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.
Manager Don Mattingly confirmed that...
Potential Nats related rooting interests in the opening round... Philadelphia vs Atlanta Ok so not a real "Nats friendly" series here to start with given it's two NL East rivals. The Phillies have Bryce who did nothing wrong but fans still dislike for being a bit weird and going to a rival. They also have Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner and former Nats prospect Jesus Luzardo AND Derek Hill who played 13 games for the Nats in 2023. It's Nats-tastic! The Braves have...
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…
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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 […]
Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez's historic workload and bWAR make a compelling NL Cy Young case over the Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski.
ATLANTA — The Phillies will take on the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of a Wild Card Series between National League East rivals on Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park. They won’t have the help of any of their trade-deadline acquisitions. Philadelphia made three big-league additions in early August, trading for reliever Brooks Raley from the […]
Both the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves have announced their rosters for the Wild Card round. Phillies: None of the Phillies trade deadline acquisitions made the roster. Some of that is due to unfortunate injuries. Caleb Kilian strained his oblique and Luis Arraez sprained his ankle. Brooks Raley has no such excuses. The 38-year-old left-hander […]
The Wild Card round begins today, and while the Royals didn’t even sniff the postseason, some former Royals will get a chance at playoff glory. Here are some old friends you can watch chase a ring this postseason. Phillies vs. Braves Jonathan Bowlan, Phillies Bowlan was the big beefy pitcher the Royals took out of […]
Minnesota Twins fans should root for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2026 postseason.
The Phillies barely made the playoffs. They went 10-14 in September, losing four of their last five games and had to wait until the last day of the season to claim the National League’s third and final Wild Card spot. They had a run differential of only +15, the offense was just 19th in runs […]
Atlanta Braves star Chris Sale is set to lead his team into their National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. The Braves will be confident heading into the series, as they won the NL East while the Phillies narrowly reached the postseason as the No. 6 NL Wild Card team. Of […]
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Find out who's in and who's out for the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of Game 1 against the Atlanta Braves.
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 […]
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 […]