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NL Wild Card Series · Game 2 of 3Series tied 1-1
Philadelphia Phillies
No. 6 seed · 88-74 in the regular season
Regular-season form: offense cooling lately
LHP Cristopher Sánchez · High-strikeout arm · plus control
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Atlanta Braves
No. 3 seed · 94-68 in the regular season
Regular-season form: offense cooling lately
RHP Tyler Mahle · Command specialist
MLB · Truist Park · 11:00 AM PT

Playoff Prop Desk

Evidence for player and pitcher decisions

Data through Sep 29 · regular season ended Sep 27

Lineup spot leads because it sets plate appearances, which predict a hit more than twice as well as recent hitting does.

Total bases rides on the same chances as a hit, plus extra-base power. We do not model it; these are records.

The opposing starter carries batter strikeouts more than the batter's own form, so his strikeout rate sits beside every row.

Workload leads: a postseason hook can cut a starter's batters faced, and strikeouts need batters.

Records only. When this market was measured, recent hits allowed carried no information beyond its base rate.

Records only — the site has no walks model.

Cristopher SanchezLHP · Phillies vs Braves
7 K / start7 K / start6.2 H allowed / start6.2 H allowed / start6.2 H allowed / start1.4 BB / start
~96 pitches · 26 BF · ~6.1 IP per start · 33 regular-season starts
Recent K8535610
Recent H2510865
Recent BB130201
Pitches ~91108819898100
BF252626272527

Last 6 recorded starts · no postseason appearance yet

Braves confirmed lineup vs LHP: K 20% 332/1627hits 22% 365/1627BB 7% 111/1627 per PA

Start by start
AvgAug 29Sep 4Sep 9Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25
Pitches ~~95.791108819898100
Batters faced26252626272527
Innings ~~6.17.06.06.06.16.17.0
Strikeouts78535610
Hits allowed6.22510865
Walks1.4130201

vs Atlanta Braves this season: Apr 18: 6.0 IP, 8 K, 8 H, 1 BB; Sep 4: 6.0 IP, 5 K, 5 H, 3 BB

Tyler MahleRHP · Braves vs Phillies
5 K / start5 K / start5.1 H allowed / start5.1 H allowed / start5.1 H allowed / start1.7 BB / start
~89 pitches · 22.7 BF · ~5.2 IP per start · 27 regular-season starts
Recent K493363
Recent H654636
Recent BB201012
Pitches ~948994979891
BF242424252222

Last 6 recorded starts · no postseason appearance yet

Phillies confirmed lineup vs RHP: K 21% 745/3526hits 22% 779/3526BB 9% 327/3526 per PA

Start by start
AvgAug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 12Sep 18Sep 24
Pitches ~~89948994979891
Batters faced22.7242424252222
Innings ~~5.25.06.26.07.06.05.0
Strikeouts5493363
Hits allowed5.1654636
Walks1.7201012

vs Philadelphia Phillies this season: Apr 8: 5.2 IP, 6 K, 3 H, 4 BB; Apr 28: 5.0 IP, 3 K, 6 H, 3 BB; Sep 6: 6.0 IP, 3 K, 4 H, 1 BB; Sep 12: 7.0 IP, 3 K, 6 H, 0 BB

Phillies✓ Confirmed lineupvs RHP Tyler MahleGames with 1+ hitGames with 2+ total basesGames with 1+ strikeoutStrikeouts per PAWalks per PA
1Trea TurnerRHB vs RHPSeason104/157L149/12Post0/1Season59/157L144/12Post0/1Season109/157L148/12Post1/1Season21% 146/700vs RHP23% 108/465Season7% 48/700K% vs RHP23% 108/4651211101220122110132010201111110220000000

Bats 1st · 4.48 PA per start this season · league average from the 1st spot: 4.49

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it157156-for-645104/157 · 66%41/157 · 26%24459/157 · 38%35/157 · 22%24/157 · 15%4914621% 146/700109/157 · 69%32/157 · 20%487% 48/700
L28Aug 31–Sep 272524-for-10118/25 · 72%6/25 · 24%3711/25 · 44%3/25 · 12%2/25 · 8%92018% 20/11117/25 · 68%2/25 · 8%109% 10/111
L14Sep 14–271212-for-489/12 · 75%3/12 · 25%144/12 · 33%1/12 · 8%0/12 · 0%2916% 9/558/12 · 67%1/12 · 8%713% 7/55
Postseasonthis October10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/100% 0/4
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season1313-for-5212/13 · 92%1/13 · 8%195/13 · 38%1/13 · 8%1/13 · 8%4712% 7/587/13 · 54%0/13 · 0%610% 6/58

vs Tyler Mahle: 5-for-12, 1 XBH, 2 K in 12 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

