ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 11: Ranger Suarez #55 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates striking out Travis d'Arnaud #16 of the Atlanta Braves while the bases are loaded during the third inning in game one of the National League Division Series at Truist Park on October 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

One more win. That is all the Phillies need to advance to the NLCS for the second straight season. After dropping game 2, and blowing a 4-0 lead, the Phillies put on a clinic in game 3. 6 HRs, including two a piece by Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos, lifted the Phillies to a 10-2 win, and improved them to 2-1 in the series. And they get right back to it tonight, with game 4 giving them a chance to end things. And the man on the mound is the same guy who got the series started right in game 1. Ranger Suarez.

Ranger Suarez had an unusual performance in game 1. He was sailing through the first 3 innings. But a couple of baserunners off weak contact got him into a little bit of trouble in the 4th, and manager Rob Thomson did not allow him to get out of it. It worked, and the bullpen went on to continue the shutout through the end of the game. But the quick hook on Ranger after going 3.2 innings and allowing just 1 hit became a bit of a talking point, despite the win.

So will he get more of a leash in game 4? Or will Thomson have a quick hook for Ranger again? We likely won’t know until the decision is made in game. But if the Phillies get another performance from Ranger like he gave them in game 1, they have a very good chance to win it.

Ranger already had a great history vs the Braves, but he made his career numbers vs them even better. In 18 appearances, including 9 out of the Bullpen, his ERA is now 2.78 against the Braves. Over his last 30 innings vs them, he has allowed just 3 earned runs. And the Braves players do not have great individual numbers against him.

Here is how Ranger Suarez has pitched against each of the Braves hitters in his career:

Ronald Acuna Jr.
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.250/.333/.375/.708

4 for 16, 0 HRs, 2 2Bs, 0 3B, 2 BBs, 1 K
Ozzie Albies
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.188/.235/.375/.610

3 for 16, 1 HR, 0 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 4 Ks
Austin Riley
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.333/.455/.611/1.066

6 for 18, 1 HR, 2 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 1 RBI, 4 BBs, 3 Ks
Matt Olson
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.294/.400/.412/.812

5 for 17 0 HRs, 2 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 0 RBIs, 3 BBs, 2 Ks
Marcell Ozuna
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.214/.267/.214/.481

3 for 14, 0 HRs, 0 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 0 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 Ks
Michael Harris II
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.071/.071/.071/.142

1 for 14, 0 HRs, 0 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 0 RBIs, 3Ks
Travis d'Arnaud
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.143/.250/.357/.607

2 for 14, 1 HR, 0 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 1 RBI, 2 BBs, 3 Ks
Orlando Arcia
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.167/.500/.333/.833

1 for 6, 0 HRs, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 RBIs, 4 BBs, 2 Ks
Kevin Pillar
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.286/.286/.857/1.143

2 for 7, 1 HR, 1 2B, 0 3Bs, 1 RBI, 0 BBs, 4 Ks
Eddie Rosario
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Has Not Faced Ranger Suarez
Sean Murphy
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.000/.000/.000/.000

0 for 1, 0 HRs, 0 2Bs, 0 3Bs, 0 RBIs, 0 BBs, 0 Ks