October 05, 2023
The Phillies are on to the NLDS and the NL East champion Atlanta Braves, with the start times for Games 1 and 2 down in Atlanta getting released Thursday morning.
First pitch will be at 6:07 p.m. ET for each, with the best-of-five series being broadcast on TBS the whole way through.
Here's the current look of the playoff series' schedule:
| Game - Date | Time | Location | TV |
| G1 - Sat., Oct. 7 | 6:07 p.m. ET | @ATL | TBS |
| G2 - Mon., Oct. 9 | 6:07 p.m. ET | @ATL | TBS |
| G3 - Wed., Oct. 11 | TBA | PHI | TBS |
| *G4 - Thu., Oct. 12 | TBA | PHI | TBS |
| *G5 - Sat., Oct. 14 | TBA | @ATL | TBS |
*If necessary
Behind a spectacular outing from Aaron Nola and a game-breaking grand slam from Bryson Stott on Wednesday night, the Phillies put away the upstart Miami Marlins by a final of 7-1 to take the NL Wild Card Series 2-0 in front of an electric Citizens Bank Park crowd of more than 45,000-strong.
The rival Braves, meanwhile, stood by watching, as their dominant play for the majority of the season captured them the division title early, and with it, an opening-round bye.
The Phillies beat the Braves in the NLDS last postseason in what became a miracle run to the World Series, and if Red October is going to make it all the way back there, then the road will once again have to go through a powerhouse Atlanta.
Phillies manager Rob Thomson likes his club's odds though.
"They have a great club, don't sell them short at all," Thomson said during the Wild Card winning celebration Wednesday night. "But I think we do match up. I think our offense can go against anybody's. Our two starters [Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola] are really pitching well right now. They're on a roll and, hopefully, they stay on a roll.
"[The Braves] a really good ball club, so we got a tough test, but I think it'll be a good series."
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