2Kyle SchwarberLHB vs RHPSeason91/156L144/12Post1/1Season66/156L144/12Post0/1Season119/156L148/12Post1/1Season31% 220/701vs RHP34% 150/443Season15% 105/701K% vs RHP34% 150/4430100020021020003003112011001111140101111

Bats 2nd · 4.49 PA per start this season · league average from the 2nd spot: 4.4

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it156135-for-58191/156 · 58%34/156 · 22%29266/156 · 42%48/156 · 31%39/156 · 25%6622031% 220/701119/156 · 76%72/156 · 46%10515% 105/701
L28Aug 31–Sep 272515-for-9010/25 · 40%5/25 · 20%339/25 · 36%7/25 · 28%5/25 · 20%82623% 26/11316/25 · 64%8/25 · 32%2018% 20/113
L14Sep 14–27126-for-404/12 · 33%2/12 · 17%124/12 · 33%3/12 · 25%1/12 · 8%41018% 10/558/12 · 67%2/12 · 17%1324% 13/55
Postseasonthis October11-for-31/10/110/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/1125% 1/4
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves11-for-31/10/110/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/1125% 1/4
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season1312-for-508/13 · 62%4/13 · 31%307/13 · 54%6/13 · 46%5/13 · 38%71220% 12/597/13 · 54%4/13 · 31%814% 8/59

vs Tyler Mahle: 1-for-7, 1 K, 5 BB in 12 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

3Bryce HarperLHB vs RHPSeason101/161L148/12Post0/1Season69/161L144/12Post0/1Season96/161L148/12Post1/1Season21% 148/693vs RHP18% 78/425Season15% 107/693K% vs RHP18% 78/4250110021110021002114031000021120001101000

Bats 3rd · 4.3 PA per start this season · league average from the 3rd spot: 4.3

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it161155-for-577101/161 · 63%39/161 · 24%28069/161 · 43%49/161 · 30%34/161 · 21%6414821% 148/69396/161 · 60%40/161 · 25%10715% 107/693
L28Aug 31–Sep 272527-for-9617/25 · 68%7/25 · 28%3810/25 · 40%7/25 · 28%4/25 · 16%72624% 26/10717/25 · 68%6/25 · 24%109% 10/107
L14Sep 14–271211-for-488/12 · 67%2/12 · 17%154/12 · 33%2/12 · 17%1/12 · 8%21120% 11/548/12 · 67%2/12 · 17%59% 5/54
Postseasonthis October10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season1314-for-508/13 · 62%5/13 · 38%257/13 · 54%5/13 · 38%4/13 · 31%61833% 18/549/13 · 69%6/13 · 46%36% 3/54

vs Tyler Mahle: 3-for-11, 2 XBH, 3 K, 1 BB in 12 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

4Alec BohmRHB vs RHPSeason94/153L147/12Post1/1Season56/153L144/12Post1/1Season69/153L143/12Post0/1Season14% 88/629vs RHP15% 65/437Season8% 48/629K% vs RHP15% 65/4370222100001022310000201002100000100010020

Bats 4th · 4.18 PA per start this season · league average from the 4th spot: 4.18

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it153141-for-56794/153 · 61%41/153 · 27%21756/153 · 37%29/153 · 19%17/153 · 11%458814% 88/62969/153 · 45%16/153 · 10%488% 48/629
L28Aug 31–Sep 272322-for-8214/23 · 61%8/23 · 35%3211/23 · 48%4/23 · 17%1/23 · 4%81314% 13/9510/23 · 43%3/23 · 13%1314% 13/95
L14Sep 14–271211-for-427/12 · 58%4/12 · 33%124/12 · 33%1/12 · 8%0/12 · 0%148% 4/503/12 · 25%1/12 · 8%816% 8/50
Postseasonthis October11-for-41/10/121/10/10/1100% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves11-for-41/10/121/10/10/1100% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season139-for-486/13 · 46%3/13 · 23%154/13 · 31%2/13 · 15%1/13 · 8%4917% 9/538/13 · 62%1/13 · 8%48% 4/53

vs Tyler Mahle: 4-for-11, 1 XBH, 1 K in 11 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

5Bryson StottLHB vs RHPSeason99/155L148/12Post1/1Season55/155L145/12Post0/1Season77/155L143/12Post1/1Season16% 100/608vs RHP16% 76/463Season10% 62/608K% vs RHP16% 76/4631101201231210140145102000100020011111010

