Phillies Postseason NLDS Schedule Starts on Saturday

The Philadelphia Phillies won the National League East for the first time since 2011, earning the No. 2 seed in the process. That means they get a bye past the wild card round and will begin their postseason run on Saturday, October 5 at Citizens Bank Park, with Game 1 of the NL Division Series.

The Division Series will begin on Saturday with Game 2 on Sunday, and you can listen to both games on 97.3 ESPN.

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The No. 2 seed plays the winner of the Brewers vs. No. 6-seed wild card series.

Phillies 2024 NLDS schedule

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The Phillies have plenty of questions before they enter the postseason, lets take a look at some of the key questions for the postseason run.

Will Aaron Nola pitch in Game 2 or will it be Cristopher Sanchez, who has been much better at home than on the road this season.

Sanchez made 30 starts this season, going 11-9 with a 3.32 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and 153 strikeouts in 181 2/3 innings, but was 7-3 with a 2.21 ERA at home and just 4-6 with a 5.02 ERS on the road.

Nola splits are pretty even at home and on the road, so using him in Game 3 on the road, might be a better option.

Then there is Ranger Suárez, who has been uneven at best during the second half of the season. He finished the season 12-8 with a 3.46 ERA in 27 starts, after going 10-4 with a 2.76 ERA in the first half, Suárez went 2-4 with a 5.65 over his final eight starts.

Do the Phillies use him as the No. 3 starter, use him out of the bullpen or will he be the team's No. 4 starter?

In the outfield, the Phillies could platoon Austin Hays and Brandon Marsh in left with Johan Rojas in center or they could play Marsh in center and Hays in left. Hays has struggled against right-handed pitching, and Rojas offers much better defense in center field.

We will find out some of the answers to these questions starting Saturday.