Braves vs. Phillies schedule: NLDS times, dates, TV channel, Game 1 prediction, pick as series starts Saturday

Saturday night time at Truist Park the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves open the best-of-five National League Division Series. This is a rematch of ultimate yr’s NLDS, which the Phillies gained in 4 video games en path to the NL pennant.

This yr the Braves gained 104 video games and had the finest file in baseball, plus they swatted 307 house runs, 58 greater than another group. Power performs in October and Atlanta has a number of it, even though so do the Phillies. They hit 220 homers right through the common season, eighth-most in baseball, and that was once with Bryce Harper’s preliminary post-Tommy John surgical treatment energy outage.

You can view the total postseason agenda by way of clicking right here, and here is the 2023 playoff bracket. Now, let’s get to the necessary stuff for the NLDS.

Braves vs. Phillies agenda

Saturday, Oct. 7
Game 1: Phillies at Braves, 6:07 p.m., TBS

Monday, Oct. 9
Game 2: Phillies at Braves, 6:07 p.m., TBS

Wednesday, Oct. 11
Game 3: Braves at Phillies, TBD, TBS

Thursday, Oct. 12
Game 4 (if essential): Braves at Phillies, TBD, TBS 

Saturday, Oct. 14
Game 5 (if essential): Phillies at Braves, TBD, TBS

How to look at Game 1

Date: Saturday, Oct. 7 | Time: 6:07 p.m. ET
Location: Truist Park (Atlanta, GA)
TV channel: TBS | Live circulation: TBS app
Starting pitchers: TBA vs. TBA

Braves vs. Phillies odds

Series odds: ATL -175 | PHI +150
Game 1 odds: ATL -205 | PHI +170 | O/U: 8.5

Preview

With all due admire to the Miami Marlins, the Phillies had a “taking care of business” vibe within the Wild Card Series. Everyone did their task to overcome an inferior opponent, and at no level within the two-game sweep did it really feel like Miami had the higher hand. The Braves, clearly, will probably be a lot more difficult problem, even though they’re with out Charlie Morton (finger) and it is unclear what they are going to be capable to get from Max Fried (blister), if anything else. The Braves are possibly extra prone presently than they have got been at any level this season.

Prediction

The Phillies are distinctive in that they are constructed higher for a brief postseason series than the common season marathon. Even with Zack Wheeler unavailable till Game 2, I’m taking the Phillies in recreation that strangely is not specifically shut. Pick: Phillies 6, Braves 1.