After a stunning victory in Atlanta — that featured incredible performances from Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez and 23-year-old rookie starting pitcher Andrew Painter, as well as a number of game-changing home runs including an extra-inning game-winning bomb from first baseman Alec Bohm — the Fightins are set for a final, do-or-die matchup against the Braves.
And, with all of the other three Wild Card Series matchups across the league ending in two-game sweeps, Thursday’s game has been moved to primetime.
The game — that had originally been scheduled to start at 2 p.m. — has been flexed and first pitch will likely be at 8:15 p.m.
Coverage of the event will begin at 8 p.m. right here on NBC10 and Peacock.
So far, the starters for Thursday night’s game have not been announced.
However, early Thursday morning, NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark posted online that right-hander Aaron Nola would likely be the starter for Thursday night’s game.
Phillies right-hander Zach Wheeler could also take the mound.
His last appearance was Sunday’s game — the last game of the regular season — in which the Phillies finally punched their ticket to appear in the postseason.
The Phillies-Braves series is tied 1-1 and the winner of Thursday’s game will face the Los Angeles Dodgers with the first game of the National League Division Series tentatively scheduled to be held on Saturday.
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