballs, particularly those up and above the strike zone, were giving him fits. But on Wednesday against Washington, he took a heater out for just the second time this season. It was a harbinger of things to come.In all, Acuña went 7-for-15 with two doubles and two homers against Philadelphia. His blast off a Zack Wheeler sweeper on Saturday prompted a cutting response from the veteran hurler, who tossed shade on Acuña’s big-fly theatrics. “Our guy just rounds the bases — who hits 50 here,” he said, referring to MLB home run leader Kyle Schwarber.Acuña responded to Wheeler’s criticism with that dramatic long ball the following day. But a ninth-inning, one-out, full-count walk during Monday’s loss was perhaps even more instructive of just how locked in Acuña is right now. He took three elevated fastballs from a dialed Jesús Luzardo before spitting on a back-foot slider to draw a huge free pass. Luzardo ultimately stranded Acuña on first, but the Phillies will be hoping the Braves’ superstar cools off before the two teams meet again.The Phillies’ arms kept Atlanta’s lefty bats quietAtlanta’s typically dangerous left-handed swingers went a combined 10-for-59 with jus