4 hours ago
Do the Phillies still have confidence in Zach Eflin?
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Zach Eflin closed out each of the Phillies’ first three postseason games — victories all. But he allowed a run in Game 1 of the wild-card series in St. Louis, put the tying run on base in Game 2, and allowed a three-run homer in a too-close-for-comfort divisional series-opening win over the Braves.
Here, then, was the question facing the Phillies entering Wednesday’s rain-delayed Game 2: If they have a lead in the ninth inning, will they turn to Eflin again?
“He’s an end-of-the-game option, not necessarily the ninth inning,” manager Rob Thomson said. “If his pocket [of the Braves’ lineup] shows up in the ninth, I still have full confidence in him.”
Eflin’s struggles have coincided with Seranthony Domínguez’s resurgence. Domínguez has faced nine hitters in the postseason and retired them all, five by strikeout. He struck out Cardinals stars Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado in the eighth inning of Game 2, then mowed through the Braves lineup in Tuesday’s 7-6 victory.
Domínguez threw 18 pitches Tuesday. Would he be available in the Phillies and Braves are able to play Wednesday night?
“He said he was feeling great,” Thomson said. “We’re still being careful with him. He’s coming off [Tommy John elbow] surgery. But as of right now he’s available.”
— Scott Lauber
4 hours ago
Phillies-Braves Game 2 will be delayed by rain
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Who’s ready for a rain delay?
The first pitch of Game 2 of the Phillies’ divisional round series against the Atlanta Braves will be delayed by rain, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. The game was supposed to start at 4:37 p.m., but it’s raining at Truist Park and the forecast is murky throughout the night.
No start date has been announced.
MLB officials are scheduled to meet with representatives from both clubs at 4 p.m., according to Phillies manager Rob Thomson.
“I think general consensus is that we will not start a game unless we feel like we can finish it,” Thomson said. “We’re not looking for delays. I don’t think anybody is — the Braves, us, Major League Baseball. If there’s a window there, we’ll go.”
The teams are scheduled to travel to Philadelphia on Thursday before resuming the series with Game 3 on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.
— Scott Lauber
5 hours ago
Seranthony Dominguez available after six-out outing on Tuesday
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Bryce Harper appears ready for Game 2
6 hours ago
Braves pitcher Tyler Matzek to undergo Tommy John surgery
Braves reliever Tyler Matzek will undergo Tommy John surgery after being left off Atlanta’s divisional series roster with an unspecified elbow injury, manager Brian Snitker told reporters Wednesday.
Matzek felt elbow discomfort after his last outing on Oct. 5, and was being evaluated in Texas when the decision was made that the procedure was necessary, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
— Rob Tornoe
6 hours ago
Cardinals-Seahawks will start later if Mariners make it to Game 4
In a rare case of baseball trumping the NFL, Sunday’s late-afternoon matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks will start late if the Seattle Mariners make it to Game 4
The Mariners are scheduled to play the Houston Astros at 3:07 p.m. Eastern on TBS Sunday if the series makes it to Game 4 (the Astros are currently up 1-0 in the best-of-three series). If it’s needed, Cardinals-Seahawks will move back its kickoff from 4:05 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fox, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Phillies are scheduled to play Game 5 in Atlanta against the Braves on Sunday at 4:37 p.m. on FS1, if the series goes that far. That should allow the game to be over before the Eagles’ Sunday Night Football matchup against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field kicks off at 8:20 p.m. on NBC.
— Rob Tornoe
7 hours ago
Phillies Game 2 starting lineup
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The Phillies have announced their starting lineup for Game 2 versus the Braves, and there are two differences from Tuesday facing righty Kyle Wright:
Brandon Marsh (L) replacing Matt Vierling (R) in CF.
Bryson Stott (L) replacing Edmundo Sosa (R) at SS.
Here’s the full lineup:
Kyle Schwarber (L) LF
Rhys Hoskins (R) 1B
J.T. Realmuto (R) C
Bryce Harper (L) DH
Nick Castellanos (R) RF
Alec Bohm (R) 3B
Brandon Marsh (L) CF
Jean Segura (R) 2B
Bryson Stott (L) SS
— Rob Tornoe
7 hours ago
Braves Game 2 starting lineup
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The Braves have announced their starting lineup for Game 2 versus the Phillies, and there are a couple notable moves:
Matt Olson and Austin Riley are flip-flopped vs. a righty.
Michael Harris moves up to the No. 6 spot.
Marcell Ozuna over William Contreras as the DH.
Eddie Rosario over Robbie Grossman in LF.
Here’s the full lineup:
Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF
Dansby Swanson (R) SS
Matt Olson (L) 1B
Austin Riley (R) 3B
Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
Michael Harris II (L) CF
Orlando Arcia (R) 2B
Marcell Ozuna (R) DH
Eddie Rosario (L) LF
— Scott Lauber
8 hours ago
Bryce Harper and the Phillies are making bunts cool again
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It was just Matt Vierling’s fifth time at bat in the postseason, but it doesn’t take a degree in October Baseball to understand the importance of an extra 90 feet.
