Braves' opponent: Philadelphia Phillies
Keep an eye on: Freddy Galvis. Playing the role of Ryan Howard this season – aka Braves killer – Galvis is hitting .436 (24-for-55) against the Braves this season with a double, a home run and five RBIs.
Who's hot: Cody Asche is 5-for-17 (.294) with a double, two home runs and six RBIs over his past six games.
Who's not: Darnell Sweeney is 1-for-15 (.067) over his past six games.
Braves connection: Aaron Harang won't pitch this weekend against the Braves because the Phillies have gone to a six-man rotation this month and his next turn falls on Tuesday. Jeff Francoeur is just 6-for-31 (.194) in limited playing time so far in September. He got just one at-bat in the last series against the Braves, singling to center and scoring.
In the news: The Phillies are trying to avoid their first 100-loss season since 1961. They were just swept in three games against the Nationals while striking out 13 or more times in each game (42 times total), something they haven't done since at least 1915.
