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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…
Welcome to the Postseason. Welcome to the beginning of an historic World Series run, or the last two days of the season. Welcome to heroes becoming goats and GOATs becoming legends. This is first day of the rest of our fandom, or another fruitless day. This is the best time of the year, and a […]
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 […] The post Why this Bryce Harper honest admission proves Phillies can upset Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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 […] The post The Atlanta Braves Must Answer Two Questions in the Postseason appeared first on The Lead .
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 […]
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 […]
On Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves announced their roster for the 2026 National League Wild Card Series. For the most part, the roster doesn’t feature many surprises. However, there was one decision that may surprise fans. Veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez made the roster. Your 2026 Wild Card Series roster! pic.twitter.com/RKJ7kYjP4j — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September […] The post The surprising Braves player who made NL Wild Card Series roster appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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 […] The post Braves’ Chris Sale just sent Phillies a warning without even trying to appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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 […]
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 […]
The MLB playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, and the rosters for the Wild Card round have been unveiled.
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. […]
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 .