Phillies Nation Podcast: Who Has the Edge in Highly Anticipated Phillies-Braves NLDS?

Zack Wheeler will start Game 2 and Game 5 (if necessary) of the NLDS. (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire)

The Phillies made quick work of the Miami Marlins in the Wild Card Series, giving us the matchup the entire baseball world wanted: Phillies-Braves in the NLDS.

On the latest episode of the Phillies Nation Podcast, Nathan Ackerman shares his takeaways from the Wild Card Series before turning his attention to an exhaustive breakdown of all things Phillies-Braves. He analyzes how the two teams stacked up in the regular season, the likely pitching matchups in each game of the best-of-five series, who has the edge at each position (and position group) between the two teams and what he expects of the Phillies’ NLDS roster — before offering his series predictions. He also makes his picks for the other three Division Series around the league, with varying levels of conviction.

Listen to the NLDS breakdown wherever you get your podcasts, or right here:

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Nathan Ackerman

Nathan is a writer and podcaster for Phillies Nation. He's a graduate from the University of Southern California and is based in Los Angeles.

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