Bats 5th · 4.04 PA per start this season · league average from the 5th spot: 4.04

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it155137-for-53699/155 · 64%33/155 · 21%21555/155 · 35%31/155 · 20%20/155 · 13%5210016% 100/60877/155 · 50%21/155 · 14%6210% 62/608
L28Aug 31–Sep 272419-for-8012/24 · 50%5/24 · 21%317/24 · 29%6/24 · 25%5/24 · 21%101112% 11/949/24 · 38%2/24 · 8%1112% 11/94
L14Sep 14–271213-for-418/12 · 67%4/12 · 33%215/12 · 42%4/12 · 33%3/12 · 25%848% 4/503/12 · 25%1/12 · 8%816% 8/50
Postseasonthis October11-for-41/10/110/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves11-for-41/10/110/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season108-for-345/10 · 50%2/10 · 20%123/10 · 30%2/10 · 20%2/10 · 20%3617% 6/355/10 · 50%1/10 · 10%13% 1/35

vs Tyler Mahle: 0-for-11, 3 K in 11 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

6Brandon MarshLHB vs RHPSeason93/153L144/11Post1/1Season49/153L141/11Post0/1Season97/153L148/11Post0/1Season25% 141/568vs RHP21% 94/439Season6% 34/568K% vs RHP21% 94/4390012000101001600010101311011000000100100

Bats 6th · 3.96 PA per start this season · league average from the 6th spot: 3.88

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it153136-for-52393/153 · 61%32/153 · 21%21449/153 · 32%30/153 · 20%21/153 · 14%4014125% 141/56897/153 · 63%35/153 · 23%346% 34/568
L28Aug 31–Sep 27238-for-567/23 · 30%1/23 · 4%132/23 · 9%1/23 · 4%1/23 · 4%31525% 15/6112/23 · 52%2/23 · 9%23% 2/61
L14Sep 14–27115-for-274/11 · 36%1/11 · 9%91/11 · 9%1/11 · 9%1/11 · 9%21031% 10/328/11 · 73%1/11 · 9%26% 2/32
Postseasonthis October11-for-11/10/110/10/10/1000% 0/10/10/100% 0/1
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves11-for-11/10/110/10/10/1000% 0/10/10/100% 0/1
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season114-for-293/11 · 27%1/11 · 9%41/11 · 9%0/11 · 0%0/11 · 0%0414% 4/294/11 · 36%0/11 · 0%00% 0/29

vs Tyler Mahle: 0-for-8, 1 K in 9 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

7Edmundo SosaRHB vs RHPSeason42/83L142/5Post1/1Season22/83L142/5Post1/1Season42/83L143/5Post1/1Season22% 54/250vs RHP23% 26/112Season3% 7/250K% vs RHP23% 26/1121010300021101070006211000102110000000000

Bats 7th · 3.49 PA per start this season · league average from the 7th spot: 3.73

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it8357-for-23142/83 · 51%13/83 · 16%9922/83 · 27%15/83 · 18%9/83 · 11%225422% 54/25042/83 · 51%11/83 · 13%73% 7/250
L28Aug 31–Sep 271410-for-327/14 · 50%2/14 · 14%193/14 · 21%2/14 · 14%2/14 · 14%5927% 9/337/14 · 50%2/14 · 14%00% 0/33
L14Sep 14–2755-for-132/52/5132/52/52/54431% 4/133/51/500% 0/13
Postseasonthis October11-for-21/10/121/10/10/11150% 1/21/10/100% 0/2
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves11-for-21/10/121/10/10/11150% 1/21/10/100% 0/2
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season83-for-213/80/830/80/80/80627% 6/225/81/800% 0/22

vs Tyler Mahle: No meetings this season — raw counts; too few to mean much

8Justin CrawfordLHB vs RHPSeason88/144L147/10Post0/1Season37/144L142/10Post0/1Season69/144L145/10Post0/1Season18% 82/464vs RHP17% 69/398Season6% 26/464K% vs RHP17% 69/3981010101110103010111002110102000000000000

Bats 8th · 3.48 PA per start this season · league average from the 8th spot: 3.54

