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If the Phillies win on Saturday, they will head to California to face either the San Diego Padres or the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven National ...

Syndergaard’s one inning in Game 2 was the only time he’s faced the Braves this season. But he was used out of the bullpen on Sept. He was acquired by the Phillies at the trade deadline with the intention of working out of the rotation.

Hoskins then trotted around the bases in front of a rabid crowd of 45,538 fans already in a tizzy over the Phillies' first home playoff game in 11 years. The ...

He left the game in the seventh to a standing ovation. The Phillies had never scored five runs in a postseason inning before 2022. As Strider trudged off the mound in the third, one Phillies fan gleefully wagged his middle finger toward the pitcher for his entire walk to the dugout. The Phillies ended the season on a 10-game road trip and then played their first four playoff games on the road. Phillies fans that held hand-cut letters that spelled out “Harper” bounced in delight in the stands. He needed only 10 pitches in the second inning to strike out the side. It took about 2 seconds for Harper to hurdle over the dugout rail and toss his helmet in the air. [Kyle Schwarber](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33712/kyle-schwarber) then was walked intentionally. Hoskins, mired in a 1-for-19 postseason slump, crushed a 93.8 mph fastball into the left field seats for a 4-0 lead. “I think it’s the belief that he has in us. Harper added an RBI double as Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five matchup against the reigning World Series champions. “It's just the moment, man,” he said.

PHILADELPHIA – When the Braves arrive at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, they will fight to save their season.

The Atlanta Braves' 2022 season could end on Saturday, as the Philadelphia Phillies made a statement 9-1 victory Friday afternoon in game three of the ...

Saturday, they will have a chance to clinch a trip to their first National League Championship Series since 2010. The Phillies added to a 6-1 lead in the seventh inning, as Harper doubled home Matt Vierling. Friday, the Phillies won their first home playoff game since Oct. The Phillies took a 2-1 NLDS lead and can clinch their first trip to the National League Championship Series since 2010 with a win at home Saturday. The Phillies have yet to reveal their pitching plans for game four. The fastball Strider threw right down the middle to Hoskins was 93.8 mph, tied for the slowest fastball of Strider's career.

Atlanta Braves rookie Spencer Strider returned to the mound for the first time in nearly a month and was tagged by the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of ...

Brandon Marsh drew a leadoff walk in the third and took third when Strider bounced a pickoff throw to first. “And I think the at-bat that really got us going was Stotts’ at-bat, how he was grinding and grinding, fouling pitches off. And then I think it was a slider that he hooked down the corner.” Strider joined the rotation in late May and quickly became a strikeout machine. With an ample mustache and 100 mph heat, Strider is seen as a big part of the Braves’ future. The NL East champions kept checked his progress and felt he was ready for this opportunity, choosing him to start instead of veteran Charlie Morton.

Philadelphia had been on the road for 14 games, and hadn't hosted a playoff game since 2011, but the team powered up to crush Atlanta, ...

According to John Smoltz, the Hall of Fame pitcher who starred for Atlanta and was broadcasting Friday’s game for FOX, the crowd at the old Veterans Stadium was loud and intimidating. He suggested it might be better to spend one more night in Atlanta and fly the next day — Thursday — and the players agreed. “It was really, really cool,” Harper said. “It was nice to get in my own bed for once.” After the Phillies dispatched the Cardinals, they split the first two games of their division series in Atlanta, and then arrived back in Philadelphia ready to reintroduce the local fans to playoff baseball. But during a three-hour rain delay in Atlanta on Wednesday, Dombrowski met with the players after consulting with the training and conditioning staffs. The Phillies won their next eight games, 14 of their next 16 and went 65-46 to end the season with a postseason berth. And for those two guys to be able to do that in the first playoff game at home, it’s unbelievable. Louis for the wild-card series and then straight to Atlanta — 14 consecutive games on the road, plus off days. Nola and Hoskins came into the game in different ways. Philadelphia had not hosted a postseason baseball game in over a decade, and the playoff-starved fans were ready to erupt. Playing in front of a sea of red-clad fans cheering them on — the so-called Red October — the Phillies celebrated a breezy 9-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their National League division series.

Aaron Nola has already shaken the perception that he can't win important games late in the year and the Phillies find themselves on the brink of advancing ...

