ATLANTA -- Aaron Nola was given the start in attempt to get the Phillies back to Los Angeles for a rematch with the Dodgers in the National League Division Series. Nola started the Phillies' 6-2 loss to the Braves in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series Thursday night

ATLANTA -- Following their Game 6 loss to Houston in the 2022 World Series, a group of Phillies gathered in the corner of the visitors’ clubhouse at Minute Maid Park. They wanted one more hang together, one final beer, before they flew home to Philadelphia and parted ways for the

ATLANTA – Don Mattingly said this summer that he hoped to be back as Phillies manager in 2027. It’s unclear if he will be, although it seems less likely following the Phillies’ season-ending 6-2 loss to the Braves in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday night

ATLANTA – After the Braves stunned the Phillies with their come-from-behind win in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series, Philadelphia returned the favor in Game 2. In a series that is shaping up to be another instant classic between the bitter NL East rivals, it now all

ATLANTA -- Bryce Harper was alone in right field. He removed his cap and sat in a crouch with two outs in the seventh inning on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park. Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly had just walked to the mound to remove Cristopher Sánchez from the game, two

ATLANTA -- With little time to fully process a back-and-forth thriller in Game 1, the Braves and Phillies had no choice but to quickly shift their focus to Game 2. That game is underway now at Truist Park, where Atlanta hopes to punch its ticket to the National League Division

ATLANTA -- Jhoan Duran didn’t know the entire plan, either. He just knew the Phillies needed him. The Phils just don’t have many pitchers they trust right now. So, when they took a one-run lead in the seventh inning on Tuesday afternoon in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss was skeptical when he heard Don Mattingly call Jesús Luzardo an “opener” for Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park. “Donnie is great, man,” Weiss said. “I think if he's pitching well, he'll keep going.”

With the Red Sox and Yankees set to battle in New York, one of baseball’s other great rivalries is on display in Atlanta.

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies avoided one of the worst collapses in Major League Baseball history on Sunday afternoon, when they clinched the third NL Wild Card on the final day of the regular season with a 7-3 victory over the Rays.

ATLANTA – Luis Arraez celebrated the Phillies’ NL Wild Card-clinching victory on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park with a boot wrapped in plastic on his left foot.

ATLANTA -- Jesús Luzardo had a red Phillies hoodie and ski goggles draped over his head on Sunday evening.

ATLANTA – Luis Arraez celebrated the Phillies’ NL Wild Card-clinching victory on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park with a boot wrapped in plastic on his left foot. The boot protected his sprained left ankle, which he suffered Thursday. The plastic protected the boot from champagne and beer.

PHILADELPHIA -- Jesús Luzardo returned to the Phillies’ pitching staff in efficient fashion on Sunday afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies celebrated.

PHILADELPHIA -- One way or another, it ends on Sunday. The Phillies will either clinch an NL Wild Card and a fifth consecutive trip to the postseason following the 162nd game of the regular season, or they will suffer the second-worst collapse in franchise history, miss the playoffs entirely and

PHILADELPHIA -- Saturday night’s Phillies game against Tampa Bay should have been a tuneup for the postseason. Instead, it was about survival. Now, Sunday's is as well.

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper blooped a single into shallow right-center field in the sixth inning on Friday night. He reached first base, clapped, then turned toward his teammates in the dugout. He gestured to them. “Let’s go.”

PHILADELPHIA -- It sounds like Luis Arraez's sprained left ankle is as bad as it looked on Thursday night. Arraez got an MRI exam on Friday morning. Asked about the report, Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said on Friday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, “Yeah, kind of not a great

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper emphasized the same point a few times on Thursday night. It was a simple response to questions about a situation the Phillies have made unnecessarily complicated in recent days.

PHILADELPHIA -- As poorly as the Phillies have played recently, they still control their destiny with three games to play in the regular season. But will they play those games without Luis Arraez?

PHILADELPHIA -- A crowd of Phillies players, coaches and staff watched Jesús Luzardo pitch in the bullpen on Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies’ clubhouse staff on Wednesday hung rolled-up plastic sheeting above the lockers inside the home clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils could have clinched an NL Wild Card berth a few hours later, if they beat the Brewers and if the Diamondbacks or Padres lost. But

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler knew he needed three strikeouts on Tuesday night to reach 2,000 for his career. He wasted no time.