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it144112-for-42388/144 · 61%19/144 · 13%15037/144 · 26%17/144 · 12%6/144 · 4%278218% 82/46469/144 · 48%12/144 · 8%266% 26/464
L28Aug 31–Sep 272215-for-6115/22 · 68%0/22 · 0%224/22 · 18%2/22 · 9%1/22 · 5%41320% 13/6511/22 · 50%2/22 · 9%23% 2/65
L14Sep 14–27107-for-307/10 · 70%0/10 · 0%102/10 · 20%1/10 · 10%0/10 · 0%2721% 7/335/10 · 50%2/10 · 20%13% 1/33
Postseasonthis October10-for-10/10/100/10/10/1000% 0/10/10/100% 0/1
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves10-for-10/10/100/10/10/1000% 0/10/10/100% 0/1
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season105-for-285/10 · 50%0/10 · 0%81/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%1413% 4/313/10 · 30%1/10 · 10%26% 2/31

vs Tyler Mahle: 0-for-8, 2 K in 8 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

9J.T. RealmutoRHB vs RHPSeason62/122L141/11Post1/1Season37/122L141/11Post1/1Season68/122L148/11Post1/1Season21% 100/467vs RHP23% 79/344Season8% 37/467K% vs RHP23% 79/3440000000011000000002302211100110021010000

Bats 9th · 3.84 PA per start this season · league average from the 9th spot: 3.23

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it12285-for-41462/122 · 51%20/122 · 16%13737/122 · 30%17/122 · 14%13/122 · 11%3010021% 100/46768/122 · 56%26/122 · 21%378% 37/467
L28Aug 31–Sep 27218-for-715/21 · 24%2/21 · 10%133/21 · 14%1/21 · 5%1/21 · 5%32127% 21/7914/21 · 67%6/21 · 29%79% 7/79
L14Sep 14–27111-for-371/11 · 9%0/11 · 0%21/11 · 9%0/11 · 0%0/11 · 0%11126% 11/428/11 · 73%3/11 · 27%512% 5/42
Postseasonthis October11-for-31/10/131/11/10/11133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
This seriesvs Atlanta Braves11-for-31/10/131/11/10/11133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
vs Atlanta Bravesregular season87-for-243/83/8113/81/81/82726% 7/274/82/827% 2/27

vs Tyler Mahle: 2-for-2, 0 K in 2 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

Braves✓ Confirmed lineupvs LHP Cristopher SanchezGames with 1+ hitGames with 2+ total basesGames with 1+ strikeoutStrikeouts per PAWalks per PA
1Ronald Acuña Jr.RHB vs LHPSeason71/107L146/10Post0/1Season44/107L145/10Post0/1Season68/107L147/10Post0/1Season22% 103/469vs LHP24% 35/145Season11% 53/469K% vs LHP24% 35/1451212102000434510200012101001100002100000

Bats 1st · 4.38 PA per start this season · league average from the 1st spot: 4.49

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it107104-for-40871/107 · 66%29/107 · 27%18444/107 · 41%28/107 · 26%22/107 · 21%3910322% 103/46968/107 · 64%24/107 · 22%5311% 53/469
L28Aug 31–Sep 272328-for-9216/23 · 70%9/23 · 39%5413/23 · 57%9/23 · 39%8/23 · 35%121717% 17/9915/23 · 65%2/23 · 9%66% 6/99
L14Sep 14–27109-for-396/10 · 60%3/10 · 30%195/10 · 50%4/10 · 40%3/10 · 30%4819% 8/437/10 · 70%1/10 · 10%49% 4/43
Postseasonthis October10-for-30/10/100/10/10/1000% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies10-for-30/10/100/10/10/1000% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1319-for-5011/13 · 85%6/13 · 46%348/13 · 62%5/13 · 38%5/13 · 38%7915% 9/608/13 · 62%1/13 · 8%915% 9/60

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 3-for-7, 1 XBH, 1 K in 7 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

2Drake BaldwinLHB vs LHPSeason98/138L148/11Post0/1Season64/138L147/11Post0/1Season87/138L147/11Post1/1Season21% 132/615vs LHP22% 49/224Season9% 55/615K% vs LHP22% 49/2240231202030034120306001120201010101100000

Bats 2nd · 4.47 PA per start this season · league average from the 2nd spot: 4.4

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it138156-for-54998/138 · 71%48/138 · 35%25264/138 · 46%39/138 · 28%26/138 · 19%4613221% 132/61587/138 · 63%35/138 · 25%559% 55/615
L28Aug 31–Sep 272432-for-10119/24 · 79%11/24 · 46%4914/24 · 58%9/24 · 38%4/24 · 17%112523% 25/11018/24 · 75%7/24 · 29%65% 6/110
L14Sep 14–271117-for-468/11 · 73%7/11 · 64%267/11 · 64%5/11 · 45%3/11 · 27%5918% 9/517/11 · 64%2/11 · 18%48% 4/51
Postseasonthis October10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/100% 0/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1315-for-5810/13 · 77%5/13 · 38%186/13 · 46%2/13 · 15%0/13 · 0%31727% 17/6312/13 · 92%5/13 · 38%35% 3/63

