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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.
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 […]
ATLANTA — Phillies infielder Edmundo Sosa will be back in the lineup for a must-win Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series on Thursday night at Truist Park following an injury scare in Game 2. The right-handed hitter, who tweaked his thigh in the final series of the regular season, aggravated the issue […]
Right-hander José Urquidy has elected free agency, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Phillies a few days ago. Urquidy bounced around the league this year, getting work in an emergency depth starter/swingman/long reliever kind of role. Between the Pirates, White Sox and […]
ATLANTA — If the Phillies win a deciding NLWCS Game 3 Thursday, Edmundo Sosa might get the loudest ovation of […]
Walt Weiss delivered a Chris Sale message that places the pressure right back on the Philadelphia Phillies.
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 was public enemy number one – until he wasn’t. Game tied 1-1, bottom of the 7th, man on first and second, one out. Drake Baldwin hit a routine fly ball to right field. Bryce stood under it, weirdly rotated his feet/hips, backed up, put his arm up, and let the ball bounce off […] The post Bryce Harper Explains How He Was Able to Flush His Outfield Blunder and Respond with a Homer appeared first on Crossing Broad .
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 .