“You need every run you can get,” Vierling said Tuesday after the Phillies edged Atlanta in the opener of their National League Division Series. “We won, 7-6, so you can tell that it meant a lot to get every run that we could get.”
That’s why he ended his fifth postseason plate appearance with a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt — the first of his big-league career — to move Jean Segura to third after a leadoff double in the fifth inning. The sacrifice bunt became almost extinct this season after the National League adopted the designated hitter, but the Phillies have turned back the clock in the playoffs. It’s working.
Both of their sacrifice bunts — Bryce Harper laid one down in the third — led to runs and both were done without instruction from the dugout. The Phillies started the season with a lineup built to slug its way into October. But they turned Tuesday to an old-school, small-ball approach to do what it took to take Game 1.
“It seems like it’s a ‘Whatever it takes’ kind of thing,” first baseman Rhys Hoskins said. “We just have a general philosophy of, ‘Hey, you might be asked to do things that you haven’t done all season.’ But if we get opportunities with guys in scoring position, we feel pretty good about that.”
» READ MORE: Bryce Harper and the Phillies are making bunts cool again
— Matt Breen
9 hours ago
‘He threw a drink in my face’: Phillies fan on altercation at Truist Park
Two Phillies fans that traveled down to Atlanta to watch Tuesday’s win were involved in an altercation with an angry Braves fan that was shared widely on social media.
Fox29′s Chris O’Connell caught up with the fans after the game to get their side of the story.
“He threw a drink in my face. He was yelling at me that I was disrespectful, but I was just trying to like play it cool, tell him I was just trying to watch the Phillies-Braves,” the fan said before the duo broke out into an E-A-G-L-E-S chant.
— Rob Tornoe
10 hours ago
Zack Wheeler ready to face the Braves, the team he grew up rooting for
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The Phillies have been on the road for more than two weeks but Zack Wheeler was able to enjoy some home cooking this week before the start of the National League Division Series in Atlanta.
“My wife made some dinner last night, so that was nice,” Wheeler, who grew up in nearby Smyrna, Ga, said before Tuesday’s 7-6 win.
Wheeler can put the Phillies ahead 2-0 in the series when he starts on Wednesday, pitching against the team he grew up rooting for as a kid. But he’s faced the Braves 24 times in his career and meeting them again — even in the postseason — seems like much ado about nothing for the right-hander.
» READ MORE: Zack Wheeler's rise from an Atlanta-area phenom to a Phillies ace
“Yeah, I’ve been here,” Wheeler said. “I’ve been to the old stadium. I made my debut over there. I feel like I’ve been playing against these guys forever, especially growing up watching them. It’s kind of cool coming back home every once in a while and just playing against these guys. They’ve got a really good team. It’s always a good test when you come in here, hop on the mound. I’m looking forward to it.”
Tuesday’s series-opening win was crucial because it creates the possibility that the Phillies can sweep the Braves behind their best two pitchers as Aaron Nola will start Friday when the team finally returns home. First, Wheeler has to take the mound at his home.
“Whoever wants to come can come,” Wheeler said. “I have my immediate family here. It’s been that way ever since I got called up back in the day. If you want to come, you can come. But my mom and dad, my wife and family are going to get the tickets.”
» READ MORE: Phillies’ Zack Wheeler ready to face the Braves, the team he grew up rooting for
— Scott Lauber
11 hours ago
Heavy rain, possible thunderstorms in the forecast for Phillies-Braves game
It’s already raining in Atlanta Wednesday morning, and the tarp is on the field at Truist Park ahead of Game 2 of the National League divisional series between the Phillies and Braves.
According to the National Weather Service, light showers will shift into scattered storms in the afternoon and evening, which could cause the start of the game to be delayed. Heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely later today, with a 70 percent chance of rain through the evening hours.
MLB is tracking the forecast closely, according to a spokesperson, but it’s too early to determine if the storms will have an impact on the schedule.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Eboni Deon had a suggestion for fans planning to head to Truist Park to watch the game? “Pack your patience,” she told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
If the game had to be pushed to Thursday, there is a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning before the clouds clear for the sun in the afternoon.
— Rob Tornoe
12 hours ago
‘Respect the game’: Jose Alvarado didn’t like the chirping from the Braves
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Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado heard chirping from the Braves’ dugout while he was pitching in the eighth inning in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday. He said it was coming from his former teammate on the 2019 Tampa Bay Rays, outfielder Guillermo Heredia, who is now a bench player for Atlanta.
Alvarado said he heard Heredia laughing and shouting at him. Alvarado went on to retire the three Atlanta batters he faced on 11 pitches in the Phillies’ 7-6 victory. He said he told Heredia to be quiet as he was walking off the field.
