The Philadelphia Phillies (3-0) look to capitalize on an impressive 3-0 shutout of the No.1 seed Atlanta Braves (0-1) in Game 1 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five 2023 National League Division Series on Tuesday evening in suburban Atlanta. First pitch of NLDS Game 2 is set for 6:07 PM/EDT from Truist Park in Cumberland, GA.
The Phillies will turn to their ace, RHP Zack Wheeler, to continue the Fightins’ postseason momentum for another game. Wheeler’s 2023 postseason debut was a 6.2 inning masterpiece on October 3 against the Miami Marlins in NLWC Series Game 1. Wheeler scattered five hits, struck out eight, and allowed one run in the Phillies 4-1 win over the Fish.
The Braves will look to even the series with LHP Max Fried taking the bump for Atlanta. Tuesday will mark the first start for Fried since September 21 against Washington due to a blister on the index finger of his pitching hand. The 29-year-old lefty pitched in the Braves’ simulated game last week with no apparent issues, however he was wearing a bandage on the finger which is not allowed in game by MLB rules. Fried’s finger is something worth watching in Game 2.
Here’s how to watch, betting, odds, matchups, lineups, and more for Phillies vs. Braves NLDS Game 2.
How To Watch 2023 National League Division Series Game 2
- Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
- When: October 9, 2023
- Where: Truist Park | Cobb County, GA
- First Pitch: 6:07 PM/EDT
- Gameday Weather: 66-degrees, sunny, winds at 12-MPH (NW)
- Telecast: TBS with Brian Anderson (PxP), Jeff Francoeur (analyst), and Matt Winer (dugout reporter)
- Broadcast: 94.1 WIP and the Phillies Radio Network with Scott Franzke (PxP) and Larry Andersen (analyst) along with Tom McCarthy and Kevin Stocker
- NLDS Series (Best of 5 Games): PHI leads 1-0
- Betting Odds: Phillies (+125) | Atlanta (-155)
NLDS Game 2 Betting Odds
| Bet | Philadelphia | Atlanta | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +125 | -155 |  |
| Spread | +1.5 (-160) | -1.5 (+135) | |
| Total Points | Over 8-Runs (-115) | Under 8-Runs (-105) | |
NLDS Game 2 Probable Pitchers
PHI Zack Wheeler vs. ATL Max Fried
| Pitcher | W-L | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | K | BB | HR |
| Wheeler | 13-6 | 3.61 | 1.078 | 192.0 | 168 | 212 | 39 | 20 |
| Fried | 8-1 | 2.55 | 1.133 | 77.2 | 70 | 80 | 18 | 7 |
NLDS Game 2: Philadelphia Phillies Lineup vs. Max Fried
| Player | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GIDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Realmuto | 41 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | .342 | .341 | .684 | 1.026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Harper | 34 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .276 | .382 | .552 | .934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trea Turner | 33 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .367 | .424 | .533 | .958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Schwarber | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .150 | .292 | .300 | .592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bohm | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .211 | .273 | .316 | .589 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Castellanos | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .875 | 1.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmundo Sosa | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Stott | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cave | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristian Pache | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Rojas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NLDS Game 2: Max Fried vs. Philadelphia Phillies in 2023
- ATL SP Max Fried only face the Phillies once as a starter in 2023.
| Rk | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ERA | FIP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | aLI | WPA | acLI | cWPA | RE24 | DFS(DK) | DFS(FD) | Entered | Exited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sep 12 | ATL | @ | PHI | W,7-6 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.64 | 3.10 | 20 | 87 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .82 | 0.126 | .03 | 0.00% | 1.62 | 17.65 | 30.00 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out a5 |
NLDS Game 2: Max Fried vs. Philadelphia Phillies in the Postseason
| Year | Series | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ERA | FIP | BF | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | SF | ROE | aLI | WPA | acLI | cWPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Year | Series | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ERA | FIP | BF | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | SF | ROE | aLI | WPA | acLI | cWPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited |
| 2022 | NLDS g1 | Oct 11 | ATL | PHI | L,6-7 | GS-4 | L(0-1) | 10 | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2.81 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .95 | -0.312 | 14.89 | -3.13% | -3.37 | 1t start tie | 4t -23 1 out d3 |
NLDS Game 2: Atlanta Braves Lineup vs. Zack Wheeler
| Player | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GIDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Ozuna | 47 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .200 | .234 | .333 | .567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ozzie Albies | 46 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .159 | .196 | .341 | .537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 45 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .250 | .267 | .614 | .880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Riley | 39 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .270 | .308 | .486 | .794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Travis d’Arnaud | 20 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .389 | .450 | .611 | 1.061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Olson | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .235 | .316 | .588 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Arcia | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .214 | .267 | .429 | .695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Rosario | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pillar | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Harris II | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Murphy | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NLDS Game 2: Zack Wheeler vs. Atlanta Braves in 2023
| Split | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | WHIP | SO9 | SO/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1.000 | 9.9 | 3.50 |
NLDS Game 2: Zack Wheeler vs. Atlanta Braves in the Postseason
| Year | Series | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ERA | FIP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | SF | ROE | aLI | WPA | acLI | cWPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NLDS g2 | Oct 12 | PHI | @ | ATL | L,0-3 | GS-6 | L(0-1) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.19 | 2.63 | 24 | 79 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | -0.035 | 15.32 | -0.31% | 0.08 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d3 |
NLDS Game 2: Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
- Schwarber DH
- Turner SS
- Bohm 3B
- Harper DH
- Realmuto C
- Castellanos RF
- Stott 2B
- Pache LF
- Rojas CF