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 1-for-6, 1 K in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

3Ozzie AlbiesSwitch vs LHPSeason104/162L145/12Post1/1Season59/162L141/12Post1/1Season84/162L1410/12Post0/1Season15% 105/682vs LHP10% 25/260Season7% 45/682K% vs LHP10% 25/2600010110001001011000311110312101000000001

Bats 3rd · 4.23 PA per start this season · league average from the 3rd spot: 4.3

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it162145-for-615104/162 · 64%33/162 · 20%23959/162 · 36%30/162 · 19%24/162 · 15%4910515% 105/68284/162 · 52%18/162 · 11%457% 45/682
L28Aug 31–Sep 272513-for-9212/25 · 48%1/25 · 4%246/25 · 24%3/25 · 12%2/25 · 8%62121% 21/9917/25 · 68%3/25 · 12%55% 5/99
L14Sep 14–27126-for-435/12 · 42%1/12 · 8%91/12 · 8%1/12 · 8%1/12 · 8%11328% 13/4610/12 · 83%2/12 · 17%24% 2/46
Postseasonthis October11-for-21/10/131/11/10/1100% 0/40/10/1125% 1/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies11-for-21/10/131/11/10/1100% 0/40/10/1125% 1/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1312-for-558/13 · 62%3/13 · 23%197/13 · 54%2/13 · 15%1/13 · 8%758% 5/595/13 · 38%0/13 · 0%35% 3/59

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 3-for-6, 2 XBH, 1 K in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

4Matt OlsonLHB vs LHPSeason111/162L147/12Post0/1Season76/162L144/12Post0/1Season111/162L146/12Post1/1Season24% 171/698vs LHP25% 71/280Season9% 64/698K% vs LHP25% 71/2803201200100620160010000200001120000001000

Bats 4th · 4.31 PA per start this season · league average from the 4th spot: 4.18

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it162157-for-625111/162 · 69%39/162 · 24%31476/162 · 47%53/162 · 33%41/162 · 25%7517124% 171/698111/162 · 69%46/162 · 28%649% 64/698
L28Aug 31–Sep 272520-for-9413/25 · 52%5/25 · 20%347/25 · 28%4/25 · 16%4/25 · 16%62121% 21/10214/25 · 56%4/25 · 16%55% 5/102
L14Sep 14–271212-for-447/12 · 58%4/12 · 33%194/12 · 33%2/12 · 17%2/12 · 17%3919% 9/486/12 · 50%2/12 · 17%24% 2/48
Postseasonthis October10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1312-for-518/13 · 62%3/13 · 23%236/13 · 46%4/13 · 31%3/13 · 23%51017% 10/598/13 · 62%2/13 · 15%814% 8/59

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 0-for-5, 2 K, 1 BB in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

5Mauricio DubónRHB vs LHPSeason105/153L1410/11Post1/1Season60/153L147/11Post1/1Season60/153L144/11Post1/1Season12% 73/619vs LHP10% 20/210Season6% 35/619K% vs LHP10% 20/2102211122021531212205201121000020000010000

Bats 5th · 4.11 PA per start this season · league average from the 5th spot: 4.04

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it153157-for-572105/153 · 69%42/153 · 27%22760/153 · 39%33/153 · 22%20/153 · 13%437312% 73/61960/153 · 39%12/153 · 8%356% 35/619
L28Aug 31–Sep 272327-for-8717/23 · 74%9/23 · 39%3910/23 · 43%6/23 · 26%3/23 · 13%71112% 11/959/23 · 39%2/23 · 9%44% 4/95
L14Sep 14–271116-for-4210/11 · 91%6/11 · 55%247/11 · 64%3/11 · 27%2/11 · 18%5511% 5/464/11 · 36%1/11 · 9%37% 3/46
Postseasonthis October11-for-41/10/121/10/10/11250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies11-for-41/10/121/10/10/11250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1313-for-478/13 · 62%4/13 · 31%194/13 · 31%4/13 · 31%2/13 · 15%3917% 9/536/13 · 46%3/13 · 23%24% 2/53

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 2-for-6, 1 K in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

