The Phillies’ season opener against the Braves, initially scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to the forecast of rain throughout the day. The MLB provides teams with a buffer during the opening weekend with a scheduled off-day, which is on Friday for this purpose. The Phillies Opening Day 2024 will now take place on Friday at 3:05 p.m. on NBC10 against the Atlanta Braves. The first three games of the season are quite important as the MLB’s schedule changed so that teams play only 13 games against each division rival compared to 19 prior. There are only four series against each opponent, so the Phillies and Braves have limited opportunities to make up direct ground on one another. The two teams will face each other in the opening series and then not again until July 5-7 in Atlanta. The final two series come over two weeks in late August, with the Phillies visiting Atlanta from August 20-22 and hosting the Braves from August 29-September 1. Two of the major projection systems have predicted the Braves will win the division comfortably. Pecota projects the Braves to go 101-61 and win the NL East by 16 games. Fangraphs gives Atlanta an 89% chance to win the division and the Phillies a 7% chance, with the highest likelihood in the National League to earn a wild-card spot (48%).
Phillies 2024 Opening Day postponed to Friday
