The Atlanta Braves (101-61), one of the most productive offenses in baseball, are set to host the Philadelphia Phillies (89-75) at Truist Park on Tuesday to open their National League Divisional Playoffs series. The Phillies are coming off a two-game sweep of the Cardinals, taking the finale 2-0 on Saturday at Busch Stadium. Alec Bohm was 1 for 2 with a double and one run, walking twice. Bryce Harper added a solo home run. The Braves lost two of three against the Marlins in their last series, dropping the finale 12-9 on Wednesday at loanDepot park. Marcell Ozuna went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He had three RBIs. William Contreras added a double and three runs.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Braves won 11 of 19 in the regular season series between the NL East rivals, including an 8-7 victory in 11 innings in their most recent meeting on September 25 at Citizens Bank Park. Reliever Jackson Stephens threw two innings to get the win.
AT THE PLATE
The Philadelphia offense is averaging 4.6 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .253/.317/.422. Kyle Schwarber leads the team in OPS at .827. The left fielder is slashing .218/.323/.504 with 46 home runs, 96 RBIs, and 100 runs over 157 games. Over the last five games, though, Philadelphia has averaged only 2.6 runs a game while slashing worse across the board (.167/.251/.287). Atlanta is slashing .253/.317/.443 for the season and averaging 4.9 runs per game, third best in MLB. Austin Riley leads the team with a .878 OPS. The third baseman has 38 home runs, 93 RBIs, and 90 runs scored with a slash line of .273/.349/.528.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 42-41 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.3 runs per game while allowing 4.2 runs. Atlanta has won three in a row at their home ballpark. The Braves are 55-26 at home this season, averaging 4.9 runs per game while surrendering 3.5. In the last 10 games at Truist Park between the teams, Atlanta is 7-3 with an average scoreline of 5.3-3.4.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Braves won the NL East. The Phillies finished third in the NL East.
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