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Phillies vs Braves game thread

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves meet for the first time since the end of May Thursday night when they open a four-game series at SunTrust Park. Kevin Gausman will be on the mound for the Braves and will be opposed by Phillies’ right-hander Vince Velasquez. Atlanta enters tonight’s game with a 5.5 game lead and a magic-number of six to clinch the NL East division.

Coverage is slated to get underway at 7:35 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on Fox Sports Southeast.