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Hello, October. We would like more Braves games this month. The Braves will don the Friday home red uniforms tonight in order to bring those dominant vibes to this Wild Card series finale. Whatever it takes – just win today. Game Notes Pitching preview Lineups
For the first time in 2026, it's official: October baseball has arrived.
Phillies at Braves First pitch: 8:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Aaron Nola, RHP (PHI), Ray Kerr, LHP (ATL)
The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves meet in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday night, with the winner advancing to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. How to Watch Phillies vs Braves:…
Here’s all the info you need for tonight’s Wild Card Series decisive game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. The series is tied 1-1. Aaron Nola, RHP vs. Ray Kerr, LHP The Braves are going with a bullpen game. Kerr, a lefthander, is obviously starting to try to neutralize the LH power hitters at […]
It’s the deciding game 3 between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves Thursday afternoon. RHP Aaron Nola will start for the Phillies while the Braves will give the ball to LHP Ray Kerr. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm central time and the game broadcast will be available via NBC/Peacock.
So, here we are. One team is going to be having a champagne shower and booking a flight to Los Angeles for the National League Divisional Series and one team will have to face the cold, dark (and in this case, uncertain) offseason having to deal with the extra sting of having been eliminated by […]
ATLANTA – In a winner-take-all Game 3 of the National League wild card series against the Atlanta Braves, the Phillies have announced Aaron Nola as their starting pitcher. After that, it’s “all hands on deck,” per interim manager Don Mattingly. You can count out Cristopher Sánchez after throwing 116 pitches in Game 2. Everyone else […]
Philadelphia Phillies veteran utility infielder Edmundo Sosa will play in Thursday’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves despite leaving Wednesday’s contest with a groin injury. Sosa will start at third base and bat seventh. He aggravated the injury on Wednesday while hustling out an infield single in […] The post Is Phillies’ Edmundo Sosa playing in Game 3 vs. Braves after injury scare? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It ends tonight. Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Braves: Let’s talk about it.
The Braves and Phillies both made lineup mistakes in their biggest game of the year that they might regret in hindsight.
Plans rarely unfold as expected, but in an ideal world, here's a look at how the Phillies and Braves might want to line up their pitching for Thursday's winner-take-all Game 3.
The Atlanta Braves, after failing to secure the Wild Card series sweep yesterday afternoon to eliminate their division rival Philadelphia Phillies, are looking to save their season and advance. With the shift to 8 PM ET for tonight’s game time, Walt Weiss had a few more hours to game plan to face a potential “Oops, […]
The Atlanta Braves will start left-hander Ray Kerr as an opener for Thursday's winner-take-all Game 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Right-hander Grant...
In a year where the (not particularly inspiring) tagline for playoff baseball is “No Time Like October”, only one out of four Wild Card series made it to today, the actual first day of the month. Aren’t we so lucky that it was Braves vs. Phillies? /s Two games into the postseason and three sweeps […]
The Philadelphia Phillies fought to give themselves one more chance. Now, with their season on the line Thursday night in Atlanta, they are handing the ball to Aaron Nola instead of Zack Wheeler. Phillies fans are praying that decision doesn’t undo everything their team accomplished to force a deciding Game 3. Philadelphia survived Wednesday with […] The post Why starting Aaron Nola over Zack Wheeler will cost Phillies series vs. Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Bryce Harper got the last laugh after being taunted from the stands in Atlanta.
The Atlanta Braves face a win-or-go-home scenario Thursday in Wild Card Game 3.
The Philadelphia Phillies recently staved off elimination and forced a decisive Game 3 against the Atlanta Braves with a thrilling comeback win in Game 2 on Wednesday. One of the heroes of this one for Philadelphia was Bryce Harper, who overcame a brutal fielding mishap earlier in the contest by hitting a home run in […] The post Phillies’ Bryce Harper reveals how son inspired bounce-back home run after fielding blunder appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Basking in the afterglow of a Phillies victory over the Braves on Wednesday, I kept going back to something over and over. Yes the in game redemption arc of Bryce Harper was probably the dominant storyline of the game, as was the Alec Bohm home run. Cristopher Sanchez carried them on his back for 6+ […]
Three of the four Wild Card games have already been settled. The Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres collected sweeps and are advancing to the Divisional Series. With a win a piece, the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves series has not yet concluded, though. The winner of Game 3 will advance […] The post Why Dodgers should want Braves to win NL Wild Card Series Game 3 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
According to Braves beat reporter Mark Bowman, Atlanta is turning to Ray Kerr to open Thursday night’s winner-take-all Game 3 against the Phillies. Ray Kerr is starting tonight. — Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) October 1, 2026 Coming off injury, Kerr didn’t get a lot of work this season, only tossing 18.1 innings. But the results were […]
The Atlanta Braves’ current focus is on winning Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies and clinching a spot in the NLDS. The Phillies earned a big win in Game 2 to even the series 1-1. While the Braves did not play their best game, this is still a […] The post Braves could get big outfield boost if they reach NLDS appeared first on ClutchPoints .
With the Postseason run on the line, the Atlanta Braves are now in a situation where they’ll likely be leaning on their bullpen to get them through to the Divisional Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. There was an open question as to whether or not Grant Holmes would get the start or if they’d go […]
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves play in a crucial Game 3 of the 2026 MLB Wild Card. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves face off in a high-stakes matchup as Game 3 of the 2026 MLB Wild Card round will decide plenty. The series between both teams is 1-1, so this game will determine if the season ends or not for each team. Game 1 of the series went to the Braves with a final score of 5-3 . The game turned in the bottom of the 8th inning when Braves third base...