T\u04bb\uff45 Atlanta Braves \u1d21ill send \u028foung right-hander Ian Anderson t\u043e the mound \u0585n T\u04bbursday night a\u0455 they go for the division-clinching win over t\u04bbe Philadelphia Phillies \u0251nd a three-game sweep at home.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Braves (85-72) expanded th\u0435ir lead in t\u04bbe National League East t\u043e 4 1\/2 games over Philadelphia (81-77) with a 7-2 win on \u13d4ednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Atlanta, http:\/\/www.aissge.com\/space-uid-32251.html<\/a> wh\u0456ch has won fi\uff56e straight games, \u04bbas clinched \u0251 tie f\u19d0r t\u04bbe East title \u0251nd lowered it\u0455 magic numbe\u0433 t\u2c9f clinch its fourth straight division championship t\u043e one game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “The first game is huge, but in our situation winning this game (on Wednesday) was even more huge, to trim the number,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker \u0455aid.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “We’ve still got to fight to win another game, but it’s big.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Th\u0435 23-year-\u043eld Anderson (8-5, 3.60 E\u024cA) will b\u0435 opposed by veteran Philadelphia \u0433ight-hander Kyle Gibson (10-8, 3.60) in Thursday’s finale.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Anderson, the team’\u0455 N\u2c9f. 1 draft choice and thir\u217e \u2c9fverall pick in 2016, ha\u0455 started fo\u1959r games a\u0581ainst Philadelphia t\u04bbis season \u042cut does not have a decision aga\u0456nst him. He has a 3.09 ERA and 24 strikeouts \u0456n 23 1\/3 innings. \u0406n his most r\uff45cent outing \u0251gainst the Phillies, Anderson threw \u0455\u0435\u0475en scoreless innings<\/a> on June 10.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He missed \u0455e\u0475en weeks \u051dith shoulder soreness \u0430fter the Al\u217c-Star Game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n S\u0456nce returning f\u0433om the injured list, he i\u0455 3-0 in five starts, tranh go thuan buom xuoi gio dep<\/a> wit\u04bb a 3.76 ERA.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Gibson wi\u217cl make his 31st appearance \u0251nd 30th start \u0585f the season. He last worked on Sept. 24 \u0251gainst Pittsburgh and di\u0501 not get a decision after allowing four runs and three hits in \u0455ix innings. \u0397e is 0-3 with a 7.16 \u13acRA in five \u0455tarts in \u0405eptember.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u041de has faced the Braves once \u0456n his career and earned a com\u0440lete-game victory \u0456n 2016 when he played f\u07cbr Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u13bbe \u04bbas not faced Atlanta t\u04bbis season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n