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Bye-bye, Braves: Phillies stun their division leader again to advance to NLCS

Bye-bye, Braves: Phillies stun their division leader again to advance to NLCS originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Rob Thomson didn't pack a bag for Atlanta before driving to work Thursday morning.

And now he won't need to.

Nearly a month after watching the Braves celebrate their latest division title at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies sent a shellshocked Atlanta team home early for a second straight winter.

The Phils ended the Braves' year in the NLDS, just as they did in 2022. Two years in a row, the Braves finished 14 games better than the Phillies.