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Phillies Hope to Beat Braves in Wild Card
Phillies aim to upset Braves in Wild Card series with key pitching and road advantage.
In brief
Phillies aim to upset Braves in Wild Card series with key pitching and road advantage. Phillies can beat Braves in Wild Card series due to strong pitching and road performance despite Braves' home advantage. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
Phillies clinch playoff spot
Phillies secured wild card spot with 7-3 win over Rays.
“i think this is great springboard for the postseason”
Phillies pitching staff
Phillies have elite starting pitching with multiple candidates for Game 1.
“playoff baseball is whole different game”
Braves' home advantage
Braves hold NL East crown with strong home record.
“we lost nine games against them during the year but it doesn't matter”
Phillies road performance
Phillies win rate away from home is .543, better than home .530.
“when you're in the playoffs it's literally win or go home”
Braves' pitching strength
Braves have elite bullpen with multiple strong relievers.
“a finally healthy robert suarez one point zero six era”
Phillies' playoff readiness
Phillies need one win to reach October with short series against Braves.
“the philly's are hoping they're going to see more ballparks than just the one in atlanta”
Braves' preparation time
Braves have time to prepare for playoffs after winning NL East.
“they've been nl east champions for more than a week”
Phillies' recent form
Phillies won two games against Braves in September series.
“they did win two games against atlanta as part of a four-game series split”
Braves' regular season performance
Braves won four of 13 games against Phillies.
“they hit a putrid point two one eight against them”
Phillies' pitching stats
Phillies starters have 16.2 war, best in league.
“zack wheeler threw ninety seven pitches sunday”
Braves' bullpen strength
Braves bullpen has 3.44 era, second best in NL.
“a finally healthy robert suarez one point zero six era”
Phillies' playoff momentum
Phillies clinched playoff spot with strong win over Rays.
“i think this is great springboard for the postseason”
Braves' playoff odds
Braves have 56.4% chance of advancing in playoffs.
“espn gives atlanta a fifty six point four percent chance of advancing”
Phillies' road advantage
Phillies win rate away from home is better than home.
“when you're in the playoffs it's literally win or go home”
What matters most
Phillies can beat Braves in Wild Card series due to strong pitching and road performance despite Braves' home advantage.
