NL Championship Series Predictions: Expert Picks for Padres-Phillies Which team will advance from the National League to compete in the World Series? Our MLB writers make their picks. Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2022
The NLCS Comes Down to Bryce Harper and Manny Machado The two superstars have been on parallel tracks for years. Now, they face off with a World Series appearance on the line Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2022
Five questions the Braves must answer this offseason On a Zoom call, Braves manager Brian Snitker and president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos reflected on the 2022 club, its high ceiling and the feeling of having unfinished business. In their own ways, the two discussed specific details and the big picture about this season. Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022
Fans Benefit From New Playoff Format’s Upsets There’s a scene in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (2006) in which Captain George Ellerby (Alec Baldwin) is asking Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) about Jimmy Pappas (Paris Karounos), who was arrested for the murder of two gangsters from Providence. Both of them know Pappas, a local Greek restaurateur, ... Sports Illustrated · Oct 17, 2022
Yankees’ Cole Brushes Off Guardians’ Slugger’s ‘Cute’ Celebration The New York ace was not thrilled with the celebration of Josh Naylor in the fourth inning of Game 4. Sports Illustrated · Oct 17, 2022
Steve Hummer: Bulldogs take note: Glory is fleeting, just ask Braves ATHENS, Ga. — Not that the Georgia Bulldogs required any real shock therapy before entering a more interesting phase of their championship defense. Nonetheless, the Braves just maybe attached electrodes to some sensitive areas and sent a jolt of perspective this way Saturday while making their own ugly, inglorious exit. Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022
The Yankees Will Need a New Manager Next Season There is no way that Aaron Boone keeps his job. No matter what happens in tonight’s Game 4, or in Monday’s Game 5, if they can get that far—which is a big if based on all that unfolded last night, during and after the game. No matter if he was… Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2022
Braves radio broadcast ripped Ronald Acuña Jr. for not backing up on J.T. Realmuto’s inside-the-park HR It's going to be a LONG offseason. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 16, 2022
‘It Feels Like Failure’: The Braves’ Promising Season Is Over This team was better than the one that won the World Series last year. That’s what makes this early exit so painful. Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2022
As he turns 30, Phillies’ Bryce Harper finally gets his wish — to play past his birthday PHILADELPHIA — After the hugs and the high-fives, the handshakes and the pats on the back, the Phillies pulled on gray T-shirts with ‘NLCS’ printed across the chest and gathered in front of the mound for a team photo. It was shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, and the party was… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 16, 2022
‘I’m speechless’: Braves grapple with season ending long before they expected PHILADELPHIA — Inside a somber clubhouse Saturday, Dansby Swanson, head hung, embraced Kenley Jansen. Michael Harris, with his head down, sat facing his locker and looked at his phone. A bit further down that row of lockers, a small group of players chatted. All around the room, coaches, players and… Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022
Marcus Hayes: 'Can you believe this? It’s magical!' Phillies owner John Middleton rejoices in the return of Red October. PHILADELPHIA — Playoffs are always magical. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 16, 2022
Phillies close out Braves with 8-3 victory to advance to first NLCS since 2010 PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ Brandon Marsh stepped up to the plate in the second inning with runners on first and third and one out on Saturday in Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Braves. He had yet to record a hit in the series, but found… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Oct 15, 2022 Realmuto Hits Inside-the-Park Homer for Phillies vs. Braves Philadelphia can eliminate the reigning World Series champions with a win on Saturday.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 15, 2022 The Dodgers and Braves Are Getting Outplayed By the end of tonight, the top two teams in the National League could be eliminated from the postseason at the hands of their two division foes. If this happens, it won’t be because the Dodgers and Braves were victims of bad luck. No, simply, it will be because they…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 15, 2022 Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch MLB Playoffs The Atlanta Braves will meet the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS on Saturday afternoon from Citizens Bank Park.
WEKU · Oct 15, 2022 Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69 A six-time All-Star, Sutter won the Cy Young Award in 1979 and posted 300 saves in a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. He died Thursday in Cartersville, Ga.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 15, 2022 The Cathartic Spike of the Phillies’ Big Night Fittingly, Aaron Nola and Rhys Hoskins were the brightest stars when playoff baseball returned to Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022 David Murphy: Reasons to believe in a Phillies Game 4 clinch: Bryce Harper, home cooking, history and more PHILADELPHIA — They need to get it done in Game 4. That’s all there is to say. The Phillies have some room to breathe. They’d be wise not to use it.
Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022 Braves’ Charlie Morton ready for Game 4 of NLDS PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Morton said he began preparing days ago to pitch either game 3 or 4 of the National League Division Series against Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022 Marcus Hayes: Aaron Nola and Rhys Hoskins return Red October to the Phillies with magical performances PHILADELPHIA — They’d been through the worst of it. Through the rebuild, and the losing, and the failed prospects and the empty seats and the last four managers and the dead Octobers.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022 Phillies ride Aaron Nola, Rhys Hoskins to 9-1 win over Braves and move one win from NLCS PHILADELPHIA — Years from now, when they roll highlights from the 2022 Phillies’ postseason run, the clip of Rhys Hoskins demolishing a ball into the left-field seats, raising both arms, and spiking his bat — and let’s be clear: this was a Jalen Hurts-quality spike — will play prominently.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 14, 2022 Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch MLB Playoffs The Atlanta Braves will meet the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS on Friday from Citizens Bank Park.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2022 Yordan Alvarez Leaves the Mariners Helpless in Houston Sometimes, there is absolutely nothing you can do. A hitter is so locked in that it doesn’t matter how good your pitcher is or where you pitch to him, or even whether you pitch to him at all—he’ll find a way to beat you. That’s Yordan Alvarez right now against…