Ronald Acuña Jr. sits against Marlins on Sunday

Despite the Phillies opting to use left-hander Jesús Luzardo as an opener, Baldwin will still be hitting leadoff for Atlanta to kick off the postseason. Mike Yastrzemski will also be in the lineup at DH, which makes sense with the Phillies turning to right-hander Andrew Painter after one or two inning from Luzardo at the outset of Game 1.

Harris is putting the finishing touches on an excellent season. He’s hitting .294 with 26 home runs, 12 steals, 87 RBI and 79 runs scored. While his stolen bases are down from previous years, he’s at or near a career-high in the four other rotisserie categories.

Baldwin’s home run was his 25th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Bradley Blalock in the ninth inning. Baldwin is hitting .284 with 25 home runs, 85 RBI, 79 runs scored and three stolen bases. He established himself as one of the best hitting young catchers in all of baseball this year.

Acuña left Tuesday’s game and was held out of Wednesday’s game because of a shin contusion.

Atlanta manager Walt Weiss told reporters Acuña is available off the bench, if needed, but they want to give him an extra day to recover after fouling a ball off his left shin during Tuesday’s game. It’ll be Brewer Hicklen taking over in right field in his place on Wednesday evening. The positive news here is that X-rays and a CT scan came back negative for any fractures and he should be ready for the outset of the postseason.

Harris has had quite the successful season, but even so, it still like there might be something more in the tank. He had the three hardest-hit balls of tonight’s game, coming in at 111, 110 and 108 mph. He’s currently batting .291/.319/.488 despite a first-percentile chase rate. Just the tiniest bit of plate discipline could turn him into a real star.

Acuña is officially day-to-day after preliminary X-rays came back negative for any fractures. It’s a massive relief for the postseason-bound Braves after one of their franchise cornerstones fouled a ball off his lower left leg during the third inning of Tuesday’s series opener against Cincinnati. Early indications are that Acuña managed to avoid serious injury, but he might need a couple days off to rest and recover before returning to Atlanta’s lineup.

Acuña departed immediately after fouling a ball off his lower left leg in the third inning. The positive news is that he was able to walk off the field without any assistance. He finished 0-for-1 at the dish. It looks like his exit was precautionary, but it’s obviously a concerning development for the playoff-bound Braves as they play out their final handful of regular-season contests. There should be an additional update on his status shortly.

Acuña’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a grand slam off Bryan Abreu in the seventh inning. Acuña has four home runs and 10 RBI over his last seven games. He’s hitting .259 with an .815 OPS and 55 RBI this year.

Acuña helped Atlanta secure a playoff spot for the eighth time in the last nine years when he blasted a no-doubter to left field off Astros workhorse reliever AJ Blubaugh in the seventh inning. It was his sixth round-tripper in 16 games since the outset of September. The 28-year-old fantasy superstar is just one home run shy of posting a 20-homer, 20-steal campaign for the first time since his historic 41-homer, 73-steal effort back in 2023. He may never reach those lofty heights again, but he’s proven he can be an impactful power/speed combo threat, even if he doesn’t come close to playing a full season ever again.