Tonight's Braves lineup and how it's hit in the postseason

The Atlanta Braves need to figure it out, and quickly.

Down 2-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Braves lineup has to face off with Philadelphia Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (who started game's one shoutout of Atlanta's offense) and that vicious bullpen, but this time do it in one of the more intimidating postseason environments in baseball: Philly's Citizens Bank Park.

Oh, and if you lose, the season's over.

Buckle up. It's win or go home.

How Ranger Suarez has pitched against the Atlanta Braves

Suarez had one outing against Atlanta in this regular season, a June 20th no-decision where he went six innings with only one run allowed on four hits, walking two and striking out seven. (Coincidentally, Strider also started that game, going six innings with one run on eight hits, striking out nine with no walks.)

In Game One of the NLDS, Suarez pitched 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball, with one hit and one walk allowed, striking out four. He was pulled with two runners on in the fourth inning, and reliever Jeff Hoffman eventually struck out Michael Harris II to end Atlanta's scoring threat.

Lineup for the Atlanta Braves in Game Four of the NLDS versus the Philadelphia Phillies

Here's how Atlanta will line up for the contest:

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— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 12, 2023

As they often do with a lefty on the bump, Atlanta's adjusting their personnel, inserting Kevin Pillar in place of Eddie Rosario in left field. Sean Murphy is tonight's catcher, batting 6th.

Atlanta's lineup in the 2023 postseason

This offense was one of the best in MLB history in the regular season, but they've struggled to get things going this postseason.

Walks/Strikeouts
Ronald Acuña Jr	2-10, 3R, 2B	2 BB, 2 Ks
Ozzie Albies	4-11, 1 RBI	2 BB, 3 Ks
Austin Riley	4-13, HR, R, 2 RBI	0 BB, 5 Ks
Matt Olson	3-12, R	1 BB, 1 K
Marcell Ozuna	2-10, R	1 BB, 4 Ks
Sean Murphy	0-3	0 BB, 1 K
Orlando Arcia	2-11, 1 RBI	0 BB, 4 Ks
Kevin Pillar	0-2	1 BB, 2 Ks
Michael Harris II	0-11	0 BB, 3 Ks

Of particular note has been the increased strikeouts - Atlanta's hitters were good about not striking out in the regular season, but Philly's attacked them with high velocity and elevated fastballs, to great effect, in the first three games of the series.

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies in Game Four of the NLDS

Game four is scheduled for a 8:07 PM ET first pitch. The television broadcast is available on TBS and for streaming on the B/R Sports Add-On tier on Max. The radio broadcast is available in the Atlanta metro area on 680 The Fan and across the Southeast on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network.

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