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As the Los Angeles Dodgers await the outcome of the final game between the Philadelphia Philles and Atlanta Braves to see who they will face in the NLDS, the team is busy working on keeping their bats and arms fresh and ready for the road to a three-peat that lies ahead. As Bill Plunkett of […]
Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves fans will get to watch the decisive NL Wild Card Game 3 at a suitable time on Thursday night.
After a rollercoaster of a ballgame yesterday, the Phillies lived to fight another day, forcing this series with the Braves to a decisive Game 3. Not enough can be said about the performance of 23-year-old Andrew Painter who threw three scoreless innings in relief to win the game. That’s the kind of stuff that makes […]
ATLANTA – Cristopher Sánchez and Bryce Harper met after the seventh inning. The television cameras showed an incensed Sánchez moments after he was lifted from the game, screaming and throwing his glove into the tunnel. In the face of immense pressure, Sánchez was stretched to the limit in an elimination game, throwing 116 pitches in […]
The rivalry that keeps on giving keeps on giving us rivalry. The post NL Wild Card Series Game 3 Preview: Phillies at Braves appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
ATLANTA — Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series between the Phillies and Braves will take place under the lights at Truist Park. The do-or-die matchup, which had been tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m., will be flexed to 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursday. It will be the lone playoff game of the day, […]
Well it’s here, the terrifying game 3 to decide whether the Braves’ season is over and against a division rival. They’ll have to go into it facing likely Zack Wheeler and without a true starting pitcher of their own. It is expected that Grant Holmes will play a major role and that Ray Kerr will […]
Alec Bohm homered in the 10th inning as the Phillies beat the Braves 4-3 to force a decisive Game 3 in their best-of-three wild-card series at Truist Park.
Walt Weiss’ one bullpen decision and the Philadelphia Phillies’ two devastating swings suddenly turned the Atlanta Braves’ path to the NLDS into a winner-take-all nightmare. But more than anything, an injury scare involving the Braves’ dominant starter was what altered the momentum for them on Wednesday. For the first seven innings, Tyler Mahle was looking […] The post “We Had a Scare”: Braves’ Manager Speaks Out After Defeat to Phillies as Series Heads to Decider appeared first on Essential...
Going head-to-head in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series, Tyler Mahle and Cristopher Sanchez limited their opponents to a single run each. Seven innings of postseason drama later, the score was tied 1-1 until what appeared to be a game-changing blunder by Bryce Harper in right field. His mistake helped the Atlanta Braves […] The post “Thinking About My Son”: Bryce Harper Gets Emotional After Last-Minute Heroics Keep Phillies Alive appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Philadelphia Phillies will live to play another day. Philadelphia had its back against the wall against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. But thanks in part to Bryce Harper, the Phillies staved off elimination in their NL Wild Card series. Harper had a costly error in this game against the Braves. He misplayed a line […] The post What Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez told Bryce Harper before clutch HR appeared first on ClutchPoints .
ATLANTA — Bryce Harper watched from first base as the rookie starting pitcher, suddenly thrust into the biggest appearance of his fledgling career, took a step back and tossed a baseball toward the third-base dugout. After a flare into left field by Michael Harris II put a second runner on base in the bottom of […]
The Philadelphia Phillies do not need to become a complete team overnight to reach the NLDS. They need their biggest bats to punish mistakes and enough pitching to keep Thursday’s deciding game within reach. Wednesday supplied a convincing example. The Phillies erased a late deficit and beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 10 innings at […] The post Why Phillies can advance to NLDS after beating Braves in extras appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NL East rivals are completely in the dark about when first pitch will occur for their decisive Game 3.
What can you say about Andrew Painter’s Game 2 performance in Atlanta? He was incredible out of the bullpen, throwing three clean innings in the 4-3 win. He tossed 37 pitches, 25 for strikes, and whiffed the side in the bottom of the tenth: Painter threw the changeup 16 times with a 36.4% whiff rate. […] The post Andrew Painter Sure Didn’t Look Like the Same Guy Who Was Sent to Lehigh Valley in June With a 7.06 ERA appeared first on Crossing Broad .
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series. While the Braves did not play their best game, the Phillies still earned the win. Philadelphia trailed 3-1 at one point in the contest before Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back home runs. The […] The post Kyle Schwarber sends powerful message after Phillies’ Game 2 comeback win appeared first on ClutchPoints .
ATLANTA — There wasn’t any money quote like when Ryan Howard told teammates “just get me to the plate, boys” […]
Welp, you kinda just knew that this was going to be in the future for these clubs, huh? After another close game was decided on a knife’s edge, the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are heading to a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Wild Card Series. There were twists and turns but at the […]
Alex Bohm rose as a new City of Brotherly Love hero Wednesday. His 10th inning home run helped prevent the Philadelphia Phillies from ending their season. Yet Bohm felt surprised after leading the 4-3 MLB Playoffs win over the Atlanta Braves. Bohm explained his shock postgame alongside fellow teammate Bryce Harper. “I don’t really know […] The post Even Alex Bohm was surprised by opposite-field go-ahead home run vs. Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper said he knew he needed to deliver after a seventh-inning defensive misplay nearly helped end his team’s season Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves. With Game 2 tied 1-1, Drake Baldwin’s fly ball to right glanced off Harper’s glove and was scored a double, allowing Sean Murphy to score the go-ahead […] The post Phillies superstar Bryce Harper knew he had to ‘come up big’ with HR after a 7th-inning error appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Phillies offense heated up just enough to send an excellent series to a deciding Game 3.
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper had quite the sequence between the bottom of the seventh inning and the top of the eighth during his team's 4-3 win Wednesday
The Philadelphia Phillies made postseason history Wednesday, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 10 innings on the first game-ending Automated Ball-Strike challenge overturn in MLB playoffs history. With two outs in the bottom of the 10th, plate umpire Adam Beck called Andrew Painter’s 0-2 fastball to pinch-hitter Dominic Smith a ball. Painter and catcher JT […] The post Phillies make history with first-ever postseason game-ending ABS challenge appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Atlanta Braves forced the Philadelphia Phillies into staring at possible early offseason plans. But Philly showed Wednesday it’s alive and kicking in these MLB Playoffs. Largely thanks to Andrew Painter, Alec Bohm and company forcing an extra game. Painter claimed the win on the hill, while Bohm powered a home run in the 4-3 […] The post Andrew Painter, Alec Bohm lead Phillies past Braves to force Wild Card Series rubber match appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Phillies’ season looked all but over. Thanks to a horrendous fielding error by Bryce Harper, the Phillies found themselves trailing the Braves by two runs in the eighth. But thanks to back-to-back home runs by Kyle Schwarber and Harper, a go-ahead home run by Alec Bohm in the tenth, and some gutsy pitching by […]