6Austin RileyRHB vs LHPSeason85/159L146/11Post1/1Season52/159L142/11Post1/1Season120/159L147/11Post0/1Season32% 201/630vs LHP33% 60/184Season8% 48/630K% vs LHP33% 60/1841011210001101154000423002023100000010010

Bats 6th · 3.97 PA per start this season · league average from the 6th spot: 3.88

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it159124-for-56685/159 · 53%33/159 · 21%20652/159 · 33%31/159 · 19%17/159 · 11%4220132% 201/630120/159 · 75%61/159 · 38%488% 48/630
L28Aug 31–Sep 272418-for-8415/24 · 62%3/24 · 12%327/24 · 29%5/24 · 21%4/24 · 17%53033% 30/9217/24 · 71%10/24 · 42%67% 6/92
L14Sep 14–27117-for-406/11 · 55%1/11 · 9%132/11 · 18%2/11 · 18%2/11 · 18%21636% 16/447/11 · 64%6/11 · 55%37% 3/44
Postseasonthis October11-for-31/10/141/11/11/1100% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies11-for-31/10/141/11/11/1100% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1311-for-489/13 · 69%2/13 · 15%266/13 · 46%4/13 · 31%3/13 · 23%61426% 14/549/13 · 69%4/13 · 31%36% 3/54

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 3-for-6, 1 K in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

7Michael Harris IILHB vs LHPSeason105/155L146/11Post1/1Season67/155L145/11Post1/1Season91/155L145/11Post0/1Season19% 119/621vs LHP18% 41/224Season4% 23/621K% vs LHP18% 41/2241300203043160030406311000001100002000000

Bats 7th · 4.16 PA per start this season · league average from the 7th spot: 3.73

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it155174-for-591105/155 · 68%47/155 · 30%29067/155 · 43%46/155 · 30%33/155 · 21%6311919% 119/62191/155 · 59%25/155 · 16%234% 23/621
L28Aug 31–Sep 272427-for-9312/24 · 50%8/24 · 33%439/24 · 38%8/24 · 33%6/24 · 25%81616% 16/9713/24 · 54%3/24 · 12%44% 4/97
L14Sep 14–271115-for-446/11 · 55%5/11 · 45%225/11 · 45%4/11 · 36%3/11 · 27%5511% 5/465/11 · 45%0/11 · 0%24% 2/46
Postseasonthis October13-for-31/11/131/11/10/1000% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies13-for-31/11/131/11/10/1000% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season1318-for-438/13 · 62%5/13 · 38%286/13 · 46%4/13 · 31%3/13 · 23%4817% 8/475/13 · 38%3/13 · 23%36% 3/47

vs Cristopher Sanchez: No meetings this season — raw counts; too few to mean much

8Sean MurphyRHB vs LHPSeason15/33L142/9Season7/33L141/9Season26/33L145/9Season31% 37/121vs LHP35% 12/34Season9% 11/121K% vs LHP35% 12/341000000012200000001212100220011000200200

Bats 8th · 3.67 PA per start this season · league average from the 8th spot: 3.54

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it3320-for-11015/33 · 45%4/33 · 12%337/33 · 21%4/33 · 12%3/33 · 9%73731% 37/12126/33 · 79%10/33 · 30%119% 11/121
L28Aug 31–Sep 27178-for-556/17 · 35%2/17 · 12%123/17 · 18%1/17 · 6%1/17 · 6%21727% 17/6412/17 · 71%5/17 · 29%914% 9/64
L14Sep 14–2793-for-292/91/931/90/90/90824% 8/335/93/9412% 4/33
Postseasonthis October0——————————————
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies0——————————————
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season42-for-132/40/431/40/40/41531% 5/164/41/4319% 3/16

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 0-for-1, 1 K, 2 BB in 3 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

9Ha-Seong KimRHB vs LHPSeason12/45L141/7Post0/1Season4/45L141/7Post0/1Season26/45L146/7Post1/1Season26% 38/147vs LHP29% 19/66Season11% 16/147K% vs LHP29% 19/660000000100000000030010112011121200000120

Bats 9th · 3.45 PA per start this season · league average from the 9th spot: 3.23

