Game Thread: NLDS Game 2 ⚾ Phillies (1) @ Braves (0) - 6:07 PM ET

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Phillies (90-72) @ Braves (104-58)

First Pitch: 6:07 PM at Truist Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Phillies	Zack Wheeler (1-0, 1.35 ERA)	TBS	WIP, WTTM1680 (ES)
Braves	Max Fried (0-0, -.-- ERA)	TBS-INT	680 AM, 1600 AM (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PHI	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	2	11
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		5	4	1	2

Box Score

ATL		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Acuña Jr.	2	2	0	0	1	1	.000
2B	Albies	4	0	1	0	0	2	.286
3B	Riley, A	4	1	1	2	0	2	.250
1B	Olson	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250
DH	Ozuna	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
C	d'Arnaud	3	1	1	2	0	1	.333
LF	Rosario, E	2	0	0	0	0	1	.250
LF	Pillar	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
SS	Arcia, Or	3	0	0	0	0	1	.143
CF	Harris II, M	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000

ATL	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Fried	4.0	6	3	3	4	3	95-51	6.75
Yates	1.0	1	1	0	1	2	25-14	0.00
Jiménez, J	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	22-14	0.00
Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	0.00
Minter	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15-7	0.00
Iglesias, R	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	0.00

PHI		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Schwarber	4	0	1	0	1	0	.235
SS	Turner	5	1	1	0	0	1	.375
3B	Bohm	3	0	1	1	2	0	.200
1B	Harper	4	1	1	0	1	1	.333
C	Realmuto	5	1	2	2	0	1	.333
RF	Castellanos, N	4	1	2	0	1	0	.250
2B	Stott	3	0	1	1	0	1	.357
LF	Pache	2	0	0	0	1	1	.143
LF	Marsh	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
CF	Rojas	3	0	0	0	1	1	.077

PHI	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Wheeler	6.1	3	3	2	1	10	92-63	2.08
Alvarado	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	16-10	0.00
Hoffman	0.1	1	2	2	0	0	11-6	18.00
Soto, G	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	6.75

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Alec Bohm singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Trea Turner scores.	0-1
T3	J.T. Realmuto homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryce Harper scores.	0-3
T5	Bryson Stott out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nick Castellanos scores.	0-4
B6	Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Castellanos. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Fielding error by shortstop Trea Turner.	1-4
B7	Travis d'Arnaud homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Olson scores.	3-4
B8	Austin Riley homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores.	5-4

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Max Fried against the Phillies	0:07	Video
Zack Wheeler against the Braves	0:11	Video
Bullpen availability for Philadelphia, October 9 vs Braves	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Atlanta, October 9 vs Phillies	0:07	Video
Bench availability for Atlanta, October 9 vs Phillies	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Atlanta, October 9 vs Phillies	0:11	Video
Bench availability for Philadelphia, October 9 vs Braves	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Philadelphia, October 9 vs Braves	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Phillies at Braves - October 9, 2023	0:09	Video
The distance behind J.T. Realmuto's home run	0:16	Video
Breaking down Max Fried's pitches	0:04	Video
Breaking down Zack Wheeler's pitches	0:04	Video
Measuring the stats on Travis d'Arnaud's home run	0:10	Video
Zack Wheeler's outing against the Braves	0:23	Video
Breaking down Austin Riley's home run	0:15	Video
Alec Bohm lines an RBI single to center field	0:29	Video
J.T. Realmuto crushes two-run homer to right-center	0:29	Video
Zack Wheeler gets through five no-hit innings	0:16	Video
Albies breaks up no-no, Acuña Jr. scores on an error	0:30	Video
Travis d'Arnaud swats a two-run homer to left field	0:29	Video
Austin Riley hits a go-ahead two-run homer in 8th	0:25	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Minter (1-0, 0.00 ERA)	Hoffman (1-1, 18.00 ERA)	Iglesias, R (1 SV, 0.00 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	73°F, Clear	10 mph, R To L

HP	1B	2B	3B	LF	RF
Ben May	Mark Carlson	David Rackley	Chris Guccione	Ramon De Jesus	Brian O'Nora

Game ended at 9:18 PM.

