The Philadelphia Phillies were six outs from putting the Atlanta Braves on the brink of elimination. Instead, they are one loss from going home, and recent postseason history offers little comfort after Tuesday’s 5-3 defeat at Truist Park. As ESPN’s Jeff Passan noted, Game 1 winners have gone 15-1 in Wild Card Series since MLB […]
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Empty upper decks at Truist Park during Tuesday's Phillies-Braves game only highlight Major League Baseball's ongoing postseason scheduling problem.
The Atlanta Braves escaped with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series thanks to a clutch home run by Austin Riley. The third baseman came through with a three-run long ball late in the game to give Atlanta the lead after the ball club had […]
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The Atlanta Braves lead 1-0 in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series after a crazy ending that will leave Philadelphia Phillies fans confused. The Phillies were leading 3-2 entering the bottom of the 8th inning, and it seemed as if manager Don Mattingly was a genius for putting in closer Jhoan Duran for the 7th […]
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The Phillies opened the 2026 postseason on the road in Atlanta, facing the division-rival Braves in a best-of-three Wild Card series. The Phillies had them on the ropes, taking a 3-2 lead into the 8th inning, but a heartbreaking 3-run home run from Austin Riley pushed the Braves to a 5-3 win. 10 thoughts from […]
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On Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves went up 1-0 in their Wild Card series against the Philadelphia Phillies with a wild 5-3 home win. The Braves found themselves trailing 3-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, but they managed to get two men on base, after which Austin Riley stepped up to the […]
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The first home run of the 2026 MLB postseason decided Game 1 between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the first contest of the Wild Card series to kick off the playoffs. However, the first five frames proved to be a strong outing for Jesus Luzardo, as his performance earned him a huge shoutout from a popular baseball podcast. “Talkin’ Baseball” was […]
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The Atlanta Braves are battling the Philadelphia Phillies in a National League Wild Card series. Braves pitcher Chris Sale is accomplishing an amazing feat during Game 1. He joins Aroldis Chapman as the two pitchers etched their names in Major League Baseball postseason history. “Pitchers to throw 100.0+ mph in postseason at age 37+ under […]
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The Atlanta Braves are battling the Philadelphia Phillies in a National League Wild Card series. In Game 1 on Tuesday, Atlanta slugger Ozzie Albies made Major League Baseball postseason history. “Ozzie Albies wins the first ABS challenge in postseason history,” Talkin’ Baseball reported on X, formerly Twitter. Ozzie Albies wins the first ABS challenge in […]
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A familiar foe returns for Braves fans as the Phillies head back into town Tuesday for the National League Wild Card Series. The first round of the postseason has been a thorn in the Braves’ side, ending their season in each of the last two times they made the playoffs, but this team is different […]
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So it begins. The National League Wild Card round starts with the Atlanta Braves hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. LHP Jesús Luzardo is the scheduled starter for the Phillies while the Braves will give the ball to LHP Chris Sale. First pitch is scheduled for 1pm central time and the game broadcast will be handled by […]
We have four games today: Phillies @ Braves 2:00 Eastern We have lineups for this one: Today’s Lineups PHILLIES BRAVES Trea Turner – SS Drake Baldwin – C Kyle Schwarber – DH Ronald Acuna – RF Bryce Harper – RF Matt Olson – 1B Alec Bohm – 1B Mauricio Dubon – LF Derek Hill – […]
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The Colorado Rockies did not make the playoffs (again), but it’s going to be a great day to talk about playoff baseball. Here’s today’s bracket: We’ll add lineups as they become available. Okay, let’s enjoy some October baseball. Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves — 12:00 pm MDT Record when teams met in 2026: Braves 9, Phillies 4 […]
The Cubs and Padres will be the last of the four Wild Card Series to get underway today. That game will begin at 9 p.m. CT and I will have the usual game preview up at 7 p.m. CT. In the meantime, there are three other Wild Card games today, so this is an all-purpose […]
Phillies at Braves First pitch: 2:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Jesús Luzardo, LHP (PHI), Chris Sale, LHP (ATL) White Sox at Astros First pitch: 5:00 PM EDTTV: Peacock/NBCSNProbable pitchers: Hagen Smith, LHP (CWS), AJ Blubaugh (HOU) Red Sox at Yankees First pitch: 8:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Payton Tolle, LHP (BOS), Cam Schlittler, RHP (NYY) […]
ATLANTA – Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss is assuming his lineup will see the best version of Jesús Luzardo. The Phillies insist that they “don’t know what to expect” out of Luzardo. Some of it may be gamesmanship. There is at least some truth to it, as Luzardo hasn’t thrown more than four pitches in […]
Starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo is back on the Philadelphia Phillies' roster and takes the mound today against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.
The Philadelphia Phillies turned their regular season around down the stretch to lock up a spot in the Wild Card round, where a familiar division rival awaits: the Atlanta Braves . Jesus Luzardo will get the nod on the mound for Game 1, but all eyes are on how deep he can realistically go.
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The Philadelphia Phillies finally clinched a playoff spot on the final day of the season and will visit their National League East rivals when they face the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of an NL Wild Card Series at Truist…
Welcome to the Postseason. Welcome to the beginning of an historic World Series run, or the last two days of the season. Welcome to heroes becoming goats and GOATs becoming legends. This is first day of the rest of our fandom, or another fruitless day. This is the best time of the year, and a […]
Here are the lineups for game 1 of the NLWC series in Atlanta. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Braves:
The Philadelphia Phillies are preparing to play the Atlanta Braves in the National League Wild Card Series. It will be an uphill battle for a Phillies team that narrowly reached the postseason as the No. 6 seed in the NL Wild Card. However, Bryce Harper and the ball club are ready to make things interesting […]
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Through all the trials and tribulations, the Atlanta Braves won over 90 games this season and are locked into the third seed in the National League. They will face the Philadelphia Phillies starting Tuesday in the Wild Card series and will host their first home playoff game since 2023. It will be difficult to get […]
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It’s time to get rocking and rolling around here. Not too long from the time that I’m typing this, the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies wil be renewing their Postseason rivalry for another season. While the fans are never going to get on the field and make plays or anything like that (nor would […]