Sunday August 31st, 2025 6:58PM

Braves, Phillies close out series Sunday night

By The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — The Philadelphia Phillies will try to keep a five-game home win streak alive when they take on the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night

Philadelphia (79-57) is 45-22 at home. Phillies pitchers have a collective 3.82 ERA, which ranks seventh in MLB.

Atlanta (61-75) is just 28-42 on the road. Braves hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the 10th-best MLB.

The teams match up Sunday for the 13th time this season. The Phillies are ahead 8-4 in the season series.     


Atlanta is fourth in the NL East. Philadelphia leads the NL East division.
 
Philadelphia; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
 
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Hurston Waldrep (4-0, 0.90 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (12-6, 4.23 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 175 strikeouts)
 
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 49 home runs, 89 walks and 119 RBIs while hitting .247 for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 15 for 45 with three doubles, two triples, a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
 
Ozzie Albies has 20 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 60 RBIs while hitting .236 for the Braves. Jurickson Profar is 13 for 40 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
 
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .280 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
 
Braves: 4-6, .234 batting average, 5.37 ERA, outscored by eight runs
 
INJURIES: Phillies: Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (finger), Zack Wheeler: 15-Day IL (blood clot)
 
Braves: Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Williams: 10-Day IL (oblique), Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)
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