Buckle up. It's time for Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves, Round 2. It's both the second round of this postseason — more on that later — and the second year in a row that the two NL East rivals have met in the October baseball colosseum. Last year, the Phillies squeaked into the playoffs, got on a roll and wiped out the 101-win Braves en route to the World Series — an upset with an exclamation point added by Rhys Hoskins' bat-slam homer.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 20: Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves is out at second by Bryson Stott #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning at Truist Park on September 20, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. . It's both the second round of this postseason — more on that later — and the second year in a row that the two NL East rivals have met in the October baseball colosseum.
So it’s Strider, maybe Fried and then some questions for manager Brian Snitker and president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos. Most likely, they will trust Bryce Elder with the third slot and hope that extra rest can reset him to his early-season self. Atlanta’s other options are rookie AJ Smith-Shawver or someone even less pedigreed, such as Allan Winans. Most likely, Snitker will lean on the bullpen to soak up more innings and hope his team can survive and get Morton back for the next round., following a 2022 postseason in which they found the best versions of themselves at the same point of the season.
In a short series, there’s a flattening effect. Acuña, Ozzie Albies, Riley, Olson and Murphy handily outplayed the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber-Turner-Harper-J.T. Realmuto-whoever else constellation in the regular season — and likely would over 25 or 50 more games. But they have only three to five games to decide this thing.
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