Losing Harper after the slugger took a Spencer Strider 95 fastball off the elbow raises questions about how, or if, the Phillies should settle the score.

Atlanta Braves (25-28, third in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (35-19, first in the NL East) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 3.67 ERA,

Two squads in the NL East -- the Atlanta Braves (25-27) and the Philadelphia Phillies (34-19) -- play on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are favored (-161 moneyline odds) when they host the Braves (+135). The Phillies will start Zack Wheeler (6-1) against the Braves and AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2).

Jake Cronenworth had a pair of hits, including the go-ahead home run, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Sunday to win the rubber game

Cronenworth’s homer was yanked to the seats above the tall wall in right field to put the Padres up 4-3. Machado, whose ninth-inning homer provided the deciding run in a 2-1 victory here Friday, cleared the same wall in the eighth.

The Atlanta Braves offense exploded for 10 runs and 16 hits to clinch a series victory against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Zack Wheeler is enjoying another stellar season, although his worst start of the campaign came last month against the Atlanta Braves.