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[u/doyouevensunbro]

My friend's uncle works for the MLB and he said the umps check the game threads for complaints about the strike zone and make adjustments based on those comments, so keep 'em coming!

[u/BucinVols]

It’s so crazy to me how taboo gambling on sports used to be and now they actively advertise it mid-game

[u/axeil55 → u/BucinVols]

The irony of MLB playing gambling ads while Pete Rose is alive is absurd.

[u/[deleted]]

As much as I despise the Phillies as a franchise, their no fucks given attitude towards baserunning is objectively fun to watch

[u/[deleted]]

Low crowd energy: reddit bitches

High crowd energy: reddit bitches

yall

[u/Engelbert-n-Ernie]

If J.T. Realmuto disagrees with your call, I’m more than inclined to think you’re wrong

[u/HedgieX]

Maybe Trea bobbled that ball so Wheeler can get all his outs via strikeouts.

[u/d_gorder]

Phils have the league lead in xDAWG and it’s not even close

[u/TallboyCommunion]

Any Brave fan complaining about us facing the Phillies over the Dbacks is dumb. In either of the previous two playoff formats, we would have matched up with Phillies because they would be the only wild card and we would be the top seed. (Also complaining about format is so weak and poverty franchise. We had a much harder path to the World Series in 2021 than we do this year and we still won it all. If you can’t beat a team, you don’t deserve to win it all).

[u/CamelRacer]

Gambling ads need to fuck right off.

[u/estachica → u/CamelRacer]

We can agree on this one

[u/[deleted]]

As a Nats fan, I strongly caution against booing Harper. The man feeds on boos like a fucking demogorgon

[u/thirdcoast1]

Imagine watching Monday Night Football over postseason baseball. Lol couldn’t be me.

[u/Reed2002 → u/thirdcoast1]

I know it’s football but Green Bay and Vegas isn’t exactly a marquee matchup.

[u/DarkGodRyan]

Why the fuck isn't this stickied

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

6 K’s in 2 innings is absurd

[u/strcy]

My phone always corrects “Realmuto” to “real hot” which makes sense because he is a sexy man

[u/l8te2dapartee]

THAT WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS😂😂he wasn’t even close sliding to the bag and ended up being safe at the end, I’ve never seen something like that

[u/BL00DEE]

They haven’t gotten one check swing call right tonight

[u/FiveDollarRimjobs]

If the Phillies win the World Series I'll get "Bryce" tattooed on my forearm

[u/Otterable → u/FiveDollarRimjobs]

MODS

[u/JCiLee]

It is basically impossible to reach the burden of proof threshold necessary to overturn any "Did it hit the net?" play

[u/DOUBLE_DOINKED]

Down a run in the 9th is the time to be aggressive like that. It looked like the ball was in the gap initially so it makes sense for Bryce to go for it.

[u/_Despereaux]

Heartbreaking to lose after looking in control so much of that game - but we wasted a Wheeler gem by sending him back out, and those LOBs came back to bite. Braves finally came to life in those last 2 innings and earned it.

[u/Lubbles]

Putting the victory whippet box back and taking out the defeat whippet box

[u/Mission_Pay_3373]

Pin this thread, mods

[u/estachica]

“30 years ago in 1993” feels like a general crime against the audience.

[u/[deleted]]

Its gonna be Bedlam at the Bank on Wednesday. Can't wait.

[u/regrinzel]

Imagine having a starting pitcher that strikes out the side in the first inning...

[u/iWriteYourMusic]

I hear he's fast for a catcher. You can't tell because he's jogging right now.

