We’re down to eight teams in the 2022 postseason after four were eliminated this past weekend in MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend. Now it’s on to the league division series: four series, best-of-five, first team to win three advances.
The Philadelphia Phillies will battle the defending champion Atlanta Braves in the first game of the division series round, followed by two AL West rivals, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners, facing off. The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians will duke it out in the second ALDS, and, finally, an intradivision showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the second NLDS caps off a jam-packed Tuesday.
How will the four survivors fare against the top squads?
Follow the action below all day long with start times, pitching matchups and starting lineups as they’re announced, followed by in-game updates and takeaways after each game is concluded.
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Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (1:07 ET on FOX)
Series tied 0-0
Phillies starter: Ranger Suarez (10-7, 129 K, 3.65 ERA)
Braves starter: Max Fried (14-7, 170 K, 2.48 ERA)
Starting lineups:
PHILLIES
1. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF
2. Rhys Hoskins (R) 1B
3. J.T. Realmuto (R) C
4. Bryce Harper (L) DH
5. Nick Castellanos (R) RF
6. Alec Bohm (R) 3B
7. Jean Segura (R) 2B
8. Matt Vierling (R) CF
9. Edmundo Sosa (R) SS
BRAVES
1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF
2. Dansby Swanson (R) SS
3. Austin Riley (R) 3B
4. Matt Olson (L) 1B
5. William Contreras (R) DH
6. Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
7. Orlando Arcia (R) 2B
8. Michael Harris II (L) CF
9. Robbie Grossman (S) LF
How they match up against each other: This is a division rival matchup between original 16 teams — both franchises date back to the 19th century — but the Phillies and Braves have met just once in the postseason: In the 1993 NLCS, when the Phillies upset the Braves in six…
Source : espn
