Phillies-Braves: Schedule, tickets, and everything else you need to know

The Phillies punched their ticket to the National League Division Series Wednesday, blowing out the Miami Marlins in their second straight sweep of the wild-card series.

Philly won the series behind two strong performances by pitchers Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola, who combined to allow just one run on eight hits across 13⅔ innings. Game 2′s win was also powered by Bryson Stott’s grand slam, which he blasted off a first-pitch fastball.

“He calls them nukes,” hitting coach Kevin Long said following the game. “And he hit a nuke tonight.”

The divisional round is a best-of-five series, so the Phillies will be on the road for the first two games before returning to the electric atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park, which ESPN’s Jeff Passan compared to a college football game.

“It’s an SEC stadium in baseball,” Passan said on SportsCenter earlier this week. “And you don’t see these sorts of crowds that are up all game long, that are cheering at the right time, that get in guys’ heads — or really, in their ears.”

Here’s everything you need to know about the National League Division Series between the Phillies and Braves:

For the second straight season, the Phillies will face the Atlanta Braves in the divisional round, which begins Saturday.

The Phillies went 5-8 against the Braves this season, but Philly went 4-3 against Atlanta in September, including a blowout on Sept. 18 when Zack Wheeler limited the potent Braves offense to just one run and four hits.

The Braves were the best team in baseball and the first to clinch a playoff spot, racking up 104 wins. But the Braves also topped 100 wins last season, and the Phillies defeated them in the divisional round in four games, including a Game 1 win in Atlanta.

Wheeler is expected to start in Game 2, with Nola getting Game 3. The Phillies haven’t announced a Game 1 starter as of Thursday morning, but The Inquirer’s Scott Lauber reports it’s likely to be lefty Ranger Suárez.

Here is the complete National League Division Series schedule for Phillies-Braves:

* — if needed. Games 4 and 5 would move to 8:07 p.m. if Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers is over.

TBS will carry the rest of the National League playoffs, with the World Series once again airing on Fox.

Calling the series on TBS will be Brian Anderson and Jeff Francoeur, with Matt Winer reporting from both Citizens Bank Park and Truist Park in Atlanta.

The American League Division Series will air on Fox.

If you’re looking for a little Philly flair in the broadcast, you could always tune into 94.1 WIP-FM, where longtime Phillies announcer Scott Franzke will call the game alongside Larry Andersen. You can either tune in on the radio or stream it for free on the Audacy app.

Bill Kulik and Oscar Budejen will call Phillies-Braves in Spanish on La Unika 1680 AM.

If you were hoping to buy divisional round tickets from the Phillies, you’re out of luck — registration for a shot to purchase tickets from the team closed on Sunday.

Tickets are available on StubHub, Seat Geek, and Vivid Seats, with the cheapest seats already going for between $260 and $300 each as of Thursday morning, before fees.

You can still register for a chance to purchase tickets for the National League Championship Series, if the Phillies defeat the Braves. If you want a shot at tickets, you’ll need to register by Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

The team will notify you if you’ve been randomly selected for the opportunity to purchase playoff tickets.

Here are the other three divisional round matchups:

National League

American League

Here is the full MLB postseason schedule. All times are Eastern.

* - If needed. Times could change depending on the outcomes.