[u/[deleted]]

Braves: Analytics, Efficiency, Consistency, Records, Awards

Phillies: DAWG

DAWG stat > All other meaningless stats

[u/TylerGlasass20]

Jesus Braves fans are in doomer mode

[u/axeil55]

0-9 with 7 Ks and 1 error first time through the order is some crazy shit.

[u/Theostru]

This is genuinely incredible work by Wheeler. Braves could get hot at any time, but like what the fuck this is sheer dominance right now.

[u/[deleted]]

New meta base-stealing strategy unlocked by Pache right there

[u/Ragingroseman]

2023 Braves Regular Season: Literally the 1927 Yankees

2023 Braves postseason: Literally the 2023 Yankees.

[u/mikey7x7]

Omg a 2nd missed checked swing!!!!!!

[u/Sosimosulo]

excuse me WHAT THE FUCK

[u/avrbiggucci]

Lmao what??? Not even close to going

[u/Theclap1309]

First base ump is on crack

[u/strangevil]

Yikes. That was a shit call.

[u/Previous-Clock-6960]

Stott is underrated. Good ball player.

[u/avrbiggucci]

Oh stop bitching 😭 that was a strike. Nice acting job trying to get out of the way tho

[u/thecountoncleats]

WTF so now you’re allowed to scream fuck you at the ump after a backwards K and not get chucked?

[u/KidDelicious14]

honestly, him arguing that K is a perfect example of all of Pillar's shortcomings as a hitter lol

[u/HedgieX]

Perfect game for neutrals.

[u/Gazkhulthrakka]

That wasn't even a fuckup by Bryce, that was just a damn good play

[u/thiswasandy]

3-0 Diamondbacks

Baseball is crazy.

[u/Phightins4044]

Over 4 strikeouts for wheels is free money.

Are they stupid?

[u/seijeezy]

Every single person on earth knows Wheeler is about to pitch a gem tonight lol

[u/[deleted]]

We get 1 error and Wheeler is like "fine! I'll just get all the outs myself!"

[u/itskohler]

Any of the Braves fans that were upset about pitches gonna call that out or no?

[u/qd20100]

If the Braves offense had a pulse at all right now, Strider pitched more than good enough to win game one and Fried has been giving them a gutsy enough performance keeping them in the game today. I don't know if I saw a time all season where the entire line-up looked cold at the same time but it does now.

[u/KryptonicxJesus]

This guy is calling everything a full swing

[u/TheStuffisLegal]

Obviously a strike. Quit bitching before you make the fans throw more trash

[u/psilocybin_therapy]

Was the over/under for wheeler strikeouts really 4?!

[u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi]

“But they got blown out in April by the Rangers 1-8”

The Phillies just play the baseball suited for October.

[u/BobbyRayBands]

“Surely the offense can’t be worse than they were in game 1.” - my dumbass not remembering a no hitter exists

[u/RedMonlo]

Can we talk about how bad the camerawork was for that foul ball down the line?

We never got an angle on it and TBS never showed a replay

[u/Engelbert-n-Ernie]

The “rust vs rest” argument is such loser shit, I hate it

[u/jeffrife]

Sit down Pillar, that was a perfectly placed pitch

[u/IONTOP]

SLIDER/CUTTER IS CALLED A FUCKING SLUTTER YOU DUMBASSES...

(I don't know if that's what was thrown, but I want ONE announcer to acknowledge that fact)

[u/on_duh_pooper]

I don't think I like the direction these ads on uniforms is going. They're gonna be out there in NASCAR driving suits pretty soon.

[u/OUTFOXEM]

Man that ball hung in the air for 12 minutes

[u/KidDelicious14]

I mean, ultimately this is on the offense for stranding eleven billion RISP

[u/TealandBlackForever]

Can't believe Bryce ended the game by getting doubled up on that lol.

[u/rusty-barbell]

Maybe sticky the thread?

