Braves host the Phillies in decisive NL Wild Card Series Game 3
ATLANTA —
The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday night in a decisive NL Wild Card game.
HOW TO WATCH: Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT on WGAL 8.
PITCHING PROBABLES: No starters named.
LINE: Phillies -118, Braves -103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs.
RECORDS: The Braves finished first in the NL East at 94-68. The Philadelphia Phillies went 88-74 and placed second in the division during the regular season.
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies take the field in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. The series is tied 1-1, and the winner advances to the NLDS.
Atlanta has gone 52-29 at home and 94-68 overall. Braves hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the NL.
Philadelphia is 45-36 on the road and 88-74 overall. The Phillies are 44-9 in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams play Thursday for the 16th time this season. The Braves are up 10-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson has 34 doubles, 41 home runs and 93 RBIs for the Braves. Austin Riley is 7 for 36 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Bryce Harper has 29 home runs, 107 walks and 87 RBIs while hitting .269 for the Phillies. Bryson Stott is 12 for 36 with six doubles and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5, .226 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs.
Phillies: 4-6, .225 batting average, 5.06 ERA, outscored by 17 runs.
INJURIES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (right shoulder), Martin Perez: 15-Day IL (back), Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (side), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bryce Elder: 15-Day IL (knee), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee).
Phillies: Jonathan Bowlan: day-to-day (groin), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (oblique), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat).