Braves Recap and News

Harris went 1-for-3 with a three-run home during Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Phillies on Thursday.

The 27-year-old outfielder put Atlanta in control early with a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning, which ended up being all the runs it would need in the 6-2 victory. It was a productive three-game set for Harris, who went 5-for-11 with two runs scored in addition to Thursday’s long ball. After posting a career-worst .677 OPS during the 2025 regular season, Harris rebounded in a big way this year with 26 homers and an .812 OPS over 155 regular-season games, and he remains a key contributor in the playoffs.

Sale pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to close out Atlanta’s victory over Philadelphia in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday. He allowed one hit and no walks while striking out three.

Sale threw 95 pitches during Atlanta’s Game 1 win, and he returned to the mound only two days later to eliminate the division-rival Phillies. The veteran left-hander induced five whiffs on 21 pitches Thursday as he made just his second relief appearance since the 2018 playoffs, when he worked out of the bullpen twice during Boston’s World Series run. Even without the relief appearance, Sale would have been on short rest to start Game 1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Saturday, which makes him a logical candidate to pitch Sunday in Game 2, especially since that would still him up for a potential winner-take-all Game 5.

Kim is not in the lineup for Thursday’s Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Phillies.

Kim started at shortstop in the first two games of the series, going 0-for-3 with a 1:2 BB:K. Atlanta is turning to Mauricio Dubon at shortstop in place of Kim, while Mike Yastrzemski plays left field and Dominic Smith serves as the designated hitter.