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Spencer Strider's postseason debut didn't quite go as planned, and the Braves' bats were stifled by Aaron Nola as the Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the NLDS.

Bohm then grounded into a double play to end the frame with the score at 9-1. He retired the side in order on just 10 pitches in the fifth, and a one-out walk turned into an inning-ending double play in the sixth. Nick Castellanos then singled, but Lee ultimately got a pair of pop-ups to end the string of hits and the inning with the score at 6-0. The walk to Marsh would prove costly, though, as an errant pickoff attempt resulted in the Philadelphia centerfielder standing at third with one out, and Bryson Stott won a nine-pitch at bat with an RBI double to right field. He would retire the Phillies in order with a pair of strikeouts in 14 pitches. Matt Olson then drew a one-out walk despite Nola getting up 0-2 in the count, and though Austin Riley beat out the throw on a would-be double play ball to Alec Bohm to put runners on the corners with two outs, Travis d’Arnaud stranded them with a groundout to Nola.

Rhys Hoskins and Bryce Harper homered as the Philadelphia Phillies trounced the Atlanta Braves 9-1 in Game 3 of the NLDS to take a 2-1 series lead.

He left the game in the seventh to a standing ovation. As Strider trudged off the mound in the third, one Phillies fan gleefully wagged his middle finger toward the pitcher for his entire walk to the dugout. The Phillies had never scored five runs in a postseason inning before 2022. The Phillies played their first postseason home game since a 1-0 loss in the 2011 NLDS to Chris Carpenter and the eventual champion St. “We’ve got the perfect guy out there to do it. The Phillies ended the season on a 10-game road trip and then played their first four playoff games on the road. Phillies fans that held hand-cut letters that spelled out “Harper” bounced in delight in the stands. He needed only 10 pitches in the second inning to strike out the side. It took about 2 seconds for Harper to hurdle over the dugout rail and toss his helmet in the air. Hoskins, mired in a 1-for-19 postseason slump, crushed a 93.8 mph fastball into the left field seats for a 4-0 lead. “It’s just the moment, man,” he said. Harper added an RBI double as Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five matchup against the reigning World Series champions.

The Phillies are trying to clinch a spot in the NLCS; the Braves are trying to keep their season alive.

During the regular season, he started 31 times and amassed a 94 ERA+ and a 3.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio. [Noah Syndergaard](/mlb/players/1757988/noah-syndergaard/) (10-10, 3.94 ERA) vs. [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/PHI/philadelphia-phillies/) defeated the [Atlanta Braves](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/ATL/atlanta-braves/) in blowout fashion on Friday, extending their lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five National League Division Series. For the sake of maximum entertainment, we're intrigued by a potential Game 5. He pitched 25 times during the regular season, all but once as a starter, and tallied a 103 ERA+ and a 3.06 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Another win will see the Phillies advance onward to play for the NL pennant against either the [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/LAD/los-angeles-dodgers/) or the [San Diego Padres](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/SD/san-diego-padres/).

Phillies fans should save the rally towels -- the Phillies played like a team that wants to keep Red October alive. The bats erupted in a six-run third inning ...

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Rhys Hoskins said he was motivated by the Braves' decision to walk Kyle Schwarber before his at-bat, one that saw him hit a 3-run homer.

"We knew the crowd was going to be a factor, a huge factor," Hoskins said. "We've got to go out and win one in a row," Snitker said. "The crowd tonight was incredible," Harper said. For us to come back here and take the home field advantage away from Atlanta...and come back here, win game one here, is huge." "I threw my bat at the same time that Rhys did, and my helmet," Harper said. [Charlie Morton](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/29155/charlie-morton) will get the ball for Atlanta. It was 'whoa,' I'm getting chills again because that was unbelievably cool." Harper said the team always believed they would be in this position. "And then I thought if he could get out of that third then that's going to be it. "It's just something that came out, just raw. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Strider's stuff "went down a little bit" in that fateful inning and his hitters were ready. One of the longest tenured Phillies made Atlanta pay when Hoskins jumped on starter Spencer Strider's first pitch for a three run home run, igniting a raucous Philadelphia crowd.

In the third inning of Game 3, the Phillies strung together a series of stunning October moments that no one could have seen coming.