[u/whoisyourwormguy_]

I feel like a Mets fan

[u/dWaldizzle]

Wheeler has the infinity stones in his glove or some shit lol wtf

[u/alexvroy]

i used to pray for times like this

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Great pitch by Fried. Painted the corner perfectly

[u/caesar____augustus]

That was very considerate of the MVP to think of Wheeler's pitch count there

[u/ajt1296]

With how bad Frieds been, we're honestly lucky he's only given up 3

[u/regrinzel]

Thinking about Roy Halladay rn for no particular reason, no reason at all.

[u/Objectitan]

Came into this series thinking it would be Godzilla vs. Mothra, but it's looking more like Nuclear Bomb vs coughing baby

[u/ricecilantrolime]

The fuck!! That was not a swing

[u/pan567]

The Phillies have this component to them where once they get hot, they get red hot and they just steamroll anything in their way. They look like a well-oiled machine that was literally built for October. And Wheeler is a man on a mission.

[u/threehundredthousand]

Brandon Marsh has 3 different ecosystems thriving on his body.

[u/muzunguman]

IM GONNA TALK SHIT NOW FOR 5 MINS JUST IN CASE I DONT GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY MOTHAFUCKASSS

[u/KidDelicious14]

How is anyone in that dugout arguing that strikeout lmao

[u/VTK_Works]

Extremely a strike

[u/SnowCrabbo]

My favorite thing about baseball is just how damn chirpy everyone is. Just a quick "fuck you" and leaving it at that so you don't get kicked out of the game

[u/PvtSherlockObvious]

I'm seeing an awful lot of people ready to declare this game done and dusted before the first inning was even over. Even if you do turn out to be right, it seems a bit premature.

[u/i_am_the_senate_]

I’m confused, the Phillies had a day of rest how are they hitting the ball???

[u/No-Arm-]

Fried is extremely lucky to have escaped that inning with just the one run.

[u/L00KINTOIT]

Holy shit Wheeler is COOKING these boys right now

[u/iWriteYourMusic]

Bryce Harper is the Mike Trout of baseball

[u/seanxfitbjj]

Love that our pitching coach looks like he brews a damn good IPA.

[u/ContinuumGuy]

That curveball to get Albies was straight-up black magic

[u/zvexler]

Missed the bag and still got there. Insane

[u/Skywalkerkid9]

Phillies play with no fucks given and it just works

[u/aflyingsquanch]

Nice slide, Pache....don't ever fucking do that again.

[u/bbaIla]

There seems to be 0 fire on this Braves team, apathetic bench atm.

[u/rfguevar]

When Harper retires he’s going to umpire little league games for the kids of umps that have pissed him off

[u/ZIMM26]

Has that ump called every check swing a strike so far?

[u/thecountoncleats]

Not a swing

[u/muzunguman]

Ump said it quietly cause he knew he fucked up lmao

[u/MarcusDA]

Military commercials crack me up. Let’s show the pretty girl looking at pc screens, not the front line people pulling dead bodies back to base camp.

[u/Opposite_Engine_6776]

What were the Barves complaining about? Fucking clear strike. Right down the middle

[u/Blevanhoval]

1-run game in the 8th and these clowns are still bitching and moaning about “sweepers”

[u/addicted2antacids]

The sweeper should be called a “slutter” and that is a scientific fact.

[u/axeil55]

Let this be a lesson to everyone to not declare a series over 4 innings into game 2.

[u/axeil55]

I really dislike that MLB now allows the teams to have advertisements on the jerseys. It looks so tacky.

[u/mattpsx2]

Not good already for Fried's pitch count even if his finger is fine.

[u/Rooks4]

Phillies are a menace in the post season.

[u/DOUBLE_DOINKED]

Sick camera work there

[u/[deleted]]

Bryce is gonna give Turner a full-body massage while whispering motivational quotes in his ear after this inning to make him feel better.

Turner's gonna respond with an inside the park homerun.

