The Phillies – Poised to win yet another division title
September 21st, 2010 by Lukas BThe Atlanta Braves are three games in back of the Phillies, and as fate would have it the two teams are preparing to meet six more times before the end of the season, heading towards the World Series. The first of the two begins tonight.
The Braves must take at least two of three games from the Phillies in this current series to stay alive in the eastern division. One notch down from the division championship race is the wild card race; here we have the Braves leading the San Francisco Giants by two games.
Atlanta will be fighting from the ropes when they send Jair Jurrjens, 7-6 with a dull 4.64 earned run average on the season against a devastating Philadelphia lineup. Jurrjens’ recent nine hit appearance against the Nationals is sending the message that the Braves will need to win the game by playing offense, not defense. This game will set the tone for the series. Read More »