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it4515-for-12812/45 · 27%2/45 · 4%184/45 · 9%2/45 · 4%0/45 · 0%23826% 38/14726/45 · 58%12/45 · 27%1611% 16/147
L28Aug 31–Sep 27168-for-425/16 · 31%2/16 · 12%114/16 · 25%2/16 · 12%0/16 · 0%21224% 12/519/16 · 56%3/16 · 19%714% 7/51
L14Sep 14–2771-for-191/70/731/71/70/71729% 7/246/71/7312% 3/24
Postseasonthis October10-for-20/10/100/10/10/102100% 2/21/11/100% 0/2
This seriesvs Philadelphia Phillies10-for-20/10/100/10/10/102100% 2/21/11/100% 0/2
vs Philadelphia Philliesregular season61-for-141/60/610/60/60/60529% 5/173/62/6318% 3/17

vs Cristopher Sanchez: 0-for-2, 0 K in 2 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

Thresholds

Games that cleared each mark. Counts first; a rate only from 10 games up. L14 is the last two weeks of the regular season.
1+ hit — games that cleared it
PlayerSeasonL14Post
Phillies
1Trea Turner104/157 · 66%9/12 · 75%0/1
2Kyle Schwarber91/156 · 58%4/12 · 33%1/1
3Bryce Harper101/161 · 63%8/12 · 67%0/1
4Alec Bohm94/153 · 61%7/12 · 58%1/1
5Bryson Stott99/155 · 64%8/12 · 67%1/1
6Brandon Marsh93/153 · 61%4/11 · 36%1/1
7Edmundo Sosa42/83 · 51%2/51/1
8Justin Crawford88/144 · 61%7/10 · 70%0/1
9J.T. Realmuto62/122 · 51%1/11 · 9%1/1
Braves
1Ronald Acuña Jr.71/107 · 66%6/10 · 60%0/1
2Drake Baldwin98/138 · 71%8/11 · 73%0/1
3Ozzie Albies104/162 · 64%5/12 · 42%1/1
4Matt Olson111/162 · 69%7/12 · 58%0/1
5Mauricio Dubón105/153 · 69%10/11 · 91%1/1
6Austin Riley85/159 · 53%6/11 · 55%1/1
7Michael Harris II105/155 · 68%6/11 · 55%1/1
8Sean Murphy15/33 · 45%2/9—
9Ha-Seong Kim12/45 · 27%1/70/1
2+ TB — games that cleared it
PlayerSeasonL14Post
Phillies
1Trea Turner59/157 · 38%4/12 · 33%0/1
2Kyle Schwarber66/156 · 42%4/12 · 33%0/1
3Bryce Harper69/161 · 43%4/12 · 33%0/1
4Alec Bohm56/153 · 37%4/12 · 33%1/1
5Bryson Stott55/155 · 35%5/12 · 42%0/1
6Brandon Marsh49/153 · 32%1/11 · 9%0/1
7Edmundo Sosa22/83 · 27%2/51/1
8Justin Crawford37/144 · 26%2/10 · 20%0/1
9J.T. Realmuto37/122 · 30%1/11 · 9%1/1
Braves
1Ronald Acuña Jr.44/107 · 41%5/10 · 50%0/1
2Drake Baldwin64/138 · 46%7/11 · 64%0/1
3Ozzie Albies59/162 · 36%1/12 · 8%1/1
4Matt Olson76/162 · 47%4/12 · 33%0/1
5Mauricio Dubón60/153 · 39%7/11 · 64%1/1
6Austin Riley52/159 · 33%2/11 · 18%1/1
7Michael Harris II67/155 · 43%5/11 · 45%1/1
8Sean Murphy7/33 · 21%1/9—
9Ha-Seong Kim4/45 · 9%1/70/1
1+ K — games that cleared it
PlayerSeasonL14Post
Phillies
1Trea Turner109/157 · 69%8/12 · 67%1/1
2Kyle Schwarber119/156 · 76%8/12 · 67%1/1
3Bryce Harper96/161 · 60%8/12 · 67%1/1
4Alec Bohm69/153 · 45%3/12 · 25%0/1
5Bryson Stott77/155 · 50%3/12 · 25%1/1
6Brandon Marsh97/153 · 63%8/11 · 73%0/1
7Edmundo Sosa42/83 · 51%3/51/1
8Justin Crawford69/144 · 48%5/10 · 50%0/1
9J.T. Realmuto68/122 · 56%8/11 · 73%1/1
Braves
1Ronald Acuña Jr.68/107 · 64%7/10 · 70%0/1
2Drake Baldwin87/138 · 63%7/11 · 64%1/1
3Ozzie Albies84/162 · 52%10/12 · 83%0/1
4Matt Olson111/162 · 69%6/12 · 50%1/1
5Mauricio Dubón60/153 · 39%4/11 · 36%1/1
6Austin Riley120/159 · 75%7/11 · 64%0/1
7Michael Harris II91/155 · 59%5/11 · 45%0/1
8Sean Murphy26/33 · 79%5/9—
9Ha-Seong Kim26/45 · 58%6/71/1
4+ K — starts that cleared it
StarterSeasonLast 6 recordedPost
Cristopher Sanchez30/33 · 91%5/6—
Tyler Mahle19/27 · 70%3/6—
3 or fewer — starts that cleared it
StarterSeasonLast 6 recordedPost
Cristopher Sanchez5/33 · 15%1/6—
Tyler Mahle7/27 · 26%1/6—
1 or fewer — starts that cleared it
StarterSeasonLast 6 recordedPost
Cristopher Sanchez21/33 · 64%4/6—
Tyler Mahle12/27 · 44%4/6—