[u/TrustTheFriendship]

Kinda feels like being a Phillies fan is the opposite of being a Braves fan. The regular season is stressful as hell and the playoffs are just so goddamn fun.

[u/bbaIla]

I'm personally looking forward to the Rangers, Twins, Phillies, DBacks LCS games.

[u/SuperMario_49]

Feels like one team was built for the regular season, while the other was built for the postseason.

[u/DalekEvan]

Snit: Hmm yes I will leave my struggling pitcher in to face one more batter since he has the platoon advantage

Batter: Is literally Bryce Harper

[u/theleftovers1014]

Fried did ok considering his blister is death incarnate the way announcers keep hyping it up

[u/CogentCoder73]

holy wheeler has a 21 k/9

[u/Engelbert-n-Ernie]

I keep seeing comments about Braves fans hiding from this thread and not being able to handle it but I promise you this one is a thousand times less toxic then the one in r/Braves

[u/ROTLA]

The life lesson is that you should always half ass it for a while, save your energy and then when everyone’s paying attention do a good job.

[u/hangout_wangout]

HIGH IQ SLIDE

[u/TeamDisrespect]

To be fair.. the last time I took five days off work I didn’t do shit the first week after I got back

[u/Januse88]

Lmao first base coach hates getting booed at

[u/Thornton__Melon]

Why can’t the Braves get a hit, are they stupid?

Do they not understand you’re supposed to.

[u/RidleyScotch]

Pierce Johnson is far too sexual of a name for 8PM

[u/qd20100]

Bryce Harper would make a good Solid Snake.

[u/HedgieX]

I’ve been clowning on the Braves too much today for the Phillies to blow this now.

[u/PvtSherlockObvious]

Good game, Phans. Not gonna lie, I'm kind of glad we've got tomorrow off; I'm probably going to need that day just so my stomach can untwist.

[u/i_am_the_senate_]

Damn why would the playoff format do this?

[u/estachica]

Just dropping a comment so I can actually find the thread before the mods pin it

[u/cocoblurez]

Postseason Phillies have just insane xDAWG

[u/D_angeloRussell]

ZACK DEALER

[u/muzunguman]

Hey Siri, pull up 2021 postseason highlights on youtube

[u/DalekEvan]

I just had PTSD flashbacks

[u/[deleted]]

Yo if I was batting against Zach Wheeler I'd just not strike out

[u/caesar____augustus]

Wheeler should bring the outfielders in and sit them around the mound, Satchel Paige style

[u/oogpoogoog]

Man the patch on the Braves uniform is awful

[u/akitakiteriyaki]

Best offense since the 1927 Yankees is no match for immaculate vibes

[u/seanxfitbjj]

You can’t be a serious team and walk Nick of all people. The man will swing at anything

[u/[deleted]]

why would the bye week do this

[u/[deleted]]

Don't worry Braves fans, we still have a game today! We can all cry together

[u/Cheekiest_Cunt]

Braves 🤝 Dodgers choking to division rivals

[u/Cheekiest_Cunt]

At least the Braves will always have 2021

[u/Suspicious-Pasta-Bro]

The guy who decided to put wheeler's Ks as over-under 4 must've lost his job at this point

[u/Knucklles]

Travis literally just gifted them a run. What an awful throw

[u/caesar____augustus]

Nick C slutting his way around the bases <3

[u/Drikkink]

lol Pache was nowhere NEAR that base. I've never seen someone overslide 2nd that hard.

[u/sound_forsomething]

Braves fans sound like they're getting ready for communion lmao

[u/Hummer77x]

The vibes in the Braves dugout rn gotta be the fuckin worst

[u/RedMonlo]

Am I completely blind, or did that look fair?

[u/caesar____augustus]

This side camera for the check swings is horrifically placed

[u/ConversionTrapper]

Terrible call.

