Getting into play Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies lead the Atlanta Braves by seven video games within the NL East. With a lot at stake, the groups will start a three-game collection in Atlanta on Tuesday night time.
With a sweep over the Braves, Philadelphia might stretch its division result in 10 video games and all however wrap up its first division title since 2011. In a division the Phillies have led comfortably all season, this seems like their first true take a look at.
“I feel we have been enjoying rather well defensively, offensively. We have all been clicking on the identical web page,” Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker mentioned Sunday, per NBC Sports Philadelphia. “I really feel like we’re kinda again to the place we had been at first of the yr. Simply hold it rolling. We’re not gonna win each sport however simply win each collection.”
With its greatest two starters, Zack Wheeler (12-5) and Aaron Nola (11-6), on the mound for the primary two video games of the collection, Philadelphia might shortly ship a message. Wheeler and Nola have loved success in opposition to Atlanta, with Wheeler posting an ERA of 3.07 and Nola posting an ERA of 3.61.
Within the division it has dominated for the previous a number of seasons, Atlanta has been enjoying from behind all season. The Braves have been bitten by accidents and by no means actually generated momentum at any level within the season.
For the Braves, the collection represents an opportunity to get again into the divisional race. A sweep over the Phillies places them solely 4 video games out and places all stress on Philadelphia.
Atlanta is 4-2 in opposition to Philadelphia this season, averaging almost seven runs a sport. The Braves could have two of their three greatest arms in Reynaldo Lopez (7-4, 2.06 ERA) and Max Fried (7-7, 3.62 ERA) on the mound within the first two video games of this collection.
A collection win moderately than a sweep on both facet does not do a lot for both group. A sweep, although, will inform us whether or not this division is wrapped up or if the Braves are going to make one other magical run, a lot as they did in 2021.
