Lineup, how to watch Atlanta try to win the series on Wednesday night against Philadelphia

There's not many teams hotter than the Atlanta Braves. Winners of seven straight and fourteen of their last sixteen, the Braves bats came back late to bash their way to a 4-2 series opening victory over an almost-as-hot Philadelphia Phillies squad.

Atlanta looks to wrap the series win up early with a game two victory, sending AJ Smith-Shawver to the mound against veteran righthander Aaron Nola.

Lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, June 21st

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

Here's how the #Braves will line up tonight!

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— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 21, 2023

With a righthander on the mound, we see the return of Eddie Rosario to the starting lineup. He initially opened last night's game on the bench for Kevin Pillar, but entered the game in the seventh after lefty started Ranger Suarez left the game and promptly went 2-2 with a run scored.

We also see Travis d'Arnaud continue behind the dish in place of Sean Murphy - the veteran has filled in more than admirably in Murphy's injury absence and all signs point towards Murphy's return to the lineup soon, possibly as early as Thursday for the series finale. TDA does drop down to 6th in the order, though, with Marcell Ozuna coming up to cleanup for Atlanta.

Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, June 21st.

The Atlanta Braves are sending top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver to the mound. 1-0 with a 2.03 ERA on the season, Smith-Shawver has pitched 13.1 innings across three appearances (two starts) with eleven strikeouts to four walks. He's (obviously) never faced Philadelphia,and no member of their roster has a plate appearance has an at-bat against him in either the majors or the minors.

Opposing the Braves is longtime foe Aaron Nola. The righty is 6-5 with a 4.66 ERA on the season, having struck out ninety-three batters in his ninety-four innings of work. A season after leading the National League with only 1.3 walks per nine innings (twenty-nine on the season), he's already walked twenty-four (a 2.3 BB/9) while seeing his strikeouts per nine innings drop by 1.5 and his ERA increase by more than a run.

Many Braves have hit Nola well, with five projected starters having batting averages of .245 or better and three players, Ronald Acuña Jr (4), Marcell Ozuna (4), and Austin Riley (5) having taken him deep four or more times in their careers.

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, June 21st

The game broadcast, with Voice of the Braves Brandon Gaudin, is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports South and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

Stories from the Philadelphia Phillies Series
TAKEAWAYS: Strider cooks early, offense cooks late to lead Atlanta to a 4-2 win over Philly
WATCH: Spencer Strider returns to form against the Phillies
WATCH: Matt Olson annihilates slider, extends Braves' lead in the eighth
WATCH: Ronald Acuña Jr. puts the Braves in front late in Philadelphia
WATCH: Austin Riley sends one into orbit, ties it up in Philly
Lineup, how to watch Atlanta's series opener against the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies

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