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As the Atlanta Braves boarded the plane for Philadelphia on Tuesday, they remained mum on their starting pitcher for Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Phillies. Unless the team goes …

The Braves won Game 2 of the NLDS in stunning fashion, but the Phillies pose a serious threat ahead of Game 3 for various reasons.

The Atlanta Braves picked right-hander Bryce Elder to start Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Elder (12-4, 3.81) struggled down the stretch after pitching a career-high 174 2/3 innings in his first full season in the big leagues. Elder, who was sent down to Triple-A Gwinnett during spring training, was a surprising success over the first half of the season after being recalled to Atlanta.

The Atlanta Braves have picked Bryce Elder to start Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies

Despite battling injury all season, Kyle Wright was still hoping to help the Atlanta Braves this October. That hope was extinguished over the weekend with the revelation he will require

D'Arnaud's homer helps get Atlanta back on track

Bruce Bochy paced on the outskirts of the celebration, goggles stretched over his head, blue shirt soaked in champagne, a big smile beaming across his face.This is what he dreamed of — what they all dreamed of — when Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young flew to Bochy’s Nashville-area home last fall, when Young, who pitched for Bochy on the San Diego Padres, sold his old manager on coming out of retirement and leading the charge one more time.Bochy had spent three years out of the dugo...

As the Atlanta Braves boarded the plane for Philadelphia on Tuesday, they remained mum on their starting pitcher for Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Phillies. Unless the team goes with an opener out of the bullpen on Wednesday — which manager Brian Snitker said is an option — it appears either 12-game winner Bryce Elder or 20-year-old rookie AJ Smith-Shawver will get the nod against Aaron Nola. Elder, a first-time All-Star and mainstay of the injury-plagued rotation ...

As the Atlanta Braves boarded the plane for Philadelphia on Tuesday, they remained mum on their starting pitcher for Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Phillies.

The Braves are an incredible team, but they have some cracks beneath the surface. The Twins have emulated the Braves well but with a greater depth coming in future years.