ATLANTA -- For the better part of Monday night, Phillies ace Zack Wheeler orchestrated one of the best pitching performances in club history.

That is until longtime batterymate Travis d'Arnaud knocked a two-run homer during the seventh inning of the Braves¡¯ eventual 5-4 comeback victory in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Truist Park.

¡°He's such a good pitcher,¡± d¡¯Arnaud said. ¡°Truthfully, I think I just got lucky. And that at-bat, I was just trying to hit the ball on the barrel. My first at-bat, I chased -- that was over my head -- and my second at-bat, I flew one out. So I was just trying to get good contact, and I got rewarded with an extra-base hit. So that's how I'm looking at it.¡±

Up to that point, the most prolific lineup in MLB history had been limited to just six hits -- all singles -- in the NLDS. The lone blemish on Wheeler¡¯s line was an unearned run in the sixth, when Ronald Acu?a Jr. scored from first after shortstop Trea Turner's error on Ozzie Albies¡¯ two-out single to right, which also broke up Wheeler's no-hitter.

As the sixth inning continued to unfold, Phillies manager Rob Thomson had southpaw Jos¨¦ Alvarado warming in the bullpen, and he would¡¯ve entered the game had left-handed-hitting slugger Matt Olson come to the plate as the tying run. He didn¡¯t, as Wheeler struck out Austin Riley to end the frame.

In between frames, Thomson asked Wheeler if he was good to start the seventh. He replied yes, with a request: Just have somebody ready. With Alvarado and Jeff Hoffman throwing in the bullpen, Olson led off the seventh with a single before Wheeler struck out Marcell Ozuna for his 10th K of the evening to match a Phillies postseason record.

d¡¯Arnaud then stepped to the plate and ambushed a first-pitch hanging sweeper -- the 92nd and final pitch of Wheeler¡¯s start -- and sent it over the left-field wall. The Truist Park crowd erupted as a 4-1 deficit was cut to 4-3.

¡°I thought his stuff was still pretty good,¡± Thomson said. ¡°He gave up a base hit to Olson, and then he punched out Ozuna. He just had a breaking ball to d'Arnaud, one of the few bad pitches he made all tonight. He was fantastic all night. Everything was working. Velocity was good. I thought his stuff was still good at the end.¡±

Added Wheeler: ¡°I felt pretty good. I was locating most of my pitches. The stuff was good tonight. But I just hung that sweeper to d¡¯Arnaud and kind of let them get the momentum going. That¡¯s kind of a dagger.¡±

d¡¯Arnaud is no stranger to big knocks. With his two-run shot, d¡¯Arnaud became one of five players in MLB history with at least 10 career postseason home runs as a catcher, joining Jorge Posada (11), Jason Varitek (11), Hall of Famer Johnny Bench (10) and former Brave Javy Lopez (10 -- all with Atlanta).

Though Braves manager Brian Snitker said d¡¯Arnaud was mainly in the lineup to catch ace Max Fried, who had built a rapport with the veteran backstop, he also couldn¡¯t deny d¡¯Arnaud¡¯s success and familiarity with Wheeler.

d¡¯Arnaud caught Wheeler 41 times -- second most among all his backstops -- during their time with the Mets from 2013-19. In head-to-head matchups, d¡¯Arnaud entered Monday 7-for-18 (.389) with one double, one homer, three RBIs, two walks and two strikeouts.

¡°Travis is one of those guys that never panics in an at-bat,¡± Snitker said. ¡°He grinds through at-bats. He's got a slow heartbeat, and he got a pitch and didn't miss it.¡±