The Phillies and Braves have met three times in the MLB postseason, and Philadelphia has won all three: the 1993 NLCS and the 2022 and 2023 Division Series. The 2026 Wild Card Series, starting Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta, is their third October meeting in five years and the first time the Braves are the higher seed since 1993. The chart below covers every series.
Why Philadelphia Owns This Matchup
The Braves won 104 games in 1993 and 101 in 2022, and both times the Phillies beat them anyway. The 2023 series turned on a war of words: after the Braves won Game 2, Orlando Arcia mocked Bryce Harper for being doubled off first, and Harper answered with two home runs in Game 3, staring at Arcia as he rounded the bases. Nick Castellanos became the first player with multi homer games in back to back postseason games.
The 2026 Series
The No. 3 seed Braves host the No. 6 Phillies at Truist Park with every game in Atlanta. Chris Sale makes his first postseason start for the Braves in Game 1 against Jesus Luzardo, who opens for Philadelphia ahead of Andrew Painter. Details, times and live scores are on our Phillies vs. Braves series page.
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Series results are from MLB.com.