The Philadelphia Phillies will play the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the NLDS at Truist Park on Wednesday afternoon. Philadelphia leads the series 1-0.
The Philadelphia Phillies were 87-75 during the regular season and have won three playoff games in a row. After defeating the Cardinals in the Wild Card round, Philadelphia defeated Atlanta in Game 1 of this series by a score of 7-6. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.00 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .210 opponent batting average this postseason. The Phillies offense has scored 15 runs with a .226 batting average and a .309 on base percentage. Bryce Harper is batting .500 with one home run and one RBI for the Phillies this postseason. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Zack Wheeler, who was 12-7 with a 2.82 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 153 innings pitched in the regular season.
The Atlanta Braves were 101-61 during the regular season and have lost three of their last four games. Atlanta won the NL East, but lost two out of three games against the Marlins to end the year. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 5.00 ERA, a 1.56 WHIP, and a .333 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored six runs with a .257 batting average and a .381 on base percentage this postseason. Matt Olson is batting .667 with one home run and three RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Kyle Wright, who was 21-5 with a 3.19 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP over 180.1 innings pitched this season.
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