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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.

Tribune News Service · 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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022

SI:AM | Another Day Jam-Packed With Playoff Baseball

After the wild-card appetizer, the ALDS and NLDS get started on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 11, 2022

Braves-Phillies Preview: Three Things That Will Decide the NLDS

Atlanta might be better than it was when it won the World Series last year, but that doesn’t mean Philadelphia is done.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 11, 2022

‘He’s like one of the great ones’: Why Braves trust Game 1 starter Max Fried

Once a young arm on an up-and-coming team, Max Fried is now one of baseball’s true aces, someone whose reputation as a big-game pitcher is acknowledged throughout the sport.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

David Murphy: Phillies face long odds in NLDS, but four key stats show how they can beat the Braves

ATLANTA — The Braves are not the Cardinals. If the uniforms didn’t give it away, just look at the matchups. There’s a reason the Phillies will enter Game 1 of the National League Division Series as heavy underdogs to reach their first National League Championship Series since that brutal loss…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 10, 2022

Braves, Spencer Strider Agree on New Contract Through 2028

The rookie pitcher’s new six-year deal is worth $75 million with a one-year club option.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022

Bill Madden: Braves have the edge on the Mets, now and into the winter

NEW YORK — Hard as it must be for the Citi Field faithful to accept the fact the Mets won 101 games, the second-most wins in their history, and still wound up as a wild card, there is this dose of hard reality: The Braves were simply a better team.

Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022

World Series Predictions Entering the MLB Playoffs

SI’s MLB staff takes a stab at picking the team that will win it all.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2022