ESPN Oct 7, 2023, 3:22 pm ET4 minute display
Braves or Phillies? Who has the advantage in their NLDS match?
Jeff Passan breaks down all the important facts you should know as the Phillies take on the Braves in the NLDS.
It’s Super Saturday in the 2023 MLB Playoffs.
After four wild-card games on Wednesday, all eight remaining teams are in action today, starting with Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Texas Rangers visit the Baltimore Orioles (FS1), followed by the Minnesota Twins at the Houston Astros (4:45 p.m. ET, FS1). The opening games of the two National League Division Series will take place later: The Philadelphia Phillies visit the Atlanta Braves (6:00 p.m. ET, TBS), followed by the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Los Angeles Dodgers (9:20 p.m., TBS).
We’ll keep you updated as the best-of-five series begins throughout the day with matchups, live updates and analysis, followed by our takeaways after the final pitch of each game.
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Texas Rangers (Andrew Heaney: 10-6, 4.15) at Baltimore Orioles (Kyle Bradish: 12-7, 2.83), FS1
Head-to-head 2023 regular season record: Draw (3-3)
Lineups:
ranger
Marcus Semien (R) 2B
Corey Seager (left) SS
Robbie Grossman (S) DH
Adolis Garcia (R) RF
Evan Carter (L) LF
Jonah Heim (S) C
Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B
Josh Jung (R) 3B
Leody Taveras (S) CF
Orioles
Austin Hays (R) LF
Adleyrutschman (S) C
Anthony Santander (S) DH
Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
Gunnar Henderson (left) SS
Aaron Hicks (S) RF
Jordan Westburg (R) 2B
Cedric Mullins (left) CF
Ramon Urias (R) 3B
Minnesota Twins (Bailey Ober: 8-6, 3.43) at Houston Astros (Justin Verlander: 13-8, 3.22), 4:45 p.m. on FS1
Head-to-head 2023 regular season record: Twins 4, Astros 2
Lineups:
Twins
Edouard Julien (L) 2B
Jorge Polanco (S) 3B
Royce Lewis (R) DH
Max Kepler (L) RF
Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B
Carlos Correa (R) SS
Matt Wallner (L) LF
Ryan Jeffers (R) C
Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
Astros
Jose Altuve (R) 2B
Alex Bregman (R) 3B
Yordan Alvarez (left) DH
Kyle Tucker (left) RF
Jose Abreu (R) 1B
Michael Brantley (L) LF
Chas McCormick (R) CF
Jeremy Pena (R) SS
Martin Maldonado (R) C
Philadelphia Phillies (Ranger Suarez: 4-6, 4.18) at Atlanta Braves (Spencer Strider: 20-5, 3.86), 6 p.m. on TBS
Head-to-head 2023 regular season record: Braves 8, Phillies 5
Lineups:
Phillies
Kyle Schwarber (L) DH
Trea Turner (R) SS
Bryce Harper (L) 1B
Alec Bohm (R) 3B
Bryson Stott (L) 2B
JT Realmuto (R) C
Nick Castellanos (R) RF
Brandon Marsh (L) LF
Johan Rojas (R) CF
Brave
Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF
Austin Riley (R) 3B
Matt Olson (L) 1B
Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
Marcell Ozuna (R) DH
Michael Harris II (L) CF
Orlando Arcia (R) SS
Sean Murphy (R) C
Kevin Pillar (R) LF
Arizona Diamondbacks (Merrill Kelly: 12-8, 3.29) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw: 13-5, 2.46), 9:20 p.m. on TBS
Head-to-head 2023 regular season record: Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 5
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Diamondbacks
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Dodgers
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