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The Braves won the NL East by 6.0 games, clinching it with a week left to play over the Phillies. And their reward? A three-game series with all the chips down against their rivals from Philadelphia — the team responsible for the Braves’ early postseason exits in 2022 and 2023. There’s no question the Phillies […]
There’s a lot going on this week with the Eagles on Monday Night Football, the Sixers hosting Media Day, and the Phillies playing the Braves at 2 p.m. because the MLB schedule makes are idiots. But the Union deserve a blog post because they beat the brakes off Orlando City on Saturday night, extending their […] The post Even With Five Starters Missing, the Union Clobbered Another Opponent and Set a Franchise Record appeared first on Crossing Broad .
As the Atlanta Braves make preparations for postseason baseball, constructing the optimal roster will be an important task in the days ahead. While the pitching staff is likely to garner the most attention, filling out the position players with useful reserves will give manager Walt Weiss more buttons to push in late and close situations. […]
The Atlanta Braves clinched the NL East with one week to spare in the regular season. On the surface, this was not that noteworthy. Atlanta has won seven of the last 10 division titles and has been among the league’s best teams during that span. However, this year was different. After an injury-plagued 2025 season […] The post The ‘Most Impactful Trade Deadline Acquisition’ Award Goes to Tyler Mahle appeared first on Just Baseball .
We find ourselves at the end of the season so what better way to celebrate one of the best seasons in recent prospect history than to do our final re-ranking of the Top 30 for the year. While the biggest story was the progression of several positional prospects the Braves also added a significant amount […]
The Phillies and the Braves appear to be postseason-linked in the same way that Martin Perez and I are — perhaps not inextricably, but… annoyingly? Yeah, that’s the right adverb. On the plus side for the Braves, the Phillies are neither particularly good, nor did they really get a chance to set things up for […]
Tommy Hutton called his last game for the Miami Marlins on Sunday. The longtime color analyst for Marlins baseball announced that he would be hanging up his headphones at the conclusion of the 2026 campaign before the start of the season. Game 162 was on Sunday, with the Marlins hosting the Atlanta Braves. To celebrate…
The 2026 season is over and the next step for the Braves could not be more familiar and perhaps appropriate. The Braves will host their division rival, the Phillies, for a best of three Wild Card round setup at Truist Park this week. Both Tuesday and Wednesday games will occur at just after 2PM Eastern, […]
Now we can breathe a sigh of relief. Taking a much needed win to make the playoffs, the Phillies are waking up today in Atlanta to prepare for the wild card round against the Braves. It should at least be entertaining. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
The league's youngest pitcher is still somehow flying under the radar. The post Get to Know Atlanta’s Sort of Secret Weapon appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
It wasn’t until the final day of the regular season that the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their spot in the 2026 MLB postseason, doing so by virtue of earning a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Arizona Diamondbacks were hot on their tail, but the Phillies still held their own fate — with Zack […] The post Phillies are facing pitching dilemma ahead of Game 1 vs. Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Limited-Time Offer: Join the PHLY Diehards for just $3/mo*! https://allphly.com/intro-offer-youtube Score a brand-new Eagles Football Club shirt + full access to exclusive coverage, ad-free content & more The Philadelphia Phillies are back in October baseball — and it’s the Atlanta Braves standing in their way YET AGAIN. :eyes::baseball: The Phillies snuck into the 2026 MLB Postseason as the final NL Wild Card team after beating the Rays on the last day of the regular season, finishing 86-70. ...
Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have finally clinched their spot in the 2026 Major League Baseball postseason with a Game 162 win on Sunday after a week that saw their playoff odds drop precipitously amid their slump and the Diamondbacks’ surge . This marks the fifth straight year in which the Phillies have secured a playoff berth and their sixth straight winning season. The Phillies put up a valiant attempt to seize the NL East crown, but were unable to catch the Atlanta Braves and wil...
PHILADELPHIA — As it turns out, John Kruk hasn’t called his last Phillies game of 2026. NBC announced that Kruk […]
MIAMI — Clinching the National League East with six regular-season games remaining was nice. But after going through this week with nothing left to play for, beyond getting his pitching staff ready for the playoffs, Braves manager Walt Weiss is looking forward to the meaningful games that await. NL Wild Card Series Game 1, presented by AbbVie: Tuesday, 2 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock “I don’t enjoy these types of games with the Spring Training feel,” Weiss said. “The way we’ve been running out our pi...
The regular season is over and it ended in quiet fashion for the Atlanta Braves. All of their big fireworks and celebrations took place last Sunday when they picked up a sweep in Houston in order to clinch the NL East title. It’s been a week since then and the Braves have essentially been in […]
The Phillies are in the playoffs after finally deciding to get their act together, at least for a day. That means they head to Atlanta for a three game NL Wild Card series against their rivals from the south. The series will begin on Tuesday night and continue for the next two days after that. […]
The Phillies avoided a historic September collapse on Sunday by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays and punching their ticket to Atlanta to face the Braves in the National League Wild Card Series. They had a somewhat tame celebration on the field before heading to the clubhouse, where the champagne has been flowing, and still is […] The post “It Doesn’t Matter How You Get In… And We’re Fucking In,” Says Don Mattingly appeared first on Crossing Broad .
And with that, the 2026 regular season comes to a close. The Atlanta Braves finish 94-68 as NL East champions and are looking for more. Postseason baseball begins Tuesday as the Braves will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the Wild Card round. In this final tune-up, Atlanta regulars Ronald Acuña Jr., Drake Baldwin, and […]
With the Philadelphia Phillies looking to make one final postseason push, the team’s playoff fate has been revealed after the last game of the regular season on Sunday. After the Phillies suffered a 12-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, the team would come back on Sunday and beat them, 7-3, to end […] The post Phillies clinch final NL Wild Card spot, will play Braves in playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The race for the final Wild Card spot in the National League went to the final day of the season and the Philadelphia Phillies finally got it across the finish line in order to clinch the six-seed in the NL’s half of the Postseason bracket. As such, the Braves now know that they’ll be taking […]
We’ve known for several days that the Dodgers will open their postseason in the National League Division Series on Saturday, October 3 at home at Dodger Stadium, locked in as the No. 2 seed in the NL playoffs. Now we know the two teams that will play for the right to come to Los Angeles […]
Atlanta Braves Discussion Braves at Marlins Chat and Discussion: Janson Junk vs. JR Ritchie by Gracelyn N. Sep 27, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC Facebook Link This is a Braves-Marlins game thread, but also one for… Cubs @ Red Sox (neutral site game in St. Petersburg) Rays @ Phillies Diamondbacks @ Padres Because we know y’all are haters scoreboard watchers. So have at it! Game Notes Pitching preview Lineups Wild Card schedule revealed See More: Atlanta Braves Discussion Download the new SB Nation app All ...
This is a Braves-Marlins game thread, but also one for… Because we know y’all are haters scoreboard watchers. So have at it! Game Notes Pitching preview Lineups Wild Card schedule revealed
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