It will help revive a few billion members of the Cubs faithful out there to know that eventually, Schwarber did clarify that statement. And this game, Game 3 of a Division Series in South Philadelphia, would be top three, maybe even top two? So the Weird and Wild column is suspending its usual programming to take you inside Game 3 of the National League Division Series — Phillies 9,

PHILADELPHIA -- Fortunately, there will not be any more tough rotation decisions. The Braves will either win with the assistance of their top two veteran ...

While the Braves are in the must-win situation they avoided last year, they aren’t in completely unfamiliar territory. This could prove significant, since they might be needed each of the next two days. The drop in velocity was understandable given that he had thrown off a mound just twice over the past 26 days, but he didn’t see it that way. A six-run third doomed Strider and drained the Braves, as they tallied just one unearned run over six-plus innings against Aaron Nola. [both a superhero and a mere mortal](https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/spencer-strider-gets-nlds-game-3-start) as the Braves suffered [a 9-1 loss to the Phillies in Game 3](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/braves-vs-phillies/2022/10/14/715741/final/box) of the National League Division Series on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. He issued a four-pitch leadoff walk to Brandon Marsh, used 17 pitches to get through the next two batters and yielded a three-run homer to Rhys Hoskins on a 93.8 mph fastball -- Strider’s slowest fastball of the year. After evening this series on Wednesday, the Braves debated whether to use Strider or Morton on Saturday. He has a 2.51 ERA over his past 10 playoff starts and is 5-0 with a 0.73 ERA (two earned runs in 24 2/3 innings) in five career elimination games (four starts). In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, teams up 2-1 and playing Game 4 in their home ballpark have advanced 21 of 26 times (81%). Morton posted a 5.47 ERA in five starts against the Phillies this season and surrendered six runs in just 4 2/3 innings here on Sept. They didn’t face an elimination game during any of the three rounds they played en route to winning last year’s World Series. But for now, Atlanta must focus on its first elimination game since Game 7 of the 2020 NL Championship Series against the Dodgers at Globe Life Field.

A disappointing game three as the Braves are one loss away from elimination. Spencer Strider made a shaky start in his postseason debut and the Braves ...

[Atlanta Braves](https://www.talkingchop.com/) dropped game three of the NLDS to the [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.thegoodphight.com/) [9-1](https://www.batterypower.com/2022/10/14/23405360/braves-vs-phillies-final-score-nlds-game-3-spencer-strider) behind a quiet offense and troublesome pitching. Last winter, the qualifying offer was set at $18.4M. Following the 1984 season, the pitcher signed on with the Braves and made appearances with them in 1985 and 1988. [Battery Power TV.](https://www.batterypower.com/battery-power-podcast/2022/10/14/23404225/atlanta-braves-nlds-game-3-recap-podcast-philadelphia-phillies-battery-power-episode-374) The Phillies will start righty Noah Syndergaard. Michael Harris II collected the lone RBI.

In their first home playoff game in 11 years, the Phillies routed the Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS. A win Saturday will put them in the NLCS.

He was 1 for 19 in the postseason and had struck out swinging at a 98.4 mph heater in the first inning. He barreled it and drove it over the left-field wall at 107 mph for a 4-0 lead. Harper doubled home one of the runs and Nick Castellanos singled home two more. Bryce Harper unloaded on lefty Dylan Lee's first pitch and sent it into the right-field seats for a 6-0 lead. He struck out three of the first four batters he faced. In the bottom of the third inning, however, Strider came unglued. Number 9 hitter Bryson Stott then battled Strider for nine pitches and capped the showdown by stroking a full-count slider to right field for an RBI double and a 1-0 lead. The right-hander came out firing in the first two innings. In 21⅔ innings against the Phils, Strider had allowed just three runs and struck out 34. Before Game 1 of the series, he talked about how starved the town was for a winner. They voiced their displeasure again in the first inning when he went down swinging against Atlanta fireballer Spencer Strider. Hoskins' first trip to the postseason had not been a good one before Friday.

The Phillies need just more win to eliminate the Atlanta Braves and move on in the 2022 MLB playoffs.

