Phillies vs. Braves live updates, news, starting pitchers for Game 1: Chris Sale, Jesús Luzardo take the mound to open up wild card

Unfortunately for the Phillies, the Braves don't present a favorable matchup. Atlanta went 9-4 against Philadelphia during the regular season, outscoring its NL East rival 66-43 in their 13 games. The Braves even won two of the past three times they faced the Phillies.

Chris Sale had a Cy Young-caliber season, finishing second in the NL with a 2.16 ERA while striking out 11.1 batters per nine innings. He was also outstanding against the Phillies, going 3-0 in four starts and allowing six runs in 26 innings (2.08 ERA) with 29 strikeouts.

Jesús Luzardo only faced the Braves once, but made it count with a shutout . He gave up just two hits with 12 strikeouts.