“This guy, he needs to respect the game more,” Alvarado said after the game. “I come in focused in a situation in the game. I am not paying attention [to him], I don’t like that stuff that Heredia was saying to me. He needs to respect the pitcher when he comes into the situation because that moment is very serious. He’s laughing about the situation. You need to respect when we come into the game.
“Everybody thinks, ‘Oh, I want to attack Alvarado,’ because before my mentality was all crazy. But right now, nobody can change my mentality. Nobody. I’m focused. When we come into the game, I come in to hit the target. I don’t care who is hitting. Strike one, strike two, and good luck.”
» READ MORE: Phillies’ Jose Alvarado on Braves’ Guillermo Heredia chirping at him: ‘Respect the game’
— Alex Coffey
12 hours ago
Garrett Stubbs reveals Phillies playlist after a win
Victory songs aren’t anything new. Think back to the 2011 Flyers and their Mac Miller “Knock, Knock” anthem as they returned to the dressing room. Or, more recently, the St. Louis Blues adopted “Gloria” — which they discovered in a Philly bar, by the way — on their way to winning the 2019 Stanley Cup. And, of course, no Philly fan would ever forget the playoff anthem that helped the Eagles to their first Super Bowl: Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares.”
Heck, the Sixers might have the best victory song in all of sports right now.
Enter the Phillies, who have opened the postseason with three straight wins after clinching a postseason berth on one of the season’s final days. By this point, you’ve probably heard about their song. The one that the players all blast at the top of their lungs in the clubhouse after a satisfying victory. It’s called “Dancing On My Own” by Calum Scott and Tiesto.
But that’s hardly the only victory song for the Phillies. In fact, they have an entire playlist. And it’s curated by an unlikely source: backup catcher Garrett Stubbs, as Alex Coffey uncovered following the team’s Game 1 win over the Braves on Tuesday.
We’d love to embed the entire playlist below, but there are more than a few tracks whose title’s alone disqualify them from inclusion here — I’m looking at you, Trey Lewis and Tenacious D— and others where the lyrics are simply too NSFW to be shared in this space.
If you want to head over and check out the full playlist, which really runs the gamut from pop to country to rap to house to old school — and does include “Dreams and Nightmares” for all you Eagles sickos — click right here for the full Spotify playlist, courtesy of Stubbs.
— Matt Mullin
12 hours ago
Nick Castellanos has the perfect answer about Tuesday’s catch
Following Tuesday’s win, reporters asked Nick Castellanos about his sliding catch in the ninth inning that helped preserve the Phillies’ victory in Game 1. He didn’t disappoint.
“Well, I saw him swing, and then I saw him hit it. It was just going towards me and I ran and caught it as best I could, and it worked out,” Castellanos said succinctly.
» READ MORE: Nick Castellanos delivered with his bat and his glove in Phillies Game 1 win
— Rob Tornoe
12 hours ago
Phillies-Braves Game 2: How to watch and stream
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What channel is Phillies-Braves on?
Phillies-Braves Game 2 is scheduled to begin at 4:35 p.m. Eastern on Fox.
Calling the Phillies-Braves series is Joe Davis, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Spectrum SportsNet LA. He’s joined by Hall of Famer John Smoltz, with Ken Rosenthal reporting from the stadium.
If you’re looking for a little Philly flair in the broadcast, you could always tune into 94.1 WIP, Longtime Phillies announcer Scott Franzke is calling the game alongside Larry Andersen, who was a member of the Phillies team that defeated the Braves in the 1993 National League Championship Series.
Bill Kulik and Oscar Budejen will call Phillies-Braves in Spanish on La Unika 1680 AM. The game will also air on TV in Spanish on Fox Deportes, with Carlos Alvarez and Jaime Motta on the call.
Where can I stream Phillies-Braves?
Phillies-Braves will stream on the Fox Sports app, though it will only be available to those with a cable subscription.
The game will also stream on any so-called skinny bundle that carries Fox, including fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and DirecTV Stream. Most offer a free trial.
If you’re looking to stream the game for free, your best option if you live near Philadelphia is to use an over-the-air antenna. But that won’t work beginning with Game 3 on Friday, when the games shift from Fox to FS1.
— Rob Tornoe
12 hours ago
Other MLB playoff games Tuesday
Unlike yesterday, there’s only one other playoff game taking place Wednesday.
The San Diego Padres will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of their National League divisional series at 8:37 p.m. on FS1. Calling that game will be Adam Amin and AJ Pierzynski.
The American League divisional series games will resume on Thursday as the Phillies and Braves travel to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday:
Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros Game 2, 3:37 p.m., TBS (Astros lead 1-0)
Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees Game 2, 7:37 p.m., TBS (Yankees lead 1-0)
— Rob Tornoe
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