Philadelphia Phillies (88-74, second in the NL East during the regular season) vs. Atlanta Braves (94-68, first in the NL East during the regular season)
Atlanta; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (18-7, 2.91 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 231 strikeouts); Braves: Tyler Mahle (7-10, 3.99 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)
LINE: Phillies -119, Braves -102; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves square off against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Braves hold a 1-0 lead in the series and can advance to the NLDS with a victory.
Atlanta has a 94-68 record overall and a 52-29 record in home games. The Braves are 50-10 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Philadelphia has a 45-36 record on the road and an 88-74 record overall. The Phillies rank ninth in the NL with 182 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
The matchup Wednesday is the 15th meeting between these teams this season. The Braves hold a 10-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 41 home runs while slugging .502. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 9 for 38 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Bryce Harper has 32 doubles, three triples and 29 home runs while hitting .269 for the Phillies. Edmundo Sosa is 6 for 16 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .230 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Phillies: 3-7, .212 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
INJURIES: Braves: Martin Perez: 15-Day IL (back), Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (side), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (right shoulder), 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)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
