The Phillies and Braves open their last series of the season on Friday, September 11, at Truist Park in Atlanta, with first pitch at 7:15 p.m. ET and the NL East race on the line. Atlanta leads Philadelphia by four games with a little over two weeks left, so a Phillies sweep gets them within one and a Braves sweep all but ends it. Aaron Nola (6-10, 4.76 ERA) starts for the Phillies against Chris Sale (14-9, 2.10), a rematch of last Sunday’s game in Philadelphia. The game is on NBC Sports Philadelphia in the Phillies market and BravesVision in Atlanta, and on MLB.TV out of market.
| First pitch | 7:15 p.m. ET (6:15 CT, 4:15 PT) |
| Where | Truist Park, Atlanta |
| TV | NBC Sports Philadelphia (Phillies market), BravesVision (Braves market) |
| Stream | MLB.TV out of market; both local feeds in the MLB app in market |
| Starting pitchers | PHI: RHP Aaron Nola (6-10, 4.76 ERA, 162 K) · ATL: LHP Chris Sale (14-9, 2.10 ERA, 184 K) |
| Records | Phillies 82-65 · Braves 86-61 |
| Odds | Braves about -190, Phillies about +155, total 7.5 |
What Time Is Phillies vs. Braves Tonight?
First pitch is 7:15 p.m. ET Friday at Truist Park. The series continues Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET and wraps Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET. It is the last of the teams’ 13 meetings this season; they split a four game series in Philadelphia last weekend.
What Channel Is Phillies vs. Braves On?
There is no national broadcast Friday. Phillies fans get the game on NBC Sports Philadelphia, Braves fans on BravesVision, the team’s own streaming service, and everyone else on MLB.TV. Live TV services that carry NBC Sports Philadelphia in the region (YouTube TV, Hulu Live, DirecTV Stream and Fubo among them) have the Phillies feed.
The Pitching Matchup
Aaron Nola, Phillies. The season line (6-10, 4.76 ERA, 162 strikeouts) undersells where he is now. Nola has been one of the Phillies’ most reliable starters since the All-Star break, and in his last outing he held this Braves lineup to one run over seven innings in Philadelphia. The Phillies will need something close to that again.
Chris Sale, Braves. The 37-year-old left-hander is 14-9 with a 2.10 ERA and 184 strikeouts in 150 innings, and he has owned the Phillies this year: three runs on 12 hits across 19 innings in three starts, including two runs in six innings last weekend and nine strikeouts in his one home start against them. He has 31 strikeouts over his last three starts at Truist Park.
What It Means for the NL East
The Braves are 86-61 and lead by four after dropping two of three to the Rays. The Phillies are 82-65 after losing two of three to the Astros, including a 2-1 loss Thursday. With this the final head to head series, the math is simple: Philadelphia needs to win at least two of three to keep the division in reach, and even a sweep would only cut the gap to one. If the Braves take the series, the Phillies’ September becomes a wild card race, where they currently sit in a playoff position.
The Rest of the Weekend
Saturday, 7:15 p.m. ET: Jesus Luzardo (14-5, 2.87, 221 strikeouts) vs. Tyler Mahle (5-10, 4.05). Luzardo threw the first complete game shutout of his career against the Braves last weekend.
Sunday, 1:35 p.m. ET: Andrew Painter (3-9, 5.71) vs. Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.46). All three games are on NBC Sports Philadelphia and BravesVision.
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The Bottom Line
Phillies vs. Braves is Friday, September 11 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Truist Park, on NBC Sports Philadelphia and BravesVision locally and MLB.TV elsewhere. Aaron Nola faces Chris Sale, who has allowed three runs in 19 innings against Philadelphia this year. Atlanta leads the NL East by four, and this is the last time the two play.