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After a hard-fought and emotional Wild Card series win versus the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves will turn their attention to the NLDS. It won’t be easy, as the Braves will have to play the back-to-back defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta went 5-1 this season versus Los Angeles, but that doesn’t matter in the […] The post What Are Braves’ Biggest Keys in the NLDS to Defeat Dodgers? appeared first on The Lead .
Today begins the Division Series around the game and the Phillies are home. Should we be shocked by this? Maybe not, but Wednesday’s game sure made the reality a bit harder to swallow. Oh well, go Padres/Rays/White Sox. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
ATLANTA — Four days before Zack Wheeler trotted out of the left-field bullpen at Truist Park, he toed the rubber on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies, struggling late, had lost four straight. Somehow, they had not yet sealed a postseason berth. On the final day of the regular reason, with […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have a major decision to make with Trea Turner heading into the 2027 season. After a difficult year at shortstop, there is growing reason to believe the team could move the veteran infielder to another position. Turner led the majors with 21 errors in 2026, adding to an already disappointing season at […] The post Phillies urged to change Trea Turner’s position after 2026 shortstop disaster appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Atlanta Braves advanced to the National League Division Series for the first time since winning the 2021 World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in Thursday’s Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. Atlanta’s win hinged on an unusual pitching plan that featured Ray Kerr as the opener and Chris Sale handling the […] The post Braves’ Chris Sale gives Ray Kerr his flowers for amazing Wild Card heroics vs. Phillies appeared first on ClutchPoints .
After a disappointing end to the 2026 season, a prominent MLB insider believes the Philadelphia Phillies will consider trading long-time […]
Whoa, last night was fun, no? This playoff series win was at least five years in the making, which is exactly the last time the Braves won a playoff series. The Phillies have excelled at beating the Braves in October in recent years, but didn’t have a lot of luck with anyone else. I felt […]
The Atlanta Braves handled business against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Wild Card, and now they have a date against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. It’s safe to say that the Dodgers are the title favorites, and they’re on a mission to 3-peat, which would be something no team has ever been […] The post Braves’ Walt Weiss drops fiery ‘David and Goliath’ line ahead of MLB Playoffs series vs. Dodgers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Atlanta Braves advanced to the NLDS on Thursday night with a 6–2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of their Wild Card series. One of several heroes on the night for the Braves was pitcher Ray Kerr, who started the game and pitched three shutout innings before getting pulled to a standing…
After a disappointing end to the 2026 season, a notable MLB insider believes the Philadelphia Phillies will consider trading star […]
If the Philadelphia Phillies are open to trading Bryce Harper, then the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants should be among those interested.
The Phillies gave themselves a chance to escape Atlanta, then watched their season unravel Thursday night. After a 6-2 loss in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series, manager Don Mattingly and shortstop Trea Turner deserve some of the toughest questions. Mattingly’s decision to start Aaron Nola over Zack Wheeler immediately backfired. Nola […] The post Phillies most to blame for heartbreaking NL Wild Card Series loss to Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t in the playoffs, but still find themselves in October conversations — especially among Philadelphia Phillies fans. The Diamondbacks and Phillies spent the last few days of the regular season battling for the final National League wild-card spot, with Philadelphia eventually coming out on top. While Arizona is forced to […]
After outlasting the Phillies in a hard-fought three-game set in Atlanta, the Atlanta Braves take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs for the first time since the 2021 NLCS. Since then, the Braves have won just one playoff series, and the Dodgers now look to complete a three-peat. The two squads have taken […] The post Dodgers vs. Braves: NLDS Series Preview appeared first on Just Baseball .
The 2026 Phillies season felt cursed from the jump. Starting the season 9-19 had a lot of us calling for the end of the Rob Thomson era, if only because it might wake up the players sleepwalking through another long 162-game season. It wasn’t that we thought the manager was the reason for the 9-19 […] The post Of All the Phillies Disappointments in 2026, Trea Turner May Top the List appeared first on Crossing Broad .
The Philadelphia Phillies are coming off a tough season-ender against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Atlanta took the first game of the NL Wild Card on Tuesday and responded with a win in Game 3 after the Phillies stole the middle contest. This was a great 3-game series, and the only one to go three […] The post Former All-Star reveals how Phillies can bounce back after early postseason exit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Athletic reported the Philadelphia Phillies could move veteran shortstop Trea Turner to center field, though that won't fix their glaring issues.
Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale made sure manager Walt Weiss knew he was ready to help the team finish off the National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The veteran southpaw sought out his manager before Thursday’s winner-take-all Game 3 at Truist Park and made his intentions clear. Weiss said he had no […] The post Braves manager Walt Weiss reveals moment Chris Sale hunted him down to demand ball in Game 3 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In the wake of Philadelphia’s postseason elimination, Phillies manager Don Mattingly addressed speculation surrounding his future on the bench with a firm stance. Following the Philadelphia Phillies ‘ postseason exit—sealed by a 6-2 Game 3 loss to the Atlanta Braves—interim manager Don Mattingly addressed reporters regarding his future in Philadelphia. Mattingly stepped into the role earlier this season after the organization parted ways with Rob Thomson. “I t’s not the time to talk abo...
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Thursday in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. Michael Harris II's three-run homer in the first...
The Philadelphia Phillies were knocked out of the playoffs on Thursday night, marking the fourth consecutive year that the team […]
The Phillies’ postseason is over about as quickly as it began, and this era of Philadelphia baseball may be over with it. That’d be nice. Let’s do something else. This sucks. After a Game 3 that had all the signatures of a pathetic Phillies performance (bad manager decisions, quiet bats, depth problems everywhere you look, […] The post Running Through the Phillies’ Lame-Ass Post-Game Quotes After Yet Another Sad Playoff Exit appeared first on Crossing Broad .
The Philadelphia Phillies were eliminated from the postseason by the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. They lost 2-1 in the best-of-three NL Wild Card series. Plenty of blame will inevitably be placed on someone. One of the culprits being targeted is President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal contends that […] The post Dave Dombrowski destroyed for ‘historic inability to build quality bullpen’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Even the players seemed to realize it this time. Following their 6-2 loss in Game 3 of the Wild Card series in Atlanta last night, Bryce Harper voiced a reality that he, and his teammates, were trying to avoid with one, last, deep playoff run (quotes via MLB.com). “I’d imagine this team is going to […]
Two teams in the NL East battled it out over a three-game stretch to see who would be lucky enough to get in the Dodgers’ way. Ultimately, the Atlanta Braves got the best of the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game Wild Card series, and the stage is set for a 2021 NLCS rematch beginning on […]