[u/[deleted]]

HP ump has been money which made that check swing call all the more jarring

[u/SnowCrabbo]

That was a GENEROUS fucking call yeesh

[u/KJones77]

Oof that was in the same spot as the pitch before, brutal 3rd strike

[u/1000Isand1]

Watching this game and the wild card series and not having watched the Phillies a lot this year, I’m wondering how the Phillies didn’t win 100 games this season.

[u/nickedgar7]

Take a seat strider that’s a strike all day long

[u/SamsTown706]

Just something about playoff baseball that makes this so romantic. What a HR.

[u/psilocybin_therapy]

This is wild. From having no hits down 4-0 late in the game, to taking the lead 5-4. Playoffs baby

[u/Januse88]

Man this series was more fun when the Braves offense was ass

[u/UnknownUnthought]

It would be so poetic if Castellanos hits a go ahead home run

[u/Foles_Fluffer]

I blame the day off yesterday

[u/[deleted]]

That's ... a really hard way to lose.

[u/noemazariegos1]

How dare he Doesn’t that ump know he’s Marcell Ozuna from the Braves!?

[u/[deleted]]

70+ pitches going into the third inning lol. Its Joever for Fried

[u/l8te2dapartee]

OMG WHICH BARVES FAN SENT ME A REDDIT CARES😂😂😂

Watch the game loser

[u/WorldlyTechnician300]

No need to throw trash on the field, it's already there.

[u/utkaereng]

I love hating on Harper, but he was doing the right thing there to try to score. Thank god we have Michael Harris.

[u/intadtraptor]

Absolutely the right play for Harper to go IMO. Playoff baseball is awesome!

[u/doyouevensunbro]

Gg Braves, that last play was something else. Dont get why Wheeler wasnt pulled after that hit.

[u/helpmeredditimbored]

Why is this thread not stickied?

[u/Timpa87]

Are sliding mitts measured? Someone should just go clown shoes with one.

[u/THE_turtleman7]

Hate this Braves lineup because I know who all these guy are and any of them can pop off at any moment. No such thing as a stress free game

[u/derpbynature]

How Tacos Changed Baseball: The Kyle Schwarber Story

[u/Atraktape]

See you at the bye teams complaining meetings Braves.

[u/L00KINTOIT]

Road JT is the best hitter of all time

[u/[deleted]]

This is pretty fuckin embarrassing man

[u/Engelbert-n-Ernie]

Nail biting Braves fans looking ready to call the manager and complain about the service

[u/TeamLuigi]

yeah maybe squandering seven baserunners against the most prolific offense ever isn’t a good strategy they can’t be shutout forever

[u/grehgunner]

Philly is gonna be a goddamn zoo for game 3 man

[u/Samulton2223]

Man Philly is gonna be loud as hell game 3 gonna be fun to watch

[u/axeil55]

How in the hell did he not get the tag there? Good lord. The Braves feel cursed tonight.

[u/[deleted]]

lol, good lord; even when the Phillies give us an out, we don't take it

[u/[deleted]]

it's crazy how bad the braves look. obviously it's not over yet but they don't even look like they can revive their season

[u/[deleted]]

Notable small ball team Philadelphia Phillies.

[u/No-Forever-6104]

Braves want wheeler to pitch a perfect game how nice of them

[u/lost_my_khakis]

Braves fans across the South must be chucking their chicken nuggies all across the room right now

[u/Flowkeh]

Kyle Schwarber hit a 140MPH 560ft home run and it hit a blind kid in the face and now the kid can see again

[u/RedBeardedWhiskey]

The Braves should try to get a hit. They’ll need it if they want to win

[u/THE_turtleman7]

”Not doing any shagging”

Me neither, man :(

[u/[deleted]]

All the Phillies have a vibe where it looks like they drink a lot of milk and I think that's the source of their powers

[u/Engelbert-n-Ernie]

You wouldn’t know by watching on television but I promise you more than just nervous middle aged women attend these games.

There’s nervous middle aged men there as well.