5 Michigan Wolverines](https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/penn-state/penn-state-football-michigan-game-time-channel-tv-live-stream-20221015.html) in a highly-anticipated Big Ten college football faceoff at “The Big House” in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Phillies will hand the baseball to trade-deadline acquisition Noah Syndergaard (5-2, 4.12 ERA with the Phillies) on Saturday. Kevin Burkhardt will host, though he’s still scheduled to jump over to the NFL to call the New York Jets at Green Bay Packers at 1 p.m. They’ll all return for Phillies Postgame Live following the game. That game kicks off at noon on Fox, with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt calling the action. It will be Syndergaard’s first playoff start this year and his second appearance in the postseason for the Phillies. There’s also longtime Phillies announcers Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen, who will be calling the game on 94.1 WIP. Bill Kulik and Oscar Budejen will broadcast Phillies-Braves in Spanish on La Unika 1680 AM. Game 4 of their National League Division Series will begin at 2:07 p.m. “We’re excited to be back in front of this fan base,” Harper said. As of Friday night, tickets at Citizens Bank Park on He’s joined by Hall of Famer John Smoltz, with Ken Rosenthal reporting from Citizens Bank Park.

Brownstown's Bryce Neal makes a tackle against Scottsburg on Friday night at Blevins Stadium. Jeff Lubker | For The Tribune. BROWNSTOWN — It was as if the ...

Scottsburg was held to a 26-yard field goal by Lucas Toppe with 48 seconds remaining in the half. This was followed by a crowd-awakening 47-yard dash around left end by Gregory Hutcheson and following the extra point, Brownstown trailed 16-14 at the 8:03 mark of the third quarter. After holding Scottsburg to a three-and-out, the Braves took over on their own 24-yard-line.

The Braves face a must-win situation in Game 4. Charlie Morton will get the start for Atlanta while Philadelphia will go with Noah Syndergaard.

Atlanta left eight more runners on the bases in Friday’s loss and was 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Marcell Ozuna served as the DH in Games 2 & 3, but is 0-for-8 with four strikeouts. The Braves fell behind early Friday in Game 3 and the Phillies cruised to a 9-1 win to a take 2-1 advantage in the best-of-five series. Now it will be Morton on the mound for the most important game of the season. Following Game 3, the Phillies named Noah Syndergaard as their starter for Game 4 Saturday. “I’ve looked at the video.

In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Braves Report podcast, AJC Braves beat reporter Justin Toscano and features reporter Gabriel Burns discuss ...

Game 4 of Phillies-Braves is scheduled to start at 2:07 p.m. Saturday, and once again the game will air on FS1.

There’s also longtime Phillies announcers Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen, who will be calling the game on 94.1 WIP. Sabathia in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. [Bryce Harper couldn’t stop gushing about the home crowd in Game 3. The final game of that 2008 series ended less dramatically, with Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz catching a foul pop-up. In Game 1 of the 1988 World Series at Dodger Stadium, a hobbled Kirk Gibson hit a walk-off pinch-hit homer that propelled Los Angeles to a stunning sweep of the favored Oakland Athletics. Plus, the air will be holding a bit more moisture, with subtly higher humidities and dewpoints. Pisano, an inveterate baseball fan who is chairman of the physics and astronomy department at West Virginia University. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins led of the game with a homerun against Los Angeles starter Chad Billingsley. They must win one of the next two games to eliminate the World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the best-of-five divisional round. Syndergaard has been used in a variety of roles over the past few weeks. ”You don’t need me to tell you this but I’m gonna tell you anyway, the NL East is over,” Licata said at the time. Ian Rapoport is one of the go-to sources on social media for information about the NFL.

The Atlanta Braves will try to stay alive as they face an elimination game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4. The defending champions could fall, ...

The Phillies will cover the spread if they can continue to hit the baseball. The Braves are the defending champions and had a fantastic stretch down the line. The Phillies came alive in their first home game in over a decade. It was his first home run of the series and second of the playoffs, giving the Phillies a commanding 6-0 advantage. However, he is batting .167 with three runs in the postseason. He is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.33 in six appearances in the playoffs throughout his career. Last year, he went 0-1 with a 3.24 ERA in four starts in the postseason. Now, he is batting .455 with one RBI during the postseason. However, there is a chance they will go with Noah Syndergaard on the mound due to his playoff experience. The Phillies have yet to name a starter. It was his first of the postseason, giving the Phillies a 4-0 lead. The defending champions could fall, and you need to see our MLB odds

J.T. Realmuto hit an inside-the-park home run in Philadelphia's win over Atlanta. The Phillies will play the winner of the Padres-Dodgers series.