Game Thread: NLWC Game 1
Here are the lineups for game 1 of the NLWC series in Atlanta. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Braves:
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Why this Bryce Harper honest admission proves Phillies can upset 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 .
The Atlanta Braves Must Answer Two Questions in the Postseason
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 .
Ozzie Albies appears locked in, Walt Weiss explains roster decisions
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 […]
Cy Young voters are too invested in Jacob Misiorowski to properly recognize Cristopher Sánchez
Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez's historic workload and bWAR make a compelling NL Cy Young case over the Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski.
Phillies won’t roster a single trade-deadline addition for Wild Card Series after not including Brooks Raley
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 […]
2026 NLWC Phillies Braves Rosters
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 […]
Former Royals in the postseason
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 […]
Why Twins fans should root for the Phillies in the 2026 playoffs
Minnesota Twins fans should root for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2026 postseason.
So What? Phillies vs. Braves PLAYOFF series preview
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 […]
Braves’ Chris Sale just sent Phillies a warning without even trying to
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 .
Phillies announce 26-man roster for Braves wild card series: Who’s in & who’s out?
Find out who's in and who's out for the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of Game 1 against the Atlanta Braves.
Braves announce Game 1 lineup for matchup with Phillies
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 […]
Mauricio Dubon hits cleanup, Mike Yastrzemski in at DH in NLWC Game 1
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 […]
Phillies trade deadline a playoff bust with release of NL Wild Card Series roster
The Philadelphia Phillies backed into the MLB playoffs, holding off the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final wild card spot in the National League. The Phillies made some solid moves at the MLB trade deadline, looking to improve the roster for the 2026 playoff run. As the team has released its roster for the NL Wild […] The post Phillies trade deadline a playoff bust with release of NL Wild Card Series roster appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Braves switch up the roster ahead of Wild Card Series versus Phillies
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 […]
MLB Wild Card Rosters Announced for Red Sox vs. Yankees, Phillies vs. Braves, All Series
The MLB playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, and the rosters for the Wild Card round have been unveiled.
Phillies Announce Official NL Wild Card Roster
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 .
Mariners News: Aaron Judge, Luis Arraez, and Pete Crow-Armstrong
Good morning! Playoff baseball begins today with the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres in NL Wild Card Game 1. On the AL Wild Card side, the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox match up against the Houston Astros. Which […]
Chris Sale — who else? — leads Braves in Game 1 against the Phillies
It’s come down to this, once again. For the third time in five seasons, the Braves’ first playoff opponent will be a Phillies team that they beat up on in the regular season and distanced themselves from in the standings. But, when you force two teams — any two teams — to play a short […]
Elephant Rumblings: Playoff Baseball Begins Today
Good morning A’s fans! Ready for playoff baseball today? We got four games this fine Tuesday, starting with a battle between two NL East teams. The Philadelphia Phillies arrive in Atlanta to take on their division rivals, the Braves, for the first of the best-of-three series. We have a prime pitching matchup to start the […]
Three matchups to watch in the Phillies-Braves Wild Card series
The likelihood started to look extremely dim over the weekend, but the Phillies did indeed clinch a postseason spot and thus a ticket to Atlanta to take on the Braves in the best of three Wild Card series. There is plenty of familiarity between these two division rivals, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some […]
The Opener: Luzardo, Judge, Game 1 Starters
Both Chicago teams are in the playoffs for the first time since the shortened 2020 season. As Jon Morosi of MLB Network points out, Tuesday is just the ninth time ever that the White Sox and Cubs have played a postseason game on the same day. 1. Luzardo to start Game 1 The Phillies will […]
NL Wild Card X-factor: Jonathan Bowlan
If the Phillies are going to have a chance against the Braves, there will have to have been several things that go their way. We can talk all day about the offense and their need to hit and that is a great place to start. In baseball, it’s pretty simple: if a team doesn’t score […]
Derek Hill is best bet to be unlikely playoff hero for Phillies
ATLANTA — Whether it’s Will Klein, Steve Pearce, Cody Ross or Travis Ishikawa, teams who win World Series titles tend […]
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