Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies (2 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Friday, 2 October 2026, Atlanta Braves welcome Philadelphia Phillies for a MLB game set to start at 00:00 UTC. The game is listed as "NLWC - Game 3" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Truist Park in Atlanta. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Atlanta Braves in 3rd place (94 wins and 68 defeats from 162 matches) and Philadelphia Phillies in 6th place (88 wins and 74 defeats from 162 matches).

Atlanta Braves have scored 742 runs and conceded 626 runs in the league, a difference of +116. Philadelphia Phillies have scored 713 runs and conceded 698 runs in the league, a difference of +15.

Recent form

Atlanta Braves: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-W-L), scoring 19 runs and conceding 18 runs.

Philadelphia Phillies: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-L-W), scoring 15 runs and conceding 25 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 3 wins for Atlanta Braves and 2 wins for Philadelphia Phillies. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Atlanta Braves 3-4 Philadelphia Phillies.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 53 runs, an average of 10.6 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Atlanta Braves averaged 3.8 runs scored and 3.6 conceded per game, while Philadelphia Phillies averaged 3 scored and 5 conceded.

Atlanta Braves have the sharper recent attack, averaging 3.8 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Atlanta Braves have been harder to score against, conceding 3.6 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: NBC (United States), NBCSN (United States), Universo (United States) and Peacock (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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