Watch: Stats say Braves are better than Phillies

The Braves and the Phillies begin a four-game series Thursday night at SunTrust Park. The teams play again in a three-game series in Philadelphia Sept. 28-30.

The seven games will help decide which is the best team in the NL East Division this season.

Right now, the standings say the Braves are, by 5 ½ games.

The stats say it too. The Braves are better than the Phillies in almost every key hitting, pitching and fielding category.

Watch the video above to see how the teams stack up.

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