regular season ends · 2 playoff game · strips run oldest → newest · tap a hitter for L28, the opponent, the series and the matchup. Built from the play-by-play feed, which does not pick up official scoring changes, so a season total can differ from MLB’s by a hit. Evidence, not picks: no odds are read and nothing here is scored.

Game Analysis

Context and interpretation

Team Identity

Philadelphia Phillies
Season-to-date, 162 games, 6,256 PA.
An opportunistic, aggressive offense that cashes in scoring chances. The offense has cooled off recently.
Power
Average50
Contact
Below Avg42
Plate Discipline
Average50
Speed
Above Avg70
RISP
Elite91
Recent Form
Trending Down
Total bases per PA is down 20% over the team's last 10 games versus its season baseline.
Atlanta Braves
Season-to-date, 162 games, 6,246 PA.
A power-hitting, opportunistic offense that does damage on extra-base hits, though it can be free-swinging. The offense has cooled off recently.
Power
Above Avg79
Contact
Average60
Plate Discipline
Below Avg25
Speed
Below Avg43
RISP
Above Avg71
Recent Form
Trending Down
Walk rate is down 8% over the team's last 10 games versus its season baseline.

What This Game Is About

Biggest Advantage

Braves bring the more power-hitting profile, while Phillies lean on being opportunistic.

Swing Factor

Cristopher Sánchez strikes hitters out at a 26.3% clip (83rd percentile); Braves carry a 20.9% strikeout rate.

Momentum

Phillies are trending down and Braves are trending down over their last 10 games.

Key Matchups

Can either lineup run up a starter's pitch count?
Phillies' nine see 3.87 pitches per plate appearance against RHPs (league 3.89); Tyler Mahle averages ~89 pitches and 22.7 batters a start. Braves' nine see 3.77 pitches per plate appearance against LHPs (league 3.89); Cristopher Sanchez averages ~96 pitches and 26.0 batters a start.
Edge · EvenPhillies: 3.87 P/PABraves: 3.77 P/PALow confidence
Which lineup has the platoon advantage?
5 of 9 in the Phillies' confirmed lineup bat from the other side of Tyler Mahle (RHP); 6 of 9 in the Braves' confirmed lineup bat from the other side of Cristopher Sanchez (LHP). Switch hitters count.
Edge · EvenPhillies: 5/9Braves: 6/9High confidence
Which bullpen is under more pressure?
Phillies relievers ~82 pitches; Braves relievers ~65 pitches (Sep 27–29).
Edge · EvenPhillies: ~82 relief pitchesBraves: ~65 relief pitchesModerate confidence
Through Sep 29, the feed's last day. Relief pitches are reconstructed from play-by-play.

Expected Game Shape

Power-orientedModerate confidence

Both lineups can change the game with one swing. Braves bring more power.

Early edge Phillies Driver Extra-base damage Volatility Moderate
  • Both probable starters grade around the 55th percentile in combined suppression.
  • Phillies are trending down; Braves are trending down.

Storylines to Watch

Is Bryson Stott the one to watch?
Bryson Stott enters as Phillies' hottest bat. Total bases per PA is up 52% over his prior baseline, with hits in 8 of his last 10 games. He has trimmed his strikeout rate to 7%.
0.317 hit rate · 0.512 TB/PA · 0.215 hit rate · 0.336 TB/PA
Can Ozzie Albies snap out of it?
Ozzie Albies has cooled off. Total bases per PA is down 71% over his prior baseline, with hits in 4 of his last 10 games. His strikeout rate has climbed to 31%.
0.103 hit rate · 0.103 TB/PA · 0.212 hit rate · 0.354 TB/PA
Based on plate appearances before 2026-09-30, with today's posted lineups when available. Injuries, weather, bullpen availability, and park factors are not yet included.