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Braves announce Game 1 lineup for matchup with Phillies

Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series starts in under three hours, and the Braves have announced their lineup, shuffling things up quite a bit. Mauricio Dubon gets the nod in the cleanup spot with a left-handed starter on the mound in Jesus Luzardo. Drake Baldwin gets the start behind the plate instead […]

Mauricio Dubon hits cleanup, Mike Yastrzemski in at DH in NLWC Game 1

The Braves are going with a lineup that’s simultaneously surprising and not-so-surprising in Game 1 of their three-game playoff set against the Phillies: The top half of the lineup isn’t that surprising. Sure, maybe you expected the Braves to start with Ronald Acuña Jr. given that the nominal starter they are facing today throws with […]

Braves switch up the roster ahead of Wild Card Series versus Phillies

The Braves Wild Card Series roster dropped on Tuesday morning, and there are a couple of very notable changes, as the club is opting to carry just 11 pitchers into the three-game set. Your 2026 Wild Card Series roster! pic.twitter.com/RKJ7kYjP4j — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 29, 2026 Rowdey Tellez and Luke Williams join the club […]

Here’s why the Atlanta Braves can win the World Series

The Atlanta Braves begin their quest for the World Series on Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park. Is this a perfect team? Of course not. We know of their frequent struggles to score runs, their lack of healthy starting pitchers for a large portion of the season, and, at times, the heavy usage on the bullpen. […]

Phillies Announce Official NL Wild Card Roster

The Phillies announced their roster for the National League Wild Card series vs. the Atlanta Braves. Right-Handed Pitchers (7) Left-Handed Pitchers (5) Catchers (3) Infielders (5) Outfielders (5) Designated Hitter (1) The biggest note, as we covered Monday, is Luis Arraez being sidelined with an ankle injury. The Phillies had hoped for Arraez to make […] The post Phillies Announce Official NL Wild Card Roster appeared first on Crossing Broad .

Braves To Select Rowdy Tellez, Luke Williams

The Braves announced their roster for the 2026 NL Wild Card round of postseason play this morning, and it included a pair of non-roster infielders: Rowdy Tellez and Luke Williams. Despite not being on the 40-man roster, both players were eligible for postseason inclusion by virtue of the fact that they were in the organization […]

Atlanta Braves reveal roster for 2026 Wild Card Series

Alright, folks. The roster for the 2026 Wild Card Series has finally been revealed with first pitch schdduled to take place in just a few short hours. Here’s the full roster for the Braves: From the Braves official press release: 26-Man Roster: PITCHERS (11): LH Dylan Dodd, RH Didier Fuentes, RH Grant Holmes, RH Raisel Iglesias, […]

Mariners News: Aaron Judge, Luis Arraez, and Pete Crow-Armstrong

Good morning! Playoff baseball begins today with the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres in NL Wild Card Game 1. On the AL Wild Card side, the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox match up against the Houston Astros. Which […]

Elephant Rumblings: Playoff Baseball Begins Today

Good morning A’s fans! Ready for playoff baseball today? We got four games this fine Tuesday, starting with a battle between two NL East teams. The Philadelphia Phillies arrive in Atlanta to take on their division rivals, the Braves, for the first of the best-of-three series. We have a prime pitching matchup to start the […]

Three matchups to watch in the Phillies-Braves Wild Card series

The likelihood started to look extremely dim over the weekend, but the Phillies did indeed clinch a postseason spot and thus a ticket to Atlanta to take on the Braves in the best of three Wild Card series. There is plenty of familiarity between these two division rivals, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some […]

NL Wild Card X-factor: Jonathan Bowlan

If the Phillies are going to have a chance against the Braves, there will have to have been several things that go their way. We can talk all day about the offense and their need to hit and that is a great place to start. In baseball, it’s pretty simple: if a team doesn’t score […]

Braves News: Game 1 Vs Phillies, All-MLB team nominations, more

Playoff baseball is finally here. Chris Sale will man the mound for the Braves while Jesus Luzardo will start for the Phillies. Sale is ready for the moment, but many in Braves country know it is going to be just as important that the offense is ready to go as well. It does seem that […]

Tuesday BP: Wild Card series Game 1

Good morning, baseball fans! The 2026 MLB Playoffs begin today and it will be jam-packed with four games. Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with the action. National League The Atlanta Braves welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to town for Game 1 of their Wild Card series which begins at 11:00 a.m. this […]

Dodger notes: Kyle Tucker, Josue De Paula

The Dodgers are in their bye period, getting everyone healthy and their pitching lined up how they want it for the NLDS that will start this Saturday at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will play the winners of the Braves/Phillies Wild Card Series. Fans of other teams often accuse the Dodgers of buying their championships, and […]

Pinstripe Alley’s 2026 MLB playoff predictions

The 2026 Major League Baseball regular season is fully in the rear view mirror and the playoffs begin today. Four games are on deck, starting with Braves and Phillies reigniting their postseason rivalry in Atlanta at 2pm ET. Next up is the .500 AL West champion Astros hosting the most surprising playoff team, the just-recently-doormat […]

Who will be in the broadcast booth for Phillies vs. Braves playoff series?

This week, all four MLB Wild Card Series will air across NBC, NBC Sports Network, and the streaming service Peacock, marking the first time the network has broadcast postseason baseball since the 2000 ALCS.  And when Phillies fans tune in on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to watch the Phillies take on Atlanta at Truist Park, […]

3 bold predictions for Phillies-Braves NL Wild Card Series

The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies meet again in the postseason, but this time, their season could end after only two games. The Braves (94-68) host the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday at Truist Park. The Braves won nine of 13 regular-season meetings and outscored Philadelphia 66-43. Still, the Phillies (88-74) have the […] The post 3 bold predictions for Phillies-Braves NL Wild Card Series appeared first on ClutchPoints .

This overlooked player will make or break Phillies’ chances vs. Braves in NL Wild Card round

The Philadelphia Phillies spent the final week of the regular season trying to avoid a collapse. They secured a playoff spot with a win on Sunday, but their reward is a trip to Atlanta for a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Braves. If Philadelphia hopes to extend its season, its biggest stars cannot be […] The post This overlooked player will make or break Phillies’ chances vs. Braves in NL Wild Card round appeared first on ClutchPoints .