Playoff Baseball at Truist Park—Get Phillies vs. Braves Wild Card Tickets Now
Chris Sale is set to start Game 1 for Atlanta, and the winner will advance to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series.
- On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the Philadelphia Phillies face the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in a best-of-three National League Wild Card series that determines who advances to face the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Fans and observers criticized Major League Baseball for scheduling Game 1 and Game 2 at 2 p.m. ET, arguing the weekday afternoon slots prevent workers and students from attending the playoff games.
- Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale, who posted a 2.08 ERA against Philadelphia this season, will start the opener; Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly counters with left-hander Jesus Luzardo.
- Philadelphia clinched the final postseason spot Sunday after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3, while the Braves enter the series having dominated the season matchup 9-4.
- The series winner advances to the National League Division Series to face the Los Angeles Dodgers, with a potential Game 3 scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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[OSEN=Reporter Gil Jun-young] Atlanta Braves' Kim Ha-seong (31) has been excluded from the projected starting lineup for the postseason. On the 29th (Korean time), MLB.com, the official media outlet of Major League Baseball, released the projected starting lineup for the National League Wild Card Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. Kim Ha-seong did not make the list. Atlanta will play on the 30th in Atlanta, Georgia,…
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Morgan County CitizenBraves host the Phillies in Game 1 of NL Wild Card Series
The Atlanta Braves square off against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Bravos dealt with a long list of pitcher injuries that decimated their rotation for their National League Wilds Series against Philly Filis.
Atlanta Braves Receive Clarity on Phillies' Pitching Plans Ahead of Wild Card Series
There is a big-time rivalry series taking place this week in the MLB playoffs between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s a three-game series in the National League Wild Card round, with all three games being played at Truist Park. On Monday morning, it was revealed by the Atlanta Braves that Chris Sale […]
Fresh off a 19-day absence, Jesús Luzardo needed just four pitches Sunday to get through the night inning of the Phillies' playoff-clinching win.
Winnipeg Free Press
Braves put trust in Sale to anchor depleted rotation in NL Wild Card Series against Phillies
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves battled through a long list of pitching injuries that left their rotation depleted for their National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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