Atlanta will host Philadelphia in a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series starting Tuesday at Truist Park. Game 1 is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; the No. 3-seeded Braves went 9-4 against the No. 6 Phillies in 2026.
Atlanta plans to start Chris Sale in Game 1, Tyler Mahle in Game 2 and Grant Holmes if a third game is needed. Sale went 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his first 19 innings against Philadelphia this season. Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber lead the Phillies’ power; Schwarber had an MLB-leading 44 home runs when Philadelphia arrived in Atlanta earlier this month. The Phillies eliminated the Braves in the 2022 and 2023 NLDS.
Atlanta won its seventh NL East title in nine seasons and finished 52-29 at home.
